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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 9h

🐄 In the dairy industry, cows are repeatedly impregnated and their calves torn away within hours of birth. Mothers cry for days. These intelligent, emotional beings deserve to nurse their babies, not have their milk stolen. Dairy is cruelty. Choose plant milk. #WorldVeganMonth 🌱

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 1d

🐟 Sturgeons can live 100+ years but are killed or cut open alive for caviar. Humans steal their eggs before they can reproduce. These ancient fish have survived since dinosaur times, yet caviar demand has pushed many species to near extinction. Their roe isn't worth their lives. #WorldVeganMonth 🌱

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 2d

🐑 Sheep recognize individual faces and remember them for years. They form friendships and feel fear and pain. Yet they're killed at 6-8 months for meat or subjected to painful shearing for wool. Choose vegan options like PlantWool instead: www.peta.org/news/plant-woo... #WorldVeganMonth 🌱

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 3d

🦆 Ducks are playful, affectionate animals who mate for life and mourn lost partners. In foie gras production, they're force-fed through tubes until their livers swell to 10x normal size, causing immense suffering. Their intelligence deserves better than torture. #WorldVeganMonth 🌱

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 4d

Guinea Pigs are highly social animals who purr when happy and communicate through 11+ distinct vocalizations. Yet millions suffer in laboratories: tested with toxins, subjected to surgeries, and killed. Their gentle, social nature deserves protection, not pain. #EndAnimalTesting #WorldVeganMonth 🌱

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 5d

🦬 Bison are ecosystem engineers with remarkable spatial memory; they remember migration routes across vast prairies. Once 60 million strong, they were hunted to fewer than 1,000. Today only 20,000 wild bison remain, making them functionally extinct from most of their range. #WorldBisonDay

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 6d

🐒 Lemurs exist only in Madagascar, which is home to over 100 species, with 94% threatened with extinction. These intelligent primates use scent marking and vocalizations for complex communication. Deforestation threatens their survival. Support Madagascar conservation! #WorldLemurDay

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 7d

🦀 Christmas Island Red Crabs undertake one of nature's most spectacular migrations. 50 million crabs march from the forest to the ocean in synchronized waves to spawn. They navigate using the sun and can detect the full moon, timing their arrival perfectly with lunar tides. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 8d

Common Nighthawks migrate 6,000+ miles from Canada to South America, flying at dusk and dawn while catching insects mid-flight. Their erratic, batlike flight helps them navigate urban areas, and they can lower their body temperature at night to conserve energy during long journeys. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 9d

🐟 Swordfish migrate vertically every day, diving 2,000+ feet during daylight and rising to surface waters at night to hunt. They can heat their brains and eyes to maintain vision in cold deep waters, making them one of the fastest and most efficient oceanic predators. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 10d

🦅 Swainson's Hawks migrate 14,000 miles annually from North America to Argentina: one of the longest raptor migrations. They travel in flocks called "kettles" numbering in the thousands, using thermal updrafts to soar for hours without flapping their wings. #MigrationMasters

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 11d

🐢 Leatherback Sea Turtles dive deeper than any other sea turtle: 4,000+ feet during 10,000-mile migrations. They regulate body temperature in freezing waters and navigate using magnetic maps imprinted at birth, returning to the exact nesting beaches decades later. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 12d

Indigo Buntings navigate using star patterns learned as nestlings. These brilliant blue birds can recalibrate their internal compass if transported to unfamiliar locations, proving they understand celestial rotation and can learn new migration routes throughout their lives. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 13d

Bluefin Tuna cross entire oceans at speeds up to 45 mph, navigating by detecting temperature changes of 0.05°F. They can maintain body temperatures 20°F warmer than surrounding water, giving them energy for 6,000+ mile migrations between feeding and spawning grounds. #WorldFishMigrationDay

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 14d

Snow Leopards survive in extreme mountain habitats up to 18,000 feet, using their three-foot tails for balance and warmth. Fewer than 6,500 remain due to poaching and climate change shrinking their habitat. These "ghost cats" need our protection. #SnowLeopardDay

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 15d

Wombats are marsupial engineers with cube-shaped poop they use to mark territory! They dig extensive burrow systems that shelter other animals during wildfires. These intelligent diggers face threats from habitat loss and disease. Support wombat conservation! #InternationalWombatDay

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 16d

🦎 Green Iguanas swim between Caribbean islands during seasonal migrations, covering 10+ miles of open ocean. These powerful swimmers use ocean currents and can hold their breath for 30 minutes while navigating to new territories when food sources become scarce. #MigrationMasters #WorldReptileDay

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 17d

🦥Sloths move so slowly that algae grows on their fur, providing camouflage and nutrients. They're surprisingly strong swimmers and have specialized stomachs that can take up to 30 days to digest food. Habitat destruction threatens these gentle tree-dwellers. #WorldSlothDay

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 18d

Baltimore Orioles navigate 2,000+ miles from North America to Central America using celestial cues and geomagnetic information. Males arrive at breeding grounds first to claim the best territories, then weave elaborate hanging nests to attract returning females. 📷David Woten #MigrationMasters

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Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 19d

Okapis are "forest giraffes" with zebra-striped legs and 18-inch purple tongues that can clean their own eyes and ears! These shy, intelligent animals communicate through infrasound and are endangered due to habitat loss and poaching in Congo's rainforests. Fewer than 10,000 remain. #WorldOkapiDay

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 20d

Sawfish use their tooth-studded rostrums to detect electrical signals from prey hidden in sand. These intelligent rays are critically endangered with some species down 90%. Habitat destruction and fishing nets threaten their survival. Support marine conservation! #InternationalSawfishDay

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 21d

🐱 Feral cats form complex colonies with social hierarchies and cooperative care of kittens. They're highly intelligent but suffer outdoors from disease, injury, and weather. Help by supporting animal shelters, adopting instead of buying, and advocating for spay and neuter programs. #FeralCatDay

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 22d

🦘 Red Kangaroos undertake nomadic migrations following rainfall patterns across the Australian outback. They can travel 15+ miles per day in search of green vegetation, using their powerful hind legs to cover vast distances while mobs of 100+ animals move together for safety. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 23d

Desert Locusts form the largest insect swarms on Earth! Up to 80 million per square mile, they travel 100+ miles daily. They consume their own body weight in food every day, and use wind currents to migrate across continents, devastating crops in billion-strong clouds. #MigrationMasters

Jennifer McComb @jen4animals.bsky.social · 24d

Bar-tailed Godwits hold the non-stop flight record: 7,500 miles from Alaska to New Zealand in eight days without food, water, or rest. They shrink their internal organs before departure to reduce weight and navigate using stars, the sun, and Earth's magnetic field. #MigrationMasters ✨☀️🧭