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Preserved adult thylacines

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love how advocating for cats to stay indoors for their health + the environment’s health results in death threats for ‘kidnapping pets’

#a cat came up to my apartment crying one afternoon so I took him to get scanned for a chip #he didn’t have one and they said ‘he’s well-fed and neutered; just put him back where you found him and he’ll make his way home’ #i hated it but I did what they said and he walked off . seemed fine. i hate owners like that

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Crows + @screenshotsofdespair

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Paleolithic humans

Keep reading

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just because music isnt playing doesnt mean im not listening to it

#♡ #you

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Ink Artwork by Endre Penovác

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by odwier_sio9

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"People do crazy things for love."

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Walnut the Crane dead at 42

White-naped Crane Walnut and her keeper/husband, Chris Crowe, in 2021. (Photo: Roshan Patel via NZCBI)

Internet sensation Walnut the Crane became ill on January 2, 2024 and passed away at age 42 at her home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) campus in Front Royal, VA. A necropsy revealed the cause of death to be renal failure. Walnut far outlived the average life expectancy for White-naped Cranes in captivity, which is 15 years. She leaves behind her husband, zookeeper Chris Crowe, with whom she had 8 offspring, including two housed at the NZCBI: daughter Brenda, age 18, and a granddaughter, age 1. (x)

“Walnut was a unique individual with a vivacious personality,” Crowe said. “She was always confident in expressing herself, an eager and excellent dancer, and stoic in the face of life’s challenges. I’ll always be grateful for her bond with me. Walnut’s extraordinary story has helped bring attention to her vulnerable species’ plight.” (x)

White-naped Cranes are native to Mongolia, northeast China and southeast Russia, wintering in the Korean DMZ, Japan, and China. Habitat loss to agriculture, development, and ongoing droughts are factors in their decline, leaving them classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Walnut was an important contributor to efforts to restore the species.

#i’m sorry #her husband the zookeeper with which she had 8 offspring?

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#STOP THIS

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Whistling through the week with our radiant red knots, weaving whimsical waves of winged wonder!

Look closely and you may be able to see each bird’s unique leg band, which is used to identify them in our Aviary exhibit. Each bird has a unique backstory, with many of joining us after being rescued and deemed non-releasable. 

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connection

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im sure ive said this before but speaking as a hairy guy who wears skirts more than pants. sometimes you guys put guys in maid dresses when they’re more of a tight blue jeans type femme.. putting fictional men in cute little outfits needs to be done with care.. feminize him but let his style peak thru.. they can’t all be catboys and submissive maids…

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Clifford Prince King, Safe Space, 2020