I have seen many people lamenting the rise of AI animal videos lately. So I thought I’d make you a list of photographers who post wildlife videos (in addition to photos.) You can trust these accounts, they’re all people I’ve followed for years. Please enjoy!

Finished MAP part for RATATATA ~ been really enjoying OC MAPs lately for practice! Although I'm unsure why I chose two men dancing for my first time doing fullbody human animation..... very scary. I lived! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtAp...

🕊️豪快に水浴びするおこさん 🍮Bathing Okosan #birds

My first ever commission!! @phoenixofstarlight.bsky.social ’s amazing character Calloway!!

Recently put out this meme! Was super fun to dig through some old animations! #animationmeme #2danimation #worldssmallestviolin www.youtube.com/watch?v=egaO...

Commissioned art of @phoenixofstarlight.bsky.social's sona Calloway! #commissionart #commission #art #horse

Every year I do conventions my setup gets juuust a little stronger. Had a wonderful time vending at GSFC 2026 after taking a break during the 2025 year!! Per usual the convention staff were absolutely lovely and attentive, and it was just an overall great experience!

Casting call is closed now but, I forgot to share this! The first call for voice actors went out last month for A Horse Tale, an indie animation series I'm so proud to be working on. I animated the little horses, Atlas, and did cleanup for Haïti in this little video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnpZ...

Company mandated warrior cat OC -> Obligatory walk cycle! Just how it goes.... #animation #walkcycle

I think the Barn Owl design was my favorite Cozy Creature from 2025!! Really love how this one came out. <3

My animation reel from this year! Finally a year where I went out and animated... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_W...

Inevitability of needing to make a warrior cats oc because I'm participating in all these multi-animator projects now LOL. I have not had a warrior cat oc since 2010.... and it's been about that long since I've read one of the books.. hearing everyone talk about the new characters and going WHO, HUH

Been a looong while since my last style swap video, but this time I did Hazbin Hotel characters in the style of Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh! Just a brief little break from all the horses I'm drawing right now. ;> www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9M4...

Halloween animatic~ If you're planning on crossing River Styx, please be mindful to bring the right fare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSeD...

Snapping out of my mad animation haze just long enough to post this. For the "Bye-Bye" Reanimated Lion King MAP! #2danimation #TLK #Mufasa www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtFg...

Happy #IndieAnimationDay! I've been working on a couple of very fun scenes for the EPIC: Horse Games multi animator project! Here's my first part! #animation #epicthemusical youtu.be/DvBM0K1luOs?...

New noodle just dropped! I love her! 🎨: @phoenixofstarlight.bsky.social

This one was a revenge for ApexArts! They'd included one of my characters in an animated mass attack so I sent 'em a trot back! First time animating a trot so this was great practice for me! c: #artfight #artfight2025 #2danimation

Bunch more ArtFight attacks! Ended up doing a bunch this year c: #teamfossil #artfight

I'm hosting a free art raffle over on FurAffinity! There's not a lot of entries so far and there's only a week to go! Come enter for a chance at a free sticker! #artgiveaway #artraffle #furaffinity www.furaffinity.net/journal/1118...

Buncha real quick sketches for #artfight! Been a good year for me since I decided to do cleaned-up sketches instead of super slow lined pieces lol.

Like four years ago @tytofi.bsky.social did an AWESOME animated artfight attack for me of Cedar Ceratosaurus walking, and here I am FINALLY getting them back for that >:) A Cerato for a Cerato, muahahah! #artfight #teamfossil

I get so bent out of shape about the last frame of this looking weird that I almost never share it but damn, I gotta show my pencil animations from school more often. As many things as I think look bad about it now, I learned SO much when I did this. #traditionalanimation #2danimation #penciltest

Tbh I don't think my peccary cozy does it justice They are made of so much hair and this just does not capture it. One time at the zoo someone sneezed and all of the peccaries just fluffed up and they were SO. SO FLUFFY.

Got a lil celebrity in the backyard today! Been a while since I've seen a monarch butterfly at this bush :D

I FULLY confess that I'm getting too much of a kick out of making "rare" original species traits that come with lore costs. Yeah you can have a rare furless cave satyr! It'll come with a respiratory disorder :) Lightless? Sure! But you probably got scammed! phoenixofstarlight.com/planet-nirvae

Obligatory Cozy Orca follow-up post!

I LOVE whenever a new report comes out about a specific orca group doing some wacky new thing but this one is TOOL USE LET'S GO Tho calling it "FIRST marine tool use" does feel like a bit of a middle finger to octopuses. I suppose because it's skin care?? Hmm... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From Nov '23, study after a really great stock photo by Ricardo Reitmeyer. I always forget how long lion faces are! #animalart #sketch

Barn owl painting from a bit ago - 4x4" canvas using acrylics

I saw the video earlier and really had to process that this was within a couple cities of us. So many loved ones I'm worried for.

Shaving him makes him look juuust different enough for me to go "that ain't right"...

I've made a point to not speak to certain family anymore, because the way they've engaged with me makes it clear there is nothing I can say that would sway their support of the current administration. But at times like this, I really wonder how they reconcile it all in their heads. Brains are scary.

Common Phoenix L, I went making a FurAffinity ad and I 1. didn't see that the dimensions had changed, and 2. made one that's way too chunky file size wise. xD Oh well. Have an obnoxious DinoToons banner ad that I can't actually use :p

Btw I don't know if anyone has clocked me doing this but if you ever see me use "we" when I'm talking as or about DinoToons. It's still just me doing the project, I think sometimes I use the royal "we" because DinoToons having a plural name makes it feel weird to use "I"....

Ah... growth. 😌 2025, 2017, and 2015 versions of the "cave satyr antennae variation" guide lol. Long overdue!

Page is from "Formerly Known as Ella," my second and easily most popular picture book! A coming out nonbinary story, this one best encompasses my mission of "making the books I wish I had growing up." All printed books are on sale - %30 off using PRIDE25 til the end of the month! #transpride #kidlit

Cozy American Bashkir Curly horse! I couldn't believe it when I first saw these guys. Like big ol sheep horses with their curly coats. See this and other Cozy designs on my Redbubble! www.redbubble.com/people/Feeni...

Currently up to 38 in my Free-to-Use icon lineart base pack on gumroad! These can be used for YCHs, adopts, or your own characters - just please use the credit line in the description! :) Find them here: phoenixofstarlight.gumroad.com

Huge shoutout to the wonderful Crispy's Tavern on YouTube! They're the first creator I've partnered with for a DinoToons sponsorship, and the segment is so sweet. ;; Sandwiched between RPG Horror Stories - which I love listening to while I draw xD Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsT...

I just cannot imagine how this is comfortable for him.

It looks like California might've finally decided it's summertime, yay...

A little interjection from Eyelashes to show off Marco Maiasaura's introduction comic! Marco is asexual and aromantic - he's really not looking for any dino partners! And sometimes when he thinks of his species name, "good mother lizard," he feels like the expectations are kind of a lot...

More "Planet Nirvae" worldbuilding! I find it really fun to think out things like how the taxonomic relations between my fictional species would present in their different growth stages....High school me would be so excited lol. phoenixofstarlight.com/planet-nirvae

Feels odd that this is the first time I've drawn an entelodont LOL. Their faces are so fun to work with. Just wrapped this up as a paleo alternative to an existing anthro base pack! I offer these on Gumroad. There's free icon bases there that work as base samples! :] phoenixofstarlight.gumroad.com

Also I have not played the new deltarune chapters yet but I feel like it's timely enough to post the Susie and Noelle art I've done LOL. The sticker pack has around 30 stickers total and is on Telegram at t.me/addstickers/...

I am fully unsure how much time I'll wind up being able to put towards ArtFight this year BUT I have spruced up my profile for the occasion and would love more folks to follow on there :> If you have dinosaurs or Kuroshitsuji ocs, those are my most frequent targets lmao. artfight.net/~Phoenix-of-...

It was a powerful day for having a say in the direction of our country. Amazing to see so many in OC standing up for what’s right — and to know that this was just a small piece of the protest. I hope everyone stayed safe. I hope good change will come, and soon. We’ll keep standing up until it does.

"No Kings Day," 6/14/25. There's a lot of times when I don't feel like I have the right words and sometimes when I feel like I don't have the right words, I write a sonnet. Glad to have been here for today.