Craft, Entertainment, Wildlife

Discord / morisato54

For the spirit of chaos and disharmony, Discord sure looks tranquil in the shower. A good hot soak combined with a good back scrub is undeniably relaxing after all and it seems he also relieves excess tension by belting out his favourite songs, behind the seclusion of bathroom tiles at least. Or maybe it’s from being granted freedom and making new friends after a long, long time of seclusion?

Discord, the bathtub, and stand are carved from Philippine mahogany while Discord’s horns and goatee, the gears, scrub brush, and shower are made of narra hardwood. They’re hand painted in enamel with a protective flat lacquer top coat. Discord sits up at 7″ high while the entire piece measures 13″ high, 4″ wide, and 11″ long. It took 155 1/4 hours to complete — via Youtube

Craft, Entertainment, Wildlife

Cthulhu Tub Drain Stopper / LittleHorrorHouse

These are new Halloween themed line of sculped drain stoppers. This ferocious Tentacle is Hungry for you. Coming up out of your drain… gonna get ya! Cast in hard durable plastic… comes complete with a silicone gasket to insure a nice deep bath… but who would want to submerse this collectible item? Stands about 4.5 inches tall — via Etsy

Wildlife

Marmot Camera Inspection Service / Greenpeace

We were shooting a time lapse when this marmot interrupted. In Glacier National Park, global warming is melting glaciers and shrinking the alpine tundra environment as treelines move higher up the mountains. Shrinking tundra threatens marmots and other animals that live up high in these mountains — via Youtube

Craft, Wildlife

Tiny Embroidered Animals / Chloe Giordano

Chloe Giordano is a self-described illustrator, avid reader, history lover and dreadful knitter from Buckinghamshire, England. She may not be a great knitter, but her embroidery is more than up to par. Shown here are her tiny embroidered animals, done freehand. Giordano’s mixture of multiple colored threads adds detail and dimension. See more of her creations or request a commissioned work at her tumblr site — via Neatorama

Wildlife

Fennec Fox Cubs / Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan

For over 15 years, the keepers at the Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan, have eagerly hoped for zoo babies in their Fennec Fox enclosure. Their patience has been rewarded, and they are excited to announce the birth of two new Fennec Fox cubs — via ZooBorns

Wildlife

Snow Leopard / Milwaukee County Zoo

The Snow Leopard cub at Milwaukee County Zoo has been busy playing with new toys and developing his skills. Patrons of the zoo are able to purchase toys and items from a wish list. The toys encourage behavior similar to what is seen in the wild, and they provide enrichment the growing zoo babies need to stimulate their minds and bodies — via ZooBorns

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Fabric Cat Maze / CatastrophiCreations

This piece has 5 wooden planks and one 18” shelf with hole cut into it to access it from underneath. Its hole is an extra large hole and lined with sisal. The entire piece comes 11” away from the wall. Attaching all of the shelves is a stiff bottomweight fabric. Each post is very strong and reinforced with three layers of board and attach to the wall with large 4” brackets. Each raceway is built to be mounted between 16” studs — via Etsy

Wildlife

Spotted Hyena Cubs / Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo is now the new home of three Spotted Hyena cubs. Kelele (keh-LAY-lay), a male born on 26 June, arrived from the Buffalo Zoo on 31 July. On 1 August, two unnamed females, born 11 June, arrived from Kapi’yva Exotics, a private facility in Houston, Texas, that specialises in the propagation of rare and endangered species. The cubs must first pass a mandatory, month-long quarantine before visitors can see them — via ZooBorns

Wildlife

Rock Hyrax / Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo, in Upton-by-Chester, Chester, UK, recently welcomed four baby Rock Hyraxes. Born 20 July, at the zoo’s African Painted Dog Exhibit, the quad of babies were just a few ounces at birth, and they looked like miniature versions of their parents, with eyes and ears open — via ZooBorns