Jennifer McComb
@jen4animals.bsky.social
Living on an island in Paradise. Making a difference for animals, taking time to do something fun every day.
Raccoons are nature's problem-solvers! They can remember solutions to tasks for up to three years, understand complex lock mechanisms, and show remarkable social intelligence. They've been observed teaching their young and working together to solve puzzles. 🦝🧩🦝 #endspeciesm
January 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Raccoons are nature's problem-solvers! They can remember solutions to tasks for up to three years, understand complex lock mechanisms, and show remarkable social intelligence. They've been observed teaching their young and working together to solve puzzles. 🦝🧩🦝 #endspeciesm
Happy #MewYearforCatsDay! 🐱
Your local shelter has smart cats waiting for homes! 🏠
Consider:
✔️Adopting a shelter cat
✔️Fostering if you can't adopt permanently
✔️Donating money, food or enrichment toys
✔️Volunteering to socialize cats
Tag your favorite shelter below 💕 #AdoptDontShop
Your local shelter has smart cats waiting for homes! 🏠
Consider:
✔️Adopting a shelter cat
✔️Fostering if you can't adopt permanently
✔️Donating money, food or enrichment toys
✔️Volunteering to socialize cats
Tag your favorite shelter below 💕 #AdoptDontShop
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Happy #MewYearforCatsDay! 🐱
Your local shelter has smart cats waiting for homes! 🏠
Consider:
✔️Adopting a shelter cat
✔️Fostering if you can't adopt permanently
✔️Donating money, food or enrichment toys
✔️Volunteering to socialize cats
Tag your favorite shelter below 💕 #AdoptDontShop
Your local shelter has smart cats waiting for homes! 🏠
Consider:
✔️Adopting a shelter cat
✔️Fostering if you can't adopt permanently
✔️Donating money, food or enrichment toys
✔️Volunteering to socialize cats
Tag your favorite shelter below 💕 #AdoptDontShop
🐷 Meet the Glücksschwein, Germany's lucky New Year's pig! These brilliant animals use mirrors, solve puzzles & show empathy. They always root forward, never back - symbolizing progress into the new year. No wonder Germans see these smart piggies as bearers of good fortune! 🍀 #endspeciesm #newyear
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🐷 Meet the Glücksschwein, Germany's lucky New Year's pig! These brilliant animals use mirrors, solve puzzles & show empathy. They always root forward, never back - symbolizing progress into the new year. No wonder Germans see these smart piggies as bearers of good fortune! 🍀 #endspeciesm #newyear
Tardigrades (Water Bears) are virtually indestructible microscopic animals. They survive boiling, freezing, radiation 1,000x lethal to humans, and even the vacuum of space! They can live 30 years without food or water by entering cryptobiosis. These tiny titans prove life's incredible resilience! 🌟
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tardigrades (Water Bears) are virtually indestructible microscopic animals. They survive boiling, freezing, radiation 1,000x lethal to humans, and even the vacuum of space! They can live 30 years without food or water by entering cryptobiosis. These tiny titans prove life's incredible resilience! 🌟
🐾 Kinkajous have prehensile tails that act as a fifth hand, allowing them to hang from branches while eating fruit. These "honey bears" have tongues up to five inches long for reaching nectar. They're important rainforest pollinators and seed dispersers, visiting up to 100 flowers per night! 🌺
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🐾 Kinkajous have prehensile tails that act as a fifth hand, allowing them to hang from branches while eating fruit. These "honey bears" have tongues up to five inches long for reaching nectar. They're important rainforest pollinators and seed dispersers, visiting up to 100 flowers per night! 🌺
Golden Lion Tamarins have luxurious golden manes and live in family groups where everyone helps raise babies. These tiny primates use at least 17 different calls to communicate and can remember fruiting tree locations across seasons. Conservation efforts brought them back from just 200 individuals!
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Golden Lion Tamarins have luxurious golden manes and live in family groups where everyone helps raise babies. These tiny primates use at least 17 different calls to communicate and can remember fruiting tree locations across seasons. Conservation efforts brought them back from just 200 individuals!
🦑 Vampire Squids aren't actually vampires or squid! They live in the ocean's oxygen minimum zone, where most animals can't survive. When threatened, they turn inside out, displaying spiny projections. They're living fossils that have remained unchanged for 300 million years! 🌊
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦑 Vampire Squids aren't actually vampires or squid! They live in the ocean's oxygen minimum zone, where most animals can't survive. When threatened, they turn inside out, displaying spiny projections. They're living fossils that have remained unchanged for 300 million years! 🌊
🦥 Sloths move so slowly that algae grows on their fur, providing camouflage and nutrients. They're surprisingly strong swimmers and can hold their breath for 40 minutes. Their slow metabolism means they only defecate once a week. These gentle tree-dwellers can rotate their heads 270 degrees! 🌳
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦥 Sloths move so slowly that algae grows on their fur, providing camouflage and nutrients. They're surprisingly strong swimmers and can hold their breath for 40 minutes. Their slow metabolism means they only defecate once a week. These gentle tree-dwellers can rotate their heads 270 degrees! 🌳
🐿️ Flying Squirrels don't actually fly but glide up to 300 feet using furry membranes between their limbs. They can make 180-degree turns mid-air using their tail as a rudder. These nocturnal acrobats have fluorescent pink fur that glows under UV light (scientists still don't know why!)! 🌙
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🐿️ Flying Squirrels don't actually fly but glide up to 300 feet using furry membranes between their limbs. They can make 180-degree turns mid-air using their tail as a rudder. These nocturnal acrobats have fluorescent pink fur that glows under UV light (scientists still don't know why!)! 🌙
🕊️Turtle Doves mate for life and are symbols of love and fidelity. Pairs perform synchronized flight displays and gentle cooing duets. These migratory birds navigate thousands of miles between Europe and Africa. Sadly, populations have declined 98% since 1970 due to hunting and habitat loss.🎄
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🕊️Turtle Doves mate for life and are symbols of love and fidelity. Pairs perform synchronized flight displays and gentle cooing duets. These migratory birds navigate thousands of miles between Europe and Africa. Sadly, populations have declined 98% since 1970 due to hunting and habitat loss.🎄
Leafy Sea Dragons are masters of disguise with leaf-shaped appendages that make them invisible in kelp forests. Males carry eggs on their tails for 9 weeks. These gentle relatives of seahorses can change color slightly and propel themselves with nearly transparent fins. 🌿
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Leafy Sea Dragons are masters of disguise with leaf-shaped appendages that make them invisible in kelp forests. Males carry eggs on their tails for 9 weeks. These gentle relatives of seahorses can change color slightly and propel themselves with nearly transparent fins. 🌿
🎯 Archerfish shoot down insects with jets of water, calculating angle, distance, and refraction to hit targets six feet away. They can adjust water pressure for different prey sizes and learn by watching other archerfish. These sharpshooters even account for prey movement when aiming! 💦
December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎯 Archerfish shoot down insects with jets of water, calculating angle, distance, and refraction to hit targets six feet away. They can adjust water pressure for different prey sizes and learn by watching other archerfish. These sharpshooters even account for prey movement when aiming! 💦
Partridges are devoted parents who fiercely defend their chicks, even faking injuries to lure predators away. They can remember up to 100 individual calls from their flock and use dust bathing as both a means of hygiene and a form of social bonding. These ground birds form lifelong pair bonds! 🎄
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Partridges are devoted parents who fiercely defend their chicks, even faking injuries to lure predators away. They can remember up to 100 individual calls from their flock and use dust bathing as both a means of hygiene and a form of social bonding. These ground birds form lifelong pair bonds! 🎄
🐭 Naked Mole Rats are virtually immune to cancer, can survive 18 minutes without oxygen, and feel almost no pain. They live in eusocial colonies like bees with a queen and workers. These wrinkly rodents can live 30+ years (10x longer than similar-sized rodents) and never stop growing! 📷Josh More
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🐭 Naked Mole Rats are virtually immune to cancer, can survive 18 minutes without oxygen, and feel almost no pain. They live in eusocial colonies like bees with a queen and workers. These wrinkly rodents can live 30+ years (10x longer than similar-sized rodents) and never stop growing! 📷Josh More
🦎 Komodo Dragons are the world's largest lizards, growing up to 10 feet long. They have venomous bites that prevent blood clotting and can take down water buffalo. These intelligent reptiles can count, recognize individual humans, and some females reproduce without males through parthenogenesis! 🐉
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦎 Komodo Dragons are the world's largest lizards, growing up to 10 feet long. They have venomous bites that prevent blood clotting and can take down water buffalo. These intelligent reptiles can count, recognize individual humans, and some females reproduce without males through parthenogenesis! 🐉
👻 Aye-Ayes have a skeletal middle finger they use to tap on trees (up to 8 times per second), listening for hollow spots where grubs hide. They then gnaw holes and fish out prey with that same elongated finger. These nocturnal lemurs are Madagascar's only primate that uses echolocation! 🌙
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
👻 Aye-Ayes have a skeletal middle finger they use to tap on trees (up to 8 times per second), listening for hollow spots where grubs hide. They then gnaw holes and fish out prey with that same elongated finger. These nocturnal lemurs are Madagascar's only primate that uses echolocation! 🌙
🦅 Cassowaries are the world's most dangerous birds, with 5-inch dagger-like claws and powerful kicks that can disembowel predators. These flightless giants disperse rainforest seeds too large for other animals, making them crucial ecosystem engineers. Their casques amplify deep booming calls! 🌳
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦅 Cassowaries are the world's most dangerous birds, with 5-inch dagger-like claws and powerful kicks that can disembowel predators. These flightless giants disperse rainforest seeds too large for other animals, making them crucial ecosystem engineers. Their casques amplify deep booming calls! 🌳
🦊 Arctic Foxes survive temperatures down to -70°F with the warmest fur of any mammal. Their coat changes from brown in summer to pure white in winter for camouflage. These clever hunters follow polar bears to scavenge leftovers and can hear lemmings moving under 3 feet of snow! ❄️
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦊 Arctic Foxes survive temperatures down to -70°F with the warmest fur of any mammal. Their coat changes from brown in summer to pure white in winter for camouflage. These clever hunters follow polar bears to scavenge leftovers and can hear lemmings moving under 3 feet of snow! ❄️
🦆 Platypuses are nature's patchwork: duck bill, beaver tail, otter feet, and they lay eggs! Males have venomous spurs on their ankles. They hunt with electroreception, detecting prey's electrical signals underwater with their bills closed. These bizarre mammals defy classification! ⚡
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦆 Platypuses are nature's patchwork: duck bill, beaver tail, otter feet, and they lay eggs! Males have venomous spurs on their ankles. They hunt with electroreception, detecting prey's electrical signals underwater with their bills closed. These bizarre mammals defy classification! ⚡
🦤 Shoebill Storks have massive bills shaped like Dutch clogs, perfect for catching lungfish in swamps. These patient hunters can stand motionless for hours, then strike with explosive speed. They bow to each other as greetings and make machine-gun-like bill-clattering sounds! 🎯
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🦤 Shoebill Storks have massive bills shaped like Dutch clogs, perfect for catching lungfish in swamps. These patient hunters can stand motionless for hours, then strike with explosive speed. They bow to each other as greetings and make machine-gun-like bill-clattering sounds! 🎯
🐵 Mandrills are the world's largest monkeys with spectacular multicolored faces (blue, red, purple). Males' faces brighten when excited, serving as mood indicators. These intelligent primates use over 20 vocalizations, recognize themselves in mirrors, and live in troops of 800+! #MonkeyDay 🎨
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🐵 Mandrills are the world's largest monkeys with spectacular multicolored faces (blue, red, purple). Males' faces brighten when excited, serving as mood indicators. These intelligent primates use over 20 vocalizations, recognize themselves in mirrors, and live in troops of 800+! #MonkeyDay 🎨
🐚 Nautiluses are "living fossils" unchanged for 500 million years. They have 90 tentacles, primitive pinhole camera eyes, and use jet propulsion to move. Their spiral shells follow the golden ratio perfectly. These ancient cephalopods can live 20+ years and remember complex mazes! ♾️
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🐚 Nautiluses are "living fossils" unchanged for 500 million years. They have 90 tentacles, primitive pinhole camera eyes, and use jet propulsion to move. Their spiral shells follow the golden ratio perfectly. These ancient cephalopods can live 20+ years and remember complex mazes! ♾️
🐾 Fossas are Madagascar's apex predators, looking like a cross between a cat and a mongoose. These agile hunters can rotate their ankles 180 degrees to climb down trees headfirst. They're the only predator that can hunt lemurs through the trees with such acrobatic skill! 🌳
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🐾 Fossas are Madagascar's apex predators, looking like a cross between a cat and a mongoose. These agile hunters can rotate their ankles 180 degrees to climb down trees headfirst. They're the only predator that can hunt lemurs through the trees with such acrobatic skill! 🌳
👀 Slow Lorises have a toxic bite (rare for primates!), secreting venom from elbow glands they lick before biting. These nocturnal primates have enormous eyes for night vision and move so slowly predators can't detect them. Sadly, they are threatened by the illegal pet trade.
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
👀 Slow Lorises have a toxic bite (rare for primates!), secreting venom from elbow glands they lick before biting. These nocturnal primates have enormous eyes for night vision and move so slowly predators can't detect them. Sadly, they are threatened by the illegal pet trade.
🌍 International Animal Rights Day honors the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights. Every animal deserves freedom from exploitation and suffering. Billions suffer in factory farms, labs, and entertainment. Advocate for their liberation and recognize their inherent worth. #AnimalRightsDay 🐾
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌍 International Animal Rights Day honors the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights. Every animal deserves freedom from exploitation and suffering. Billions suffer in factory farms, labs, and entertainment. Advocate for their liberation and recognize their inherent worth. #AnimalRightsDay 🐾