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Sometimes im like “ew children get away from me i never want you”

And then other times im like “maybe Ill adopt and we can live the simple life in a nice little shack in a surfer town and I can raise them to respect the environment and they’ll love animals and be super passionate about the planet and people”

But most of the time im like “ew”

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ladyoftheweald:

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ashleymater:

Tippi Benjamine Okanti Degré, daughter of French wildlife photographers Alain Degré and Sylvie Robert, was born in Namibia. During her childhood she befriended many wild animals, including a 28-year old elephant called Abu and a leopard nicknamed J&B. She was embraced by the Bushmen and the Himba tribespeople of the Kalahari, who taught her how to survive on roots and berries, as well as how to speak their language.

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How I wish I grew up.

I second this. Also, wasn’t going to reblog at first, but then I saw that frog and I about died. This is so perfect. I want to re-do my childhood.

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biologicalmarginalia: Two bull Sperm Whales that stranded in Western Scheldt, Netherlands in 1937 and weighed by floating cranes. The 18 meter individual weighed 53 tonnes (~59’, 58 tons) and the 16 m individual weighed 40 tonnes (~52.5’, 44 tons). According to Gerald Wood, these were the largest animals ever weighed in their entirety. Wood, G. (1982) The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Third Edition.
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jaws-and-claws: Sleepy Leopard Seal by Clare McClelland
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canidcompendium: Current Status of the Iberian Wolf The wolves found in Portugal and Spain form one population that was described in 1907 by Cabrera as a sub-species of the grey wolf, bearing the scientific name Canis lupus signattts - the Iberian Wolf. In Portugal the wolf is threatened with extinction, being fully protected by a national law since 1988. Wolves were numerous in Portugal during the nineteenth century, but by 1910 their numbers were - already on decline. The studies made lead us to estimate that the wolf population on Portuguese territory includes 250-300 animals, occurring only in the North and Centre of the country - corresponding to 30% of it’s original range. The wolf’s diet is based on domestic animals, because it’s natural prey (mainly red and roe deer) are very scarce or extinct. The destruction of the natural prey, human persecution, and habitat fragmentation are the main threat factors of the wolf in Portugal. Although being protected, illegal poisoning, and hunting still occurs. At present, human persecution results mainly from the delay in the payment of the indemnities due to the wolf damages on livestock. The economic losses due to wolf damages are not significant in national terms, although they can be important at a local scale. The current knowledge on the demography of the Portuguese wolf population confirmed the regression trend of the packs inhabiting the most southern wolf distribution area and that, although being controlled by human persecution, the wolf is more or less stable in the northern regions, with few exceptions in small areas within that range. In the southern part of the wolf distribution, the central region of Portugal, there still exists enough space to allow the expansion of the present wolf nuclei. However, the evaluation of measures for habitat improvement and the identification of dispersion paths are most needed, taking also into account the local public attitudes towards the wolf. In order to invert the actual process of population fragmentation, and to minimize the barrier effects, the establishment of ecological corridors is essential. These corridors will allow dispersion movements and the contact among individuals belonging to different population nuclei, thus decreasing inbreeding and their consequent effects on the wolf long-term survival. Due to the importance of the Portuguese southern wolf’s nuclei at an Iberian level, the approach consider co-operative actions with Spanish researchers. Although the wolf being endangered, and the factors of threat are still operating, there is no immediate necessity for wolf reintroduction, since our wolf population is still biologically viable. (via Grupo Lobo) Photo by Missud
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100leaguesunderthesea: Otdima traffic jam by Luko Gecko on Flickr.
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animals-animals-animals: Spirit Bear (by Ignacio Yúfera)
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100leaguesunderthesea: Red snappers at Blue Magic by Luko Gecko on Flickr.
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orcagirl3895:

A disabled killer whale that is missing two finds is able to survive in the wild with the help of its family, who hunt food its food. 

The young killer whale has no dorsal find or right-side pectoral fin, leaving it unable to hunt for itself.

But rather than be left to fend for itself or die, the whale appears to be cared for by members of its pod, which share their food with the youngster.  

Underwater photographer Rainer Schimpf came face to face with the pod while the members hunted in waters off Port Elizabeth in South Africa. 

He said: ‘Incapable of fast hunting and ambushing prey it has to be dependent on the pod which, one assumes, looks after it very well.

‘It shows these mammals are not really just ruthless killing machines but they also have complex, caring social-structures in which they and care for their own disabled members.’

Mr Schimpf had been tracking the pod of seven as they hunted a Bryde’s whale - measuring 50ft (15m) in length and weighing a massive 15 tonnes.