Common Vampire Bat

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Though there is little scientific data on the subject, observations by naturalists in the field seem to support the fact that some bats swim in stressful situations but that it is not normally part of their ordinary behavior patterns. -

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🎅Si cet hiver, vous apercevez un petit bonhomme rouge et blanc depuis votre fenêtre, mais qu'il ne chante pas en faisant "ho-ho-ho", c'est probablement un rouge-gorge.🐦

➡️https://t.co/itxvFBCK2Z

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Hey! Always a safe space for women~ I go by Venus or Ve!~ Im an artist, naturalist, sapphic, and ametuer skoolie girl! I just got my bus 2 months ago! I use to work in conservation but have since focused on starting my vulture culture business as well as travels! I dont bite!~

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These funny animals come from one of the 10 volumes of the book 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' by the German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel Schreber (1739 - in 1810).

You can find all volumes of the book here: https://t.co/qzCaOAeBVz

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Advent Calendar December 7:
Edith Holden’s festive illustration taken from her Nature Studies for 1906.
Holden was an artist, teacher and naturalist and became famous for The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. She was born at Holly Green, Church Road, Moseley in 1871.

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2010 A 1st edition of "The Birds of America" illustrations by naturalist & painter John James Audubon auctioned Sotheby's, London, sells for record £7,321,250. Was 1st published as sections between 1827 & 1838, in Edinburgh and London https://t.co/yjvJ4On0Bo

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Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860-1940, EE.UU
Naturalista conocida por sus acuarelas de flores silvestres, combinación de arte y ciencia.

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I've got two answers for this... one is the '80s book Dinosaur Days, with illustrations with very naturalistic poses by Richard Roe, that I never really see mentioned. Interestingly the book was 'remade' in 2014 with a new ending where the dinosaurs didn't die out (pic 2 vs 3) https://t.co/CJDdNuWJS6

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Around 1820, naturalist John James Audubon declared his intention to paint every bird species in North America.

Between 1827 and 1838 was published. At almost 1m high (!), it featured 435 life-size, hand-coloured prints.

🦅 Info: https://t.co/PiLAoJhII4

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Case # 2: Quacking Cliffs

Grab your copy of on Amazon (https://t.co/K6OaKga6Rr) and in bookstores to find out who's been quacking in 's Vazhachal Falls!

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Fulvia Bisi , ha un notevole repertorio di veduti e paesaggi in chiave naturalista, notevole la sua breve e vibrante pennellata e l'interesse che pone con grande sensibilità agli effetti atmosferici e luministici del paesaggio

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Between 1773-78, William Bartram, a naturalist, described flora and fauna from Florida to The Mississippi River (i.e. before Andrew Jackson erased the natives there): c.60% of what Bartram documented is now extinct or endangered.

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Today we highlight German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian whose direct observations of insects led to new insights about metamorphosis. These images come from UW-Madison Special Collections copy of 'Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung...' https://t.co/u3ADDdJZQe

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Winter used to make me depressed but now I see it as a time to reflect upon the last season and prepare for future endeavors.
There's so much to explore!
Painted skimmer from the early summer.

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🔎 The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine or compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature.
London.
https://t.co/ftEnH80rZb

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Remember legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace Wallace co-discovered evolution through natural selection during an 8-year journey through Southeast Asia, a trek that spanned over 14,000 miles and resulted in the collection of over 125,000 specimens.

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Pl. 30 of Shaw & Nodder's The Naturalist's Miscellany (v.3, 1791-92) is a bill. Freely available by - one of the many which provide invaluable content from their collections for everyone https://t.co/rcnEqk9g9t

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