I painted this card in a few hours, so I haven´t too many steps to share, sorry about that, I will try to make a video-process for the next works. Completely done in Photoshop Cs5 with a Wacom Cintiq 12WX — via Felideus Process
Belfast Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two of the world’s largest rodents, in the form of twin capybara babies. They’ve been named Gus and Jacques. Parents Charlie and Lola welcomed their offspring who came into the world on 3 April — via ZooBorns
Which came first, the footstool or the egg? The designers at thecityfarmgirl answer unhesitatingly, The egg
. These eggs, given time and proper care, grow into 12-inch or 17-inch footstools. They’re made of felt and are available in a variety of colours — via Neatorama
Another shot from the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD — via deviantART
An octopus headed cane, measures 38 1/4″ tall. The head is 4 1/2″ x 2 1/4″, cast in a durable resin infused with iron powder — via Dellamorte and Co
Three weeks after their unconventional and rocky entrance into the world, two 3-week-old Cheetahs were transported 18 May to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in good health, thanks to the hard work and swift actions of animal care staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. The cubs are being hand-raised at the Zoo and will require around-the-clock care until they are ready to make their public debut late this summer — via ZooBorns
An Emo Moment, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Come Hither, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
The Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota announced the birth of three rare Red Wolf pups. There are only about 100 Red Wolves left in the entire wild population! Four-year-old mom Ayasha gave birth to a litter of three pups last month — two females and a male. They weighed less than a pound at birth and fit into the palm of a zookeeper’s hand. The zoo’s animal care staff monitored the birth through video cameras and continues to observe the new family — via ZooBorns
On 23 April state wildlife officials fielded a call from a Medford, Oregon, family that had taken a young bear cub from the wild and brought it into their home. With no idea how to care for the helpless yet wild animal, they turned to professionals. Those professionals turned to Michelle Schireman.
The animal keeper, who serves as the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ population manager for cougars, has fostered orphaned cougar cubs for several years, having placed nearly 75 during her time with the Oregon Zoo — via ZooBorns
On 12 April the Minnesota Zoo welcomed its first-ever litter of endangered Dhole pups and on 14 April the Zoo welcomed a second litter! These births mark the 10th and 11th litters ever born in the United States. Dholes are exhibited at only two other North American institutions besides the Minnesota Zoo — via ZooBorns
A species of bee not seen in the UK for a quarter of a century is being reintroduced to the countryside.
The short-haired bumblebee was once widespread across the south of England but it vanished in 1988.
However, after a healthy stock of the bees was found in Sweden, conservationists were able to collect some to seed a new UK colony.
About 50 queen bumblebees are being released at the RSPB’s Dungeness reserve in Kent.
Nikki Gammans, from the Short-haired Bumblebee Project, said: Normally, extinction means a species is gone forever.
But it is magnificent that we can bring back this bee species and give it a second chance here in the UK
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
In the 1940s, visitors watching football games at Berkeley’s Californian Memorial Stadium would often be plagued by beetles. The insects swarmed their clothes and bit them on the necks and hands. The cause: cigarettes. The crowds smoked so heavily that a cloud of smoke hung over the stadium. And where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And where there’s fire, there are fire-chaser beetles.
While most animals flee from fires, fire-chaser beetles (Melanophila) head towards a blaze. They can only lay their eggs in freshly burnt trees, whose defences have been scorched away. Fire is such an essential part of the beetles’ life cycle that they’ll travel over 60 kilometres to find it. They’re not fussy about the source, either. Forest fires will obviously do, but so will industrial plants, kilns, burning oil barrels, vats of hot sugar syrup, and even cigarette-puffing sports fans.
The beetles find fire with a pair of pits below their middle pair of legs. Each is only as wide as a few human hairs, and consists of 70 dome-shaped sensors. They look a bit like insect eyes. In the 1960s, scientists showed that the sensors detect the infrared radiation given off by hot objects. Each one is filled with liquid, which expands when it absorbs infrared radiation. This motion stimulates sensory cells and tells the beetle that there’s heat afoot.
The ability to sense infrared radiation explains why, in the past, fire-chasers have gathered in places with neither open flames nor smoke plumes—they don’t need to see the signs of fire to know it’s there. Their detectors must be extraordinarily sensitive for they have arrived at sites that are dozens of miles from the nearest forests — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Representing the unknown perils of murky ocean depths and those beyond the mundane world, the tentacle hails from Lovecraftian horror and ancient tales of sea monsters — via Dellamorte and Co
Store your wine bottles in style with this tentacle wine stopper featuring an incredibly detailed resin-cast tentacle design. This sculptural piece sits atop a stainless steel stopper with rubber lip — via Shana Logic
In Cthulhu Dice, by Steve Jackson Games, you, the player, are a cultist of Cthulhu and are ever eager to placate his dark hunger by offering up the sanity of those around you, while trying to maintain some level of your own. The game comes with a single twelve-sided die marked with five Cthulhu inspired icons, and a bag of 18 glass sanity marbles — via Gamers Daily News
Fill Me In Later, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Posed, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
The Other Dog Is Up To Something, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Turn your basic, boring down comforter into the super stylish focal point of your bedroom with this Valentina Ramos Octopus Bloom duvet cover. Custom printed when you order it, this duvet cover is not only personal, but incredibly cosy as well. Created out of microfibre material that is unique to DENY Designs, our duvets are ultra soft and amazingly comfortable. This Valentina Ramos Octopus Bloom duvet cover will make getting out of bed in the morning just a little big harder — via DENY Designs Home Accessories
On 14 May, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium staff were delighted to welcome 8 critically endangered Red Wolf pups to mother Millie, an 8-year-old female, and father 9-year-old Graham. Millie is an attentive and protective mother, said Will Waddell, the zoo’s Red Wolf program coordinator, who also manages the nationwide Red Wolf Species Survival Plan and is part of the Red Wolf Recovery Team — via ZooBorns
After a 16-month gestation period, Kendi delivered her fourth calf Friday, 4 May. The healthy male, which has not yet been named, is the ninth white rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom; his mother, 13-year-old, Kendi, was the first — via ZooBorns
Pillow Queen, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
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