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types of zoos i think should exist

vermin/city animals, from different areas around the world. raccoons, mice, rats, baboons, various little monkeys, squirrels, cockroaches, silverfish, pigeons, etc. oh and they could also do weeds around the world. and you could do cute themed enclosures :)

BUG ZOO!!!! why arent these more of a thing bugs are SMALL so you could have a huge variety in a small area. also afaik theres a ton of bugs that are relatively easy to keep and very aesthetic. beetles. ants. bees!!! butterfly places are a thing. but not for other bugs. i guess butterflies only eat flowers which makes them more compatible with keeping in one big enclosure

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The first of several red wolf pairs was recently released into the wild by USFW, and the Facebook comments on the official announcement are of course filled with uneducated hunters and self-proclaimed “wildlife biologists” labeling them “vermin,” “coyotes,” or “not real wolves,” and openely promising to shoot or trap them to “protect” the deer and turkeys. The red wolf project is incredibly personal to me, and it’s absolutely nauseating to see cruel, selfish humans threaten the lives of animals I know and have cared for. 

Red wolves (Canis rufus) are native to the southeastern United States. We have fossil evidence dating them back at least 10,000 years. Recent DNA evidence (2021) suggests their presence in North America may predate even gray wolves and coyotes, making it impossible for the species to be simply wolf-coyote hybrids as was once widely believed. The American Society of Mammology recognizes them as a distinct species, and they are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Red wolves are a separate, unique species. Red wolves are part of the natural ecosystem of the southeastern United States, and they have been here long before European colonists ever arrived. Red wolves belong on their ancestral land. They are considered critically endangered by the IUCN Red List, and killing one carries grave legal consequences under federal law. Conservation is about maintaining a healthy planet of both predators and prey, not preserving overpopulations of game species so there’s plenty to go around for recreational hunters. 

Save the American red wolf.

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Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus) © Anthony Batista

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in a better world we'd be able to talk to whales. we'd have giant whale cleaning facilities where we get rid of parasites and treat illnesses for them and in exchange marine biologists would get to interview them about their lives during the cleaning

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Happy Bat Appreciation Day!

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People are so stupid about snakes. If there's a little black racer chilling outside just leave it alone, you don't have to kill it, it's probably dealing with all your pests for you, jesus christ

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it’s kinda sad that the cassowary gets sensationalised as “scary knife murder bird”

like don’t get me wrong - they absolutely can do serious harm and/or kill, but that’s if they’re startled/during mating season/caring for chicks, which is standard for most animals that are bigger than us/sporting some kind of natural weaponry

cassowary are super cool birds outside of that

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A hyena pup sticking close to mom.

Image captured in the Masai Mara

by Janine Krayer Wildlife Photography

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I killed the rat king of New York and inherited his throne by right of conquest or whatever, but I never took the rat oaths so I can speak to and command rats and they are compelled to obey, but they formally elected a rat president last year. I don't have any formal power in their social hierarchy but I have very real concrete magical power over them. I guess the title gets passed to my eldest son unless a rat kills me at some point.

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let’s hear it for the world’s smallest whale (the vaquita) you guys!!