@freewild.bsky.social
Why are these different?
🐊 Alligator vs. Crocodile 🐊
• Snout: Alligators = U-shaped, Crocodiles = V-shaped
• Teeth: 🐊 Crocodile’s 4th lower tooth is always visible
•Color: 🌑 Alligators = darker, 🟤 Crocodiles = lighter
•Habitat: 🌊 Alligators = freshwater, 🏝️ Crocodiles = both fresh & saltwater
🐊 Alligator vs. Crocodile 🐊
• Snout: Alligators = U-shaped, Crocodiles = V-shaped
• Teeth: 🐊 Crocodile’s 4th lower tooth is always visible
•Color: 🌑 Alligators = darker, 🟤 Crocodiles = lighter
•Habitat: 🌊 Alligators = freshwater, 🏝️ Crocodiles = both fresh & saltwater
March 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Why are these different?
🐊 Alligator vs. Crocodile 🐊
• Snout: Alligators = U-shaped, Crocodiles = V-shaped
• Teeth: 🐊 Crocodile’s 4th lower tooth is always visible
•Color: 🌑 Alligators = darker, 🟤 Crocodiles = lighter
•Habitat: 🌊 Alligators = freshwater, 🏝️ Crocodiles = both fresh & saltwater
🐊 Alligator vs. Crocodile 🐊
• Snout: Alligators = U-shaped, Crocodiles = V-shaped
• Teeth: 🐊 Crocodile’s 4th lower tooth is always visible
•Color: 🌑 Alligators = darker, 🟤 Crocodiles = lighter
•Habitat: 🌊 Alligators = freshwater, 🏝️ Crocodiles = both fresh & saltwater
6. A reconstruction by Ádám Németh of Curetes Street in ancient Ephesus.
March 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
6. A reconstruction by Ádám Németh of Curetes Street in ancient Ephesus.
5. Before and after the excavation and restoration of the Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq.
This ziggurat, the best-preserved of those known from Mesopotamia, was built approximately 4000 years ago during the Early Bronze Age.
This ziggurat, the best-preserved of those known from Mesopotamia, was built approximately 4000 years ago during the Early Bronze Age.
March 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
5. Before and after the excavation and restoration of the Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq.
This ziggurat, the best-preserved of those known from Mesopotamia, was built approximately 4000 years ago during the Early Bronze Age.
This ziggurat, the best-preserved of those known from Mesopotamia, was built approximately 4000 years ago during the Early Bronze Age.
4. A couple at Woodstock: 48 hours after meeting each other, and the same couple 50 years later, still together.
"We’d known each other less than 48 hours when that photo was taken," revealed Judy and Jerry Griffin.
"We’d known each other less than 48 hours when that photo was taken," revealed Judy and Jerry Griffin.
March 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
4. A couple at Woodstock: 48 hours after meeting each other, and the same couple 50 years later, still together.
"We’d known each other less than 48 hours when that photo was taken," revealed Judy and Jerry Griffin.
"We’d known each other less than 48 hours when that photo was taken," revealed Judy and Jerry Griffin.
3. The before and after of the excavation of the Ancient Greek Stadium of Magnesia, located in modern day Turkey.
March 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
3. The before and after of the excavation of the Ancient Greek Stadium of Magnesia, located in modern day Turkey.
2. Chichen Itza in 1892 and now
March 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
2. Chichen Itza in 1892 and now
Thread of before and after photos
1. The Artic 100 years apart
1. The Artic 100 years apart
March 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thread of before and after photos
1. The Artic 100 years apart
1. The Artic 100 years apart
The crocodile in Australia that even eats cattle.
September 14, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The crocodile in Australia that even eats cattle.
In the Amazon rainforest, researchers discovered Rafflesia arnoldii, the world's largest flower. It spans 1 meter, weighs 11 kg, and emits a strong odor of rotting meat to attract insects.
August 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM
In the Amazon rainforest, researchers discovered Rafflesia arnoldii, the world's largest flower. It spans 1 meter, weighs 11 kg, and emits a strong odor of rotting meat to attract insects.
The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project was implemented in Banff, Alberta.
Combined with fencing to keep the animals off the road, the structures have reduced animal-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 80% (>96% for elk and deer alone).
Combined with fencing to keep the animals off the road, the structures have reduced animal-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 80% (>96% for elk and deer alone).
February 12, 2024 at 12:49 AM
The Banff Wildlife Crossings Project was implemented in Banff, Alberta.
Combined with fencing to keep the animals off the road, the structures have reduced animal-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 80% (>96% for elk and deer alone).
Combined with fencing to keep the animals off the road, the structures have reduced animal-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 80% (>96% for elk and deer alone).
The rift valley is located in Pinglu, Shanxi on the Loess Plateau, a highland area in north-central China covering some 400,000 square km. It was formed due to movements within the earth's crust and its about 10 km long
January 15, 2024 at 3:51 AM
The rift valley is located in Pinglu, Shanxi on the Loess Plateau, a highland area in north-central China covering some 400,000 square km. It was formed due to movements within the earth's crust and its about 10 km long
This is how confusing perspective messes with your mind.
First you see a zebra doing a headstand, after having lost all four of its legs to some predators, and then...
First you see a zebra doing a headstand, after having lost all four of its legs to some predators, and then...
January 11, 2024 at 10:30 PM
This is how confusing perspective messes with your mind.
First you see a zebra doing a headstand, after having lost all four of its legs to some predators, and then...
First you see a zebra doing a headstand, after having lost all four of its legs to some predators, and then...
Some lakes with extremely high salt content cause some birds, unaware of where they are coming from, to dive into the water and turn to stone after diving, completely calcified! (Photo: Nick Brandt)
January 10, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Some lakes with extremely high salt content cause some birds, unaware of where they are coming from, to dive into the water and turn to stone after diving, completely calcified! (Photo: Nick Brandt)
This image occurs when the sun is behind a thick cloud and there is a thinner cloud nearby. Depending on the position of the sun, clouds may appear colorful. Although pastel colors are generally observed, vibrant colors have also been observed.
January 10, 2024 at 7:35 PM
This image occurs when the sun is behind a thick cloud and there is a thinner cloud nearby. Depending on the position of the sun, clouds may appear colorful. Although pastel colors are generally observed, vibrant colors have also been observed.
The goliath tigerfish is said to be a bigger and deadlier version of the piranha. It has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles. It has only ever been caught by a handful of fishermen due to the danger it poses.
January 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM
The goliath tigerfish is said to be a bigger and deadlier version of the piranha. It has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles. It has only ever been caught by a handful of fishermen due to the danger it poses.
The last moments off a man who jumped in a tiger enclosure, 2014.
January 2, 2024 at 4:04 AM
The last moments off a man who jumped in a tiger enclosure, 2014.
Before the high-rises of the Battery Park City expansion, the area behind the Twin Towers was a landfill.
The buildings could be seen entirely from the Hudson river and there was actually a Battery Bark beach.
[📸 Fred R Conrad, 1977]
The buildings could be seen entirely from the Hudson river and there was actually a Battery Bark beach.
[📸 Fred R Conrad, 1977]
January 1, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Before the high-rises of the Battery Park City expansion, the area behind the Twin Towers was a landfill.
The buildings could be seen entirely from the Hudson river and there was actually a Battery Bark beach.
[📸 Fred R Conrad, 1977]
The buildings could be seen entirely from the Hudson river and there was actually a Battery Bark beach.
[📸 Fred R Conrad, 1977]
Hugo Vau, riding a 35 meter high wave in Nazaré, Portugal
[📸 Lucas Tozzi]
[📸 Lucas Tozzi]
January 1, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Hugo Vau, riding a 35 meter high wave in Nazaré, Portugal
[📸 Lucas Tozzi]
[📸 Lucas Tozzi]
A volunteer at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation became stuck in mud when risking his safety to move deadly snakes from the riverbank.
An orangutan approached, instinctively offered help.
[📸 Anil Prabhakar]
An orangutan approached, instinctively offered help.
[📸 Anil Prabhakar]
December 31, 2023 at 3:32 AM
A volunteer at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation became stuck in mud when risking his safety to move deadly snakes from the riverbank.
An orangutan approached, instinctively offered help.
[📸 Anil Prabhakar]
An orangutan approached, instinctively offered help.
[📸 Anil Prabhakar]
This is one of the longest Wels caught from Italy’s Po River in 2015 by Italian angler Dino Ferrari. It measured 2.68 meters long (8.8 feet) and weighed more than 120 kg (265 pounds).
[📸Sportex Italia Photo
[📸Sportex Italia Photo
December 30, 2023 at 6:30 PM
This is one of the longest Wels caught from Italy’s Po River in 2015 by Italian angler Dino Ferrari. It measured 2.68 meters long (8.8 feet) and weighed more than 120 kg (265 pounds).
[📸Sportex Italia Photo
[📸Sportex Italia Photo
The naked mole-rat, or sand puppy, is undoubtedly not a handsome animal, but it can't feel pain, it resists to cancer and it's the only cold-blooded mammal
December 30, 2023 at 3:29 AM
The naked mole-rat, or sand puppy, is undoubtedly not a handsome animal, but it can't feel pain, it resists to cancer and it's the only cold-blooded mammal
Life finds a way.
[📸 Joshua Lutz]
[📸 Joshua Lutz]
December 30, 2023 at 3:21 AM
Life finds a way.
[📸 Joshua Lutz]
[📸 Joshua Lutz]
Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of ape that existed from two million years to as recently as 100,000 years ago.
Fossil record suggests it was the largest known primate species that ever lived, standing up to 3 m and weighing as much as 540–600 kg.
Fossil record suggests it was the largest known primate species that ever lived, standing up to 3 m and weighing as much as 540–600 kg.
December 27, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of ape that existed from two million years to as recently as 100,000 years ago.
Fossil record suggests it was the largest known primate species that ever lived, standing up to 3 m and weighing as much as 540–600 kg.
Fossil record suggests it was the largest known primate species that ever lived, standing up to 3 m and weighing as much as 540–600 kg.