Theramansi 🏳️🌈🦁✊🏽💉'd<p>Who's watching who?</p><p>Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)</p><p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269452006" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">69452006</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/EasternFoxSquirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EasternFoxSquirrel</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Squirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Squirrel</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Rodent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rodent</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mammal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Tulsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tulsa</span></a> <a href="https://social.tulsa.ok.us/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a></p>
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Hotsatyr<p>Long is deep in thought, tormented by a feeling he can't shake. He is not like his brothers. Long seems to need another kind of companionship, something they can't provide.<br />-<br />If you want to know more: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/123524596" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/123524596</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. If you enjoy it, consider support me!<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nsfw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotsatyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hotsatyr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>furry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gayart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gayart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>yiff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigcock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigcock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigdick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigdick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muscle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>muscle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muscular" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>muscular</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nude" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nude</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/furrybara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>furrybara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jungle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jungle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/male" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>male</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/junglebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>junglebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wolf</span></a></p>
The Smartphone PhotographerFurry Focus. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/raccoon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raccoon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animalphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animalphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mammal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mammal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cuteanimals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cuteanimals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/furryfriends?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#furryfriends</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animalportrait?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animalportrait</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphonephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphonephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/maskedbandit?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maskedbandit</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nocturnalanimals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nocturnalanimals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildcreatures?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildcreatures</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturelovers</a>
Faubourg Saint Glin-GlinLe sharpoute est un mammifère contrarié. Contrairement à la plupart de ses condisciples, il n'a pas de poils et possède une peau verte, ce qui le rend plutôt repoussant. Sa chair surnuméraire induit des plis nombreux, surtout au niveau de la tête car le reste de son corps est gras, ce qui tend la peau et crée une pression qui fait suinter la graisse dans son œsophage. C'est la raison pour laquelle il bave de la graisse. Heureusement pour lui, son nez et ses petites papattes sont très mignons.<br>
<a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/dessin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dessin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/drawing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/crayon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crayon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pencil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pencil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/coloredpencil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coloredpencil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/mammifere?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mammifere</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/mammal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mammal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/peau?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peau</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/skin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#skin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/bave?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bave</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/graisse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graisse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pli?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pli</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nez?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nez</a>
SpiralCyr 🦎<p>[Other's] Taurphlosion! (Upgraded!)<br>Upgraded my Taurphlosion sketch from WizLicos to be of Flint! Loaf in full color!! x3</p><p>Drawn by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://meow.social/@wizlicos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wizlicos</span></a></span>, requested from their Patreon!</p><p>*Realized my word choice was bad, I meant WizLicos is the one that upgraded and colored it! ;w;</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/WizLicos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WizLicos</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sketch</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/typhlosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhlosion</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/taur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taur</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/poketaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poketaur</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/badger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>badger</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a></p>
Bath Nature<p>Mother <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Badger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Badger</span></a> bringing home a naughty cub who escaped from the sett. Sound on for cute baby Badger noises.<br>In <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mammal</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NatureCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureCommunity</span></a></p>
Mr and Mrs Trellis<p>Our Hedgehog are up out of hibernation, so we popped a wildlife camera out last night to watch some of the munching activity.... <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Hedgehog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hedgehog</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a></p>
Hotsatyr<p>These two are getting hornier and hornier... 🌿🐺🐺🌿<br />-<br />If you want to know more: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/123524596" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/123524596</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />This artwork was uploaded a month ago on my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hotsatyr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/hotsatyr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>! If you enjoy it, consider support me!<br />-<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nsfw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotsatyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hotsatyr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>furry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gayart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gayart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>yiff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigcock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigcock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigdick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigdick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muscle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>muscle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/muscular" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>muscular</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dick" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nude" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nude</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/furrybara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>furrybara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mammal</span></a></p>
Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News<p><strong>Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations</strong></p><blockquote><p>In the age of cutesy <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/tag/mammal/" target="_blank">#mammal</a> sensations like pygmy hippo <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/tag/moodeng/" target="_blank">#MooDeng</a> the chubby, pink-cheeked pygmy <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/tag/hippo/" target="_blank">#hippo</a> baby – many people believe that social media …</p><p><a href="http://palmoildetectives.com/2025/03/26/beyond-cute-all-animals-can-become-social-media-sensations/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations</a></p></blockquote><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/tag/hippo/" target="_blank">#hippo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/tag/mammal/" target="_blank">#mammal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/tag/moodeng/" target="_blank">#MooDeng</a></p>
Ned Hamson<p>Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations</p><p>In the age of cutesy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mammal</span></a> sensations like pygmy hippo <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MooDeng" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MooDeng</span></a> the chubby, pink-cheeked pygmy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hippo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hippo</span></a> baby – many people believe that social media … Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations</p><p><a href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/25/beyond-cute-all-animals-can-become-social-media-sensations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthene</span><span class="invisible">ws.com/2025/03/25/beyond-cute-all-animals-can-become-social-media-sensations/</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p><strong>Beyond Cute: All Animals Can Become Social Media Sensations</strong></p><blockquote><p>In the age of cutesy <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/mammal/" target="_blank">#mammal</a> sensations like <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/12/07/if-you-love-moo-deng-help-to-save-her-home/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">pygmy hippo #MooDeng </a>the chubby, pink-cheeked <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/15/pygmy-hippopotamus-choeropsis-liberiensis/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">pygmy #hippo baby</a> – many people believe that social media shares are correlated to cuteness. They are wrong, according to a recent study, more obscure and unusual animals like <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/insects/" target="_blank">#insects</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/amphibians/" target="_blank">#amphibians</a>, <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/reptiles/" target="_blank">#reptiles</a> and <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/insects/" target="_blank">#insects</a> can enjoy a generous portion of the social media limelight. Help them every time you shop and <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycottpalmoil/" target="_blank">#BoycottPalmOil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott4wildlife/" target="_blank">#Boycott4Wildlife</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="https://youtu.be/hFfsonkN1Vc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hFfsonkN1Vc</a></p> <p>Cutesy <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animals/" target="_blank">#animals</a> like #MooDeng🦛 the chubby-cheeked pygmy <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/hippo/" target="_blank">#hippo</a> lead many to believe <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/socialmedia/" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> shares are correlated to <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/cuteness/" target="_blank">#cuteness</a> – they’re wrong. All animals can enjoy the spotlight Protect them when u <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott4wildlife/" target="_blank">#Boycott4Wildlife</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycottpalmoil/" target="_blank">#BoycottPalmOil</a> @palmoildetect <a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-974" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wp.me/pcFhgU-974</a></p> <a class="" href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Cutesy%20%23animals%20like%20%23MooDeng%F0%9F%A6%9B%20the%20chubby-cheeked%20pygmy%20%23hippo%20lead%20many%20to%20believe%20%23socialmedia%20shares%20are%20correlated%20to%20%23cuteness%20-%20they're%20wrong.%20All%20animals%20can%20enjoy%20the%20spotlight%20Protect%20them%20when%20u%20%23Boycott4Wildlife%20%23BoycottPalmOil%20%40palmoildetect.bsky.social%20https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpcFhgU-974%20%20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Share to BlueSky </a> <a class="" href="https://x.com/intent/post?text=Cutesy+%23animals+like+%23MooDeng%F0%9F%A6%9B+the+chubby-cheeked+pygmy+%23hippo+lead+many+to+believe+%23socialmedia+shares+are+correlated+to+%23cuteness+-+they%27re+wrong.+All+animals+can+enjoy+the+spotlight+Protect+them+when+u+%23Boycott4Wildlife++%23BoycottPalmOil+%40palmoildetect+https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpcFhgU-974&url=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Share to Twitter</a> <span class=""></span><p></p> <p><strong>Cutesy or not: animals can be showcased on social media with the right storytelling and still gain big audience engagement</strong></p> <p>Remember the popularity contests of high school? Often our athletic, genetically gifted classmates got the most attention: the school captain, the footy team captain, the prom queen. But popularity contests don’t just exist in school. And in the world of conservation, it can be a matter of survival for the “winners” and “losers”.</p><p>If we asked you to list every animal species you can think of, chances are that list would be <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1617138122001303" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">full of mammals and birds</a>, with very few <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/11/05/reptiles-why-one-in-five-species-face-extinction-heres-how-you-can-help-them/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reptiles</a>, <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/31/forest-rainbowfish-melanotaenia-sylvatica/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">fish</a>, <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/amphibians/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">amphibians</a> and <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/28/natures-hidden-wealth-is-conservations-missed-opportunity/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">invertebrates</a>. So why do we focus so much on some species and so little on others?</p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1787" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Our recent study</a> challenges assumptions that people simply find <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/11/17/seven-practical-ways-to-stop-a-species-wipeout/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">mammals</a> and <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/10/20/laughs-cries-and-deception-birds-emotional-lives-are-just-as-complicated-as-ours/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">birds</a> much more engaging than other species. When these neglected species were posted to Instagram by wildlife organisations and researchers, there were no great differences in the likes they attracted.</p><p>This has implications for which species we focus on to enlist public support for conservation. A more complete picture of the wildlife around us would help reduce glaring imbalances in conservation outcomes.</p><p><strong>Our cognitive bias towards the cutest and fluffiest</strong></p><p>For years, we’ve assumed humans engage more with the “cute and fluffy” species – often known as “charismatic megafauna” – and these are the animals that are <a href="https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/70627/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">shown to us on TV, film and advertising</a>. There is evidence to support this preference. People will often choose to <a href="https://shwartzlab.net.technion.ac.il/files/2020/02/Coll%C3%A9ony-et-al-2016-charisma.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">donate to mammals and birds</a> over other species, and mammals and birds are <a href="https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/media/m3hdxu4e/6-3-tweeting-for-their-lives.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">mentioned more on social media</a>.</p><p>However, mammals and birds <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127&utm_campaign=Au%20fil%20des%20lectures&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">make up less than 10% of all animals on Earth</a>. With the media we’re consuming, we’re just not getting an accurate picture of the world of wildlife that surrounds us.<br>Where this gets worrying is in the fight for species survival. Our planet is in an <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1704949114" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">extinction crisis</a>, with species becoming extinct at extraordinary rates.</p><p>However, our focus on mammals and birds means cute and fluffy animals receive more research attention and funding. Conservation outcomes for these species are better than for reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Tellingly, 94% of all threatened species on the <a href="https://www.iucnredlist.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">IUCN Red List</a> are reptiles, fish, amphibians and invertebrates.</p><p><strong>Do people really prefer charismatic megafauna?</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1787" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Our study</a> suggests this issue may be more complex than first thought. Many Australian conservation organisations use social media platforms, such as Instagram, to share their work and connect communities with wildlife. But in the busy, ever-updating world of Instagram feeds, which images are the most effective at grabbing someone’s attention?</p><p>We set out to examine which Australian wildlife species were most often posted to Instagram and which had the highest levels of engagement. Based on the belief that people will engage more with charismatic megafauna, we expected mammals and birds to be shown more frequently and to elicit higher engagement than the “creepy crawlies” such as amphibians and insects.</p><p>We analysed 670 wildlife images posted to Instagram by wildlife organisations and research group accounts in 2020 and 2021. For each image, we noted the species posted in the image. As a measure of engagement, we recorded the number of “likes” the image received in proportion to each organisation’s follower count.</p><a href="https://images.theconversation.com/files/484109/original/file-20220912-22-kcdrw9.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>An example of the Instagram posts that were analysed, and the information collected. <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1787/htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Meghan Shaw</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CC BY</a><p><strong>What did the study find?</strong></p><p>Our results were surprising and provide hope for the future of underrepresented wildlife.</p><p>Although the majority of wildlife images posted to Instagram by these conservation organisations were of mammals and birds (73.7% to be precise), our analysis of image engagement uncovered a surprising and promising trend. Mammals were, indeed, more engaging than other species, but only by a tiny amount. We found birds, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians and fish were all equally as engaging for Instagram users.</p><a href="https://images.theconversation.com/files/485755/original/file-20220921-27-c08j0w.png?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>The amount of engagement posts featuring each group of animal (taxon) received. Categories that do not share letters are significantly different from each other, e.g. mammals (b) received higher engagement than invertebrates, birds and reptiles (a) but not molluscs, fish or amphibians (ab). All significant differences were relatively small (1-2%). <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/14/1787/htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Author provided</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CC BY</a><p><strong>Are we ready to sympathise with weird bugs?</strong></p><p>Perhaps it is time to give our creepy crawlies more of the media limelight. The more we see a wide diversity of animals, the more likely we are to support their conservation.</p><p>The <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.37.1.97" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Theory of Repeated Messaging</a> suggests when we are repeatedly exposed to something, we are more likely to become familiar with, engage with and support it. <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716307510?casa_token=R0ToNpx5XMoAAAAA:hkYqHFk5qp7FguF2sApw5m5lRtz2bWfp3dVi-_krSrwsrhVi6mczzTkgYy8HhkIC2YpB9JDRs4o" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Research</a> has shown when we put effort into promoting underrepresented species, we can improve their chances of receiving a public donation by 26%.</p>Will we come to love the hibiscus harlequin bug (<em>Tectocoris diophthalmus</em>)? Magdalena_b/Flickr<p>Our findings suggest the media and conservation organisations can promote endangered species across all walks of life – from lizards to bugs and fish to frogs – without compromising viewer engagement. This will increase our knowledge of the amazing diversity of animals that we share this planet with. In turn, this will lead to underrepresented species receiving more of the conservation support they need to survive.</p><p>Zoos Victoria is already leading the way. The endangered native golden-rayed blue butterfly features in the new <a href="https://www.zoo.org.au/totes-for-wildlife/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Totes for Wildlife</a> campaign to conserve its natural habitat.</p><p>Perhaps we tend to prefer mammals and birds because we see them more, and not just because they look a certain way. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.</p><p></p><p><strong>Written by <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/meghan-shaw-1226239" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Meghan Shaw</a>, PhD Student in Conservation Social Science, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/deakin-university-757" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Deakin University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/bill-borrie-1377572" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bill Borrie</a>, Associate Professor, Environmental Management and Sustainability, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/deakin-university-757" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Deakin University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/emily-mcleod-1261970" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Emily McLeod</a>, Senior Social Science Research Manager, Zoos Victoria, and PhD Candidate, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/the-university-of-queensland-805" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The University of Queensland</a></em>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/kelly-k-miller-1377571" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kelly K Miller</a>, Associate Professor of Environment and Society, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/deakin-university-757" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Deakin University</a></em> This article is republished from <a href="https://theconversation.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. 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Contribute stories:</strong> Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.</p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/27/wildlife-artist-and-animal-rights-advocate-juanchi-perez-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/27/wildlife-artist-and-animal-rights-advocate-juanchi-perez-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wildlife Artist Juanchi Pérez</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/27/wildlife-artist-and-animal-rights-advocate-juanchi-perez-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/10/02/mel-lumby-the-beautiful-begonias-of-borneo-and-beyond-deserve-our-love-and-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/10/02/mel-lumby-the-beautiful-begonias-of-borneo-and-beyond-deserve-our-love-and-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mel Lumby: Dedicated Devotee to Borneo’s Living Beings</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/10/02/mel-lumby-the-beautiful-begonias-of-borneo-and-beyond-deserve-our-love-and-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/09/anthropologist-and-author-of-in-the-shadow-of-the-palms-dr-sophie-chao-in-her-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/09/anthropologist-and-author-of-in-the-shadow-of-the-palms-dr-sophie-chao-in-her-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/09/anthropologist-and-author-of-in-the-shadow-of-the-palms-dr-sophie-chao-in-her-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/05/08/health-physician-dr-evan-allen-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/05/08/health-physician-dr-evan-allen-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Health Physician Dr Evan Allen</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/05/08/health-physician-dr-evan-allen-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/02/13/the-worlds-most-loved-cup-a-social-ethical-environmental-history-of-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/02/13/the-worlds-most-loved-cup-a-social-ethical-environmental-history-of-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/02/13/the-worlds-most-loved-cup-a-social-ethical-environmental-history-of-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/16/steady-state-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/16/steady-state-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/16/steady-state-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <p><strong>3. Supermarket sleuthing:</strong> Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20</a></p> <p><strong>4. Take to the streets:</strong> Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.</p><p><strong>5. Donate: </strong>Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://ko-fi.com/palmoildetectives" target="_blank">Donate here</a></p> <a class="" href="https://ko-fi.com/palmoildetectives" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pledge your support</a> <p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/amphibians/" target="_blank">#amphibians</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal/" target="_blank">#animal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-behaviour/" target="_blank">#animalBehaviour</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-biodiversity-news/" target="_blank">#AnimalBiodiversityNews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-communication/" target="_blank">#animalCommunication</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-cruelty/" target="_blank">#animalCruelty</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-extinction/" target="_blank">#animalExtinction</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-intelligence/" target="_blank">#animalIntelligence</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animal-rights/" target="_blank">#animalRights</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/animals/" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/biodiversity/" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott4wildlife/" target="_blank">#Boycott4wildlife</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycottpalmoil/" target="_blank">#BoycottPalmOil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/cuteness/" target="_blank">#cuteness</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/deforestation/" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/hippo/" target="_blank">#hippo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/insects/" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/mammal/" target="_blank">#Mammal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/moodeng/" target="_blank">#MooDeng</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/palm-oil/" target="_blank">#PalmOil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/palm-oil-deforestation/" target="_blank">#palmOilDeforestation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/pygmy-hippopotamus-choeropsis-liberiensis/" target="_blank">#PygmyHippopotamusChoeropsisLiberiensis</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/reptiles/" target="_blank">#reptiles</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/socialmedia/" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/study/" target="_blank">#study</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/vegan/" target="_blank">#vegan</a></p>
SpiralCyr 🦎<p>[Other's] "I'm Longer!"<br>Gotta count the whole body when comparing whose longer! x3</p><p>Drawn by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://meow.social/@wizlicos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wizlicos</span></a></span>, requested from their Patreon, with @/cephalonmarsh.bsky.social on Bluesky!</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/WizLicos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WizLicos</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sketch</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/poketaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poketaur</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/typhlosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typhlosion</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/taur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taur</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/badger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>badger</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/baryonyx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baryonyx</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/dinosaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaur</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/dino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dino</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/tail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tail</span></a></p>
unexplainedie<p><a href="https://www.unexplained.ie/article/1178-bird-flu-detected-in-a-sheep-for-first-time-in-england-pandemic-virus/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unexplained.ie/article/1178-bi</span><span class="invisible">rd-flu-detected-in-a-sheep-for-first-time-in-england-pandemic-virus/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>england</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unexplainedie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unexplainedie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unexplained" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unexplained</span></a></p>
SpiralCyr 🦎<p>[Gift] Here in My Garage!<br>"Here in my garage with my brand new car-borghini!"</p><p>Gift art for @/thekoboldking.bsky.social for getting a new car!<br>Also including the cool dorks @/thestove2.bsky.social and @/laitington.bsky.social, all on Bluesky! x3</p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/SpiralCyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpiralCyr</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/possum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>possum</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/kobold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kobold</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/latias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>latias</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/scalie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scalie</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/garage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garage</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a></p>
CBC Technology Science<p><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/TheMoment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMoment</span></a> dolphins greeted the capsule returning astronauts to Earth<br>Marine mammal expert Ashley Noseworthy recounts the moment a pod of dolphins greeted the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts returning from nine months stuck in space. <br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6691380?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/player/play/9.6691380?c</span><span class="invisible">mp=rss</span></a></p>
Shade the AshClad<p>Happy equinox, the traditional time for the festival of Ostara. In 2023, I made this mixed-media artwork inspired by Pagan tradition.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnimalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AnimalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ash" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ash</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AshTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AshTree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Birch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bunny" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bunny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crocus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Crocus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dandelion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dandelion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Eggs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Equinox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mammal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mixedmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mixedmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ostara" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ostara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Otherkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Otherkin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spiritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spiritual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpringEquinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpringEquinox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Therian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Therian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraditionalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TraditionalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WheelOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WheelOfTheYear</span></a></p>
Ryan Hodnett<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtWithOpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darktable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Catstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mammal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mammals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AnimalPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p><strong>Five new species of Southeast Asian soft-furred hedgehogs found</strong></p><p></p> <blockquote><p>A <a href="https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177/7468198?login=false" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">recent study</a> has identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs (also known as Lesser Gymnures) from <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/southeastasia/" target="_blank">#SoutheastAsia</a>. The study used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs and to elevate three subspecies to the level of species.</p><p>These tiny tree-dwelling creatures are soft and furry with a mouse-like appearance, yet they are <em>not rodents</em> – they are hedgehogs. Help them to survive the destruction of their natural home for <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/palmoil/" target="_blank">#palmoil</a> – make sure you <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycottpalmoil/" target="_blank">#Boycottpalmoil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott4wildlife/" target="_blank">#Boycott4Wildlife</a> in the supermarket!</p></blockquote> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#News</a>: Five new species of soft-furred <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/hedgehogs/" target="_blank">#hedgehogs</a> AKA lesser Gymnures discovered deep within the Leuser Ecosystem in <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/indonesia/" target="_blank">#Indonesia</a> and also southern <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/vietnam/" target="_blank">#Vietnam</a>. Help them to survive when you shop <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycottpalmoil/" target="_blank">#Boycottpalmoil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott4wildlife/" target="_blank">#Boycott4Wildlife</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/biodiversity/" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> @palmoildetect <a href="https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7dg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7dg</a></p> <a class="" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpcFhgU-7dg%20&text=News%3A%20Five%20new%20species%20of%20soft-furred%20%23hedgehogs%20AKA%20lesser%20Gymnures%20discovered%20deep%20within%20the%20Leuser%20Ecosystem%20in%20%23Indonesia%20and%20also%20southern%20%23Vietnam.%20Help%20them%20to%20survive%20when%20you%20shop%20%23Boycottpalmoil%20%23Boycott4Wildlife%20%23biodiversity%20%40palmoildetect" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Share to Twitter </a> <a class="" href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=%23News%3A%20Five%20new%20species%20of%20soft-furred%20%23hedgehogs%20AKA%20lesser%20Gymnures%20discovered%20deep%20within%20the%20Leuser%20Ecosystem%20in%20%23Indonesia%20and%20also%20southern%20%23Vietnam.%20Help%20them%20to%20survive%20when%20you%20shop%20%23Boycottpalmoil%20%23Boycott4Wildlife%20%23biodiversity%20%40palmoildetect.bsky.social%20%20https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpcFhgU-7dg%20%20%20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Share to BlueSky</a> <p><strong>Research paper: Arlo Hinckley et al. An integrative taxonomic revision of lesser gymnures (Eulipotyphla: Hylomys) reveals five new species and emerging patterns of local endemism in Tropical East Asia. , 2023 DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177</a>. Media release: “Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from Southeast Asia.” published in <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231221162213.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ScienceDaily</a>, 21 December 2023. </strong></p><p></p> <p>The two new species, named Hylomys vorax and H. macarong, are endemic to the endangered Leuser ecosystem, a tropical rainforest in <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/20/sumatran-rhino-dicerorhinus-sumatrensis/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">North Sumatra</a> and Southern <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/vietnam/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vietnam</a>, respectively. The museum specimens that were vital to describing these two new species came from the natural history collections of the Smithsonian and the <a href="https://ansp.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University</a> in Philadelphia where they had remained in drawers for 84 and 62 years, respectively, prior to identification.</p><blockquote><p>Soft-furred hedgehogs or gymnures are small mammals that are members of the hedgehog family, but as their common name suggests they are furry rather than spiny. </p></blockquote><p>Like spiny hedgehogs, they are not rodents and they have a pointy snout. Without the spines of their more well-known cousins, soft-furred hedgehogs superficially look a bit like a mixture of a mouse and a shrew with a short tail, said <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/staff/arlo-hinckley-boned" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Arlo Hinckley</a>, the study’s lead author and a Margarita Salas Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Museum of Natural History and University of Seville. The five new species belong to a group of soft-furred hedgehogs called lesser gymnures (Hylomys) that live in <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/south-east-asia/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Southeast Asia </a>and previously was only recognized to have been represented by two known species.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5cnEGcv8jl4?si=avJOBSa3hZH2Hm9s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/5cnEGcv8jl4?si=avJOBSa3hZH2Hm9s</a></p><p>“We were only able to identify these new hedgehogs thanks to museum staff that curated these specimens across countless decades and their original field collectors,” Hinckley said. “By applying modern genomic techniques like we did many years after these hedgehogs were first collected, the next generation will be able to identify even more new species.”</p><p>Hinckley said these small mammals are active during the day and night and are omnivorous, likely eating a diversity of insects and other invertebrates as well as some fruits as opportunities present themselves.</p><blockquote><p>“Based on the lifestyles of their close relatives and field observations, these hedgehogs likely nest in hollows and take cover while foraging among tree roots, fallen logs, rocks, grassy areas, undergrowth and leaf litter,” Hinckley said. “But, because they’re so understudied, we are limited to speculate about the details of their natural history.”</p></blockquote><p>Hinckley first became intrigued with the gymnure group Hylomys in 2016 during his doctoral studies, especially after he sampled them in <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/25/borneo-bay-cat-catopuma-badia/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Borneo</a> with co-author Miguel Camacho Sánchez. Preliminary genetic data and studies of several known populations of Hylomys in Southeast Asia suggested to them there might be more species in the group than were currently recognized. This sent Hinckley combing through natural history collections searching for specimens assigned to the group, many of which were only preserved skins and skulls.</p><p>When he began his research at the Smithsonian in 2022, Hinckley leveraged the National Museum of Natural History’s collections to fill in geographic gaps in the specimens he had already studied with the help of <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/staff/melissa-hawkins" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Melissa Hawkins</a>, the museum’s curator of mammals.</p> <p>In the end, Hinckley, Hawkins and their collaborators assembled 232 physical specimens and 85 tissue samples for genetic analysis from across the entire Hylomys group from a combination of Hinckley and Hawkins’ own field collecting, as well as modern and historical museum specimens from no less than 14 natural history collections across Asia, Europe and the U.S.</p><p>Then Hinckley and his co-authors set about the lengthy process of conducting genetic analysis on the 85 tissue samples in Doñana Biological Station’s ancient DNA laboratory and the museum’s <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/laboratories-analytical-biology" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Laboratories of Analytical Biology</a>. They also made rigorous physical observations and collected measurements to examine differences in the size and shape of skulls, teeth and fur on the 232 specimens.</p><p>The genetic results identified seven distinct genetic lineages in Hylomys, suggesting the number of recognized species in the group was about to increase by five, later confirmed by the team’s physical observations of the specimens.</p><blockquote><p>“It might be surprising for people to hear that there are still undiscovered mammals out there,” Hawkins said. “But there is a lot we don’t know—especially the smaller nocturnal animals that can be difficult to tell apart from one another.”</p></blockquote><p>H. macarong, which has dark brown fur and measures about 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) in length, was named after a Vietnamese word for vampire (Ma cà rồng) because males of the species possess long, fang-like incisors. Hinckley said more field study would be required to figure out what purpose the fangs might serve, but that their larger size in males suggests they could have some role in sexual selection. Males also have rust-colored chest markings that Hawkins said could have been stained by scent glands.</p><p>H. vorax also has dark brown fur but is slightly smaller than H. macarong at 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) long; it has a completely black tail, a very narrow snout and is found only on the slopes of Mount Leuser in Northern Sumatra. Hinckley and Hawkins gave the species the Latin name H. vorax after a striking description of their behavior from mammologist Frederick Ulmer, who collected the specimens that led to the species description on an expedition to Sumatra in 1939. Ulmer described the creature in his field notes, incorrectly identifying it as a type of shrew: “They were voracious beasts often devouring the whole bait before springing the trap. Ham rind, coconut, meat, and walnuts were eaten. One shrew partially devoured the chicken head bait of a steel trap before getting caught in a nearby Schuyler trap baited with ham rind.”</p><p>The other three new species were all formerly considered to be subspecies of Hylomys suillus, but all showed sufficient genetic and physical divergence to merit the upgrade to species in their own right. They are named H. dorsalis, H. maxi and H. peguensis.</p><p>H. dorsalis hails from the mountains of Northern Borneo and features a conspicuous dark stripe that begins atop their heads and bisects their back before fading around mid-body. It is about the same size as H. macarong. H. maxi is also on the larger end of the new species of soft-furred hedgehogs at 14 centimeters (5.5 inches). </p><p>The species is found in mountainous regions on the Malay Peninsula and in Sumatra. H. peguensis is smaller, measuring 13 centimeters (5.1 inches), and is found in numerous countries in mainland Southeast Asia, especially Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. Their fur is a bit more yellow colored than that of the other new species, Hawkins said.</p><p>Describing new species expands humanity’s scientific understanding of the natural world can be a tool for boosting conservation in threatened habitats such as <a href="https://globalconservation.org/projects/leuser-national-park-indonesia/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Northern Sumatra’s Leuser ecosystem</a>.</p><p>“This kind of study can help governments and organizations make hard choices about where to prioritize conservation funding to maximize biodiversity,” Hinckley said.</p> <p><span class=""></span></p> <p></p><p></p> <p></p><p><strong>Research paper: Arlo Hinckley et al. An integrative taxonomic revision of lesser gymnures (Eulipotyphla: Hylomys) reveals five new species and emerging patterns of local endemism in Tropical East Asia. , 2023 DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad177</a>. 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Contribute stories:</strong> Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.</p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/27/wildlife-artist-and-animal-rights-advocate-juanchi-perez-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/27/wildlife-artist-and-animal-rights-advocate-juanchi-perez-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wildlife Artist Juanchi Pérez</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/08/27/wildlife-artist-and-animal-rights-advocate-juanchi-perez-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/10/02/mel-lumby-the-beautiful-begonias-of-borneo-and-beyond-deserve-our-love-and-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/10/02/mel-lumby-the-beautiful-begonias-of-borneo-and-beyond-deserve-our-love-and-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mel Lumby: Dedicated Devotee to Borneo’s Living Beings</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/10/02/mel-lumby-the-beautiful-begonias-of-borneo-and-beyond-deserve-our-love-and-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/09/anthropologist-and-author-of-in-the-shadow-of-the-palms-dr-sophie-chao-in-her-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/09/anthropologist-and-author-of-in-the-shadow-of-the-palms-dr-sophie-chao-in-her-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/09/anthropologist-and-author-of-in-the-shadow-of-the-palms-dr-sophie-chao-in-her-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/05/08/health-physician-dr-evan-allen-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/05/08/health-physician-dr-evan-allen-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Health Physician Dr Evan Allen</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/05/08/health-physician-dr-evan-allen-in-his-own-words/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/02/13/the-worlds-most-loved-cup-a-social-ethical-environmental-history-of-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/02/13/the-worlds-most-loved-cup-a-social-ethical-environmental-history-of-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/02/13/the-worlds-most-loved-cup-a-social-ethical-environmental-history-of-coffee/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/16/steady-state-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/16/steady-state-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy</a></strong></p><p><a class="" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/16/steady-state-economics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Read more </a></p> <p></p> <p><strong>3. Supermarket sleuthing:</strong> Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20</a></p> <p><strong>4. Take to the streets:</strong> Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.</p><p><strong>5. Donate: </strong>Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://ko-fi.com/palmoildetectives" target="_blank">Donate here</a></p> <a class="" href="https://ko-fi.com/palmoildetectives" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pledge your support</a> <p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/biodiversity/" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott-palm-oil/" target="_blank">#BoycottPalmOil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycott4wildlife/" target="_blank">#Boycott4wildlife</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/boycottpalmoil/" target="_blank">#BoycottPalmOil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/deforestation/" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/forgotten-animals/" target="_blank">#ForgottenAnimals</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/hedgehogs/" target="_blank">#hedgehogs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/indonesia/" target="_blank">#Indonesia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/mammal/" target="_blank">#Mammal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#News</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/palm-oil/" target="_blank">#PalmOil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/palmoil/" target="_blank">#palmoil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/south-east-asia/" target="_blank">#SouthEastAsia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/southeastasia/" target="_blank">#SoutheastAsia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://palmoildetectives.com/tag/vietnam/" target="_blank">#Vietnam</a></p>
DevrieseRwanda, Akagera National Park : Vervet Mokey ( Chlorocebus pygerythrus) <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/africa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#africa</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rwanda?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rwanda</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/akageranationalpark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#akageranationalpark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mammal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mammal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/monkey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monkey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vervetmonkey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vervetmonkey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a>
Colin Purrington<p>For absolutely no reason at all here are four squirrel pics from my archives: arctic ground squirrel, variegated squirrel, California ground squirrel, and eastern gray squirrel. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/squirrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>squirrel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/sciuridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciuridae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rodent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rodent</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mammal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mammal</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
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