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theanimalblog:

Two baby Fischer’s chameleons are seen in a photo composition in a studio in Wamena, Indonesia. Picture: Igor Siwanowicz / Barcroft Media
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fuckyeahffpiano:

Dearly Beloved (All Versions) - Kingdom Hearts

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rhamphotheca:

Aging Male Giraffes Go Black, Not Gray

by Jeanna Bryner

Male giraffes become more illustrious with age, but rather than the silvery locks, the hairy blotches on these long-necked mammals darken with age. And new research suggests the appearance change takes about 1.8 years to complete, with male giraffes being completely covered in coal-black blotches by an average age of 9.4 years.

“What is fascinating about the color change is that it goes from light to dark,” study researcher Fred Bercovitch, of the Primate Research Institute & Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, told LiveScience. “In gorillas who turn silverback, and in men, the color gets lighter, not darker with age.”

Bercovitch and his colleague, local naturalist Phil Berry, analyzed 33 years of data from observations of the Thornicroft’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicroftii), a distinct subspecies endemic to the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Data included an average of 10-plus years for each giraffe. Overall, they studied 10 males of known age and 26 whose ages were estimated based on the extent of blotch darkening when first observed…

(read more: Live Science) (photos: Fred Bercovitch)
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allcreatures:

This baby crocodile seemed to have mistaken a giant hippo for a rock, lying across it to bask in the sun. Even when the hippo began to move, the young crocodile didn’t get the hint and remained in position. The three ton beast apparently didn’t seem bothered by the reptile on its back, and gave it 15-minute piggy back ride in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Picture: Richard Millar/BNPS.co.uk (via Animal pictures of the week: 6 April 2012 - Telegraph)
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