Currently Crying About Yoso-Tama-No-Kakehashi, A Japanese Guidebook From The 1700s About Raising Rats.

JUST BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN 36 HOURS THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE INSOMNIA I MIGHT BE AWAKE FOR COOL WIZARD REASONS. YOU DONT KNOW ME. IVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO READ.

this is sort of cousins with my favorite practice, which is replying "yeah, that's what i've been saying" after any weird sound or audible bodily function.

roommate's cat: mrorow?

me: yeah, that's what i've been saying!

I enjoy adding "as one does" in parentheses after describing a strange thing to do (as one does).

The Fantasy High Freshman Year Minis Auction begins March 4th!

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has anyone seen this thing!!!

Black Herons (Egretta ardesiaca), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, South Africa

Bttm photo - Using its wings to create shade, which may attract some small fish, but also reduces the glare over the water making it easier to find prey.

photograph by Frikkie Bell

Magawa, a rat trained to detect landmines, retired in 2021 after five years of service. During his career, he helped clear more than 20 football fields’ worth of land in Cambodia, significantly contributing to the safety of local communities.

His work earned him several accolades, including a prestigious award from the UK veterinary charity PDSA.

Yum, lunchtime!

Shout out to the little girl at my store today who had a shirt that said "skeleton mouse" and she was carrying around a plushie of a rat, had hair clips in her hair that had rats on them, and a necklace with a rodent skull on it.

As I was checking her mother out at the register she pulled out a handful of rubber rats from her pocket and put them on my counter, to which her mother sighed and said "no sweetie, he doesn't need rats" to which I just looked at her like this

He's been CAPTURED

do you have any images of cassowaries eat a tasty fruit?

Why yes, here you go...

Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius), EAT A TASTY FRUIT!!!, family Casuariidae, order Casuariiformes, northern Australia

photograph by Jan Wegener