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Friendly ghostie fish haunting your rivers since the dinosaur days!
Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
Missouri and Mississippi River basins, USA
Status: Critically Endangered
Threats: dams, channels, and other alterations to river systems, rarely reproduces in the wild
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#sturgeon#fish#freshwater fish#fish art#fishblr#artists on tumblr#ecology#missouri river#mississippi river#usa#north america
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Look, being two meters taller than your peers in middle school is kind of a traumatic experience. You wouldn't understand.
Kordofan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum)
Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan
Status: Critically Endangered (subspecies)
Threats: loss of habitat, human population growth, hunting, military conflict
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First of all—giraffes are SO WEIRD anatomically when you really look at them. Their necks are so thin where they’re attached to their heads.
There are (disputably) nine subspecies of giraffe, mostly distinguished by their patterns of spots! Also, fossils show that giraffes roamed in West Asia and India in prehistoric times. This particular subspecies has been hit by drought and civil unrest in its area, causing populations to go down.
But, my question is—Why do we not still call them the CAMELEOPARD?
#giraffe#giraffe art#wildlife#conservation#cameleopard#ungulate#mammal#africa#cameroon#chad#central african republic#sudan
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A little collage of mussels today as I finish up my lists of some Midwest species.
These guys may be humble, but they are literally the filtration systems for our rivers, and there are so many of them affected by pollution, dams, sedimentation, and other modifications we've done to the river systems.
There are 98 mussels listed under the Endangered Species Act and even more protected in individual states.
Plus they have the BEST names.
Here's an article about saving the Appalachian Monkeyface
and a video of Mama Mussel using bait and switch to get a free babysitter.
Buh-bye, my loves, see you downstream!
#mussel#mollusc#conservation#clam#creature art#animal art#nature#environment#north america#usa#canada
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You weak-willed kids and your summers! Back in my day, we had nothing but glaciers and we walked crawled on our bare foot!
Iowa Pleistocene Snail (Discus macclintocki)
Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, USA
Status: Endangered
Threats: climate change, habitat loss
#snail#mollusc#gastropod#creature art#wildlife#artists on tumblr#north america#usa#iowa#illinois#wisconsin
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Am I hopping for fun? Are you kidding me, I'm just perpetually terrified.
Northern Hopping Mouse (Notomys aquilo)
Northern Territory, Australia, mostly Groote Eylandt
Status: Endangered
Threats: Feral cats, mining, changes in fire regime
#mouse#rodent#animal art#artists on tumblr#nature artist#endangered species#mammal#australia#northern territory#oceania
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Hey guys, I put Batty on some merch!
Shop is here
Tiny enough for your pocket :D
Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens)
Southeastern USA
Status: Vulnerable
Threats: pesticides, human disturbance
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No really, they're so tiny.
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YoU SAy pARAsiTE LIke iTS a BaD tHInG....
Chestnut Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus)
USA and Canada, Hudson Bay to Mississippi River basin
Status: Least Concern
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Oops! These guys aren't officially endangered, but I was in a hurry and just grabbed a picture out of my folder. Anyway, it's good to appreciate the food chain in its fullest! (As, um, scary as it may be. No offense, bro.)
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How dare you call me diminutive - I am Great!!
Great Nicobar Serpent Eagle (Spilornis klossi)
Great Nicobar Island, India
Status: Near Threatened
Threats: habitat loss
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He's the world's smallest eagle at 16in / 35cm in height. Shh... but don't say that in front of him.
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Oh $#@! I slept through February 2nd again. Oh well, at least it's spring now.
Mazama Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama)
Washington, Oregon, and California, USA
Status: Four subspecies listed as Endangered
Threats: loss of prairie habitat
#gopher#pocket gopher#endangered animals#artists on tumblr#cute animals#animal art#mammal#rodent#north america#usa#oregon#washington#california
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Y'all stay away from me with that pot of hot water!
Guyandotte River Crayfish (Cambarus veteranus)
West Virginia, USA
Status: Endangered
Threats: river sedimentation, small population
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Fish! Nom nom, I love to eat little fish! If I were big enough, I would eat you!
Bert's Predaceous Diving Beetle (Sanfilippodytes bertae)
Alberta, Canada
Status: Endangered
Threats: small isolated population, cattle grazing, water management
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I can call myself a rose, and you can't stop me!
Leedy's Roseroot (Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. leedyi)
New York, Minnesota, and South Dakota
Status: Threatened
Threats: small, isolated populations (it is a relict from glacial times)
#roseroot#flower#wildflower#floral art#botanical art#north america#usa#new york#minnesota#south dakota
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We, the Elfin race, after millennia of observation of our experiment, have decided that humankind... is worthy of stewardship of the planet—once you finally get your shit together.
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
Eastern USA and Canada
Status: Threatened in some states
Threats: habitat loss
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Wake up with a smile every day, the California way ô___ô
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
California
Status: Vulnerable
Threats: habitat loss, invasive species
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They call me stiff-tail, but I say having a rudder at the bum is quite useful.
White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
Spain, North Africa, Western Asia and Central Asia
Status: Endangered
Threats: habitat loss, pollution, hunting
#bird#duck#bird art#conservation#wildlife art#seabird#water bird#spain#north africa#middle east#central asia
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Pay the seed tax and you shall pass.
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Eastern North, Central, and South America
Status: Near Threatened
Threats: loss of farmland habitat
#bird#bird art#birds of tumblr#meadowlark#blackbird#passerine#songbird#north america#south america#central america
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Let me tell you about this eyeshadow/lipstick combination I invented...
Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
South Sudan and Ethiopia
Status: Endangered
Threats: competition with cattle, war, hunting
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Hello, it's been a while! 🤪🫨 I bring gifts of antelope!
#animal art#artists on tumblr#lechwe#antelope#ungulate#mammal#africa#north africa#south sudan#ethiopia
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