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Pixie rated this theme 10/10. The label was a great toy, and the sleeve of the jacket was... a rabbit hole, apparently? He had a lot of fun.
The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteater (Manis crassicaudata) is a pangolin found on the Indian subcontinent. It is not common anywhere in its range. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
The Indian pangolin is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
The Indian pangolin is a solitary, shy, slow-moving, nocturnal mammal. It is about 84–122 centimetres (33–48 in) long from head to tail, the tail usually being 33–47 cm long, and weighs 10–16 kg. Females are generally smaller than the males and have one pair of mammae. The pangolin possesses a cone-shaped head with small, dark eyes, and a long muzzle with a nose pad similar in color, or darker than, its pinkish-brown skin. It has powerful limbs, tipped with sharp, clawed digits. It is an almost exclusive insectivore and principally subsists on ants and termites, which it catches with a specially adapted long, sticky tongue.The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour, which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 scales in total, about 40–46% of which are located on the tail. Scales can be 6.5–7 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and weigh 7–10 grams. The skin and scales make up about one-fourth to one-third of the total body mass of this species.
The Indian pangolin has been recorded from various forest types, including Sri Lankan rainforest and plains to middle hill levels. The animal can be found in grasslands and secondary forests, and is well adapted to desert regions as it is believed to have a tolerance to dry areas, but prefers more barren, hilly regions. This pangolin species may also sometimes reach high elevations, and has been sighted in Sri Lanka at 1100 meters and in the Nilgiri mountains in India at 2300 meters. It prefers soft and semi-sandy soil conditions suitable for digging burrows.
Pangolin burrows fall into one of two categories: feeding and living burrows. Feeding burrows are smaller than living burrows (though their sizes vary depending on the abundance of prey) and are created more frequently during the spring, when there is a greater availability of prey. Living burrows are wider, deeper, and more circular, and are occupied for a longer time than feeding burrows, as they are mainly used to sleep and rest during the day. After a few months, the pangolin abandons the burrow and digs a new one close to a food source. However, it is not uncommon for the pangolin to shift back to an old burrow.
Unlike its African counterpart, the Indian pangolin does not climb trees, but it does value the presence of trees, herbs, and shrubs in its habitat because it is easier to dig burrows around them. Features that promote an abundance of ants and termites (grasses, bare grounds, bases of trees, shrubs, roots, leaf litter, fallen logs and elephant feces) are often present in pangolin habitats.
Few details are known about the breeding behaviour of the Indian pangolin. During the animal's mating period, females and males may share the same burrow and show some diurnal activities. Males have testes in a fold of the skin located in their groin areas. The female's embryo develops in one of the uterine horns. The gestation period lasts 65–70 days; the placenta is diffuse and not deciduate. Usually, a single young is born, but twins have been reported in this species. The young weigh 235–400 g at birth and measure roughly 30 cm. The newborn animals have open eyes, and soft scales with protruding hairs between them. The mother pangolin carries her young on her tail. When the mother and young are disturbed, the young pangolin is held against its mother's belly and protected by the mother's tail.
The end hope in the top rocky mountain - the day is a adventure trip this a big cave among hard nature and natural view area this photo is a hdr shooting wide view - in south Kurdistan .
All other tasks were done mindlessly, because their focus, their only purpose, was to wait to hear something, anything
Overall it was a really great experience, the wait for the spot to be empty was incredibly worth it!
Another photo from the series "The other Liguria". Because Liguria is not only the one with the sea, beaches and umbrellas. The interesting thing is that sea, beaches and umbrellas are only 13 kilometers from where I took the picture.
Un'altra foto della serie "The other Liguria". Perché la Liguria non è solo quella con il mare, le spiagge e gli ombrelloni. La cosa interessante è che mare, spiagge e ombrelloni sono solo a 13 chilometri da dove ho scattato la foto.
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The other day, on the rather testing climb to the top of Mt Amos, I stopped for a breather and found myself in good company: a cluster of ancient lichen-covered rocks doing exactly the same thing. We sat there in companionable silence, admiring the view they’ve been enjoying for a few million years longer than me.
Mt Amos sits within Freycinet National Park on Tasmania’s east coast, part of the Hazards range of pink-granite peaks overlooking Coles Bay and Wineglass Bay. It’s one of my favourite spots in Australia. Though, to be fair, so is everywhere else I visit!
And when I say, “the other day,” these days that could mean anything from yesterday to about twenty years ago. 😉
Fun Fact: Many mountains are made of granite - which is gneiss of them. Geologists have been known to take them for granite ... but only once. 😉
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Waterscape 88/100 for 2025
I've been posting images of two great horned owlets lately. This image is of another recently fledged owlet on the west coast of Florida. One of the parents was sitting directly above the owlet (not pictured) and the other was in a nearby tree keeping a close eye on junior.
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What are you doing at the window? (asked softly one of the old ladies, whilst knitting a wool sock)
I'm listening... (the little girl replied)
Listening? To whom? (asked the other old lady... so surprised that she stopped crocheting the little snowflake and looked up at the girl)
To myself... and I'm waiting for the story... (whispered gently the little girl, still watching outside the window)
And what do you tell yourself? (continued the lady with the snowflake)
I like to think about what I did today and what I want to do tomorrow and all the other tomorrows... I'm telling a story where I am the hero... (and the little girl smiled and turned her gaze towards the old ladies... her grandmothers)...
All the other tomorrows? What do you mean with that? (asked the grandmother with the sock)
Other tomorrows... after tomorrow there is another tomorrow... and another one... and another one... other tomorrows (this time the girl was puzzled)
She expected that her grandmothers understood this... after all they have more yesterdays than her... you can see them in their hair... it's all white and grey... one has the color of the winter sky and the other has the hair white with golden accents, just like the golden fields from summer)
The old ladies were surprised... and once again silence descended in the little room.
All was quiet... all except for the fire... You could hear a crackling and popping sound... and it seemed louder... and maybe something else... Was it the wind?
Continued from Frosted little... leaves...
...others can walk it with you, but not for you." Rumi
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Asian short clawed Otters, Indigo and Bronte are really devoted to each other and inseparable. Caught this sweet, brief embrace whilst on their 'pier.'
Photographed at the Ark wildlife park
Other half driving the back lanes of North Norfolk. Luckily I had my camera on my lap. Buzzard was perched on electricity cross pole. Shot taken through open sun roof
So the other evening not too long before sunset and after it had been raining off and on, there was a momentary break in the clouds that didn't last long. But it was long enough that the sun shone through, lit up the clouds to the east, and like magic a rainbow appeared. I thought about going outside with my camera to try to capture it, but decided instead to take a shot of it through the skylight in our kitchen. A couple of minutes later the rainbow was gone, so I was happy that I decided to photograph it from inside as I probably would have missed it if I had gone outside to find a clear view of it.
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On the way home from a walk the other day, I noticed some lovely native Bluebells surviving in a tiny patch by the side of the road. When I got home, I told the Sherpa I was going to try to photograph them and would be about 15 minutes.
It was heading towards sunset and the clouds were that wispy, ethereal shape that holds the promise of colour. So after the blue bells, I drove down to the lake for a “quick” look and found a pelican to photograph. I then thought it might be a good time to photograph my favourite little church. I realised I didn’t have my phone but knew if I went back home to let the Sherpa know, I might miss any sunset action. A “quick” look wouldn’t hurt. The clouds were gorgeous but didn’t colour up too much. As I packed up and left, I noticed the sky was a fiery red to the west so I was once again lured by the chance of a red sky reflected in another lake near- by. At some point at this lake I realised I had lost my Filter holder. Grabbed the torch and went looking. No luck. It was dark by then and I realised that what was meant to be 15 minutes was in fact about two hours. When I got back, the Sherpa was pulling into the drive. He was beside himself and had been searching for me for the last hour. Six missed calls on my phone.
I felt very guilty but it is so easy to get lost in time when you are out photographing. None of the images were worth the stress I caused!
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苏黎世 = Zurich :-)
“Go then, there are other worlds than these.”
— Stephen king, The Gunslinger
Taken @ Falconcrest Isle
As much as I would have wanted the classic angle at Union Baptist Church in Dante, the angle of the sun wasn't going to allow it. While a tighter and altogether not as interesting scene, it still captures the feel of Appalachia railroading at this well-known spot. M893 creeps southward through town, with a meet with M692 planned at the south end of the Dante siding.
"At Christmas I no more desire a rose
Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth.
But like of each thing that in season grows."
- William Shakespeare
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