commanderproclone:

thedurvin:

gelana78:

eruditionanimaladoration:

itwashotwestayedinthewater:

littledeludeddupes:

those snakes are not fighting they are fucking. im very sorry

while two snakes FUCK to the death

That dog looking at the snakes like why you gotta do that while I’m eating

Metal as snakes fucking.

People know that that’s photoshop though right? Original post was on Bell Tower Times, someone photoshopped it to look seamless and everyone bought into it

Comparative anatomy of feet

why-animals-do-the-thing:

anatomicaletymology:

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Image source: http://superoceras.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/well-this-is-long-overdue.html

Plantigrade

From Latin planta (sole of the foot) + gradi (to walk, to step). Plantigrade animals, which include humans, bears, and raccoons, walk on their phalanges (finger/toe bones), metapodials, and podials (the bones of the wrist/heel & ankle).

Digitigrade

From Latin digitus (finger, toe) + gradi. Digitigrade animals, such as cats, dogs, and birds, walk on multiple phalanges, but not metapodials or podials.

Unguligrade

From Latin ungulua (hoof) + gradi. Unguligrade animals, such as horses and cows, walk only on the distal phalanx.

The horizontal lines in the image above show where the ankle is on each diagram. And because this was too perfect to pass up… here’s what a human foot with plantigrade, digitigrade, and unguligrade bone structures with a bonus wading bird foot on the far right (

human -> dog -> horse -> flamingo).