#Pygmy Sloth

[daily-xenarthra-posting]

Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth, photographed by Lucy Cooke, (source)

[watercolourcritters]

happy valentime's day, friends <3

[ID: eight valentine's, each with watercolour art of an animal and a pun. They are: a baby pygmy hippo saying "I've got a hippo-thesis that you're the best, Valentine!"; a capybara saying "Thanks for being the best capy-buddy, Valentine!"; a chameleon saying "You're one in a chameleon, Valentine!"; a sloth saying "lets hang out, Valentine!"; a shrimp saying "you're shrimply amazing, Valentine!"; a jellyfish saying "you're the jelly to my fish, Valentine!"; an axolotl saying "i like you a lotl, Valentine!"; and a snake saying "You've slithered your way into my heart, Valentine!" End ID.]

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Panama's Swimming Pygmy Sloths Take to the Sea

These petite and impossibly slow sloths have found that the ocean offers a safe and speedy way to get around.

Suzi Eszterhas via bioGraphic

[twilightofthesandwiches]

[hollowsart]

Starter Pokemon trio but they're all sloths.

Sloths are great swimmers, like really great (water)

Sloths grow moss/algae on their fur in the wild (grass)

Sloths can also have an explosive attitude (fire)

[lowcountry-gothic]

Pages from The Little Book of Animals of the Rainforest, by Christin Farley.

[pastrygeckos]

I mostly filmed, so here are the few random photos I got from around the zoo. Going earlier in the day (10~11 AM) was great for some animals (notably the red panda, the tiger, the lions), and a bit more of a bust for others (my faves 😢 - the pygmy hippos, the sloths), but at least we had some sun 🌞

[pigeonfancier]

I hate how the darkskinned indigenous-coded man with more "nonwhite" features is written with no characterization other than being violent and abusive while the more light-skinned native man with light hair is shown as gentle and understanding. The scene where the indigenous women are shown staring in awe at Shuna drawing a bow feels particularly bad, I feel like it promotes the idea of white women being the ones who can introduce change and "save" women of color.

I got some hate on the elfquest forum for posting my criticism, ppl were telling me my opinions are "ill-conceived" and "dont like dont read".

This was sent November 2023, and I'm replying now, because I just remembered.. I wrote a response and then drafted it for all of eternity? I am truly a paragon of communication.

But yeah, everything about Shuna's books and plots is just shit. I was a bit more mealy-mouthed about this last year, but: the Pini's love their blonde, blue-eyed saviours, and the Sun Villagers' position as a rare exception feels largely like they were just trying to make their product stand out among other comics of the time. Once it did, the job was done, and they got to lean back into the white saviour shit. Antagonists look more ethnic, protagonists look more white (or will gradually shift to looking more white over time).

I'd add more analysis but you caught it basically on the nose. Shuna's entire narrative is not great, and it is an example of why having an editor to rein in creatives is generally a good idea. Most people need someone who is not invested in your story or your characters to produce objective criticism, because that editor is a hell of a lot closer to how your readers will perceive your work. I don't think the Pini's think of any of their writing preferences as racist, nor do they really care if they are - they are in their mid 70's. But it might have been a different story back in the 90's or 2000's.

Or might not have! Who knows?

Also, yeah, that's the Elfquest forums for you. The Father Tree Holt one born after the closure of the original might be better, but I doubt it - I know I joined when it began and was not impressed. It's a lot of the same people from the official forums, and subsequently, it's largely just a continuation of the same problems. The problem with older fandoms tends to be people largely wailing 'don't like, don't read' when it comes to criticising works. Which I almost understand, when you've been reading a series for the last forty five fucking years: for some people, that level of investment will come with a certain amount of defensiveness. I do not have that with media, but I can understand where it comes from.

But it seems very silly to me. Not everyone likes analysing media, and that's perfectly fine! Forums are great for that conflict, because instead of trying to shut down a discussion, you can just simply not click the thread. You don't have a feed that'll try to shove shit at you, you can literally just not click the fucking thread.

I still side-eye the fact I made a thread on the original forums discussing the biomes of Abode as a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed teenie, full swing into my obsessive EQ stage, and was promptly told by multiple people that I was overthinking it, I shouldn't bother, and it was silly to focus on shit like on the feasibility of biomes / speculate on how the biome could've ended up in the canon way over how it would appear irl. But that was the response to almost any variety of genuine analysis of the material on the forum, tbh, even down to things as relatively easy as "is Strongbow an asshole?", or "how long do the wolves actually live for?", or "do you guys think that the narrative has a weird take on consent?". I'm still slightly salty over that years later, obviously, haha, so not surprised that "but WHY are you trying to engage with the material instead of just fawning over it?" mentality carried over to the new forum.

[bestanimal]

🐙 Cephalopoda and Lissamphibia: Round-up and Stat Post 🐸

This is a round-up of the points earned so far!

As a reminder, any order to receive over 900 points will be moving on to the next round. This last round has given us quite a few more winning orders, and shuffled some of the stats (below the cut) as well. But unfortunately, none of the Lissamphibia orders made it through to Round 4. 😔 Hopefully, some of our next classes will fare better.

We still have a ways for go til the end of Round 3, but here’s how everyone stacks up so far:

🐦‍⬛ 1. Passeriformes (“passerines”) ~ 3035

🐙 2. Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 3015

🦅 3. Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 2884

🐕 4. Carnivora (feliforms and caniforms) ~ 1678

🐀 5. Rodentia ~ 1675

🐙 6. Vampyromorphida (“Vampire Squid”) ~ 1494

🦑 7. Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 1337

🦌 8. Artiodactyla (“even-toed ungulates”) ~ 1320

🦎 9. Squamata (“Lizards”) ~ 1207

🏝️ 10. Charadriiformes (“shorebirds”) ~ 1195

🦑 11. Bathyteuthida (“deepsea squids”) ~ 1110

🦜 12. Psittaciformes (“parrots”) ~ 1102

🕊️ 13. Columbiformes (“pigeons” and “doves”) ~ 1,088

🌀 14. Nautilida (“nautiluses”) ~ 1072

🐊 15. Crocodylia (“crocodilians”) ~ 1060

🦉 16. Strigiformes (“owls”) ~ 1043

🕰️ 17. Cuculiformes (“cuckoos”) ~ 1,027

🦈 18. Orectolobiformes (“carpet sharks”) ~ 989

🦑 19. Sepiida (“cuttlefish”) ~ 963

🪽 20. Falconiformes (“falcons”) ~ 961

🦥 21. Pilosa (“sloths” and “anteaters”) ~ 940

22. Galliformes (“landfowl”) ~ 897

23. Testudines (“Turtles”) ~ 883

24. Anura (“frogs”) ~ 880

25. Lagomorpha (“rabbits” and “pikas”) ~ 867

26. Suliformes (suliform waterbirds) ~ 858

27. Piciformes (“woodpeckers”, “toucans”, “barbets”, and kin) ~ 858

28. Sphenisciformes (“penguins”) ~ 841

29. Apterygiformes (“kiwis”) ~ 837

30. Lamniformes (“mackerel sharks”) ~ 835

31. Urodela (“salamanders”) ~ 829

32. Chiroptera (“bats”) ~ 825

33. Myliobatiformes (“stingrays”) ~ 813

34. Pelecaniformes (“pelicans”, “herons”, “ibises”, “Shoebill”, and kin) ~ 810

35. Monotremata (“platypus” and “echidnas”) ~ 794

36. Apodiformes (“hummingbirds” and “swifts”) ~ 794

37. Anseriformes (“waterfowl”) ~ 761

38. Carcharhiniformes (“ground sharks”) ~ 758

39. Pholidota (“pangolins”) ~ 734

40. Coraciiformes (“rollers”, “kingfishers”, “bee-eaters”, and kin) ~ 719

41. Gaviiformes (“loons/divers”) ~ 714

42. Sirenia (“sea cows”) ~ 704

43. Oegopsida (oegopsid squids) ~ 698

44. Didelphimorphia (“opossums”) ~ 696

45. Gruiformes (“cranes”, “rails”, “flufftails”, and kin) ~ 680

46. Caprimulgiformes (“nightjars”) ~ 676

47. Eulipotyphla (“moles”, “shrews”, “hedgehogs”, and kin) ~ 674

48. Procellariiformes (“petrels” and “albatrosses”) ~ 673

49. Dasyuromorphia (“carnivorous marsupials”) ~ 669

50. Rhynchocephalia (“Tuatara”) ~ 665

51. Perissodactyla (“odd-toed ungulates”) ~ 654

52. Casuariiformes (“cassowaries” and “Emu”) ~ 647

53. Primates ~ 642

54. Nyctibiiformes (“potoos”) ~ 627

55. Bucerotiformes (“hornbills” and “hoopoes”) ~ 619

56. Opisthocomiformes (“Hoatzin”) ~ 594

57. Sepiolida (“bobtail squids”) ~ 583

58. Cingulata (“armadillos”) ~ 578

59. Diprotodontia (all the other marsupials) ~ 576

60. Phoenicopteriformes (“flamingos”) ~ 569

61. Squatiniformes (“angel sharks”) ~ 568

62. Squaliformes (“sleeper sharks”, “dogfish”, “lantern sharks”, and kin) ~ 567

63. Rhinopristiformes (“guitarfish”, “wedgefish”, “sawfish”, and kin) ~ 561

64. Tubulidentata (“Aardvark”) ~ 557

65. Proboscidea (“elephants”) ~ 554

66. Podicipediformes (“grebes”) ~ 540

67. Heterodontiformes (“bullhead sharks”) ~ 524

68. Podargiformes (“frogmouths”) ~ 508

69. Ciconiiformes (“storks”) ~ 507

70. Trogoniformes (“trogons”) ~ 497

71. Chimaeriformes (“chimaeras”) ~ 478

72. Hexanchiformes (“cow sharks” and “frilled sharks”) ~ 475

73. Idiosepida (“pygmy squids”) ~ 471

74. Eurypygiformes (“Kagu” and “Sunbittern”) ~ 464

75. Steatornithiformes (“Oilbird”) ~ 452

76. Spirulida (“Ram’s Horn Squid”) ~ 446

77. Rajiformes (“skates”) ~ 437

78. Macroscelidea (“elephant shrews”) ~ 422

79. Aegotheliformes (“owlet-nightjars”) ~ 418

80. Afrosoricida (“otter shrews”, “tenrecs”, and “golden moles”) ~ 394

81. Leptosomiformes (“Cuckoo-roller”) ~ 394

82. Struthioniformes (“ostriches”) ~ 388

83. Cariamiformes (“seriemas”) ~ 385

84. Phaethontiformes (“tropicbirds”) ~ 383

85. Pterocliformes (“sandgrouses”) ~ 381

86. Peramelemorphia (“bandicoots” and “bilbies”) ~ 379

87. Tinamiformes (“tinamous”) ~ 373

88. Musophagiformes (“turacos”) ~ 373

89. Gymnophiona (“caecilians”) ~ 372

90. Dermoptera (“colugos”) ~ 349

91. Pristiophoriformes (“saw sharks”) ~ 335

92. Rheiformes (“rheas”) ~ 331

93. Microbiotheria (“Monito del Monte”) ~ 327

94. Otidiformes (“bustards”) ~ 321

95. Mesitornithiformes (“mesites”) ~ 303

96. Hyracoidea (“hyraxes”) ~ 285

97. Coliiformes (“mousebirds”) ~ 281

98. Scandentia (“treeshrews”) ~ 277

99. Torpediniformes (“electric rays”) ~ 268

100. Paucituberculata (“shrew opossums”) ~ 253

101. Notoryctemorphia (“marsupial moles”) ~ 208

1️⃣ Ranks of single species so far 1️⃣

1. Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) ~ 1494

2. Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) ~ 665

3. Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) ~ 594

4. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) ~ 557

5. Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) ~ 452

6. Ram's Horn Squid (Spirula spirula) ~ 446

7. Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor) ~ 394

8. Monito del Monte (Dromiciops gliroides) ~ 327

9. Limnognathia maerski* ~ 124

* A new species has since been described in this phylum but as Round 1 happened before the paper it wasn’t included in Round 1

Extra Stats:

✔️ Most Votes so far ⬆️

Cephalopod Order Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 901

Reptilian Order Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 797

Reptilian Order Passeriformes (“passerines”) ~ 755

Cephalopod Order Vampyromorphida (“Vampire Squid”) ~ 584

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 536

✔️Least Votes so far ⬇️

Chondrichthyan Order Torpediniformes (“electric rays”) ~ 140

Chondrichthyan Order Pristiophoriformes (“saw sharks”) ~ 163

Mammalian Order Notoryctemorphia (“marsupial moles”) ~ 169

Reptilian Order Musophagiformes (“turacos”) ~ 171

Reptilian Order Otidiformes (“bustards”) ~ 173

🥰 Most Favorites so far ⬆️

Reptilian Order Passeriformes (“passerines”) ~ 452

Reptilian Order Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 321

Cephalopod Order Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 316

Mammalian Order Carnivora (feliforms and caniforms) ~ 301

Mammalian Order Rodentia (rodents) ~ 183

😑 Least Favorites so far ⬇️

Mammalian Order Notoryctemorphia (“marsupial moles”) ~ 5

Mammalian Order Paucituberculata (“shrew opossums”) ~ 6

Chondrichthyan Order Torpediniformes (“electric rays”) ~ 7

Reptilian Order Leptosomiformes (“Cuckoo-roller”) ~ 8

Mammalian Order Hyracoidea (“hyraxes”) ~ 9

Reptilian Order Otidiformes (“bustards”) ~ 9

❤️ Most Loves so far ⬆️

Cephalopod Order Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 439

Reptilian Order Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 403

Cephalopod Order Vampyromorphida (“Vampire Squid”) ~ 270

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 264

Reptilian Order Passeriformes (“passerines”) ~ 243

💔 Least Loves so far ⬇️

Mammalian Order Notoryctemorphia (“marsupial moles”) ~ 37

Mammalian Order Paucituberculata (“shrew opossums”) ~ 46

Mammalian Order Scandentia (“treeshrews”) ~ 46

Mammalian Order Hyracoidea (“hyraxes”) ~ 53

Mammalian Order Microbiotheria (“Monito del Monte”) ~ 54

👍 Most Likes so far ⬆️

Cephalopod Order Vampyromorphida (“Vampire Squid”) ~ 188

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 149

Cephalopod Order Bathyteuthida (“deepsea squids”) ~ 137

Cephalopod Order Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 121

Reptilian Order Leptosomiformes (“Cuckoo-roller”) ~ 116

✋ Least Likes so far ⬇️

Mammalian Order Carnivora (feliforms and caniforms) ~ 7

Reptilian Order Apodiformes (“hummingbirds” and “swifts”) ~ 25

Reptilian Order Strigiformes (“owls”) ~ 27

Reptilian Order Caprimulgiformes (“nightjars”) ~ 32

Mammalian Order Chiroptera (“bats”) ~ 34

😐 Most Neutral votes so far ⬆️

Cephalopod Order Spirulida (“Ram’s Horn Squid”) ~ 55

Mammalian Order Notoryctemorphia (“marsupial moles”) ~ 51

Mammalian Order Paucituberculata (“shrew opossums”) ~ 50

Cephalopod Order Bathyteuthida (“deepsea squids”) ~ 43

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 39

😮 Least Neutral votes so far ⬇️

Reptilian Order Galliformes (“landfowl”) ~ 0

Reptilian Order Strigiformes (“owls”) ~ 0

Reptilian Order Charadriiformes (“shorebirds”) ~ 1

Reptilian Order Apodiformes (“hummingbirds” and “swifts”) ~ 1

Reptilian Order Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 1

👎 Most Dislikes so far ⬆️

Mammalian Order Primates ~ 12

Lissamphibian Order Gymnophiona (“caecilians”) ~ 8

Reptilian Order Nyctibiiformes (“potoos”) ~ 6

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 4

Cephalopod Order Vampyromorphida (“Vampire Squid”) ~ 4

📪 Most Reblogs so far ⬆️

Cephalopod Order Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 141

Reptilian Order Passeriformes (“passerines”) ~ 131

Reptilian Order Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 126

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 95

Reptilian Order Cuculiformes (“cuckoos”) ~ 88

📪 Least Reblogs so far ⬇️

Reptilian Order Tinamiformes (“tinamous”) ~ 13

Reptilian Order Cariamiformes (“seriemas”) ~ 13

Mammalian Order Notoryctemorphia (“marsupial moles”) ~ 15

Chondrichthyan Order Pristiophoriformes (“saw sharks”) ~ 16

Reptilian Order Rheiformes (“rheas”) ~ 16

Cephalopod Order Spirulida (“Ram’s Horn Squid”) ~ 16

📝 Most Notes so far ⬆️

Reptilian Order Accipitriformes (“hawks”, “eagles”, “vultures”, and kin) ~ 344

Cephalopod Order Octopoda (“octopuses”) ~ 342

Reptilian Order Passeriformes (“passerines”) ~ 317

Cephalopod Order Myopsida (myopsid squids) ~ 300

Reptilian Order Cuculiformes (“cuckoos”) ~ 197

📝 Least Notes so far ⬇️

Reptilian Order Tinamiformes (“tinamous”) ~ 39

Reptilian Order Rheiformes (“rheas”) ~ 39

Mammalian Order Scandentia (“treeshrews”) ~ 42

Chondrichthyan Order Pristiophoriformes (“saw sharks”) ~ 43

Reptilian Order Otidiformes (“bustards”) ~ 43

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Coming up tomorrow we begin our massive “Summer of the Fish”, as Actinopterygii gives us a whopping 57 polls! I hope you all are ready for the diversity of more than half of all vertebrate species! (I hope I’m ready. 🙃)

[lythiannatheultimate]

Family headcannons for the boxers❤

All of there families💕

🇫🇷 Glass Joe❤

•Sweetest mom

•Sweetest dad

•Joes the spoiled kid

•dead sister

•Overall your average family

🇩🇪 Von Kaiser🔩

•dead mom

•Dead dad

•Von had to stay with Joe because he actually had parents

•dead brother

•Von is the only one left

🇺🇸 Disco Kid🎶

•awesome mom

•Awesome dad

•sweet little brother

•Pomeranian dog

🇦🇬 King Hippo🏝

•Niece but that's basically it

🇯🇵 Piston Hondo/Honda🍣

•The most awesome mom ever

•busy but caring dad

•dead baby sister

•mom is supportive of her son's homosexuality

•Family knows about his boyfriend

•Has a baby Panda plus a ferret

•Has a Baluchistan Pygmy Jerboa

🇨🇦 Bear Hugger🏔

•Family knows about his relationship between him and Hondo

•Mother who suffers from heart failure

•Dad who is actually fit

•Supportive 42 year old dad

•mom has type 2 diabetes

🕌 Great Tiger🇮🇳

•Dead mom

•Highly supportive dad

•little brother

•cute king cobra

•an adorable tiger cub

🇪🇸 Don Flamenco🌹

•normal caring mom

•cocky caring dad

•A horse

•an Italian greyhound who is adorable

•overall good family

🇮🇪 Aran Ryan🔪

•Caring father

•Supportive mom who is lesbian

•Adorable, and innocent little sister named Aris

•Arin (Aran Ryan SNES version), his brother who has a lot of anxiety and gets panic attacks frequently

•Good family

🇷🇺 Soda Popinski🍾

•Father who is very awesome

•Mom who is very awesome

•A little niece that wouldn't hurt a fly

•Father supports Soda for being gay

• awesome family

🇹🇷 Bald Bull🏋

•dead dad

•Sweet mother who has a soft spot for kittens

•Dad died of liver failure

• mom has type 1 diabetes

•has a Calico cat named Ember

🇺🇸 Super Macho Man🏄

•Dead mom

•Dad who is very calm and collected

•Sweet little brother

•Adorable baby Koala

•dead sister

🇺🇸 Mr. Sandman🏋

•Dead dad

•Supportive, elderly, and kind mom

•pet scorpion

•pet tarantula

•Okay family

🇫🇷 Gabby Jay💊

• dead mom

•dead dad

•brother who is 65

•Gabby is the only one in the family that has dementia

• Related with Glass Joe somehow

🇨🇺 Piston Hurricane🌪

•Mom who is supportive

•Dad who loves storms

•brother who smokes A LOT

•baby monkey

•Normal family

🇯🇲 Bob Charlie🐆

•Dead mom

•Dead dad

•Grandmother who has lung cancer

•pet sloth

•the sloth is emotional support

🇨🇳 Dragon Chan🐉

•Dead mom

•Dad who is 35

•Bearded dragon

•baby dragon

•overall chaotic family

🇲🇽 Masked Muscle🐊

•Mom who smokes alot

•dad who is very dead

•pet wolf spider named Josh

🇯🇵 Heike Kagero💃

•dad who is very gay

•dead mom

•Adorable baby Pomeranian

•good family

🇮🇹 Mad Clown🃏

•dead dad

•Mom who is very fit

•Mad Clown's son named Francis

•decent family

🇬🇧 Narcis Prince♒

•Dad who is extremely abusive

•Mom who is a kind-hearted teacher

•An adorable poodle named Matilda

•rich family

🇨🇳 Hoy Quarlow🙇

•Mom is 112

•dad is 36

•Adopted Dragon Chan

•the whole family is filled of fashionistas

🇧🇪 Nick Bruiser🏋

•Dead mom

•sweet mother

•brother named Rick

•Baby greyhound

🇺🇸 Kid Quick🐐

•Mom who has brain damage

•dead dad

•older brother who is very calm

•Kid Quick is the only one who has anxiety in the family

🇯🇵 Kabuki🍜

•mom is very Obese

•Dad is really fit

•red panda named Amber

🇺🇸 Texas Mac🐃

•Loves his Finnish, blonde wife

•Little Mac's biological father who left New York and tried to come back, but failed

•He misses Little Mac ALOT

•Killed his own wife because she cheated on him

🇳🇴 Alice🔧

•dead mom

•dead dad

•Ape is considered family to Alice

•Ape takes care of Alice and their Himalayan cat named Haru🐈

🇺🇸 Little Mac🏆

•Texas Mac is his father

•Birdie is his older brother

•mom who is very Finnish, and very sweet

•Doc Louis adopted him and now Texas Mac and Doc Louis are his parents

🇫🇮 Birdie Mac🐥

•Younger brother named Little Mac

•Father is Texas Mac

•Finnish blonde mom who is supportive

•good family

[honeytama]

Date w/ Matt in Dallas, TX Headcanons

Matt Dierkes x Reader

A/N: I made my first moodboard?? Wild. This is dedicated to Matt being a proud Texas man 🫡

Content: Pure fluff, established relationship, some suggestive content, Matt and you being cute at the Dallas World Aquarium and Serious Pizza in DTX

Word Count: 1.1k

This is for the Matt lovers out there: whether you’ve been to Dallas, are from here, or haven’t been. For the sake of these headcanons, where Reader lives is open/undetermined.

Matt gets excited when he hears you haven’t been to the Dallas World Aquarium. 

“It’s like my fourth favorite place ever.”

You ask him what his first favorite place is.

“Probably, in bed, with you,” he winks.

You blush and slap his bicep.

“I was going to take you on a date there tomorrow, but I guess not,” he jokes, shaking his head.

You beg him to take you.

“Alright, alright. Just make sure you wear some comfortable shoes,” he constantly teases you about choosing to wear Dr. Martens with every outfit. They’re comfortable, what can you say?

The next afternoon, you’re in his car with his hand on your thigh as he drives you to the aquarium. The radio blasts with a blended playlist of your two’s favorite music.

He parks and you both make the walk to the front entrance to buy your tickets. You’re astounded at the detail of the building and it’s HUGE. Fronds of leaves and bamboo make the entrance immerse you into a rainforest jungle. It even felt a little more humid than outside.

Matt notices you looking around in awe as you wait in line.

“You’re going to love it as much as me. There’s penguins, alligators—,” he stops when you put a finger to his lips.

You tease him about giving spoilers.

Matt’s not too much into PDA, but he’ll hold your hand shamelessly. He does judge the “Disneyland-waiting-line-couples” that “choose to have each other's hands all over each other and their tongues fighting a war in each other's mouths.”

You lean in close enough so only he can hear and tell him that he didn’t judge you when you had your tongue in his mouth last night.

“That’s different! We were in the privacy of my own home,” he defends himself.

You two finally reach the ticket booth and he pays for you, of course.

He takes your hand, again. You figure he should lead you throughout the experience so you follow close behind him.

You two stop at the penguin exhibit first. There’s a door to step outside and a nice-sized area where small, Black-footed penguins swam and played.

Matt immediately releases your hand to take pictures. He spots a squirrel in a tree that somehow entered the exhibit, and takes a picture of that too.

“I just wish there was a raccoon exhibit here,” he frowns.

You warn him again about giving spoilers.

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” he groans, taking your hand to lead you back into the building.

You end up on a walkway on the second floor that looks over a lagoon below. The aquarium continues its rainforest theme with trees, mist, and birds able to freely fly around the building.

A toucan flies up to you both and lands on the fencing before you. It hops onto Matt’s shoulder and he carefully hands you his phone to snap a picture.

“Can you tell I’m trying not to freak out?” Matt says softly with a smile.

The rest of the rainforest-themed area you two hold hands through is gorgeous and super fun.

You two get the opportunity to feed a three-toed sloth and it’s Matt’s favorite part of the day.

You see some Pygmy marmosets, stingrays, bats, and otters, among many other animals that Matt got cutely excited over.

Then it was on to the classic aquarium area. You two walked through rooms together filled with tanks of fish from around the world. 

Once you're in the area where it’s dark and the fish tanks glow, Matt gets more comfortable and pulls you in by the waist so he can be close to you as you wash the fish swim by.

You tell him how beautiful he looks in the blue light.

“Stop,” he pretends he hates when you compliment him, but loves it. “You’re the most beautiful person in here, baby.”

He leans down for a kiss and his pink lips feel as plush as ever. He pulls you in close; his hands roam your waist and travel down the small of your back to your ass, causing you two to get a little carried away.

You lightly detach from the kiss and warn him that people could be watching.

“They can mind their own business,” he says with a smirk.

Your face flushes at him being surprisingly so bold.

You two finished off the aquarium with a stop at the gift shop on the way out.

“I’ll get you one thing. One,” he holds up his forefinger.

He buys you everything you ask for. Including a baby otter plush that you told him you couldn’t live without.

“Are you hungry? It’s almost dinner time,” he checks his phone.

You agree and you take his car less than ten minutes away to Serious Pizza in Deep Ellum.

You two walk in and Matt points out the pizza chefs tossing giant pizza doughs in the air. Holy shit.

Matt orders one slice of cheese and one pepperoni for you two to share and pulls out his card to pay for you. (Matt paying for everything is just so hot to me.)

You wonder if two slices will be enough for the two of you, but you trust him.

He leads you to a booth at the back of the shop and you sit down.

“What was your favorite part of the aquarium?” He asks you.

You tell him it was the otter exhibit. They just looked so cute swimming around.

You two talk back and forth about your day while you wait. 

“I got a ton of photos of you when you weren’t looking by the way,” he looks at his phone. “I’ll post them on Instagram tomorrow.”

When the pizza gets to you, your eyes widen as slices big enough to be one meal are placed in front of you.

Matt laughs and rubs his hands excitedly before picking up his cheese slice. 

“You take the first bite,” he raises the pizza to your mouth. You bite down and it’s delicious.

You two spend an hour at the pizza shop eating. laughing, and chatting away. Once you two are almost the only people there, Matt reaches across the table to hold your hand in his and laces his legs with yours underneath the table.

Once you're back in his car, the sun having fully gone down, he rubs his hand on your inner thigh again. 

“Want to finish off this date by sleeping over tonight?” He asks.

I'M GONNA B ESICK

[orochihigh]

A Quick Guide to the Domestic Pygmy Ground Sloth (Neocnus domesticus)

-First domesticated around 8000 years ago by the indigenous sneoples of the Snaribbean, these friendly mini-sloths are popular household pets. They were originally domesticated for their warmth during cold nights, though their primary purpose now is companionship.

-Domesticated from the wild pygmy ground sloth (Neocnus comes), a species still present in Hisspaniola. The wild species is semi-arboreal, weighs around 10 kg, and has a longer skull with a relatively smaller braincase. The teeth and tongue are often stained black due to its high-tannin folivorous diet. 

Neocnus domesticus stats:

12-15 cm tall at the shoulder

1-4 kg

Lifespan 30-40 years

-Sows (females) are slightly larger than boars (males). Juveniles are called slothlets. 

-Walks on the sides of its feet. Fore- and hind paws have five toes with long claws - the outer claws are absent. 

-Several breeds, including Papaya, Coconut (a long-haired version of the papaya), Old Hisspaniolan, and Squamerican Hairless. Papaya is the most common breed in Snapan.

-The Papaya is a popular medium-sized breed averaging 2.5 kilograms and 13 cm tall. It has short fur and a brachycephalic head and is known for being more intelligent and biddable than other breeds. It has a long lifespan and is generally healthy, but is prone to malocclusion and crowding of the teeth. 

-There are six accepted coat colors:

1. Dhole - Named after its resemblance to the wild Snasian canid. Dark chocolate paws and skin and black claws with dark brown eyes.

2. Cream - A solid cream sloth with chocolate paws, skin, and claws with dark brown eyes. The most common coat color.

3. Skewbald - White markings on any accepted color base. May have pink or spotted paws and skin, white or black claws, and dark brown or blue eyes.

4. Red Jackal - A lighter version of the dhole coloration with chocolate paws and skin, black claws, and dark brown eyes.

5. Golden Boy - Named in memory of the breeder's favorite sloth, a light golden coat with white socks and tail tip, chocolate or spotted paws and skin, chocolate claws, and light brown eyes. Faded wild type markings are sometimes present.

6. Wild Type - A coat color that resembles the wild pygmy ground sloths that still roam the Snaribbean. Dark eye and shoulder stripes with chocolate points and skin, black claws, and dark brown eyes.

-Owners must provide their pets with enrichment that stimulates the digging and climbing instincts and keeps the claws short. Most can be trained to use a litterbox and perform simple tricks.

-High quality kibble diets are available, but should be supplemented with fresh vegetables and greens.

[du-ub]

Aries: Alligator because their bite hurts

Taurus: Cow because produce food

Gemini: Otters because they are problematic

Cancer: Koala because baby in the pouch

Leo: Orangutan because they have a big head

Virgo: Pygmy hippo because they are cute

Libra: Penguin because of partnershup

Scorpio: Platypus because they are poisonous

Sagittarius: Capybara because they do what they want and get away with it

Capricorn: Bear because they climb mountains

Aquarius: Seal because they’re weird

Pisces: Sloth because they go at their own pace and go days without bathing

[paleonativeart]

Day 24: Parocnus browni

A Pygmy ground sloth from Cuba and Hispaniola of Pleistocene and Holocene, is sleepy on a half fallen palm tree in a dense jungle of Cuba.

[spookierz]

whos up thinking about aardvarks, african painted dogs, alligators, alpacas, anacondas, angler fish, anteaters, ants, apes, arctic foxes, armadillos, atlas moths, axolotls, bald eagles, banana slugs, barnacles, barn owls, bats, bearded dragons, bees, beetles, beluga whales, betta fish, bison, black bears, blackbirds, black widows, blow whales, bluejay, blue whales, boars, bobcats, botflies, box turtles, brown bears, brown recluse, budgies, buffalos, bulls, bumble bees, bunnies, butterflies, camels, canary, capybaras, caribou, cats, caterpillars, chameleons, cheetahs, chickadees, chickens, chimpanzees, chinchillas, chipmunks, cobras, cockroaches, cod, coelacanth, condors, cougars, cows, coyotes, crabs, cranes, crocodile, crows, cuttlefish, deer, dingoes, dogs, dolphins, donkeys, doves, ducks, eagles, earthworms, elephants, elks, emus, ferrets, finchs, fireflies, fish, fishers, fishing cats, flamingos, flatworm, flies, foxes, frogs, garter snakes, gazelles, gerbils, giant isopods, giraffes, goats, goldfish, geese, gophers, gorrilas, gray jays, great white sharks, grey catbirds, groundhogs, guinea pigs, guppies, hammerhead sharks, hamsters, hares, hartebeests, hawks, heartworms, hedgehogs, herons, hippopotamus, honey badgers, honey bees, horses, hummingbirds, hyenas, ibex, ibises, iguanas, inchworms, jackrabbits, jellyfish, jumping spiders, kangaroos, kiwi birds, koalas, komodo dragons, lady bugs, large brown bats, lemurs, leopards, lice, lions, lionfish, lizards, llamas, lobsters, locusts, luna moths, lynxes, macaws, maggots, magpies, manta rays, millipedes, moles, monarch butterflies,  monkeys, moose, mosquitoes, moths, mountain goats, mice, mules, naked mole rats, octopi, opossums, orcas, orioles, ostriches, otters, owls, oxen, pandas, pangolins, panthers, parrots, pelicans, penguins, pigeons, pigs, plankton, platypuses, polar bears, ponies, porcupines, possums, pufferfish, puffins, pumas, pygmy owls, pythons, raccoons, rams, rats, rattlesnakes, ravens, red snappers, red tailed foxes, red tailed hawks, rhinoceroses, river bass, roadrunners, robins, roly polys, rosy maple moths, salamanders, salmon, sea bass, seals, sea sponges, sea turtles, sheep, shrew, shrimp, silk moths, skunks, sloths, slugs, small brown bats, snails, snakes, snapping turtles, snowy owls, spiders, spongy moths, squids, squirrels, starfish, steller's jays, stick bugs, stingrays, stink bugs, swans, tanuki, tapeworms, tapirs, tarantulas, tawny owls, tetras, ticks, tigers, toads, toucans, turkeys, turkey vultures, turtles, vampire bats, vultures, walruses, warthogs, wasps, weevils, whale sharks, whip-poor-wills, wolverines, wolves, wombats, woodchucks, yaks, yellow jackets, zebra, and zebra-fish?

[theodditylacey]

🌎📺🐈‍⬛

For the ask game!

hii patch! thanks for the asks!!!!

🌍 place: probably paris <3

🐈‍⬛ animal: hmm. i dunno. maybe a pygmy sloth?

📺 tv show: i watch like NO tv shows. but i watched anne with an e a while ago and i literally loved it so much, so let’s go with that.

love ya and ty 💗💗