#that's a creatures if I've ever seen one

[pencil-amateur]

I think the part where lisa is like "you probably didn't even drive back when you were alive. you probably rode on one of those bicycles with the big stupid wheel in the front" and the creature looks at her and she's like "you did" is really funny

#she's so rude. I love her #personally I think he died around 1889 at around 19 because I like the idea that he came back a century after death #so if that's about when he died he would've been around to see both penny farthings and the beginning of commercial cars #take my headcanon with a grain of salt though because there's probably a more accurate way to figure out when exactly he lived and died #I've just only seen the movie once lol #lisa frankenstein #lisa swallows #the creature #creature swallows #EDIT apparently he died 1837 so he would not have ever seen one of those #look at this guy. he doesn't even know what a bicycle is

[scribefindegil]

hi it's my birthday you should tell me something nice you did or saw or made recently!

#my Nice Things: #yesterday we bought the BIGGEST most beautiful pomegranate i have ever seen #i have a real computer again so i've been freed from the tyrrany of Google Docs #we watched The One With The Whales on thursday and it remains utterly delightful #we're petsitting for a couple of guinea pigs and it's very fun to have Creatures in the house #and i may have finally cracked what was tripping me up with the next Brassica Heresy chapter! #also the ongoing joy of the Fedco Seeds catalog

[martianbugsbunny]

I don't think Aziraphale needs any interference from Gabriel to be smitten

#good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #I mean come on look at his face #those are the heartiest heart eyes I've ever seen on a man #or a man-shaped creature #if you look up smitten in the dictionary you find a pile of ash for one definition and this picture for the other #GOSH the way he looks at crowley when crowley is just TALKING what the HECK #HOLY CATS #(also this is a screenshot of a gif because the text and the image are important but idk how to do that myself) #so props to whomstever made it in the first place #martianbugsbunny ships

[lesamis]

the universe said "why don't you go encounter a beast in the mountains and maybe you'll calm down a little" to me yesterday

#in the words of my friend. she's queen of the castle isn't she #she was a sniffly and possibly blind little creature as rural cats tend to be but we got along. she even loved me for a few seconds #she also wasn't little idk why i said this. this was one of the biggest cats i've ever seen. there's a pic w me for scale #that my mum commented by saying she must encounter many kind strangers to grow that size #photo #cats #breisgau hochschwarzwald gothic

[werewolf-transgenderism]

also look at my frogs they're perfect

#the little smiley one.... he is perfect to me he's the most beautiful creature I've ever seen #surely this will cure the horrors

[strange-creature-with-a-hat]

ARRRRHGGHGHHGGHGJFJFJFJVJVJVJVJV THE SONGS IN THE JEKYLL ANF HYDE MUSICAL ARE SO AMAZING EVERYONES VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND EVERYONE CLEARLY PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT AND IT PAID OFF SO MUCH BECAUSE WOW I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND THE ORCHESTRATION IS JUST. WOW HOLY SHIT IT'S SO GOOD!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! KAKSJSJXJSKDDKXKCKCKCJISK AND THE LYRICS ARE SO GOOD AND AND AND-

#sadly the only person I know who knows about it is my choir teacher #Also I haven't seen it I've just listened to the soundtrack #I'd recommend that anyone who follows me for music related reasons to go check it out #Anthony warlows voice is just amazing #creatures ted talks #Also my favorite songs from this are #His work and nothing more #Murder #It's A dangerous game #The world has gone insane #No one must ever know #Bring on the men #And last but not least #confrontation #the Jekyll and Hyde musical #Jekyll and Hyde musical #jekyll and hyde #dr jekyll and mr hyde #Idk are to tag this so why not add some random tags that nobody uses #So yeah that's my silly niche interest #It might be my favorite musical #Let's hope the song names aren't actual tags

[posts-for-when-im-high]

Just bought another wet specimen from Etsy oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

#this one is so cool and unique #i debated whether or not to buy it for a few days but someone else had it in their cart and I panicked #it's a veterinary specimen of a kitten (failure to thrive #passed away naturally from a lung issue or blockage) #and it's BISECTED like one half of it is still normal and covered in fur #BUT THE OTHER SIDE has an opening into the chest cavity so you can see the lungs in the rib cage and the other lower organs too #and the head omg there's a straight clean cut down the front of the face and the other side of the head is bare bones skull #it's legitimately one of the coolest anatomical examples I've ever seen preserved and I'm vibrating with excitement #can't wait to add this sweet baby kitten to my collection!! #i also have a leopard gecko specimen (his name is Barney) #he dropped his tail shortly before he passed away due to old age and they preserved his tail alongside his body in the jar!!! #another very neat anatomical display ahhhh #i know it's morbid but I love giving these creatures a second 'life' in death

[moonmojis]

Tim Drake is autistic right

#dc #Tim Drake #Batman #that's an autism creature if I've ever seen one

[swallowtail-ageha]

Wdym that kimbo had a inbreeding coefficent of 31.3%

#jesus christ that's an inbred dog if i've ever seen one #getting into the rabbit hole of xl bully/pitbull types breeding after the uk decided to ban them #fun fact most of the xls (especially the ones that were involved in fatal attacks) descend from kimbo #researching about this is so morbid #i feel both disgusted and horribly fascinated #and that's without getting into toadline/micro bullies #i don't even like the dogs and i'm pro their ban #but i do feel sorry for these creatures #no one deserves to be born that deformed for aesthetics

[raveartts]

Drew my cat, Ivan the Fool

#raveartts #life drawing #cats #okay that's not actually his name #well it sort of is #but anyways he's literally the weirdest fucking creature I've ever seen #like his anatomy is freaky as hell #he's got absurdly long legs (pictures cannot convey just how long these legs are) #a massive mane of hair with giant bright green eyes that are just filled to the brim with raw terror #and despite being so big and tall he ALWAYS scrunches himself to be absolutely tiny looking #also the vets said he has more ribs than is normal #he's got like one vertebrae in his tail so he's literally tailless #and he loves people and cuddling #yet he flees in terror if you so much as look at him #WHY ARE YOU AFRAID????? #and he just sits in high places like on top of doors

[goldenfoxthe1st]

what if mk got a mix of both macaque and wukongs powers i think that would be cool but also really funny like imagine how they would react to mk being able to go into shadows (or if its a mix then he can travel through light or something)

#lego monkie kid #monkie kid #then he would ACTUALLY have to have macaque as his mentor #that would be really funny #he can make a big ol shadow creature like macaque #i mean he can already make a mech like him #i dont think I've ever seen wukong make a mech suit...unless u count the spaceship as one

[theheadlessgroom]

https://www.tumblr.com/beatingheart-bride/708379339960582144/theheadlessgroom-beatingheart-bride

@beatingheart-bride

“I don’t see what else there could be to it,” he admitted with a little shrug-for the life of him, he couldn’t really imagine what Morgan’s motives could be other than riding proverbial coattails in a bid for fame. It seemed like the only logical answer he could think of, really; try as he might to think of something else, he just couldn’t seem to!

“Now, I admit, I never saw him trail after La Constance,” he continued, as he took another bite of mashed potatoes, chewing thoughtfully before saying, “But I think we can chalk that up to her being...considerably less open to new company than you are, my dear.” 

He smiled slyly and chuckled a bit when he said this, before adding, “La Constance only welcomes the company of those with...sizable bank accounts, let’s say, and the best way to get her to be anything other than cold and dismissive is to flash something sparkly in front of her. I’ve actually seen her smile simply because of the patrons gifted her a new pair of ornate earrings, if you can believe it.”

La Constance actually smiling was an unusually creepy sight (he was so used to seeing her scowling unpleasantly that seeing her flash a smile-even a fake one-was disconcerting), but he quickly put that image out of his head as he eyed his slice of cake, saying, “But Thaddeus Morgan, on an orchestra member’s salary? He’d never be able to afford La Constance’s expensive tastes, so trying to earn a little fame from her is out of the question. So I think that explains why he hasn’t been trailing around after her the way he has you.”

Emily, comparatively, was a down-to-Earth young woman, who didn’t need bottles of champagne on ice or pretty baubles to win her over; no, she was a simple woman when it came to her friendships, and while this was a quality Randall admired in her, he could also see how Morgan might think that “simple” means “easy”. It irked him to think so, but he doubted Morgan would get very far in his endeavors. 

#((aaah that'd be great! it's early morning; she's feeling a little stronger; and she hasn't really gotten to see the rest of the house)) #((so she decides to get on up out of the water and wanders out into the first room she sees; which just so happens to be randall's)) #((and he just about has a heart attack when he sees her staring down at him because he was A) not expecting to see her there)) #((and B) didn't even know she could be out of the water for a certain amount of time! he's shocked!)) #((but he at least learns that she can actually be on land; even if it is for a certain amount of time!)) #((and true; randall would be SO red were emily to pick him up! he'd be SO flustered!)) #((and i totally see emily having great strength! she would if she's able to pull grown men into the water with her)) #((so i could see her being able to pick up randall; move heavy objects; and so on!)) #((and honestly i'm kinda in love with the idea of siren!emily carrying/holding randall because it's a parallel)) #((to one of my favorite tableaus; 'the touch of the monster' in which the monster carries a human-usually a woman-bridal style!)) #((you see it on a lot of 50s sci-fi/horror movie posters like 'forbidden planet'; as well as in classic horror films)) #((including the original 'creature from the black lagoon'!)) #((i don't think i've ever seen a female monster carrying a male human in that fashion so i think it'd be a fun spin! :D)) #((what do you think?)) #((also: sorry this is so late!)) #outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Phantasm of the Mansion

[trans-xianxian]

watching prehistoric planet to see what everyone is talking abt and because I will always. Always watch a dinosaur documentary and I am just so so in love with the deeply.... Empathetic approach they've taken so far. I've been obsessed for 18 out of the 20 years I've been alive and in that time I have come across very very few pieces of media that treat dinosaurs and company in the same way this program does and it's very refreshing to see them portrayed as simply being animals that lived a long time ago, instead of scary monsters in a constant bloody battle for food/dominance/sex. and yeah maybe it's almost even a little bit Unrealistic in its softness but I think maybe that's needed after approximately 200 years of the exact opposite

#I don't know its just sooooo nice to see them just be funny little creatures... thats exactly what I fell in love with as a kid #and the lack of shrinkwrapping and unjustifiably exposed teeth..... I could Kiss the design team #god and PROPS to the animators they did a fantastic job #one of the most realisticly rendered dino docs I've ever seen #chefs kiss all around #ghost posts #text

[rangespacer]

buzz being insane is both extremely funny and extremely harrowing and the switch flips based solely on the context. like oh he is unwell! but also oh. he is unwell.

#✩ no sign of intelligent life anywhere! ( ooc ) #|| the lore in my head about what star command is doing with buzz. #|| i am not a 'star command is EVIL and we have to DESTROY IT!' type person. #|| there is a clear cut good and evil in the babyshow and i'm enjoying every second. #|| blosc is one of the funniest shows i've ever seen in part because it is the Most Cartoon Ever. #|| and i like that! i like that i can have a solid laugh every time i watch. #|| but also i'm crazy and i love reading into the implications SPECIFICALLY for buzz. #|| like i'm not going to write about the star command police state but also my god they put the creature in a Situation. #|| buzz's head makes a delightful squeaky noise and the galactic alliance is chewing for all its worth. #|| i think the seriousness of buzz's character and situation exists to me as an undercurrent. #|| but is rarely at the forefront because buzz himself is usually having a great time. #|| but occasionally a crack appears and i'm like HOHHHHH. #|| YOU HAVE PROBLEMS YOU HAVE PROBLEMS. #|| TWICE STAR COMMAND HAS TRIED TO THROW HIM INTO A PADDED CELL FOR 'BEING OUT OF LINE'. #|| IE FOR DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT HIM TO. #|| THE WAY STAR COMMAND USES BUZZ BUT DOES NOT TRUST HIM I FREW UP.

[bongsavior]

My chest physically hurts. It feels like my lungs will collapse. Not again. Not another person i loved going away for an indefinite amount of time and i feel i should wait for. Not again.

"You deserve someone who will love you wholly and not in scraps."

The lesson is that i don't need to be loving anyone or be loved by anyone. I need to love myself. Know myself. Grow with myself. And i haven't been doing that because i've been tending to the gardens of everyone else's souls, so much that mine has become a graveyard. I know it just has to grow

But there is a hole in my chest, beaten and bloody time and time again and this will be the last time i do this to myself. I won't let myself love or be with anyone, no matter how long it takes, for me to look at myself and think, "I'm ready."

#i'm sick #mentally and physically #idk if it's bc of the renn faire or what but i'm actually sick #a very sad and rainy and windy day today. this morning there was a murder of crows eating the grubs in the grass #then you told me what you said this morning and i saw more doves than i've ever seen sitting on the fence outside my window while i was #on the phone with one of my closest friends as she helped me through #it's all signs. everything is symbols #my dreams told me exactly where i would face one of the toughest lessons of working through abandonment #it's time for me to grow #personal #words #i'm sorry #for the first time in my life today i accidentally hit a creature with my car. it was a rabbit. i didn't feel a thump but i heard a little #thud. i hope they'll be okay. my heart hurts for so many reasons #everything is a sign

[kaijutegu]

Aug ABSOLUTELY deserves the praise, @ryukikit. St. Augustine Alligator Farm is one of my favorite animal facilities, hands down. It's a pretty zoo, doable in an afternoon if you kinda like crocodilians, or an all day affair if you REALLY like crocodilians. Here are my favorite things about it and why I think it's worth supporting.

1. They keep animals in interesting social groups.

Crocodilians are heavily involved parents, but most places that breed them don't have the enclosure space to let the babies stay with the parents. St. Augustine does. One of my favorite groups was their crèche of slender-snouted crocodiles. They had the parents and then a yearling cohort and a new hatchling cohort. This aligns with how these guys live in the wild- the babies stick around longer! They have the space for it, and they are very in tune with the social needs of their animals.

Very, very few zoos can keep their baby crocs with the adults and still perform maintenance and animal health checks safely. This doesn't mean these facilities are bad- it just means that they have different management practices. And frankly, a lot of these species aren't frequently bred elsewhere. Your average zoo doesn't need a setup where you can have a multiyear crèche for slender-snouted crocodiles. Some species have better success when the young are pulled early, and some zoos are better set up to raise out any offspring separately or behind the scenes. Every facility's practices are different, and this just happens to work well at St. Augustine and be really enjoyable to see as a zoo patron.

Crocodilians are exceptional parents and very protective. It's a sign of incredible animal management practices and animals that feel very comfortable with staff that St. Augustine can do this with nearly every species they breed.

2. They understand the social needs of their animals.

Some crocodilians are social. Some are solitary. Some can live happily with a member of the opposite sex but get territorial around members of the same sex. St. Augustine pays incredible attention to their social groupings to ensure that they aren't just meeting the animals' physical health needs but their social needs as well. They do continuous scientific research about social structures in crocodilians, taking blood samples to test stress hormones and observing stress behaviors to see how group dynamics change.

For example, St. Augustine is home to one of the world's largest known living saltwater crocodiles, Maximo. And his comparatively tiny mate, Sydney. During the educational presentations with these two, they point out that even their monster of a croc needs his social group- he won't eat if she's not around and he is calmer during medical checks if he can see her. These animal share a deep and special pair bond, and they make sure to talk about how the social aspect of these animals' lives is integral to their care. It's a unique aspect of the way they talk about these animals, because he IS a spectacle and he IS a sensation, but they don't talk about him like he's a mindless killing machine- they talk about him like he's a big, complex predator with social needs like any other animal. Aug is the only facility I've been to where the emotional and social needs of crocodilians is part of the education they provide guests- and speaking of education...

3. Their demos and presentations are extremely good.

The presentations at St. Augustine are some of the best I've ever seen, and I've seen literally hundreds of animal talks on everything from aardvarks to zebras. But as you... can probably tell from my blog content, I've spent a lot of time learning about and working with reptiles. I really enjoyed all of their presentations because they are very scientific about things and avoid sensationalism. They really want you to be fascinated by these creatures and love them- but more than anything else, they want you to respect them.

Also, they do a really good job handling their ambassadors. I really enjoyed something as simple as watching an educator tell us about snakes. Throughout the whole presentation she made sure that most of the snake's body was looped in her hand. The snake was always supported and was very calm. She gave the snake plenty of head room so that it didn't feel constricted- it was just good handling all around.

But also, the presentations made it clear how much the park cares about the animals' well-being. When they do the feeding and training presentations, they make it very clear that the animals' participation is entirely voluntary. They do things differently for their 9-foot saltie and their 16-foot saltie, because the 16-footer is so large and heavy he actually struggles walking on land sometimes. They adapt their programs and his care to ensure that he's completely comfortable- and he didn't actually participate in the whole feeding when I was watching! At no point did they try to push him into anything uncomfortable; they offered, he didn't engage, and they moved on. It was a clear expression of his boundaries, and I really appreciated how much his caretakers respected that.

4. Ethical Interactions

I've been to... a lot of tourist locations in Florida that have animals you can hold. Almost always against my will! Many of them are pretty terrible, and you don't actually learn much, if anything. But I really found that to not be the case at St. Augustine. Every single animal presentation and interaction opportunity was accompanied by education about the animal's biology, habits, and- crucially- their conservation status.

When I held a baby alligator at St. Augustine, the proctors- there were two, one to ensure I was holding the gator correctly and the other to educate- were very informative about the role alligators play in their ecosystem and their conservation history. The animals were all properly banded, and one of the two proctors was there to ensure that none of the baby alligators were uncomfortable. As soon as they started getting squirmy or tense, they were removed, unbanded, and taken to an off-exhibit area to relax. And when the babies age out of petting size, they just go in the lagoon to live with others of their species. I saw one upset alligator the entire time I was there, and he was clearly upset that his escape attempt was foiled by a keeper during my nursery tour.

Even though he's restrained in this shot, you can see that his full body and tail are supported, and the grip, while firm, is gentle. He's distressed, but after I took this picture, she put him in his enclosure and he calmed down immediately.

Sometimes when you have petting attractions with baby animals, those animals... don't have a happy ending. (See: cub petting.) But St. Augustine's program is fine- the gators are all aged out of wanting to have mom around, there's no declawing/defanging, and they're handled with care. And it's worth it, because people love what they understand. St. Augustine was integral in raising public awareness about alligators back in the 60s when they were endangered, and now they're thriving- largely in part to programs like St. Augustine getting people to care.

And speaking of getting people to care, let's talk about their research.

5. Shared Research Results

St. Augustine is also home to more species of crocodilian than anywhere else in North America- all of them, usually. (They didn't have a Tomistoma when I visited- that may have changed.)

Because of this species diversity, it's an incredible research resource. Having every species means that you can do a lot of work comparing their behaviors, their growth patterns, and more. They've been a major research site for crocodilian biology since the 1970s. Today, they're one of the key sites for studying crocodilian play and social behaviors. They actually maintain a blog where they post copies of papers that were written using their animals, meaning that you can actually see the results of the research your admission helps fund. You can see that right here: https://www.alligatorfarm.com/conservation-research/research-blog/

All of this adds up to a zoo that provides a unique experience, tons of actual education, and transparency about what its research and conservation steps actually are. St. Augustine's come a long way since its opening in 1893, and they really do want you to leave with a new respect for the animals they care for. Ultimately, if you're a fan of reptiles, you can feel good about visiting the St. Augustine Alligator Farm- their care and keeping are top of the line, they do a ton of innovative conservation research and support for conservation organizations, and you can see this animal there:

(Gharial from the front. Nothing is wrong with her that's just what they look like from the front.)

#long post #st. augustine alligator farm #alligator #crocodile #reptiblr