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Fun fact: by just using imaginary numbers, some Evil Math, and 101 rotating vectors You Can Create a shitty approximation of a fish.

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💙 coelacanth 💙

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Three trout from all the places I’ve called home

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*ancient seafloor rumbling*

YOU'RE LISTENING TO

*scuttling of trilobites*

107.9

*crunching of exoskeleton*

REAL ANOMALOCARIS FM

*undulating of imbricating lateral lobes*

WHERE WE ROCK THE PRIMORDIAL DEPTHS!

*bubbling underwater sounds*

NO MODERN TUNES HERE, JUST PALEOZOIC ROCK!

*ocean waves crashing*

*clicking of appendages*

THIS AIN'T YOUR SOFT-BODIED ORGANISM'S STATION

*Imagine Dragons - Radioactive starts playing*

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Leopard seal yawns 

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The population of giant pandas in the wild has nearly doubled as China steps up its conservation efforts.

China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Jan 25 there are now around 1,900 pandas in the wild from some 1,100 in the 1980s.

This has been due to China’s efforts to protect the species, considered a national treasure, said Mr Zhang Yue, an official with the administration.

The Giant Panda National Park was established in October 2021, covering a total area of over 22,000 sq km and providing a home to around 72 per cent of the wild giant panda population.

Protected areas for giant pandas have grown from 1.39 million ha to 2.58 million ha since 2012.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has adjusted the status of giant pandas from “endangered” to “vulnerable”.

“This indicates that China’s giant panda conservation efforts have been recognised by the international wildlife conservation community,” Mr Zhang said.

The global captive population of giant pandas, meanwhile, has now reached 728, with 46 pandas successfully bred in captivity in 2023.

The genetic diversity of captive giant pandas has also improved. The current captive population of giant pandas can maintain 90 per cent genetic diversity for up to 200 years.

As for giant pandas living abroad, Mr Zhang said China has organised field inspections and assessments of 23 overseas cooperation institutions in 19 countries since 2023.

“The cooperation institutions generally meet the requirements in terms of venue construction, feeding and nursing, and disease prevention and control measures,” Mr Zhang said, adding that pandas living abroad are generally “in good health”.

He said China will further improve the international cooperation management mechanism for giant pandas, carry out regular daily health monitoring and field inspection and assessment, and continue to strengthen cooperation with international partners for the protection of endangered species and biodiversity.

-via The Straits Times, January 25, 2024

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Lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), Reef triggerfish (Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa) (Rhinecanthus rectangulus), Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus), Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula), Boomerang triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa), Orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.

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come for the light, stay because i won't let you go!

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Just found out about the weirdest shark ever

Prickly dogfish