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Slender-Snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Animalia > Chordata > Reptilia > Crocodylia > Crocodylidae > Mecistops > Cataphractus
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The slender-snouted crocodile is distinct from other crocodiles because of its thin, slender snout. This nocturnal reptile is endemic to central Africa and can be found within neritic and coastal waters and along shorelines. As an ambush predator, this species waits submerged underwater with just its eyes and nostrils visible … Learn More
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The second FaunaFocus 24-Hour Host Train has come to an end! FaunaFocus partnered with the WWF-Australia‘s Wild-Livestream event and featured 11 different artists on Twitch over the course of 24 hours spanning the entirety of Saturday, October 20th. Each artist created artwork inspired by sea turtles, most focusing on the endangered green turtle and the critically endangered hawksbill turtle. Together, viewers and artists were able to raise $836 (including Mehvaro fundraising $185… Read More
FaunaFocus had another successful stream event on Twitch in support of the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Wild-Livestream 2018 campaign! On October 19th, 2018, FaunaFocus hosted a CreateAlong featuring the hawsbill turtle. Using ballpoint pen and dried watercolor cakes, Noelle M. Brooks gave viewers a step-by-step view into how she creates realistic illustrations in ink and watercolor. Starting with a ballpoint sketch, she walked participants through using light, gentle strokes to create construction… Read More
FaunaFocus is hosting its second charity event on Saturday, October 20th, another 24-Hour Host Train taking place on Twitch! FaunaFocus Sea Turtle Host Train FaunaFocus is teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to help save the endangered green turtle and critically endangered hawksbill turtle. The event will start Saturday morning at 12:00am (midnight) Central Daylight Time and continue for a full 24 hours. 10 different artists will be featured,… Read More
FaunaFocus had its first stream event on Twitch in support of the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Wild-Livestream 2018 campaign! On October 13th, 2018, FaunaFocus hosted a SketchAlong featuring the hawsbill turtle. Studying several different positions of the turtle, including a side profile, top-down view, and even an extreme close-up of the reptile’s beautiful eye, viewers were given step-by-step instructions by Noelle M. Brooks on how to use photographic references to create anatomically-correct… Read More
FaunaFocus is once again teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and hosting another 24-hour charity host train in order to help save sea turtles around the world, including this month’s featured species, the critically endangered hawksbill turtle and February’s FaunaFocus, the endangered green turtle! WWF Sea Turtle Wild-Livestream FaunaFocus will be participating in the WWF Wild-Livestream 2018 campaign from October 13th to October 28th, 2018. Donations can be made… Read More
FaunaFocus has had another successful SketchAlong! Several viewers tuned in for the Twitch livestream on September 14th, 2018, and sketched along with Noelle M. Brooks as she led them through the proportions and anatomy of the Virginia opossum. Focusing on several different positions of the opossum, such as its well-known “playing possum” death feinting behavior, each participant worked with their own materials and interpreted the photographic references in their own recognizable style…. Read More
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