Wombat lockdown:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/2022-wombat-lockdown
"Douglas Gimesy (Australia) shows two baby bare-nosed wombats asleep at the
home of their caregiver during lockdown.
These baby wombats were found alive inside their mothers' pouches after their
mothers – survivors of bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria – were
killed by cars. Usually the pair would have been cared for at Goongerah Wombat
Orphanage, but with the COVID-19 lockdown in place Emily Small had to provide
them with their regular feeds at her apartment instead.
When these young wombats are released back into the wild, they will once again
have to survive the effects of the climate emergency, including floods, drought
and bushfires. If this wasn't enough, they will also have to cope with habitat
destruction and avoiding collisions with cars on country roads."
A golden huddle:
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-choice/2022-a-golden-huddle
"Two females and a male golden snub-nosed monkey huddle together to keep warm
in the extreme winter cold.
Threatened mainly by forest loss and fragmentation, this endangered species is
confined to central China. Restricted to living high up in the temperate
forests, these monkeys – here in the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province –
feed mostly in the trees, on leaves, bark, buds and lichen. Minqiang knew the
area where a troop of monkeys often rested and, in heavy wind and snow, he
walked up the mountain for almost an hour carrying his photographic equipment.
Photographing from a slope opposite the tree in which the group was huddled, he
stayed put for half an hour in temperatures of -10°C (14°F) before he was able
to achieve this eye-level composition."
Via Muse.
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
