Me licking the cheese powder from my grubby mits after devouring a bag of doritos
I think to really appreciate the sea apple, a kind of sea cucumber, you also need to know that it contains a toxic purple goo and when it dies it spews all of its poison out at once so if you have it in an aquarium with any other living things it’s going to take all of them down with it
The Groenendael is a variety of dog that is included in the Belgian Shepherd breed, but sometimes treated as a distinct breed. The Groenendael is recognized, either as a breed or a variety of the Belgian Shepherd, by all major kennel clubs. In the American Kennel Club, it is called the Belgian Sheepdog, a term otherwise synonymous with Belgian Shepherd Dog more broadly. Like all Belgian Shepherds, the Groenendael is a medium-sized, hard-working, square-proportioned dog. The Groenendael is recognized by its distinctive black coat.
Two-stepping flamboyant cuttlefish wants a closer look at you. 👀
While beautiful, this coloration from a flamboyant cuttlefish indicates that it is stressed – dark black and yellow patterning indicates a defensive response. Flamboyant cuttlefish normally display colors in this beautiful range:
These gorgeous cuttlefish are actually unable to swim for long periods, due to the small size of their cuttlebone (cuttlefish use the gas chamber within the structure for buoyancy control) and instead “walk” along the bottom of the ocean, with the bright red structures on their arms extended upwards to warn off predators. One of just three cephalopods known to be poisonous, the toxin contained in a flamboyant cuttlefish’s tissue is as lethal of that of the more well-known blue-ringed octopus.
The Estrela Mountain Dog is a large breed of dog which has been used for centuries in the Estrela Mountains of Portugal to guard herds and homesteads. The Estrela Mountain Dog is one of the oldest breeds in Portugal.
The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata. It subsists on ants and termites, which it will dig out of their hills using its sharp claws and powerful legs. Unlike other insectivores, it has a long pig-like snout, which is used to sniff out food. It roams over most of the southern two-thirds of the African continent, avoiding areas that are mainly rocky.