Bite sizes episodes - This week’s 10 Minute Tuesday on Animals, Nature, and You, is all about the amazing #Pangolin! And it also happens to be #WorldWildlifeDay, making today’s topic even more appropriate! Link in bio for all episodes, and to watch on YouTube. #Animals #Nature #wildlifeeducation

New feature unlocked! In addition to interview based episodes coming out every Thursday, short-form episodes will drop every Tuesday. Link in my bio. #AnimalFacts #Podcasting

Why do I support organizations like Global Conservation Force? Because I never want to hear, “Remember when rhinos were still around? They were so magnificent - it’s sad there aren’t anymore.” #WildlifeConservation #RhinoConservation #GCF #wildlifeeducation

Ever wonder why you see so many snails crossing the sidewalk after a rainstorm? Because they can! Yes, they can also do it when it dry, but it takes more time and resources. Snails rely on the mucus they produce to reduce friction while traveling. After a rainstorm… 🐌⤵️

Super Bowl Sunday has always been a day to celebrate owls - Superb Owls! Although I am with an Eurasian eagle-owl in the picture, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with many species of owls. #FunFact I learned from working with many different owls… ⤵️ #SuperbOwl #AnimalFact #WildlifeFact

#Caturday is a a great day to enjoy fine felines in your feed. It’s also #ReverseTheRedDay, a good day to remember wild cats need our help. Sure a lot of them have camouflage (like the #cloudedleopard in the pic). But…⤵️

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Did you know that we can reconnect with nature in our everyday lives? 🌱 Gabrielle Katanic (@TalkNerdyToMeCalifornia on IG) shares her journey from a nature enthusiast to a nature educator & influencer! All episodes of “Animals, Nature, and You” now available. (🔗 in bio) #NatureLovers #Ecology

It’s only Wednesday!? Is it just me, or does it feel like this week is the largest species of monitor lizard on earth? Yep, this week is dragon, Komodo dragon. 🦎 #AnimalFact #KomodoDragon

Happy International Zebra Day. This photo was taken in Kenya a decade ago. During that adventure I was able to visit with Grevys Zebra Trust & interview the director. It was during that discussion I learned how much the zebra was like family to the pastoralists. #InternationalZebraDay #GrevysZebra

“Got whiskers?” #AnimalFact: The opossum is nocturnal, but has poor eyesight. those cute ears are very important for acute hearing. And that nose that looks so boop-able (please do not boop the opossum) is very important thanks to its very strong sense of smell. (1/3)⤵️ #Opossum #WildlifeEducation

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Today was a much needed, outside day. #GetOutside

Happy Saint Betty’s Day to those who celebrate. 🙏✨ #SaintBetty #BettyWhite

It’s a beautiful #Caturday with a chance of clouds... Clouded leopards that is. #AnimalFact: Clouded leopards are smaller than a big cat & bigger than a house cat. Consider to be amongst the best tree climbers in the cat family, they tend to live in forested areas in Southeast Asia. #cloudedleopard

This week we will hit the halfway point of January. And yet, somehow, it feels like it has been a lot longer since we rang-in the new year with high hopes. It’s going to be a long year. There’s going to be a lot going on. In the middle of it all, I hope… (1/2) #koala #connection #selfcare

Why do elephants dig for water? Well… It’s kind of a deep subject, but one worth digging into. #AnimalFacts tsavotrust.org/how-do-eleph...

January 10th is Save the Eagle Day. The bald eagle was taken off of the endangered species list in 2007, about 40 years after being listed. Does that mean we no longer need to protect habitat, waterways and the environment? Of course not! It means… (1/3) #BaldEagle #AfricanFishEagle

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Tomorrow is #NationalBirdDay! Seeing as we are in the midsts of winter why not start off National Bird Day celebrations with a cool feathered friend? But wait this penguin is on pebbles, not snow? While we do associate penguins with the frozen antarctic, African Penguins… (1/3)

Working on my New Year’s resolutions. Got as far as, “Make time to rest and recharge.” (Okay, I may not be able to sleep 18 hours a day like some tigers. But I did manage to do rest and relax today.) #NewYearsResolution #Tiger #AnimalFact

Walking out of 2025 a little prickly, but still standing. See ya in 2026! 🥳 #NewYearsEve #LookingForward #HappyNewYear

Never underestimate yourself. You have survived every single one of your hardest days. This post may, or may not, be for you. Nonetheless, I’m really glad you are here. Wishing you the very best as we start the transition into a new year. #Survivor #CPTSD #HealingJourney

May your holidays be as relaxing as a lion napping in the grass. #MyWishForYou

Does the first day of winter have you feeing like a hedgehog getting ready for torpor? 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔 #AnimalFact: Torpor is considered a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal. This means, a reduced metabolic rate and a decrease in… (1/3) #HedgeHog #WildlifeEducation #wintersolstice

A #Caturday that sits between the new moon and the winter solstice… seems appropriate to feature the ocelot today. The Aztec word ocelotl (or tlalocolotl) roughly translate to mean jaguar, linking the smaller cat to the larger… (1/3) #Ocelot #AwesomeAnimal

Have you ever heard a kookaburra laugh? Have you ever wondered why the kookaburra laughs? Well, the joke’s on you - It’s not actually a laugh at all, it’s just the way they communicate. (1/2) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #Kookaburra #AnimalFact #WildlfieFact

One animal that I was fortunate enough to work with for many years (that I never expected would steal my heart) is the rock hyrax. Also known as the dassie and about the size of an American football 🏈, these rodent-like mammals are not rodents at. Believe it or not… (1/2) #RockHyrax #AnimalFact

Quill you please stand clear!? Sharp, pokey and all around ouchie looking - quills are just modified hairs. (That also offer a good defense.) They are made of the same protein (keratin) and grow from follicles, just like hair. And get this… (1/2) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com

Almost missed #TongueOutTuesday! Although it’s hard to see in this photo, the Savannah monitor, like many other lizards and snakes, has a forked tongue. They flick it in & out, not because they’re rude, but because they… (1/3) #SavannahMonitor

Bear+Caturday is in fact the best #Caturday because bearcats are the best. You may think there are other animals that are better, but you’d be wrong - binturong. #AnimalFact: Binturongs smell like popcorn or freshly steamed rice due to a chemical called… (1/3)

A stunning and magnificent animal, worthy of our care and good stewardship. Even the fastest land mammal cannot out run extinction without our help. #InternationalCheetahDay #WildlifeConservation #Cheetah

When is a dragon not really a dragon? When it’s the largest of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae. The Komodo dragon can measure 10 feet from nose to tail tip. And speaking of tips, they can tip the scales too - weighing… (1/2) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #KomodoDragon #AnimalFact

While everyone else is out shopping and traveling this weekend, I find myself being a little more like the three-banded armadillo. #AnimalFact: three-banded armadillos are the only species of armadillo that can curl themselves up into a… (1/2) #Armadillo #ThreeBandedArmadillo

#AnimalFact: Sailfin lizards don't really sail. But juvenile sailfin lizards can briefly run across the surface of water thanks to flat, long toes and fast feet. #SailfinLizard #SailfinDragon

It’s only a name, but it’s also a misleading name… The great horned owl gets his name because of the feathers on its head look like horns. Sometimes they are referred to as ear tufts, however they don’t have anything to do with ears either! (1/2) #Owl #AnimalFact #GreatHornedOwl

Who has about 70 to 80 teeth in their mouth but doesn’t really chew their food? The #alligator! They use their teeth for grabbing prey, and for tearing off pieces to swallow whole. But… (1/2) #AnimalFact

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When is an owl not a night owl? When they live in the Arctic during the summer. Unlike most owls, snowy owls are diurnal (active during the day). They will hunt all the time during… (1/2) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #SnowyOwl #AnimalFact #WildlifeEducation

Alligators and crocodiles are like the icebergs of aquatic reptiles. Okay, maybe that’s not the best analogy, but hear me out… Like an iceberg, alligators and those related to them, can float with the majority of their mass underwater and only a little… (1/3) #AnimalFact #Alligator

The African fish-eagle has one of those common names that is pretty spot on. Found in many parts of Africa near water, they are primarily fish eaters, (1/2) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #AfricanFishEagle #WildlifeFacts #AnimalFact #BirdNerd #WildlifeEducation #Eagles

At a glance the desert tortoise may look like a slow moving reptile that just aimlessly meanders through life. But I’d argue that these tortoises (like other reptiles) are much smarter than we tend to give them credit for🧵.⤵️ #DesertTortoise #Tortoise #AnimalFact #WildlifeEducation #WildlifeFact

Here’s is one of the countless awesome #AnimalFacts about naked mole rats: They use their large external incisors for digging tunnels, not their feet. (1/2)⤵️ #NakedMoleRat #WildlifeFact #WildlifeEducation

Barn owls get their name because they tend to take advance of the eves and upper rafters of barns for nesting and roosting. To be honest, as a kid, I wondered… (1/3) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #AnimalFact #BarnOwl #Owl #AnimalFacts #WidlifeFact #WildlifeEducation

Oh sure, they are flightless - but wow can they run! Ostriches can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour. And with adults averaging 170 to 300 pounds, that is a lot of bird, moving pretty fast! (1/2) #AnimalFact #Ostrich #WildlifeFact #BirdNerd #BigBird #WildlifeEducation

#SnakeFact: A brightly colored reptile or amphibian usually means poisonous or venomous. But this mountain kingsnake is just hoping to fool you & (predators) into thinking he's like the venomous coral snake. Best rule of thumb: No touchy the reptile. #KingSnake #AnimalFact #WildlifeEducation

The very first time I saw an osprey, I was a teenager canoeing on a lake in Washington. I was in awe watching them hunt; soaring, diving, flying back to the tree tops with a fresh fish. What I didn’t know… (1/3) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #AnimalFact #Osprey #AnimalFacts #SeaHawk

Weighing between 3,700-5,000 pounds, and able to reach speeds over 25 miles per hour, white rhinos are impressive on many levels. (1/3) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #WhiteRhino #Rhinoceros #WildlifeFact #AnimalFact

Ever heard of disruptive coloration? How about environmental mimicry? These are things that the tiger’s color and black stripes create. Yes, you and I see the contrast of… (1/3) 📸via photo sharing site, Unsplash. com #AnimalFact #WildlifeEducation #Tiger #WildlifeFact