Tan Eggs

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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"


For posts about animals that loosely fit the description above. While the animal does not have to hit all the requirements, it should hit some of them:


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Image source: https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-north-american-pika-sleeping-colorado-usa-nature-image01039221.html

Caption - North American pika sleeping, Colorado, USA Photographer - John Cancalosi Online Date - 24/4/04

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Get'em while they're cold!

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On behalf of all of us here, I send a sincere thanks to all you beautiful Lemmings! We hope you know how grateful we are that you exist.

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Remember that always, I'm thankful you're here!

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Consider the pika. Surrender to the pika.

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Big Egg

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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/taneggs@lemmy.ca
 
 

You’ll find that pikas run and jump very quickly, so they can be difficult to capture on camera when moving! It may take some practice to be able to find them within your frame when they’re moving at this speed.

While I won't be going out to do wildlife photography myself, I thought it was nicely detailed + lots of great photos in the article body

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Hang tough! I believe in you!

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wink

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It's not all bad out there.

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Sending positive vibes against the dark.

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Surprised me, too.

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Trust the floof.

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Blends in. Disappears. With any luck, he's found the grail already.

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ID: image of a tan, egg shaped dwarf planet

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And I'm proud of you!

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Caption:

A juvenile viscacha stretches out after a nap in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Learn about the animal: wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscacha

Photographer:

Image Source: joelsartore.com/ani012-00016

Joel Sartore is an award-winning photographer, speaker, author, conservationist, and the 2018 National Geographic Explorer of the Year. He is a regular contributor to National Geographic Magazine, and an Eagle Scout. His hallmarks are a sense of humor and a Midwestern work ethic.

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Endure and survive!

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I just knew you needed some positivity, too.

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