Living the Sci Life

creepicrawlies:

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Noah could only take two.

beautiful-wildlife:

Wolverine

Scientific name Gulo gulo, which means “gluttonous glutton.” Also, the largest weasel on earth. So there’s that.

(Source: 500px.com)

Baby anteater has a teddy bear. So there’s that.

(via Tamandua Baby Body Slams His Teddy Bear Buddy - ZooBorns)

theanimalblog:

Penshurt, Costa Rica: a baby Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) at a sloth sanctuary.  Photograph: Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images

Much easier to raise in captivity than those pesky three-toed sloths. #FACT

xenarthra autoreblog

rhamphotheca:

Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)

… a species of armadillo also known as the Crying Armadillo or the Small Hairy Armadillo. It is a burrowing armadillo found in the central and southern parts of South America. The adjective “screaming” derives from its habit of squealing when handled or threatened. This is one of the smallest and slenderest of the genus Chaetophractus but has longer ears than others in its genus. The male armadillo has a length ranging from 328 to 400 mm (12.9 to 16 in).

The armadillo is nocturnal by summer and diurnal in winter. It can subsist for long periods without water. The armadillo burrows, often at the base of bushes and shrubs. It has multiple burrows in its range and each burrow may have more than one entrance. It is found in arid areas from low to high altitudes. The armadillo is omnivorous; its diet consists of insects, vertebrates and plant material…

(read more: Wikipedia)   (photo: Arnaud Boucher)

Lions imitating a Russian doll.

tigersandcompany:

Ow! (by ~KeaRose)

Practice.

(Source: magicalnaturetour)

Lion + Christmas Tree = Aslan?

(via 50 best photos from The Natural World - The Big Picture - Boston.com)

CAMEL CANON! Everybody run for your lives! 

Yes, these existed, and I don’t know why we ever stopped. I imagine we stopped because the camels freaked out more than say, a tank, would.