Domed and Footed Casket
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The Khalili Collections
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The blue-footed booby is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean from California to the Galápagos Islands south into Peru. It is a social species which generally travels and lives in flock of up to 12 individuals. The blue-footed booby is a specialized fish eater, which hunts small schooling fish such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, and flying fish (as well as squid and offal) by diving into the ocean after said prey, from up to 330ft hitting the water at around 27 mph and plunging some 80ft under the water. Blue-footed boobies are themselves preyed upon by sharks, the occasional feline or canine, vampire finches, and birds of prey like owls and the Galapagos Hawk. Blue-footed boobies average around 3.5ft in length and 3lbs in weight sporting a 5ft wingspan, with females being slightly larger than males. The wings are long, pointed, and brown in color, the neck and head of are light brown with white streaks, while the belly and underside exhibit pure white plumage. The eyes are a distinctive yellow, with the male having more yellow in its irises than the female. The most notable characteristic is the blue-colored feet, which can range in color from a pale turquoise to a deep aquamarine. Blue footed boobies form mated pairs and/or trios which may breed year round and have a very interesting courtship ritual which includes the one flaunting its blue feet, strutting, and dancing to impress its mates. They build nests comprised of divots in the ground surrounded by pebbles of lava rock, here a female may lay 1 to 3 eggs lays with each parent taking turns incubating the eggs for 41-45 days. Chicks feed off the regurgitated fish in the adult's mouth. If the parent does not have enough food for all of the chicks, it will only feed the biggest chick, ensuring that at least one will survive. Under ideal conditions a blue footed booby will reach sexual maturity around 1 to 6 years of age and may live up to 18 years.
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#DailyDrawingChallenge #January #17 #Endangered #Species #BlackFootedFerret - - @inebriart6 #inebriart #endangeredspecies #black #footed #ferret #theme #artist #dailysketch #draweveryday #drawingprompt #dailydrawing #daily #drawing #drawingcontest #cartoon #animals #draweveryday #artsy #art #artistsofinstagram #AdobeFresco #artsyfartsy (at Attleboro, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnkJwkSO--O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Im fucking sobbing looking at the new black footed cat at Utah's Hogle zoo
Shes just a fucking baby
Baby with a 60% successful kill rate
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Last summer I was on a very expedited acid come up at a music festival and my entirely unaware mother thousands of miles away was at costco and texted me incredulous at how they already had halloween stuff out for sale in the summer but all I saw was a message preview of a giant 10 foot tall skeleton with glowing eyes and "can u believe it??"
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kui is literally so brilliant at well-thought-out anatomy and character design I could just study it all day
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At least once a month I remember that Ozai ruled for ~3 years. That's shorter than one presidential term. That's nothing. In comparison Zuko - who suffered so much cruelty and was made to feel worthless under Ozai - ruled for ALMOST 70 YEARS. That's more than 22 times the length of Ozai's rule - and he will go down in history as one of the most influential and well loved Fire Lords of all time
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Chilchuck you are towering well over 6 feet over the ground Chilchuck pls
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blue footed booby + raptor !
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