Black rhinos are critically endangered on the savannas of southwestern Africa and one black rhino subspecies is already extinct. Rhino horns are made of keratin, the same protein that makes your fingernails. They are extremely valuable on the black market (a ounce of rhino horn is worth more than an ounce of gold), for their uses in Eastern medicine and Middle Eastern ceremonial daggers.
So there’s a paper on rhinoceros electromagnetism (the context being tracking implants) and it somehow got away with publishing this fucking diagram, and I’m losing it:
(if you don’t see it: that’s a Tyrannosaurusskull)
Yes it is. That they went through the trouble of changing the teeth to be rhino-like, but didn’t touch the rest of it, makes this even more perplexing.
When I saw this image on Twitter I assumed someone made it as a joke to rile up anatomy nerds. But uh, here it is, Fig. 2, in a peer-reviewed study in PLOS One. Also there are no scapulas and the spine is a horror show. For starters. Perhaps it’s an extra-deep level of trolling.
What. Is this Nonsense. *unintelligible sputtering*
Sudan is THE LAST male northern white rhino on our planet. One of his caregivers at Ol Pejeta Conservancy has some wise words from the majestic, soon to be extinct rhino in his care:
Sudan you are ok and healthy,though you spend many days alone,I wish you can tell the story more than i do; tell them how life was in southern Sudan, before that finger pulled the trigger and saw your brothers,…
Canines are a highly sought after and integral part of the most successful anti-poaching units. With advanced training, their keen skills enable rangers to be more effective and efficient.
But initially people were skeptical the canines could be effective in an environment alongside the Big Five.
In 2010, the first canine was trialed in Kruger National Park. Ngwenya (whose name means crocodile),…
In 2017, you helped us send appoximately $1500 usd to HESC (Hoedspruit Endangered Species Center) and $1000 to OPC (Ol Pejeta Conservancy) toward the funding of their APU canines.
We appreciate all you’ve done!!
2018 will be a year of transition for Fight for Rhinos.
We have gone through some personal changes in the last months and I will now be soley responsible for Fight for Rhinos. This means…
Actualmente me planteo eliminar lo superfluo a través de mis composiciones, sólo me interesa el primer plano, obtener volúmenes a través de las luces y sombras. Para conseguir este efecto desarrollo mi técnica de un modo directo, sin engaños visuales, solamente reflejando la riqueza del trazo de un simple lápiz de grafito.
Sudan is THE LAST male northern white rhino on our planet. One of his caregivers at Ol Pejeta Conservancy has some wise words from the majestic, soon to be extinct rhino in his care:
