Around 4m long (~13’), it had a long snout lined with small sharp teeth – unlike modern beaked whales which are mostly toothless – and much like its close relative Messapicetus it probably led a more dolphin-like lifestyle feeding on small fish near the surface.
It’s currently the youngest known example of a long-snouted stem beaked whale, a holdover from a time when these cetaceans were much more ecologically diverse than they are today.
OP: Now I understand why people in old times loved visiting lantern festival so much. I recreated the shrimp lantern for yuanxiaojie/ lantern festival in Song dynasty and Ming dynasty. It can be folded, unfolded, and even moved.
the pompadour cotinga is a distinctly burgundy member of the cotinga family found in the amazon rainforest. they are primarily frugivorous, but are known to consume insects and small prey such as lizards on occasion, particularly to supplement their diet during the breeding season. like other cotingas, the sexual dimorphism in this species is stark, with the male’s vibrant burgundy coloring standing out against the female’s pale gray. males perform an elaborate mating ritual for the female, but have little to no involvement in raising the young.
ALT
