#david attenborough

[mysharona1987]

#Nature #david attenborough #national geographic #tv #lol

[life-on-our-planet]

A keen sense of smell enables the pangolin to detect the presence of ants and termites in their nests beneath the sand. Her sticky tongue, some 30cm long, enables her to collect them from deep underground. David Attenborough | BBC Earth

#david attenborough #BBC Earth #kalahari desert #pangolin #mammalia #pholidota #insectivore

[nmnmrsz]

#Carl Sagan #David Attenborough #James Woods #The Virgin Suicides #Film #Cinema #Documentary #Film Quotes #Movie Quotes #Nature Quotes #Nature #Sun #Plants #Trees #Oak Tree #Woods #Adventures #Photosynthesis #My Forever Mood #<3

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

Out of touch Thursday

#out of touch thursday #dinosaur #david attenborough #video

[somerandomjewelleryonthefloor]

For the ‘Humans are *insert word* here/alien fans fanclub’, I have another small headcanon:

I feel like most aliens (from aliens that travel planets, to aliens that are the embodiment of a nightmare, to aliens that are small and fuzzy),

would absolutely love David Attenborough. I mean they probably found out about Earth’s animals and how they live and stuff from watching his documentaries, because one human on a crewship put it on to help them fall asleep.

David Attenborough would be adored by all the cosmos I think.

#twstaddict17 #aliens interacting with humans #humans are weird #humans are cool! #aliens #humans in space #humans are amazing #humans are insane #humans are strange #humans are space oddities #humans are space orcs #humans are terrifying #humans are deathworlders #humans are space australians #humans #alien fan fanclub #alieninteractingwithhumans #david attenborough

[mirtadraws]

Happy Attenborough day!! Sir David is 97 (!!!) years old today!

It's hard to choose which moment from his long career to depict, there is such an abundance of incredible and moving ones. This year, I drew him chilling with some manatees

#sir david attenborough #david attenborough #attenborough day #manatee #Trichechus manatus #west indian manatee #animals and nature

[cressidium]

Prehistoric Planet 2: Episode 1 - Islands

#prehistoric planet #david attenborough #dinosaur #dinosaurs #dinosauredit #animalsedit #paleontology #paleomedia #paleoblr #natureedit #documentary #documentaryedit #prehistoric #biology #prehistoric animals #gif #*

[scientificpokedex]

I really need to share this with everyone

#clodsire #pokemon #scientificpokedex #pokemon science #pokeearth #planet earth #david attenborough #Youtube

[greenthena]

Why we won't have an Apology Dance in S3--or, why I'm choosing to start WW3

Much as I love the Apology Dance, I have a hunch that neither Crowley nor Aziraphale will perform it in S3. It's such a weird (affectionate) little mating ritual, and I cannot see it without thinking of David Attenborough's "Birds of Paradise" clip from Our Planet. (The little fuckers really get going around the 2:30 mark, if you're interested.)

S2 demonstrates so many of these bizarre little mating rituals. Specifically, I'm thinking about the "Don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions" moment...

...I mean, Goddamn. Someone damn it. Aziraphale is about to climb that demon like a tree.

And the exchange about borrowing the Bentley...

...which is a battle lost before it's even begun because Aziraphale flashes those pretty eyes and Crowley's too smitten to really put up a fight.

Mah point is (dolphins). My point is that every aspect of their interaction, particularly in S2, is a dance, a courting practice, a mating ritual to which only these two weird (affectionate) little birds know the steps.

And the Apology Dance is one of the key steps in this ritual. We know how important it is because Aziraphale has memorized each year when he performed it for Crowley. 1650, 1793, 1941... And Crowley has now reciprocated. But for all the importance of the Apology Dance, we never hear an actual apology. The words, "I'm sorry" are never exchanged between the Ineffables.

Of course, Aziraphale has forgiven Crowley on multiple occasions (have a tissue), but the absolution is never in response to an apology.

Why does this matter, you ask? Because Crowley has never asked to be forgiven. It's one of his self-identifying traits.

And every time Aziraphale offers him forgiveness, it calls into question Crowley's whole identity. I think this is why Crowley initially refuses to do the dance. He doesn't "do the dance," because he doesn't apologize. Because what's the point? If you believe yourself to be beyond forgiveness, why even bother with an apology.

But that's not what's most interesting to me. See, outside of mending his relationship with Aziraphale, I don't think the demon could give a single fuck about forgiveness. On the cosmic level, it's just another carrot dangled by Heaven. The whole concept of forgiveness of sins demonstrates a pretty fucked up power differential. I mean, who gets to decide whether God has forgiven you when She's not even talking?

I think it's fascinating that despite their squabble, Crowley removes his glasses the moment he steps back into the bookshop, performing the Apology Dance in his "naked" face. It suggests that he knows before he even starts that everything is going to be okay. He can approach the situation in a state of vulnerability because he deeply trusts his angel. But the dance, the mating ritual, still has to be completed. It's similar to how Aziraphale knew Crowley would let him drive the Bentley, but they still had to negotiate their way through the motions.

We've called it the Apology Dance, despite the fact that no apology is offered and no forgiveness given. Remember, Aziraphale's response to Crowley's successful completion of the ritual is, "Very nice."

So here's the crux. All these rituals that they perform, the Ineffable dances, if you will, rely on one crucial element. The result of the ritual has to be established before the ritual has begun. They each have to enter the ritual in a state of vulnerability, knowing the outcome will be safe and satisfying. And I think that's why Aziraphale doesn't say, "I forgive you" after Crowley's elegant spin and bow.

Because forgiveness is something Aziraphale only offers the demon when he feels cornered, frightened and unsafe. Think about the two times he's said it. In both cases, the forgiveness was weaponized.

(Apology Dance incoming for this next gif.)

In a very real way, when Aziraphale forgives Crowley, he invalidates his best friend's lived experience. Crowley doesn't want to be forgiven. He wants to be accepted. Loved. Seen.

So as much fun as it is to speculate about who might dance for whom in S3, I truly hope neither angel nor demon apologize to the other. For me, the most meaningful conclusion would be for them to complete their mating ritual not with some dogmatic, pedantic, fucked up power differential where one forgives the other for perceived iniquities. Nah. Fuck that. I want them to accept and love and deeply see one another and fully embrace whatever that means.

Here. Have some tissues.

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #aziraphale is in love #crowley is in love #apology dance #im gonna make you cry #im really sorry for the last gif #david attenborough #birds of paradise #david tennant is 87% legs #good omens s3 #good omens season 3 #go3 #Youtube #Good omens meta

[sidewalkchemistry]

from the 'wholistic + abundant {lifestyle}' Pinterest board

#q #quotes #david attenborough #earth stewardship #mindsets #mindfulness #eco conscious #solarpunk #eco friendly #sustainability #holistic leveling up #leveling up #that girl #green juice girl #slow living #soft living #symbiosis #sidewalkchemistry

[entheognosis]

#david attenborough

[life-on-our-planet]

The world’s largest burrowing animal is the aardvark. It has an extremely acute sense of smell and powerful arms with shovel-like claws to dig down five to six meters. David Attenborough | BBC Earth

#BBC Earth #aardvark #david attenborough #kalahari desert #mammalia #tubulidentata #orycteropodidae #insectivore

[its-all-down-hill]

#david attenborough #truth

[zegalba]

Thick-legged flower beetle on magnolia (1979)

#David Attenborough #photography #magnolia #plants #flowers #bugs #nature #1979

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Literally can’t watch nature documentaries without crying. The miracle of life y’know? We are so far from being alone

#solarpunk #hopepunk #environmentalism #cottagepunk #social justice #community #optimism #bright future #climate justice #tidalpunk #ecology #David Attenborough #nature documentaries #interspecies community

[ilostmygh0st]

#david attenborough #nature #naturecore #leafs #leaf #plants