Dax

@daxjohnson.bsky.social

Dinosaur enthusiast Also interested in space, history, geology Loves learning and teaching Twitch - dinodax

Day 2 of #Dinovember2026 is Caihong; This exceptionally preserved whole-body fossil contains fossilised melanosomes. These show that its head, crest, and tail base were iridescent and could have had a metallic greenish or bluish sheen.

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Calling all artists, streamers, and citizens of the internet! #SavetheVaquita Week is Oct 11-17th, and you can help! With fewer than 20 left, these little porpoises are almost gone and hardly anyone knows about them. Let's change that by flooding the web with vaquita content! Share and read on! +

Save the Vaquita Week October 11-17th 2026
With fewer than 20 estimated remaining, the vaquita is the most endangered marine 
mammal on the planet. Found only in Mexico's Gulf of California, this little porpoise
is a relative of whales & dolphins and is the smallest of the cetaceans.

Vaquita are accidentally caught in illegal gillnets set for the totoaba fish, and they
sadly drown as bycatch. Fishermen seek out the totoaba for it's swim bladder
which is valued at many thousands of dollars in illegal markets.

Without intervention, the vaquita will soon be gone.

But you can help!

For one week, the goal is to flood the internet
with vaquita content. Use #SaveTheVaquita to
share art, videos, streams, and more on any 
platform. If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot!

Image of Vaquita and calf in lower right by CassWArt