Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti), family Spheniscidae (penguins)
They have spines on their tongues, as well as in their mouths, used to hold prey and prevent it from escaping.
Young Humboldt penguins have less distinct markings, lacking the breast band of adults (see pink-banded penguin in last picture).
Ouwehands Dierenpark (top 3), Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (bottom 4), taken June 2024
It looks like so stupid
I love it
Red-cheeked Salamander (Plethodon jordani), family Plethodontidae, TN, USA
photograph by Dominic Poole
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— Unknown
[i got to meet you] i'm glad i exist
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Barguzin sable баргузинский соболь (Martes zibellina princeps)
📸 Артур Мурзаханов
Cestrum parqui 'Orange Peel' / 'Orange Peel' Palqui at the Juniper Level Botanical Gardens in Raleigh, NC
A female cougar (Puma concolor) with two cubs in Torres del Paine, Chile
by Richard McManus