Craft, Entertainment, Wildlife

The Making of CMC Automata / morisato54

If you hadn’t guessed it from the title, this video brings you through the creative process of my crafting automata, specifically the three Cutie Mark Crusaders sold at the Cutie Mark Convention charity auction in Cincinnati. I was actually invited to do a live panel at first but I’m terribly shy to a fault so I cooked this up instead — via Youtube

Wildlife

Eastern Black Rhino / Lincoln Park Zoo

27kg, 76cm: Not your average measurements for a newborn. But when you’re dealing with a baby Eastern Black Rhino, it’s fair to expect things to be a bit outsized. The little rhino, a boy, was born 26 August at Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois. He’s the first offspring for 8-year-old mum Kapuki and 27-year-old dad Maku and the first rhinoceros born at the zoo since 1989 — via ZooBorns

Wildlife

Save The Badger Badger Badger / Weebl

Made with Brian May of Queen fame (He’s pretty good on guitar you know) and the very loud, Brian Blessed of Flash Gordon and shouting fame. This is probably the most amazing thing I’ve ever been involved in and it’s for a great cause too — via Youtube

Science, Wildlife

Rock rat rediscovered in central Australia

The elusive rock rat, last seen trying to get into a stockman’s lunchbox in 1960, has been rediscovered in central Australia.

One of Australia’s rarest creatures, the critically endangered rat, which was not seen in the area for more than half a century, was found during a survey using remote sensor cameras on the Haasts Bluff Aboriginal land trust west of Alice Springs.

Evidence was also found of the rare black-footed wallaby, which has not been seen in the area since 1991.

The rock rat was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in the west MacDonnell ranges in 2002, but finding it in another area that isn’t protected is huge news, Richard Brittingham, regional land management officer with the Central Land Council said.

This species is obviously persisting in other areas outside of national parks, which is an important consideration in long-term conservation — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Wildlife

Bush Dog Puppies / Prague Zoo

Prague Zoo is celebrating a quadruple success in their 10-year efforts to breed Bush Dogs. The litter of 4 is made up of 3 females and 1 male. The puppies have already started leaving the breeding box to explore their exhibit — via ZooBorns

Craft, Wildlife

Little Fat Desk Tentacle / Little Fat Dragons

Everyone needs a Little Fat Tentacle to hang out on their desk while they work right? You can love it, and hug it, and call it georgesothothoth. Little Fat Dragons cannot be held responsible for any errant cat-consumption that might occur if you leave your Little Fat Tentacle in the same room as your kitty — they get hungry — via Etsy

Wildlife

Bad Dog, Good Dog / Pedigree

For rescue dogs like Mojo, the right nutrition is the first step to a Brighter Future.

This year we at Pedigree are aiming to feed as many Brighter Futures as possible, which is why we are promising to donate One Million Meals to rescue dogs nationwide as part of our Pedigree Feeding Project — via Youtube

Wildlife

Snow Leopard Cub / Brookfield Zoo

The Brookfield Zoo is proud to share the birth of a male Snow Leopard cub, born on 13 June. The cub was born to first time mum Sarani and her mate, Sabu. At just over two months, the cub weighs about 10 pounds. The cub will remain off exhibit until he is about 3 months old. This will allow him time to bond with mum before making his public debut in mid-September — via ZooBorns