Rambling Into Insanity

[jaesawalth]

HAPPY MOOSE DAY !!!

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[russianblush]

he’s got the cutieful harris vibe down, trust

[aleigh75-blog]

Absolutely. That was my first thought when the casting was announced.

[winterskyfirefly-deactivated202]

Reblog to hug prev poster (they need a hug)

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[solarsyrup]

the unimaginable power of saying "huh, guess that's not for me" and moving on with your life

[heatedrivalrysource]

Entertainment Weekly:

Heated Rivalry' season 2 is, well, heating up with two new leading men to join stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams. 🔥🏒

'One Night Only' star Charlie Gillespie will play Troy Barrett, a troubled hockey player traded from the Toronto Guardians to the Ottawa Centaurs. While 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' and 'I Saw the TV Glow' star Justice Smith will play Harris Drover, the social media manager of the Centaurs.

[bostonlilyofthevalley]

it always bears repeating that jacob tierney loves the gcu books and doesn’t have any criticism for them. maybe people should learn from him.

from the podcast he was on that i just saw in another post: “don’t think you’re smarter than the material. don’t change it. don’t try to fix it…. one of the things that i really stuck to when i was adapting this show was the book. there was nothing to fix. it’s a good book. do the book.”

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[aleigh75-blog]

I know a dude who needs one of these. lol He probably wouldn't use it though...

[internetbt]

[human-dumpster-fire]

[krispytm]

He redeemed himself

[thighetician]

The duality of Manguin

[a3battery]

got obsessed with the penguin drama

his girlfriend’s name is lulu and she doesnt deserve the naughty list for this. :C mac’s gone too far and dragged her down wish him. glad he redeemed himself

also look tux is such a bastard that taking him down = good behavior

[a3battery]

THEY KEEP REFERENCING THE PIER INCIDENT saldkjfah its like his defining moment

im just losing my mind with penguin receipts right now 

and he’s pepper’s bf from above, who got on the good list while they had to call out tux for being lazy sldkjfa

u deserve ur spot in the 2020 poll mr. tux. go call out to UR girlfriend to get her food and maybe u can have a redemption arc too. see how well its working out for mr mac

REDEEMED HIMSELF U EVIL POLLSTERS

(since this started out as me wanting to check up on whether or not the penguins were alive, they ARE and u can meet them virtually BY THE WAY)

[a3battery]

PEPPER IS MR MAC’S DAUGHTER??!??!

this entire family is problematic but lulu was framed and that’s my conclusion 

[the-most-slytherin-hufflepuff]

I’m so invested in the penguin drama

[queen-of-thunder]

[melodiesblue]

WAIT

THIS IS IN NEW ZEALAND!!!????

HOLY CRAP I’VE BEEN THERE

I’VE SEEN THESE PENGUINS

I’VE HELD THESE PENGUINS

I’VE MEET A CELEBRITY BEFORE OH MY GOD-

[thememedaddy]

[whosurisold]

No,,,,,,, we are not!

[irisbyanyothername]

@isuggestrevolution

[isuggestrevolution]

i suggest remembering what they've done

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[mf-dooom]

[yetanothergreyjedi]

that is the face of a man worried he will be next

[ashtraythief]

Good news, he was not next! In fact, she accepted him as her mate, he learned the crane mating dance and now every year, he artificially inseminates her with crane semen to expand the very endangered crane population. True story.

[luulapants]

Sorry, he WHAT? Imagine being this man's boss and having to sit him down like. Listen. Brian. We need you to fuck the bird. You have to act like you're excited about it.

[whetstonefires]

crane husband.....

[roach-works]

this is the diametric opposite of all those awful swan wife stories and i love it.

[alex51324]

(WalWaPo makes you jump through like three separate hoops before you can read the article, so I will share some of the highlights:

Walnut was born in a species-recovery breeding program in the 1980′s.  The program had crane chicks hand-raised by human volunteers, and at that time they did not fully understand the measures necessary make sure that the chicks do not imprint on humans and retain their identity as cranes.  

As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.  

It has not been proven that Walnut killed her previous suitors; however, there is a persistent rumor in the white-naped-crane-conservation community that she did.  

Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, it’s pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.  

The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.

They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.   

Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.  

Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.  

Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent.  (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)  

It worked!  

Chris and Walnut have had five children, who were raised by other crane couples at the facility--sometimes the biological dad and his mate--both because it’s unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.  

However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them.  (This would not work with real eggs because he can’t sit on them properly, but Walnut seems to feel that he is on the job if he just stands over them.)

Chris accepts that he is pretty much married to this bird.  White-naped cranes live to be about 60, and they mate for life, so he knows he can’t retire while Walnut is alive.  (At the time of the article, Walnut was 36, and Chris 42.)  

[thesylverlining]

Legit cannot pick the funniest part of this

she has not been PROVEN to have killed her exes, but there is a PERSISTENT RUMOR (really officers she's simply DEVASTATED, she sobs, wearing a new feather boa unfortunately resembling her most recent deceased husband)

His name is Chris CROWE. (Mrs. Walnut Crane-Crowe?)

the mental images of a whole human man learning and performing the crane mating dance, and "sitting" on artificial eggs so she thinks he's performing his duties as a husband and father (and apparently OBJECTS if he does not?)

"chris, buddy, you gotta marry the possibly-murderous crane lady for the GOOD OF THE SPECIES." (alternately: "chris, my man! good news! we found you a very interested lady! She's 36, she's very spirited and independent, she holds a very important and rare status in her society! ...Is there a downside? WELL...")

chris sits any potential human partners down, like "my love, you must understand before we wed,,, i am already... Attached" (camera drifts wistfully to the above photo) "Lady Walnut and I have an,, Understanding... the relationship is open, but very committed"

[anais-ninja-bitch]

just had to explain this post to my father bc he thought my stifled laughter was a signal of illness.

well done, everyone, good game. hit the showers.

[largishcat]

[eshlimoriarty]

[lazorsandparadox]

Not only is he 'married' to walnut, this has apparently happened SEVERAL times, so he has MULTIPLE crane wives, none of which know about any of his other crane wives. This man is, for some unknown reason, irresistible to cranes

[queersatanic]

the “this content has been removed for violating Tumblr’s Community Guidelines” notice really adds a lot of flavor to this post and somehow makes it MORE obscene than whatever that actually was

[worldheritageposts-official]

World Heritage Post

[kedreeva]

I regret being the bearer of bad news, but I thought it should be shared that Walnut passed away in January of this year (2024). There's a lot of mixed info about the lifespan of cranes (due to people misunderstanding what a median is...) but the average for most species I know of is 20-30 years (in the wild if nothing eats them/they don't die young), and 30-45 in captivity, with the oldest known white-naped crane having loved to be 46. Given that she was 42, this old gal did good, and I'm certain she will be missed by folks here.

[optimysticals]

Fly on forever Walnut Crane-Crowe

[c24c24]

Ilya, assuming it was going to be a cute dog movie, watched Marley and Me on the plane. For about a year afterwards the raiders are only able to refer to Cliff as “hey you”, otherwise it’s a gamble on which stage of grief their captain will end up on

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