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Critter Hole Cam survived another armadillo attack last night

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

This is a first: an armadillo attacked the Critter Cam. Possums have attacked it numerous times, stolen it once, and a wild hog tried to eat it once. I keep the cam duct taped to a brick now so it doesn't go far.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

The armadillo has been away for a few days and the possum has had the Critter Hole all to itself and apparently made a mess of things. The armadillo spent several hours last night moving in new bedding.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I'm pretty sure this possum and the armadillo are sharing the Critter Hole these days. It got so cold the armadillo realized the advantage of having a fat, furry roommate. In this video the possum is getting cleaned up before going out on the town.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Times are bleak, it’s true. But people are still out here doing incredible work now, when it matters most. Activists in KY bought land slated for a new prison, and will now fill it with native plants and use it as an intertribal gathering location. 🌱🌎🧪🌿

submitted 25 days ago • 8 comments

This is one industrious armadillo. It spent another couple of hours redecorating the Critter Hole last night. The possums must have really left it a mess.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

The armadillo has reclaimed the Critter Hole. It spent several hours last night moving in new furnishings.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

The armadillo makes an appearance.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Possum getting cleaned up before heading out for the night.

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

An opossum dragged the remains of a raccoon into the Critter Hole. (Not in this video). Bobcat wants it back.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

The opossum in the foreground appears to be unconcerned about what the opossum in the background is doing. Fighting with something in the Critter Hole maybe? The more I attempt to study animal behavior in my tiny area of the planet the more mystified I become.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

A raccoon complains to Management that he never gets to sleep in the Critter Hole. Sadly for him Management has been asleep in her own cozy nest for hours.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Another opossum standoff at the Critter Hole last night. Did they agree to share? Did they chase each other around the yard long enough to give the armadillo time to reclaim his nest? The camera didn't record anything after this so we'll never know. The camera was cold too.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

It's supposed to be snowing but I don't see any yet. Half an hour ago I dumped the ice out of the wildlife water pans and filled them with hot water. Not sure what the big possum's intentions were toward the smaller possum but he got distracted by a handy unfrozen drink.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Possum notices the Critter Hole cam is back in its correct position. Doesn't react with violence. Yet.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Possum stops to gloat over the fallen critter hole cam.

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Costco is building apartments above its stores to address the affordable housing crisis, early this year. Walking downstairs and getting a $1.50 hot dog gives new meaning to “affordable walkability.” It includes free, a rooftop pool, fitness area, gardens/ courtyards, and a community space

submitted 67 days ago • 21 comments

An armadillo notices something is wrong with the critter hole cam. Doesn't fix it.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to the party, pal!

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

A possum flips the Critter Cam on its side while another possum looks on. The Critter Cam is duct taped to a brick because a possum stole the camera last year. This does not prevent violence but keeps the camera out of the critter hole (so far).

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Something caused a possum to drop a load of leaves on the way to the critter hole. This one decides to add it to the tail full they are already carrying so we get to see the loading process.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Scotland has just introduced a first-of-its-kind ‘ecocide prevention’ bill to impose harsh penalties, including jail time, for executives of major polluters. www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Surprise!

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

New hatchlings triple red handfish conservation breeding program numbers at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Less than a hundred individuals remain in the wild. #fishmas #conservation #marinebiology

submitted 85 days ago • 2 comments

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

submitted 85 days ago • 4 comments

In the process of baking Christmas cookies for my brother I chopped some pecans and then dropped the bowl on the floor. I swept up the pecans and tossed them out in front of the wildlife camera. My neighbor dropped by with a gift bag of pecans. So that worked out :)

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

In case you missed it (like me): A new fossil amphisbaenian with crushing dentition was described in November - Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi (named in honor of the inspiring Marcelo Sánchez-Villagra) is the largest known worm lizard. academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a... Art by Jaime Chirinos.🧪

submitted 95 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Starting the day with a rain storm

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Every now & again, it's useful to say why I do all these eel history tweets. Mostly, it's because eels need our help. They're critically endangered, seeing a c.90% drop in population in the last decades. But it's hard to get people to care! 'Cause...eels are gross & slimy. 1/2 🗃️🧪

submitted 101 days ago • 18 comments

It's cold! Possum spent some time early this morning bring more covers to the critter hole under the porch.

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

!!!!!

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

After seven years of experimentation, a team of researchers produced, through selective breeding, adult corals capable of resisting marine heat waves—a useful trait in an ever-warming world. Their work showed that corals can become better adapted to warming within a single generation.

submitted 110 days ago • 78 comments

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submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Thinking about the critters out there going about their daily lives, undiscovered because a human hasn't seen them yet. kfor.com/news/local/n...

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments