Latest Posts by rhincodon-cynocephalus - Page 6

Yakko’s very proud of his custom jears

s2 + 3, come thru

my rough illustrations of archaeoceti: pakicetus ambulocetus and dorudon

My favourite genre of extinct animal is forbidden pupy

GIRL you are GLOWING! GIRL you are RADIOACTIVE! GIRL it's FATAL!

Dont know what to say the monkeys won’t do!

The Monkey Song redraw!! 🙀

i love how defensive the last part is, the greenland shark wrote that

LMAO BUSHROOT AND HIS GREMLIN CHILDREN

The chaos crew

The Kingdom of Animals. Written by David Taylor. Illustrated by David Quinn. 1990.

The main difference between Darkwing’s and Negaduck’s relationships with their daughters

✨ Colourful thylacine squad frolicking! Go, lesbians, goooo✨

Hey, where do I turn to pitch an animated series to the 1990s

I guess the premise is that a bunch of cloned extinct animals go around the world and help endangered animals, or smth. Tmnt formula meets Captain Planet I guess

Fishes in Colour: Marine and Freshwater. Written by Gwynne Vevers. Illustrated by Henning Anthon. 1978.

inserting friend OCs into DWD lol

Kimbra belongs to @trishabeakens Mal belongs to @mistress-negs Patrick and Vincent belong to @annacpadilla

I like to think I'm kind of funny

a mating pair of tyviit harass a pair of bjommri, while a frandir fox picks parasitic crabs, unbothered

species info under the cut (its long lol)

these creatures are native to the ursval islands, a northern region dominated by temperate rainforest and rocky coastlines.

tyviit are part of a family of flightless sea pterosauroids that can be found almost worldwide (though are concentrated in northern latitudes). they occupy a similar niche to penguins, but are far quicker on land and capable of a (somewhat awkward) quadrupedal gait, and can be found far inland and even in fresh water. they congregate in large colonies, nesting near the treeline. they feed almost exclusively on fish, and are extensively hunted by bjommri while out at sea.

this clade is unique among pterosauroids, both for their flightlessness and for the density of their pyncofiber (hair). this incredibly dense coat works alongside a layer of blubber to keep them warm in cool seas.

bjommri and frandir are both part of a small clade of marine mammals exclusively found in northern latitudes. while their exact classification is uncertain, they are believed to derive from early canids who found niches in cool coastal areas. the two are distant cousins, with frandir representing the basal form of this group.

bjommri are large predators, with the biggest individuals weighing in at around 2000 lbs. their (and others of their clade) method of propulsion is unique among marine mammals, bearing more similarity to polycotylid plesiosaurs than the seals they resemble. however, they still haul onto land to rest and breed, where they are slow to the point that their prey can quite easily walk among them.

also unlike seals, they are almost strictly monogamous, forming close-knit pair bonds that can last a lifetime. their fur coloration and spotting is unique to each individual and assists in recognition. while these pairs are generally mates, they may also be siblings or an unrelated same-sex bond, in which case they will mate with other pairs or unattached bachelors. these pairs will coordinate hunts, sometimes even taking down small beaked whales, but mostly consume fish, squid, seabirds, tyviit, and seals.

the frandir fox (or just frandir) (not actually a fox) are opportunistic omnivores, eating fish, mollusks, kelp, seabirds, eggs, berries, and occasionally congregating in loose packs to hunt small seals or young ungulates (though they are typically solitary). they also feed on the parasitic crabs that plague the bjommri, and in turn are tolerated and receive a degree of protection from the bigger beasts. their similar coat colors and close interaction earns them their name, which roughly translates to 'little cousin'.

the parasitic crabs here have no specific name, but are colloquially referred to as 'sea ticks'. they are opportunistic parasites, feeding predominantly on the blood of semi-aquatic mammals but also sometimes stealing bites from their host's prey. they are removed from bjommri via social grooming, but their small size, flat shells, and tight grasp make this a difficult task for such a large animal. the delicate teeth of the frandir fox are better suited to this task.

“No Air”

A female Cuvier’s beaked whale is headed down. Down past the birds. Down past the fish. Down past where light can reach. She’s already in the twilight zone. Soon her lungs will collapse, the negative buoyancy pulling her further down like a sinking bullet. Down down down into the inky black abyss. At 2 kilometres depth she’s in her element. Here she hunts, fighting the squid that over the years have marred her face with scars. She will stay down here as long as it takes. One hour. Two hours. Three, four. It is only the mammalian condition that forces her upwards again. Towards life, towards light. And that crucial breath.

A little painting to celebrate the new mammalian dive record. Previously held by a Cuvier’s beaked whale who dove down to 2992 metres, staying under for 2 hours and 17 minutes. Yesterday news came out that a fellow Cuvier’s broke that record. They stayed down for no less than 3 hours and 42 minutes. Almost four hours without breath. What must it be like to spend life like this, divided between the warm, sun-filled waters, and the absolute blackness of the freezing deep?

A white spotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) exhibiting walking behavior.

I think the jenny haniver is the best one

エイの裏側かわいい フィギュア (kitan club)

werewolf park ranger

she loves her job and helps keep the deer population under control

Ghost Shark (pointy nosed blue chimera) + Ghost Octopus.

ghost shark egg case

CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT THE TRAILER TO “JOKER” THAT SOMEONE DECIDED TO COMPLETELY REANIMATE W QUACKERJACK AND VARIOUS OTHER DARKWING DUCK CHARACTERS INCLUDING A BABY DARKWING AS BRUCE 

Pretty dougong!!!!

(The tail is split like a cetacean, thats how you know it's not a manatee)

LMAO LOOK AT THE JUVENILE BASKING SHARK DSVSVSFD OMNOMNOM

Under the Sea. Written by Maurice Burton, illustrated by Maurice Wilson, and published in 1960.

crab uber

SG-R-20-16

Name: Leto

S3x: Female

Size: 5-6’