1. 🖼️ Shifting Baseline Syndrome (direct link) (👍1062 👎10)

from Superbowl (!superbowl@lemmy.world) lemmy

From Parklane Landscapes: Shifting Baseline Syndrome (SBS) erases the bright past of nature, making each generation accept a degraded world as normal. Without remembering richer habitats—twice as many birds, wildflowers—we lower expectations, tolerate decline, and lose urgency to protect. Solving it starts with intergenerational talks and direct nature experiences to reconnect us with what was. Only by restoring memory can we save animals by giving them the spaces they need to thrive. 🖍🤖

Posted by anon6789

2. 🖼️ He badly wants to be orange (direct link) (👍687 👎5)

from cats (!cat@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by ickplant

3. 🖼️ Some cuteness that came walking down my driveway (direct link) (👍545 👎3)

from aww (!aww@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by hactar42

4. 🖼️ I’d watch that (direct link) (👍406 👎0)

from Dogs (!dogs@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by LadyButterfly

5. 🖼️ Wisdom in age (direct link) (👍403 👎1)

from Opossums (!opossums@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by PopcornPrincess

6. 🖼️ LinkedIn Bat (direct link) (👍290 👎0)

from Bats (!bats@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by ickplant

7. 🖼️ And admit it, you needed that today (direct link) (👍252 👎0)

from BeeButts (!beebutts@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by ickplant

8. 🖼️ Archimedes excited to see his foster sister for a play date (direct link) (👍214 👎0)

from Foxes (!foxes@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by ickplant

9. 🖼️ He loves watching the birds, but he’s too sleepy to get out of bed. (direct link) (👍208 👎3)

from All Orange Cats Share One Brain Cell (!oneorangebraincell@lemmy.world) lemmy

He loves watching the birds, but he's too sleepy to get out of bed.

Posted by ShutUpWesley

10. 🖼️ Tufted Titmouse (direct link) (👍204 👎0)

from birding (!birding@lemmy.world) lemmy

hey, hello there

Posted by expatriado

11. 🖼️ Napping with mom (direct link) (👍180 👎2)

from Squirrels (!squirrels@lemmy.ca) lemmy

Posted by ickplant

12. 🖼️ Has it been a while? Yes. (direct link) (👍171 👎0)

from Tan Eggs (!taneggs@lemmy.ca) lemmy

Have I been struggling like you? Yes. Am I glad you’re still here. Impossibly Yes! Love to you friend!

Posted by DaMonsterKnees

13. 🖼️ We had a Popsicle at the park today (direct link) (👍169 👎3)

from cute dogs, cats, and other animals (!aww@lemmy.ml) lemmy

Posted by thermal_shock

14. 🖼️ i could devour a head of lettuce rn (direct link) (👍147 👎1)

from bunnies (!bunnies@lemmy.world) lemmy

A post by @desuc0re saying "i could devour a head of lettuce rn", then a notification showing that "bunny and 9 others liked your post" and all the users who liked it have profile pictures of bunnies. @desuc0re posts reacting to that notification with "wtf?!?!?!"

Posted by Elevator7009sAlt

15. 🖼️ Cute cottontail kit consuming a crunchy collation. (direct link) (👍94 👎0)

from Bun Alert System (!bun_alert_system@lemmy.sdf.org) lemmy

Posted by Dr_Fetus_Jackson

16. 🖼️ Cause there’s no LadybugButts community (direct link) (👍80 👎0)

from Awwnverts (!awwnverts@lemmy.world) lemmy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/52177124

Posted by TheGiantKorean

17. 🖼️ CSO (chief suds officer) of my local laundromat (direct link) (👍66 👎3)

from Animals with Jobs (!animalswithjobs@lemmy.world) lemmy

Rockstar is always on the job. Here she is making sure nobody steals this particular washing machine ❤️

Posted by islandcoda42

18. 🖼️ Stone Spider (direct link) (👍51 👎0)

from Spiders (!spiders@lemmy.world) lemmy

Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.

A species of wolf spider that’s common here. These little arachnids are quick crawlers. They hang out on rocks and ambush their prey, closing quite the distance swiftly, webs not required. I didn’t stick around to find any feeding, another time.

Posted by Tempus_Fugit

19. 🖼️ Mourning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) (direct link) (👍30 👎1)

from Entomology (!entomology@mander.xyz) lemmy

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46046408

Great Lakes region, USA. April 2026.

The larger insects are still uncommon, but I think in the next two weeks we should have an explosion as more and more flowers start blooming. I’m getting excited.

Posted by Tempus_Fugit

20. 🖼️ RIP Etch, Prince among cavies (direct link) (👍23 👎1)

from guinea pigs (!guineapigs@lemmy.world) lemmy

Etch

Etch, my daughter’s guinea pig, crossed the rainbow bridge today.

He was her emotional support animal and went through college with her. He was a very good boy.

Posted by NABDad

21. 🖼️ Swimming to the bread place (tourist spot) (direct link) (👍21 👎0)

from ducks (!quackers@lemmy.world) lemmy

Posted by Little8Lost

22. 📰 Linh Mai the baby elephant makes her Earth Day debut at the National Zoo (direct link) (👍20 👎0)

from Elephants (!elephants@lemmy.world) lemmy

Linh Mai the baby elephant makes her Earth Day debut at the National Zoo

WASHINGTON — This year, spring showers brought a special April flower to Washington, D.C. — a 2-month-old Asian elephant named Linh Mai, or “spirit blossom” in Vietnamese. Linh Mai makes her public debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, where visitors can see the first elephant born at the zoo in nearly 25 years. The rare birth in captivity and the elephant calf’s Earth Day debut highlight the plight of Asian elephants, which are endangered. “And because those intervals are long, every new individual is important.”Baby elephant Linh Mai, who was born in February, is making her debut in the elephant enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. “So far, I mean, she’s a little ham,” Smith said, explaining that Linh Mai seems “to be enjoying the people, enjoying the attention.” 🖊️️🤖

Posted by monica_b1998

23. 🖼️ [SOLVED] What’s this tiny fellow? (direct link) (👍15 👎0)

from What’s this Bug? (!whatsthisbug@lemmy.ml) lemmy

What's this tiny fellow?

Southern US. Seen occasionally in the house. Sorry for no size comparison in the pic but it’s probably a 1/10th of my thumbnail.

Posted by marighost

24. 📰 Baby Elephant Zaiya Sucks Her Trunk Like a Little Human Sucking Their Thumb (direct link) (👍11 👎0)

from Animals (!animals@lemmy.world) lemmy

Baby Elephant Zaiya Sucks Her Trunk Like a Little Human Sucking Their Thumb

Humans and animals can seem so different, but a baby elephant displaying a familiar childlike behavior at England’s Blackpool Zoo is a reminder that human babies and animal babies are more alike than they are different. Baby Zaiya, a sweet baby elephant, has become a social media sensation in a viral video that captures an endearing behavior. Eagle-eyed social media sleuths were quick to notice Zaiya sweetly sucking her trunk like a human infant sucking their thumb, a reminder that elephants might be giants of the jungle, but their babies are still little creatures seeking comfort just like human babies do. This baby elephant is exactly that, but she’s also a reminder of the sweetness and innocence shared by babies of all species. Just like a human baby, or a newborn of any kind, Zaiya is learning to navigate her world and master her many muscles like the sweet, innocent baby she is. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by monica_b1998

Inactive communities 👻

These communities have had no posts in the last month:

  • Animals@stad lemmy
    • Pictures of animals, art incorporating animals, or anything fun.
  • IllegallySmolCats lemmy
    • Straight to jail.
  • MEOW_IRL lemmy
    • Memes for “cats of the soul”. Post relatable, weird, funny cats.
  • Cats lemmy
    • Post pictures of cute cats! Also feel free to ask questions about cats.
  • DogTraining lemmy
    • Welcome! This forum is about dog training and behavior. Here you’ll find content that will help you train your dogs. This community is geared towards modern, force-free, science based methods and recommendations.
  • Raccoons lemmy
    • A place for raccoons migrating from reddit.
  • Crows lemmy
    • Bring stories and images of your encounters with crows, ravens, and other corvids. Link articles and anecdotes. Note here your literary references. Art welcome.
  • Squirrel Spotting Society lemmy
    • RULES:
  • Rabbits lemmy
    • No description
  • Lagoloaf lemmy
    • Got a bunny? Does it loaf? Take a pic, share it here.
  • bugs lemmy
    • A casual place for Arthropoda.
  • Pet Rats lemmy
    • A place for pet rats!

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

🖼️ Saw this awesome dragonfly on a walk in central PA. What is it? (direct link), posted in bugs (👍82 👎2)

Posted by Semi_Hemi_Demigod

The main links are using lemmyverse.link which should redirect to the post on your own instance. If you have not used this before, you may need to go direct to https://lemmyverse.link/ and click on ‘configure instance’. Some apps will open posts correctly when using the direct link.

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Multicommunity: animals.json

  • best_of_animals_bot@lemmy.dbzer0.comBOPEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Please comment under the original posts.

    The descriptions of the inactive communities are auto-generated, it will pick up the first non-header line from the sidebar.

    If you have a comment about the monthly posts please create a [META] post in the community. Thanks!