[maxximoffed]

I’m sorry I’m just not over that wolverine cover

Kurt’s clearly naked

Logan’s glaring at his dick

Classic porn cover poses

@Esad Ribic explain yourself please

[thenerdybird]

when what when 

[ruckawriter-deactivated20200128]

Also please note the placement of the beer bottle.

I once was at a show where I asked Esad about this cover.

Esad is a big, cheerful, man with a wicked sense of humor.

He just looked at me.

And then he smiled.

And the smile got bigger.

And bigger.

And he said, “And nobody at Marvel noticed!”

And then he couldn’t stop laughing.

[maxximoffed]

#‘and nobody at marvel noticed: the bisexual wolverine story’ 

brought to you by Chris Claremont

[gorgeousgeology]

Madagascar, Tsingy. These knife-like limestone formations stretch over 70 meters into the air. Known as The Forest Of Knives, these razor-sharp limestone points can slice through equipment and flesh easily, which makes traversing them extremely difficult and dangerous, some climbers have been known to get through over 15 pairs of boots! It is estimated that the Tsingy has the largest underground cave system in the world and many animals live among the endless maze of disorienting corridors, humid caves, and unforgiving razors at the ground level. (Image one credit: Pierre-Yves Babelon)

[naturallyaspirated]

WHOA!!!

[gorgeousgeology]

Yeah it’s pretty sweet and for anyone who is about to ask, it’s a Sifaka lemur!  Tsingy is formed by mildly acidic rainwater dissolving into the softer strata of limestone from above, and carved it out from underneath, eroding the solid rock both vertically and horizontally, and wearing it away on every surface to a sponge-like, porous honeycomb of limestone cells.

So many of you are probably thinking “Wow I’d love to go and climb around it” and yeah I don’t blame you, it looks amazing. The Tsingy are located in the ANKARA geographic park.

However it’s also incredibly dangerous, due to the fact that those spires are literally razor-sharp. Seriously, most of the park is completely unexplored because it’s so dangerous and you will burn through shoes like anything. It’s not something to just have a walk around, it’s genuinely a feat. 

[naturallyaspirated]

GEEZ!!! That’s amazing!! Is it because it’s porous/spongy that it can support those large overhangs? Also, I assume that the tops of the ridges are sharp, but is it also razor sharp down the sides where it’s porous?

[gorgeousgeology]

I imagine it has something to do with it as well as lucky balance. In Malagasy (the native language), the word tsingy means “where one cannot walk barefoot.” Tsingy formations started about 200 million years ago when a bed of porous limestone was deposited in a lagoon. Over time the land was lifted up and sea levels began to fall as well which exposed the limestone bed that had been protected under the salt water of the lagoon. After it was exposed, fresh ground water started the chemical erosion process that formed caves about 1.8 million years ago.  

The calcium carbonate in limestone dissolves easily in the presence of water so   the fault lines from the plate tectonic uplift were the first to erode and begin this amazing transformation.

I’ll be honest though, that’s about the full extent of my knowledge when it comes to the Tsingy. They’re cool as fuck though!

[possumoftheday]

Today’s Possum of the Day has been brought to you by: Socks!

[seatrench]

Curious Blue Shark

(source)

[bunjywunjy]

this shark is the most earnest creature on the entire planet

[cactusrabbit-deactivated2019120]

WHAT THIS

WHAT IT DO

BOOP

[mosaicprince]

@why-animals-do-the-thing ???

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

This is probably investigatory behavior! As we talked about a couple years ago on the blog, sharks have lots of little sensory organs around their nose and mouth called Ampullae of Lorenzini. 

(Photo Credit: Chris Huh)

They’re basically little gel-filled pores that sense electric current, and they’re why sharks investigate everything with their faces. Sharks bump things with their nose to put their ampullae near them in an attempt to learn about them - like finding out if you’re animal, vegetable or mineral, and if you could potentially be edible. 

From the video linked, we can see the shark is swimming around checking out the divers (who appear to be hanging out at a decompression stop), before coming over closer to the guy who is filming. This isn’t aggressive behavior - it looks like simply curiosity. It’s not a shark kiss, it’s a shark question: what are you?

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Shared with Dropbox

Hey all! The Damage of Dog Whispering is going around again, which means I’m getting another influx of requests to share it / source it / etc. I wanted to let people know that I’ve got PDF version of it - and many of my other articles - up in a dropbox folder specifically for the purpose of dissemination. 

Please feel free to use any of the PDFS (as long as you keep the attribution for the work on them, obviously) - print them and give them to people, email the links around, cite them in your own writing, etc. I know a lot of people don’t take tumblr posts seriously, so I made PDF versions because information is most useful when it can spread. 

[millenniallust4death]

“There’s a reason terriers are tough! Because you have to be a tenacious little shit to go down a hole after a rodent bigger than you knowing you’re likely to get bitten. — There’s a reason you can’t get your beagle’s nose off the ground during agility classes. Watch a youtube video of beagles in the field! — There’s a reason your whippet wants to chase every squirrel in the yard. Watch a youtube video of sighthounds lure coursing! — There’s a reason that cattle dogs go in low and nip anything moving. Watch a youtube video of them working cattle! — Here’s the kicker…a cattle dog that goes in low and nips is probably the result of someone’s responsible breeding. Same with the beagle, the whippet and the border collie. Those are desirable behaviors in each breed. — Understanding the propensity of certain behaviors in breeds and mixes will help owners understand where the behavior is coming from. It doesn’t mean the dog gets a free pass for the behavior, but someone looking for an agility dog may not want to go with a bloodhound “because I just love their ears” or a herding breed “because I want a dog to lay around all weekend with.”

— Michelle Steigmeyer’s Facebook post (12 August 2017).

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

This. 

It’s really important to research the breed standard and history of any type of dog you’re interested in, because it’s super important to make sure their natural impulses will mesh with the behaviors you want in your pet. WADTT gets a huge number of asks that are effectively “how do I get my dog to stop doing this very normal behavior that has been purposefully selected for over lots of generations.”

It’s crucial to understand that while you may be able to teach a scent-hound to do frequently eye-contact check-ins, or have a solid ‘leave it’ when they’re on a scent trail, you may never get their nose off the ground. Terriers may be able to practice a lot of impulse control and you can proof for not engaging in prey drive intensely, but if your cat runs past them, the instinct to chase the small fuzzy moving thing will still be there. As the quote says, it doesn’t mean you can’t work with these behaviors to shape how and when they express, but you have to understand how much they are a fundamental part of your dog.  

[princesstigerbelle]

Cats with expressive little faces… reblog if you agree….

[e-102-y-gamma-deactivated201904]

i think you forgot one

[princesstigerbelle]

I am such a fool.

I forgot judgementsl cat too

[jakyyo-deactivated20180212]

But let’s not forget. (I’m low key scared…)

[princesstigerbelle]

Hnoly shit

[doomydoggy]

Ok but how could you forget

[princesstigerbelle]

Oh my god why did I forget him

[artemuscain-gamingandbs]

[the-alpaca-of-doots]

[stalkish-shellos]

Cats are the best

[babyanimalgifs]

Finally someone said it

[aeshsar]

Draco’s attempts at flirting with an oblivious Harry is my favourite trope ever.

[snortinglaughter]

“Get stuffed, Malfoy!”

“I’m trying, Potty!”

[parseltonquinq]

I love this so much

[weloveshortvideos]

[gondwana]

this cat is VERY small and VERY round, 10/10

[24hoursinthelifeofawoman]

“at the best of times gender is difficult to determine.” Marlene Dietrich

[joshua-wright]

Slack Wyrm #279.

[i-dreaminwords]

Azariphale’s bookstore hours be like

[neil-gaiman]

Actually, the sign in Aziraphale’s bookshop window is a lot like this, only more complicated.

[rachandroll]

I saw a sad facebook post from the gay bookstore back in Ann Arbor where I used to live about how they hadn’t sold any books that day so I went on their online store and bought a couple, and while you don’t get #deals like elsewhere online, I’d love it if y’all would consider buying your next gay book from them instead of like, Amazon.

[glumshoe]

Common Language is a great bookstore and while I’ve only been there once, I follow it on Instagram and really want to see it succeed!

[glumshoe]

[gallusrostromegalus]

This post is only a few days old, so let’s keep the ball rolling!

[scotianostra]

Isle of Skye

[menofvietnam]

Thien Nguyen

[theambassadorposts]

reblog until someone gives a damn