raccoons·Raccoonsbyickplant One of the Denver Zoo raccoons is cooling off with ice during a heat waveView original on lemmy.world178Comments13Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world4Hide 4 repliesI would call it a blep, to me mlems involve movement. 19Reply
llemmysmash replypiefed.social3Hide 3 repliesIt's possible that he got captured mid-mlem after (or before) enjoying the ice.8Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThat is entirely a possibility. We really need more research on the blep-mlem continuum to fully assess the blep to mlem pipeline.7Reply
Otter replylemmy.ca1Hide 1 replySome researchers prefer to use the term blemp, when the exact blep-mlem is unknown5Reply
ickplant replylemmy.worldA new scientific milestone! We shall study the blemp so we can bring it to households worldwide.5Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesLeucistic! Not quite albino, and no red eyes, but pale-colored. There are two of them at the Denver Zoo. Leucistic animals have a lower chance of survival in the wild because of their light-colored coats.3Reply
vviral.vegabond replypiefed.social2Hide 2 repliesWow, that is fascinating. I have never heard that term before. Thank you for explaining!4Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyIt is fascinating, I agree! Here are some leucistic animals: 4Reply
vviral.vegabond replypiefed.socialThose are so cool, especially the iridescent looking skin on that frog! Incredible :)3Reply
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This is art right here.
Is that a mlem or a blep?
I would call it a blep, to me mlems involve movement.
It's possible that he got captured mid-mlem after (or before) enjoying the ice.
That is entirely a possibility. We really need more research on the blep-mlem continuum to fully assess the blep to mlem pipeline.
Some researchers prefer to use the term blemp, when the exact blep-mlem is unknown
A new scientific milestone! We shall study the blemp so we can bring it to households worldwide.
Albino?
Leucistic! Not quite albino, and no red eyes, but pale-colored. There are two of them at the Denver Zoo. Leucistic animals have a lower chance of survival in the wild because of their light-colored coats.
Wow, that is fascinating. I have never heard that term before. Thank you for explaining!
It is fascinating, I agree!
Here are some leucistic animals:
Those are so cool, especially the iridescent looking skin on that frog! Incredible :)