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Rhamphotheca Quiz of the Day:

One of these things is not like the other… do any of my followers know which one of these is NOT a fungus? (extra points if you can tell me what it’s called.)

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mothernaturenetwork: Photo of the day: Baby rhino sparks hope for species’ survivalTwo-month-old Indian rhino Charlees, which is the Hindi name for Charlie, jogs around the habitat she shares with the rest of her herd during her public debut on March 20 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Endemic to Southeast Asia, the Indian rhino, is listed as an endangered species with only about 2,800 individuals left in the wild.

mothernaturenetwork:

Photo of the day: Baby rhino sparks hope for species’ survival
Two-month-old Indian rhino Charlees, which is the Hindi name for Charlie, jogs around the habitat she shares with the rest of her herd during her public debut on March 20 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Endemic to Southeast Asia, the Indian rhino, is listed as an endangered species with only about 2,800 individuals left in the wild.

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

—George Bernard Shaw (via missfolly)

ecocides: discoverynews: Was Trump Sons’ Zimbabwe Hunt Legit? Photographs showing billionaire Donald Trump’s two sons posing next to wild animals that they killed in Zimbabwe have gone viral, sparking debate over whether or not such trophy hunting should still be allowed.The images show Eric and Donald Trump proudly showing off their animal victims, which included a leopard, elephant, crocodile, water buffalo, civet, kudu and other species. The photos were snapped two years ago, during a trip organized by Hunting Legends International, but only recently made the Internet rounds. The killings were perfectly legal, as hunting even leopards is allowed in many African countries, such as Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, in addition to Zimbabwe. Leopards have vanished from almost 40 percent of their historic range in Africa, and from over 50 percent of their historic range in Asia, according to the organization Panthera.But many people in Africa, particularly farmers, view leopards as a nuisance. Illegal killings of these wild cats are common in certain regions, along with the legal hunting. keep reading OMFG! This loser is holding the tail of an elephant. We need to put a stop to this. *GASP*

ecocides:

discoverynews:

Was Trump Sons’ Zimbabwe Hunt Legit?

Photographs showing billionaire Donald Trump’s two sons posing next to wild animals that they killed in Zimbabwe have gone viral, sparking debate over whether or not such trophy hunting should still be allowed.

The images show Eric and Donald Trump proudly showing off their animal victims, which included a leopard, elephant, crocodile, water buffalo, civet, kudu and other species. The photos were snapped two years ago, during a trip organized by Hunting Legends International, but only recently made the Internet rounds.

The killings were perfectly legal, as hunting even leopards is allowed in many African countries, such as Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, in addition to Zimbabwe.

Leopards have vanished from almost 40 percent of their historic range in Africa, and from over 50 percent of their historic range in Asia, according to the organization Panthera.But many people in Africa, particularly farmers, view leopards as a nuisance. Illegal killings of these wild cats are common in certain regions, along with the legal hunting.

keep reading

OMFG! This loser is holding the tail of an elephant. We need to put a stop to this.

*GASP*