Life, Death, & Taxonomy

Thirty minutes of interesting animal info every week for more than five years! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, and Spotify! Job 12:7-10

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Just a reminder that a lion roar is 114 decibles—loud enough to cause hearing loss if you’re close enough. That apparently happened to a man hunting the infamous Tsavo lions.

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American bitterns can be tough to spot despite their decent size because their striping helps them blend in so well among reeds and grasses. They often stand still along marshes as they watch for fish, frogs, small mammals, insects and more.

📷 Courtney Celley/USFWS

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What did the dolphin say when he made a mistake? "Hey, I didn't do it on porpoise!"🥁

It's National Tell A Joke Day!

Do you have any Everglades jokes of your own? Share with us in the comments below.

Photo by Scott Kerrigan

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Trying to ID this plant, and what I thought was a bulb turned out to be a convincing mimic. #tersasphinxmoth

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Who has the time for the O?

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who pronounce the O in opossum and those who don't. Which one are you?

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@LAfromLINY

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Woah! He really looks three dimensional.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Sploot like nobody’s watching.

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@NatlParkService Not bad!

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Big beetle! Who is she?

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@Browns_PartyOf6 That is a bromantic comedy “meet cute” if I’ve ever heard one.

[Gary Thoburn @GaryBoiler]

Finally I have sorted out the best pix from my week in Spain, in early June. 3 main targets were both Sandgrouse, & Montagus Harrier…..with a few extras thrown in. I hope you like them…Black-bellied & Pin-tailed Sandgrouse first.

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@RyanFMandelbaum Spicy mayo

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@nvolpewild Pickle slug is a perfect name!

[Joel Sartore @joelsartore]

Red-flanked duikers are one of the smallest species of antelope, measuring in at less than 15 in tall and weighing no more than 31 lbs. Aside from their small size, this species can be identified by the large preorbital glands on their snout, which form bulges in their cheeks.

[Matt Scott @mattscottphotos]

Long Tailed Skua, Karigasniemi, Finland, June 2023. These were one of my favourite birds of the Arctic. Lots of attitude.

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@GRCinemaTicket @crashpalace Drive popularized synthwave music and I can't give that up!

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@BirderGinger These boys are up to some hijinks. It’s clear!

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@AmazingPopPod The King has such a violent energy about him. Even though Ronald is a clown, he is canonically mild-mannered.