💋YCH REMINDER

🔗All info here:
www.furaffinity.net/view/64511637/

🌞Consider follow me on:
www.furaffinity.net/user/mixedba...

#YCH #OC #SFW #NSFW #Commission #furry #anthro #female #girl #hybrid #lineart #dragon #specie #mammal #reptile #mature #fur #boobs #body #draw #furryartist #furryanthro

One small shift in bird flu may change how it spreads in mammals Researchers have found that a human-derived H5N1 virus spreads through direct contact more readily than versions taken from other infected mammals. That shift narrows the gap between isolated spillover cases and a virus better adapted to move between hosts under close conditions. Testing virus in cages In cages holding infected and uninfected hamsters, only the virus taken from a Texas human case produced clear secondary infections after contact. Working at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Vincent J. Munster, Ph.D., and colleagues tested the human virus against cow and mountain lion viruses. Munster’s team saw two of eight contact hamsters shed virus, while the animal viruses produced only weak short-lived signals. Airborne spread stayed poor across the board, which kept the result from becoming a direct warning about easy human transmission. Virus spreads by touch Contact played a key role because shared bedding, food, water, and grooming gave the human virus repeated chances to reach eyes and noses. Once inside, it replicated through the respiratory tract and spilled back out in mucus and droplets, feeding the next exposure. By contrast, air-only spread stayed weak, suggesting the virus still struggled to release enough infectious particles into open air. That split shows that a virus...

One small shift in bird flu may change how it spreads in mammals
->Earth.com | More info at BigEarthData.ai | #Pandemic #Mammal #BirdFlu

#Fox #Surprise #Detail #Mammal #NatureLovers #Backyard #WildAnimals #Shaggy #Explore #Wildlife #Texture #Fluffy #Animals #LoveWhereYouLive #Unexpected
.
#MadisonPhotographyMeetup #BringYourCamera #ExploreEverything #PhotoOfTheDay #EditLessPostMore #JustGoShoot

A squirrel, sunlit, poses on a branch. It faces right with it's red, rust & black tipped tail curled over it's back.

#Mammal #Rodent #WhiskersWednesday A Red Squirrel, annoyed by my presence, was having a snooze on a sunny branch.

{comic}
Get early access, uncensored, hi-res & more for $5/month at subscribestar.adult/dizzybirdy
DM me for a commission.
#brokenwings #gryphon #griffin #avian #bird #twosidedmirror #male #female #mammal #art #comic #dizzybirdyart #moose #angel #skull

In the fading light of the savannah, one young fox watches the horizon, while its littermates huddle close, relying on each other for warmth and comfort after a day spent underground.

#fox #india #mammal #nature #photography #wildlife
Photo : Kapil Bhagwat | Smithsonian Magazine

A curving brick walkway, flanked by tall grasses and forbs, in the ghostly monochrome of a trail cam. At the center of the image, a raccoon stands on its hind legs, with its front paws hanging down. It's facing the camera, but with its head turned a little to ther right.

I continue to be fascinated by the way raccoons in my front yard (in Albuquerque, N.M.) sometimes stand on their hind legs to look around. Trail cam image from just after midnight, on March 16, 2026.

#mammal #raccoon

Five brown deer are sitting in the shade on a juicy meadow, most of them sleeping. One in the middle is standing and grazing. Shot with the Canon R10 and Canon RF 100-400mm f5.6-8 IS USM Lens. European Fallow Deer.

love love love deer

#photography #photograph #wildlife #wildlifephotography #deer #fallowdeer #deerphotography #mammal #wildanimal #deeronbsky #europeanfallowdeer

First island fossil evidence of an Old World porcupine (Hystrix) in SW Taiwan.
The first island fossil evidence—providing new constraints on Quaternary dispersal between continental East Asia and adjacent islands.
sjp.pensoft.net/article/1751...
#fossil #mammal

The Majority Of Male Mammals Have A Penis Bone, But Humans Don't. Why Is That? The baculum, also known as the penis bone, is a feature thought to be unique to placental mammals. It’s been gained and lost multiple times over the course of mammalian evolution, but it’s a popular choice among primates. That is, until you get to humans. In 2016, a team of scientists set out to answer "The Big Question": Why don’t humans have a penis bone? It took them on a journey back to when the baculum first evolved between 145 million and 95 million years ago. That places it in prime position to be present in the most recent common ancestor of all primates and carnivores. So, what happened? Why did humans fall out of love with the penis bone? It seems it all comes down to our mating preferences. <span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span> A penis bone can improve an animal’s reproductive success by providing rigidity. For polygamous primates like bonobos and chimps, the baculum keeps the penis where it’s needed during lengthy copulation. This is handy when facing fierce competition because the longer you spend copulating with a mate, the less chance there is that someone else might muscle in. This stiff competition shifted among early...

The Majority Of Male Mammals Have A Penis Bone, But Humans Don't. Why Is That?
->IFLScience | More on "Human evolution penis bone loss" at BigEarthData.ai | #Mammal

Small Mammal Conservation Conference Sofia, Bulgaria, 21-25 September 2026 Photos: Nedko Nedyalkov (burned forest) and Rollin Verlinde / Vilda (hazel dormouse).

Tomorrow is the last day for early birds to register for the Small Mammal Conservation Conference: smcc.habitatfoundation.org

Photos: Nedko Nedyalkov (burned forest) and Rollin Verlinde / Vilda (hazel dormouse)

#discovermammals #mammal #mouse #dormouse #shrew #rabbit #hare #Bulgaria #rat #SMCC

A white and brown goat lays with closed eyes on a wooden platform. Shot with the Canon R10 and Canon RF 100-400mm f5.6-8 IS USM Lens. Goat.

Sleepy goat

#photography #photograph #picture #outdoor #animal #mammal #domestic #wildlife #goat #lamb #cute #horns

[Adults‘ Animal Alphabet] Thread 4/26
C for Chipmunk 🐿️
A fluffiest little cousin of every squirrel species. Its own diets are nuts, seeds, and berries.
#Chipmunk #Rodent #Mammal #Squirrel #Animal #Alphabet #C

#sienna #fursona #dog #canine #animal #mammal #originalcharacter #artwork #drawing #digital #halfbody #nightsky #quad #quadruped #quadrupedal #star #painting #sfw

Stubby the squirrel out stretching her legs today.
#squirrel #mammal #wildlife
#naturephotography #nature
#wildlifephotography #spring

A squirrel scurries past as cherry blossom flowers bloom beautifully.

いつもなかなか静止してくれないのだけれど、今日は桜の花に群がっていました
#wildlife #squirrel #mammal #wildlifephotos #animalsky

春のリスたちの様子
A squirrel is munching on the honey from cherry blossom flowers.
#wildlife #squirrel #mammal #wildlifevideo #animalsky

Simulated microgravity alters sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals Space exploration continues to inspire scientific advancement, with a renewed focus on long-term missions and planetary settlements. NASA’s ARTEMIS program aims to return humans to the Moon by 2029, while SpaceX anticipates its first crewed Mars missions by 20301,2,3,4. As humanity moves toward permanent off-Earth habitation, understanding how extraterrestrial conditions affect reproduction is essential for crew health and the sustainability of life beyond Earth. Extraterrestrial environments are characterized by altered gravity, increased radiation, and extreme climates. Earth’s gravity is 1×g, compared with 0.377×g on Mars, 0.166×g on the Moon, and near-zero in the vacuum of space5, with these reduced gravity conditions known as microgravity. Gravity has played a fundamental role in the evolution of life, with cells relying on mechanosensing to convert physical forces into biochemical signals6. Studies of astronauts returning from the international space station (ISS) have shown impacts of a reduced gravity environment on several key physiological systems, including a fluid shift to reduce circulating blood volume, increased muscular atrophy and a 1-2% bone loss every month, increasing ataxia, postural disturbances and fatigue and a reduction in the differentiation and polarisation of immune cells7,8,9,10. Reproductive function is similarly gravity sensitive. Microgravity has been shown to impair mouse embryonic...

Simulated microgravity alters sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals
->Nature | More on "Microgravity effects on mammalian reproduction" at BigEarthData.ai | #Mammal

An extreme close-up focuses on the face and paws of a small, furry mammal with thick grey and tan fur. The animal has a large, dark, reflective eye and long, thin whiskers, with its delicate paws held up to its mouth as if it is eating. The shallow depth of field captures the fine texture of the fur and a subtle reflection of the surrounding trees within its eye.

The world in a squirrels eyes.

#SquirrelSaturday #Mammal #Rodent #citycritter #queensync #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #forestpark

A male African lion (Panthera leo) laying majestically on the grass just behind the flat rock in the foreground. He is facing the left of frame with the wind blowing in his mane.

Happy #caturday
Male African #lion - Panthera leo
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 2-21-26) 🦁🐱🦊 #photography #animal #mammal #cat #bigcat #zoo #cincyzoopic

An eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) perched at the top of a dead tree that appears to be hollowed out as the squirrel’s rear disappears into the tree and then the tail shoots back out on the right side of the frame opposite their head in profile facing the left of frame

Happy #squirrelsaturday
Eastern gray #squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis
(Shot near Cincinnati 2-16-26) 🐿️🦊 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #mammal #rodent

A squirrel with a fluffy orange tail, sits on a dried branch propped in the corner of 2 cinder block walls.

#Mammal #Rodent #SquirrelSaturday This Red Squirrel was inspecting my 'drying rack' in the corner of my carport. Little so-and-so keeps finding ways to launch itself onto the bird feeders. Last week I caught it 'flying' off of my roof, to land on a suet holder. The battle wages on.

Photo taken on June 22, 2019 with my NIKON D5200 using the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D lens. Find more information at https://gommadigitale.com/photo/22-06-2019/622

#photo #dog #mammal #Vertebrate #dogBreed #Canidae #Carnivore #snout - https://gommadigitale.com/photo/22-06-2019/622

For #SquirrelSaturday, a Grey Squirrel eating a peanut! #mammal #squirrel #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

A fox squirrel, with tan and brown fur, is sitting up on its hind legs and looking towards the camera. The squirrel is on a carpet of green grass.

Squirrel sitting on the grass and wondering “Who is that strange man with a camera?” LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2024. OM Systems OM-1 + M.Zuiko 40-150 F2.8 PRO + MC14. #laarboretum #squirrels #mammal #animals #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography

A pair of baby raccoons on the upper branches of a tree. One appears to be almost lying down on its branch and the other is upright behind it, clinging to the tree. They are grey with black paws and a black mask across the eyes. There is a white line above the eyes and white around the nose and mouth.

Baby raccoons. #Raccoon #ProcyonLotor #Kit #Mammal #Animal #Nature #Photography #PotawatomiStatePark #SturgeonBay #Wisconsin

A global-scale assessment of zoonotic virus diversity and spillover potential in urban-adapted mammal species Magle, S. B., Hunt, V. M., Vernon, M. & Crooks, K. R. Urban wildlife research: past, present, and future. Biol. Conserv. 155, 23–32 (2012). Santini, L. et al. One strategy does not fit all: determinants of urban adaptation in mammals. Ecol. Lett. 22, 365–376 (2019). Ma, D. et al. Global expansion of human–wildlife overlap in the 21st century. Sci. Adv. 10, eadp7706 (2024). Jones, K. E. et al. Global trends in emerging infectious diseases. Nature 451, 990–993 (2008). Olival, K. J. et al. Host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals. Nature 546, 646–650 (2017). Plowright, R. K. et al. Land use-induced spillover: a call to action to safeguard environmental, animal, and human health. Lancet Planet. Health 5, e237–e245 (2021). Betke, B. A., Gottdenker, N. L., Meyers, L. A. & Becker, D. J. Ecological and evolutionary characteristics of anthropogenic roosting ability in bats of the world. iScience 27, 110369 (2024). Ecke, F. et al. Population fluctuations and synanthropy explain transmission risk in rodent-borne zoonoses. Nat. Commun. 13, 7532 (2022). Xiao, X., Newman, C., Buesching, C. D., Macdonald, D. W. & Zhou, Z.-M. Animal sales from Wuhan wet markets immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci. Rep. 11, 11898 (2021)...

A global-scale assessment of zoonotic virus diversity and spillover potential in urban-adapted mammal species
->Nature | More on "Zoonotic spillover in urban wildlife" at BigEarthData.ai | #Zoonotic #Mammal #Species #Virus #Biodiversity #BirdFlu #Spillover

Phone would not use a flash. I don’t know why.

This was much larger than rats I’ve seen before but had a tail like a rat. I propose this is a muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus).
The only real issue is: wtf was it doing in my front yard at 10pm?
Context: this is within 100 feet approximately of a large freshwater lake.
#animalid
#mammal

Head shot of a Snowshoe Hare in dappled light. It is facing right and it's black whiskers show up against it's white pelt. The ears are brown, it's eye dark brown and, nose beige.

#Mammal #Lepus #Hare #WhiskersWednesday The whiskers on a Snowshoe Hare. This is a shot from Feb 2024 because we got a BIG dump of snow last night. It also blew hard, so with the drifts, it will take a couple of days to clean up.

Limitations of serial cloning in mammals We began serial cloning experiments (Fig. 1a) in January 2005. The success rate of re-cloned mice gradually increased as generations progressed (up to 15.5% in the 26th-generation), and NGS analysis showed no difference between first-generation clones and 25th-generation re-clones. Therefore, we initially believed that serial cloning could probably continue indefinitely28, and thus continued this experiment. To maintain consistent experimental conditions as much as possible, TW and SW always participated in the production of next generation re-cloned mice. Approximately 3-4 generations of re-cloned mice were produced each year. However, the cloning success rate gradually decreased with each successive generation (Fig. 1b). Although success rates varied between generations, the average success rate declined to 0.6% after 57 rounds of serial cloning, and all 58th-generation re-cloned mice died the next day. In total, more than 1200 cloned mice were produced from a single original donor mouse (Supplementary Table 1). The original donor mouse was female with an agouti coat color; therefore, all cloned mice were female and exhibited the same coat color as the donor. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis also confirmed that these clones originated from the donor mouse (see later). Placenta and lifespan of re-cloned mice All cloned mice have been found...

Limitations of serial cloning in mammals
->Nature | More on "Serial cloning mammal generation limits" at BigEarthData.ai | #Mammal