5 pictures of not-human creatures make a post

[capri0mni]

"Cuteness" may, or may not, have been my filter of choice.

1. A Sun Bear

2. A Lumpfish

3. Virginia creeper -- Hey, plants are creatures, too! (Sorry about the human photo bomber).

4. Have some conventional cuteness, if you must, with a guinea pig.

5. And a Rose Breasted Grosbeak couple... Not sure what she thinks of his moves. Is this a mating display, or just an awkward landing?

Comments

[redsixwing]

A fishy fishy fish!
It's a very cute one. :D

That creeper is stunning.

[capri0mni]

I agree on both counts.

There are deliberately cute pictures of young lumpfish, that have clearly been staged. But I already had one human infected picture, so I went the adult route.

And many people consider Virginia Creeper a weed. But I can't help but admire its gumption and intelligence.

[redsixwing]

I've gone and found some of the staged ones. Those really are adorable.
Sucker-bellied fishes are interesting, and I didn't know there were marine ones, too. (Or that they were cute! Butterfly loaches are also cute, but they have a different sort of appeal.)

...huh. Virginia creepers are one of the few ornamental vines that can survive the climate here, so I've always admired them for sheer persistence.

[capri0mni]

I remember watching a documentary on plant intelligence, a little while back, that showed time-lapse photography of a young V. creeper searching for tendril-holds on a fence rail as it grew ... And it sure appeared canny.

[redsixwing]

That is really cool.

[capri0mni]

I think so, too -- that's why I included the creeper as a "creature."