Francois Boonzaaier
@fransuchus.bsky.social
X/Twitter Refugee. Wildlife lover and paleo nerd. Enjoys the sight of birds.
This morning, I saw all four goshawks gathering together on the tree where their nest is located. There, they began chanting to each other. It was a beautiful thing to see. I wonder what they were talking about in the morning.
July 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This morning, I saw all four goshawks gathering together on the tree where their nest is located. There, they began chanting to each other. It was a beautiful thing to see. I wonder what they were talking about in the morning.
Herps out there, I need help identifying a #lizard. My brother who works on a farm sent me this video, and this screenshot you're seeing is the best way you can see the lizard. It looks like an agamid, but I'm not sure.
#westerncape #reptiles #herpetology
#westerncape #reptiles #herpetology
July 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Herps out there, I need help identifying a #lizard. My brother who works on a farm sent me this video, and this screenshot you're seeing is the best way you can see the lizard. It looks like an agamid, but I'm not sure.
#westerncape #reptiles #herpetology
#westerncape #reptiles #herpetology
June 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
There's something beautiful about a wetland covered in a blanket of fog.
May 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
There's something beautiful about a wetland covered in a blanket of fog.
My feathered neighbour came to grace me with its presence this morning.
#goshawk #raptors #birdofprey #southafricanbirds
#goshawk #raptors #birdofprey #southafricanbirds
May 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
My feathered neighbour came to grace me with its presence this morning.
#goshawk #raptors #birdofprey #southafricanbirds
#goshawk #raptors #birdofprey #southafricanbirds
April 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) viewing the world from on top of a street pole.
April 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) viewing the world from on top of a street pole.
I caught a Yanma pokémon!
Actually, it's just a normal but really cool dragon. These small living helicopters can move in any direction when their in the air, beating their wings around 30 times per second. This one was safely released outdoors.
Actually, it's just a normal but really cool dragon. These small living helicopters can move in any direction when their in the air, beating their wings around 30 times per second. This one was safely released outdoors.
March 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I caught a Yanma pokémon!
Actually, it's just a normal but really cool dragon. These small living helicopters can move in any direction when their in the air, beating their wings around 30 times per second. This one was safely released outdoors.
Actually, it's just a normal but really cool dragon. These small living helicopters can move in any direction when their in the air, beating their wings around 30 times per second. This one was safely released outdoors.
Reposted by Francois Boonzaaier
March 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Shut the front door!
Last night, I found the biggest Strongylopus grayii I've ever seen.
I had to take a quick shot of it because my cousin was keeping the cat from getting out of the front door. So, yeah. Pun intended. 🐸
Last night, I found the biggest Strongylopus grayii I've ever seen.
I had to take a quick shot of it because my cousin was keeping the cat from getting out of the front door. So, yeah. Pun intended. 🐸
March 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Shut the front door!
Last night, I found the biggest Strongylopus grayii I've ever seen.
I had to take a quick shot of it because my cousin was keeping the cat from getting out of the front door. So, yeah. Pun intended. 🐸
Last night, I found the biggest Strongylopus grayii I've ever seen.
I had to take a quick shot of it because my cousin was keeping the cat from getting out of the front door. So, yeah. Pun intended. 🐸
A new paper has reassessed the size and body shape of Otodus megalodon!
That's a crazy huge fish.
That's a crazy huge fish.
Shimada, K. et al 2025. Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae)... Palaeontologia Electronica, 28(1):a12.
doi.org/10.26879/1502
doi.org/10.26879/1502
Biology of Otodus megalodon
Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontida
doi.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A new paper has reassessed the size and body shape of Otodus megalodon!
That's a crazy huge fish.
That's a crazy huge fish.
What a beautiful day to clean up other people's mess
March 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What a beautiful day to clean up other people's mess
Someone should create a pokedex for birds. I want to walk around and point my birdex to a species to identify it for me.
March 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Someone should create a pokedex for birds. I want to walk around and point my birdex to a species to identify it for me.
Do you think that some non-avian dinosaurs mated for life?
March 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Do you think that some non-avian dinosaurs mated for life?
Truly alien-like
This is so good. The videos are mesmeric. Great research from @matteosanton.bsky.social.
🦑🌎🧪🦀
🦑🌎🧪🦀
What a Crab Sees Before It Gets Eaten by a Cuttlefish (Gift Article)
Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Truly alien-like
The tracks of dinosaur
February 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The tracks of dinosaur
Me donating left and right to funding and wildlife conservation while knowing I have a small income 🫠
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Me donating left and right to funding and wildlife conservation while knowing I have a small income 🫠
I wish Bluesky could have a feature that lets you save or bookmark a post, like Twitter used to do.
February 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I wish Bluesky could have a feature that lets you save or bookmark a post, like Twitter used to do.
It appears baleen whales have developed a new method of communicating without giving themselves away to predators. Orcas struggle to pick up sounds lower than 100 hertz and baleen whales have learned to use ultra-low frequency sounds that makes it difficult for them to be tracked by predators.
February 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It appears baleen whales have developed a new method of communicating without giving themselves away to predators. Orcas struggle to pick up sounds lower than 100 hertz and baleen whales have learned to use ultra-low frequency sounds that makes it difficult for them to be tracked by predators.
Reposted by Francois Boonzaaier
Did you like MESOZOIC ART, the massive, state-of-the-art #palaeoart volume edited by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and I, published by @chiffchat.bsky.social? If yes, so you'll be thrilled to know that MESOZOIC ART II is hitting shelves later this year. Stay tuned :) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-...
Mesozoic Art II
Following on from the hugely popular Mesozoic Art, this magnificent new volume showcases 25 amazing artists whose work represents the very best of palaeoart.Our…
www.bloomsbury.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you like MESOZOIC ART, the massive, state-of-the-art #palaeoart volume edited by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and I, published by @chiffchat.bsky.social? If yes, so you'll be thrilled to know that MESOZOIC ART II is hitting shelves later this year. Stay tuned :) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-...
Forgive me Paleo/Jurassic community but I'm just not that excited for Rebirth. Maybe I'm just tired of the franchise, I don't know. On the other hand, I'm super excited for Fantastic Four: First Steps. Everything from what I've seen in the first trailer looks, well, fantastic!
February 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Forgive me Paleo/Jurassic community but I'm just not that excited for Rebirth. Maybe I'm just tired of the franchise, I don't know. On the other hand, I'm super excited for Fantastic Four: First Steps. Everything from what I've seen in the first trailer looks, well, fantastic!
Yesterday, I received the most adorable gift from WWF. A Cape Penguin with a lovely Thank You card for donating to this little bird. This penguin species has been through a lot before they became one of the most endangered bird species in the world. These little guys need our help and conservation.
February 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Yesterday, I received the most adorable gift from WWF. A Cape Penguin with a lovely Thank You card for donating to this little bird. This penguin species has been through a lot before they became one of the most endangered bird species in the world. These little guys need our help and conservation.
Besides the terror bird, which you can obviously see is just a skeleton. The glyptodont, on the other hand. What you see is the closest to what the animal looked like when it was alive.
Just realized: the hooked bill tip of a terror bird would actually be a pretty decent tool for nipping and tearing at any exposed (but limited in surface area) body parts of a glyptodont.
February 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Besides the terror bird, which you can obviously see is just a skeleton. The glyptodont, on the other hand. What you see is the closest to what the animal looked like when it was alive.
Reposted by Francois Boonzaaier
Some shore-dwelling pterosaurs, such as Pterodactylus, Diopecephalus, and Aurorazhdarcho had webbed feet, as some well-preserved specimens demonstrate. Which is interesting, since these toes may not have been able to splay out very far.
From Pittman et al. 2022 and Smyth and Unwin 2024
From Pittman et al. 2022 and Smyth and Unwin 2024
February 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Some shore-dwelling pterosaurs, such as Pterodactylus, Diopecephalus, and Aurorazhdarcho had webbed feet, as some well-preserved specimens demonstrate. Which is interesting, since these toes may not have been able to splay out very far.
From Pittman et al. 2022 and Smyth and Unwin 2024
From Pittman et al. 2022 and Smyth and Unwin 2024
So, load shedding is back in South Africa. Last night it hit us at 10PM, just when I was going to sleep anyway.
And just when we got used to living without it, it's back.
And just when we got used to living without it, it's back.
February 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
So, load shedding is back in South Africa. Last night it hit us at 10PM, just when I was going to sleep anyway.
And just when we got used to living without it, it's back.
And just when we got used to living without it, it's back.