{"id":776,"date":"2018-12-05T13:13:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T13:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nplbeta.infradoxxs.com\/blog\/?p=776"},"modified":"2019-01-21T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:15:19","slug":"best-of-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/05\/best-of-december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of December 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Highlights added to our site in the last month covered a wide range of subjects, with a special focus on plants. Our editors&#8217; selection gallery includes jaguars hunting, lemurs and other Madagascar endemics, Tibetan macaques, Californian condors, rare Caribbean palm trees, more material from Wild Wonders of China, and appealing pets and farm animals from Klein &amp; Hubert.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-776 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) lying on branch in tropical forest, Madagascar.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605310-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) lying on branch in tropical forest, Madagascar.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Florida thatch palm (Thrinax radiata) leaf, Hispaniola.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01602273-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Florida thatch palm (Thrinax radiata) leaf, Hispaniola.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603265-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The capybara jumping away has cut the nose of the Jaguar with its toenail. Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil. Sequence 3 of 3\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"RF - Shoal of Slender pinjalo snappers (Pinjalo lewisi) swimming over soft corals on coral reef. West Papua, Indonesia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01607125-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"RF - Shoal of Slender pinjalo snappers (Pinjalo lewisi) swimming over soft corals on coral reef. West Papua, Indonesia.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Wild California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in flight, with wing tag and transmitter, Baja, Mexico.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603271-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Wild California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in flight, with wing tag and transmitter, Baja, Mexico.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01608558-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) juvenile climbing in a tree in Tangjiahe Nature 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https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01608558-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) juvenile climbing in a tree in Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) with butterfly on snout, Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603274-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) with butterfly on snout, Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"View up into canopy of Aspen (Populus) trees against blue sky in autumn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603308-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"View up into canopy of Aspen (Populus) trees against blue sky in autumn, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603810-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Sichuan \/ Tibetan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana) young calf that lost his mother, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603810-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603810-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603810-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603810-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01603810.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Echinacea flowers (Echinacea angustifolia) in garden with Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) France\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/01605566-320x213.jpg 320w, 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here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights added to our site in the last month covered a wide range of subjects, with a special focus on plants. Our editors&#8217; selection gallery includes jaguars hunting, lemurs and other Madagascar endemics, Tibetan macaques, Californian condors, rare Caribbean palm trees, more material from Wild Wonders of China, and appealing pets and farm animals from&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/05\/best-of-december-2018\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":957,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions\/957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}