Russell Garwood

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13 October 2026 11:45

We encourage the nurturing of the innate human appreciation of biodiversity, but we reaffirm the message that the biodiversity that makes our world so fascinating, beautiful and functional is vanishing unnoticed at an unprecedented rate. 👏🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

American Museum of Natural History

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30 September 2026 20:53

The Resplendent Quetzal inhabits the cloud forests of Central America. Males showcase brilliant iridescent green plumage that contrasts with a vibrant shock of red on their bellies, and their tail feathers can grow up to 3 ft (0.9 m) long! Photo: Martin Walsh, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, iNaturalist

Alberta Claw

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30 September 2026 20:53

Reevaluation of the theropod dinosaur Geminiraptor: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Once thought to be a troodontid, now reclassified as a second species of the therizinosaur Falcarius. (Skull of F. utahensis for comparison in [A].) 🪶🧪 (📷 @freewillie643.bsky.social et al.)

American Museum of Natural History

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29 September 2026 20:57

Have you ever spotted a rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)? Found throughout much of the southwestern United States and Mexico, this rodent can weigh up to 1.8 lbs (0.8 kg). While it does forage in the trees, this species prefers to make its dens in rocky terrain like cliffs and canyons.

German Society for Mammalian Biology

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17 September 2026 09:14

🐾 Mammal Monday: The Alpine marmot 🏔️ Meet the Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)! Despite its rather hefty appearance, this mountain-dwelling mammal belongs to the family Sciuridae – like squirrels. 🐿️ Photos: Elias, © Christian Widmann 🧪 🦊 🦤 🌍