wildlifewednesday hashtag performance

Doing my best to stay sane in an insane world. What’s happening is not normal and is by design, overwhelming, abhorrent, and wrong. I only hope the pendulum of common sense and decency will swing the other way in the not too distant future. . Banana slugs are equipped with 4 sensory stalks, 2 eye stalks, and 2 chemical receptor “taste” stalks. They eat using a set of iron imbued scrapers known as a radula. The hole in the side of the head is called a pneumostome, it is where they breath and breed. . They glide around on a layer of water loving (hygroscopic) slime that serves not only as their way of getting around but also as a defense against predators (licking a banana slug is not a pleasant experience). The slime also carries hormones, helping slugs to track each other and find mates. Slugs are simultaneous hermaphrodites and reproduce through reciprocal exchange of sperm through their exceptionally long members (the 2nd longest penis:body ratio in the animal kingdom). Occasionally after mating, one slug will consume the member of its partner is a process known as apophallation (possibly as a dominance behavior or to supplement nutrients). . . . #bananaslug #ariolimax #cottagecore #sluglove #goslugs #cuteslug #naturevibes #mollusca #wildlifewednesday #stickfigure

Today Winston is bringing you the #funfact for #WildlifeWednesday - did you know spider monkeys only have four fingers? Their prehensile tail is the strongest in the animal kingdom. Watching what they can do daily never ceases to amaze me. #exoticanimals #primates #zoolife #spidermonkey #monkey #monkeys

This week Soraya, our black and white ruffed lemur, is bringing you the #WildlifeWednesday fun fact! Did you know she has the second loudest call of all primates? Howler Monkeys are the loudest! #exoticanimals #lemurs #ruffedlemurs #funfacts #zoolife #funfact

Happy #WildlifeWednesday everyone! This week’s #funfact is all about the #fennecfox - did you know full grown Lake + Linc will only be around three pounds? They are tiny, beautiful + soft! #fennec #foxesoftiktok #exoticanimals #zoolife #animallover

This week, we’re sharing the story of a Burrowing Owl in need of urgent help. It was left in a box outside a local animal shelter, and one of our dedicated officers went out to pick it up and bring it back for evaluation. Upon arrival, our vet staff observed an injury to the owl’s wing and provided a quick assessment before transporting it to a local raptor rescue for specialized care. Thank you to everyone who plays a role in helping wildlife in need. 💛 #WildlifeWednesday #BurrowingOwl #WildlifeRescue