Caracal responding to an unsolicited call from “Microsoft support”.

This is one of the ferrets at the breeding facility. The entire species was, at one point, down to 18 individuals. Thanks to captive breeding, there are now re-introduction programs in place.

African wild dogs cosplaying as first generation quarks.

He remembers that fateful day, when the man came riding in, so strong, so powerful. Never before and never since had the small farm town seen his like. On the surface, he had seemed so trustworthy, so interesting, with that odd, almost dangerous smile. Everyone had fallen under his spell, lost in his eyes. He’d stayed no more than a week, but changed the town forever. After his visit, half the people left, wandering the woodland in pain and longing, leaving their homes, their crops, and their family. The few who remained in town could do nothing but sit, mourning that which they had never before known could have been theirs. All town life ceased, stores closed, school was canceled, there were no more festivals, no parties, no weddings.

The man had brought nothing with him, but when he left he seemed to take their very hearts and souls with him, leaving in his wake nothing but questions …

From whence didst thou hail?
To which distant locale did thou journey?
O Soft-eyed Joesph.

Baboon considering options and deciding not to post into that comment thread.

TFW when your brother isn’t paying attention to you.

Hyena who is disappointed to learn that not a single recipe for poached eggs includes instructions for sneaking them past the guards of the king’s forest.

When I went to the Phoenix Zoo, I was fortunate enough to be allowed special access to see some of the species they are trying to breed, but that are so critically endangered that they cannot be visible to the public. That short list included the Mount Graham red squirrel – a species that is so easily stressed that I had less than five minutes to shoot and couldn’t use flash or tripod. Ideal conditions for squirrel breeding is not photography-friendly.

This squirrel was thought to have gone extinct in the 1950s. The population had been slowly rising since it’s rediscovery in the 1970’s … until the fires.

2017 saw 79 fires on Mount Graham, burning over 125,000 acres, including a significant portion of the squirrel’s habitat. The October census found only 35 squirrels alive in the wild.

When I took this photo, the zoo had four squirrels (that I saw). This means that over ten percent of the global population lives in one tiny room … and that this little guy is 2.9% of the entire species.

It’s hard to get anything done when there’s a monkey on your back.

White faced saki watching Avengers: Infinity War

Andean bear that requested “just a few highlights” from the stylist, but this is fine. Really. It’s fine.

Cheetah checking its pee-mail.