#zebra photo

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Weird photo edit of a zebra at the Memphis zoo

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photography by Adarsh Kuruvath.

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In my eyes, it's not the Christmas season until you start doing some Christmas baking!

🦓 With Edgardo (he/him) the Bashful zebra

Day 2 (or is it day 3 now?) of the Jellycat Christmas Photo Challenge

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🦈Shark Of The Week!🦈

today's shark of the week is,,

the zebra shark! (stegostoma tigrinum)

despite being called a zebra, this shark is unfortunately not voiced by chris rock, nor does it really resemble a zebra (in adulthood)

Physical Attributes:

female and male zebra sharks both tend to average around 6 - 8ft (1.9 - 2.5m) though very rarely they can grow up to 11 ft (3.5m)

they average around 45-65 lb (20-30 kg) in weight and can live around 25-30 years

zebra sharks are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs instead of giving birth to their young live

they lay around 1-4 eggs at a time, and can produce these eggs asexually! (meaning no opposite sex partner is required for them to reproduce) although its rare for a zebra shark to do so

the zebra shark gets their name from their appearance as youth, with much darker colouration ranging from dark brown to black, all while sporting a lovely white stripe-spot combo! (much like real zebras, they are black with white stripes) baby zebra sharks pictured below! although they lose this lovely look as they get older and turn into the leopardy tan with black freckling spots as we know them

Personality:

a docile shark, the zebra shark is a peaceful and gentle solitary creature that often keeps to itself. but aggregations of zebra sharks have been observed and usually consist of females as the majority, its purpose as to why they group like this is unknown

they pose no inherent threat to humans and are perfectly safe to respectfully approach, they have bitten people before although as long as you are not harassing or bothering the shark you'll be fine. remember to look not touch! they can and will bite you.

Diet and Hunting:

zebra sharks are nocturnal hunters and utilize their strong jaws especially evolved for cracking open the hard shells that some of the prey the shark hunts has

their diet consists of crustaceans, mollusks and other small miscellaneous fish

they've been seen using the flexibility of their body to get into small crevices in order to hunt certain prey

Other Facts:

a zebra sharks tail is nearly as long as the shark itself!

they are able to breathe using their spiracle (an opening behind their eyes that lead to their gills) and turn to face towards currents in the water in order to breathe without needing to move unlike some other shark species!

due to being nocturnal, most if not all of their day is spent idle and resting on the ocean floor

the zebra shark is endangered largely due to fishing

they inhabit the western pacific ocean, red sea and Indian ocean

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[not-quite-w0rms]

They’re so hard to get good pics of but I love my little danios sm :)

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Fur farming is not good for the environment or human health and no amount of wishful thinking will make that so. The amount of antibiotics and meat used to raise the animals, the feces they produce, and the diseases they pass on to humans are immense but difficult to quantify, as the FDA doesn't oversee fur farms the way it does other agriculture. Neither do animal welfare laws apply to most fur farming operations, as they weren't written with those species in mind.

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"If zebra print is 'in,' that doesn’t mean you have to wear a zebra striped bikini" (Molly Sims).

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Here's my seasonal collection of vintage (mostly weird) fashion.

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Monster High inspired flip flops ☠️💗🖤

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Zebra cart in the Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park of Paris

French vintage postcard, mailed in 1906 Mulhouse

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Caught a little guy who was pilfering my waffle. Sent him on his way with a weird experience to tell the other birds.

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Some of my favourite fish tank photos♡

Danios are a lot harder to photograph than snails 🥲