A saber-toothed meat-eater that likely had tough skin like a rhino and ran on all fours, the inostrancevia was the largest gorgonopsian, a group of proto-mammals that served as top predators in the years before the dinosaurs. https://t.co/1vRQRTbA1c
Meet the purple-rumped sunbird, a delightfully colourful bird found on India's subcontinent. These little birds are approximately the size of a pack of cards even when fully grown!
#EarthCapture by Mainak Halder via Instagram
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List now categorizes all species of river dolphins as endangered or worse, with populations declining rapidly or disappearing completely in recent years. https://t.co/7HXDia3sFx
Garlic Mustard, you're likely seeing it everywhere right now! To learn more about this #InvasiveSpecies, how to identify it, and how you can help keep it from spreading, watch: https://t.co/Q1vmKA0lYU #NIAW@CanadaInvasives
According to the San Diego Zoo, there may now be as few as 2,500 #redpandas left in the world, while the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the animal as #endangered. https://t.co/34ln0xVvAd
Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay2023! Spanning wetlands, grasslands, and forests, RBG's nature sanctuaries are an exceptional place to observe the springtime migratory birds!
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📲 Report your sightings with @inaturalist app!
Look out for Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ and Magnolia × brooklynensis ‘Yellow Bird’ to see these spectacular magnolias in shades of yellow. Have you seen yellow magnolias before?
📍 RBG Arboretum
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Botanically speaking, both bananas and grapes are berries. This cold-adapted banana tree has been hybridized so that the fruit can freeze on the branches. After harvesting, the juice from these berries can be bottled into a special product only available on April 1st each year.