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the celly... you will always be famous
β³ for my beloved sam @cryproudly99
the pure joy of holding your soulmate in your arms + the kiss heard round the world + the lingering hand on the shoulder πββοΈπββοΈπββοΈ
ah, the epic highs and lows of the professional baseball season
that is the face of a man worried he will be next
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.
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.
crane husband.....
this is the diametric opposite of all those awful swan wife stories and i love it.
(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 1980β²s.Β 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.Β Β
As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.Β Β
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.Β Β
Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, itβs pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.Β Β
The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.
They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.Β Β
Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.Β Β
Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.Β Β
Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent.Β (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)Β Β
It worked!Β Β
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 itβs unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.Β Β
However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them.Β (This would not work with real eggs because he canβt 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.Β White-naped cranes live to be about 60, and they mate for life, so he knows he canβt retire while Walnut is alive.Β (At the time of the article, Walnut was 36, and Chris 42.)Β Β
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"
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.
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
the βthis content has been removed for violating Tumblrβs Community Guidelinesβ notice really adds a lot of flavor to this post and somehow makes it MORE obscene than whatever that actually was
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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.
Fly on forever Walnut Crane-Crowe
Sometimes you really do eat a snack and feel your humanity returning to you
favorite bits of the cast interviews in the LOTR special features:
Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen all taking the piss out of Orlando Bloom for going on about a cracked rib too much, while Orlando Bloom desperately tries to wriggle out of talking about it (special mention to Elijah WoodβsΒ βoh it hurts, babes, and I canβt ride the horse, babesβ and Viggo MortensenβsΒ βthey can be very fragile, elves, especially theβ¦Mirkwood strainβ¦β)
Ian McKellen commenting thatΒ βthey never did find any suitable underwear for Gandalfβ¦β
Dominic Monaghan going on and on about how Viggo Mortensen apparently had a crush on one of the Rohirrim extras (who like a lot of the Rohirrim extras was a woman in a fake beard) while Vigoo Mortensen just muttersΒ βone could perhaps say something about Mr. Monaghanβsβ¦proclivitiesβ¦β
Dominic Monaghanβs imitation of John Rhys-Davies ordering food at a restaurant for the whole cast.Β βYou have partridge? BRING THE PARTRIDGE!β
John Rhys-Davies talking about an incident with the Lothlorian boats and sayingΒ βif an elf and a dwarf are in a boatβ¦andβ¦the boat goes underβ¦let us say that the blame was not placed on the elfβ while Orlando Bloom spluttersΒ βheβs a big guy, man!βΒ
Elijah Wood talking about how the hobbit actors shared a trailer with Ian McKellen and sometimes they would hear inarticulate bellows of protest from his side when they played loud music in the mornings
Viggo Mortensen talking about how, while filming with those same boats, Kirin Shaw (Elijah Woodβs scale double) started telling himΒ βif the boat tips overβ¦save yourselfβ¦I canβt swim.βΒ
Elijah Wood describing how Sean Astin would try to direct the helicopters to land while they were on location, while the other three hobbits were screwing around and throwing pinecones at each other
Christopher Lee recounting how he had so much trouble going up some steps in Orthanc with his long robe that he stopped in the middle of the scene and said,Β βI cannot get up these goddamn steps, Peter.βΒ
Viggo Mortensen mentioning that he left a weekend rehearsal and went walking down the street still swinging his sword around, and promptly got the cops called on him
I swear Iβm laughing so hard I canβt breathe
My fav LotR extra is Peter Jackson and Christopher Lee talking about how Peter was trying to coach Lee to be more vocal during his death scene, and Lee straight up was like, βThatβs not the noise people make when they die to a knife in the chest. Itβs *this* noise,β and while heβs demonstrating, Peter remembers that Lee was a special forces guy in WWII and back away slowly and lets him do this thing.
Rouge cakes soon mold, and the flowers wait for no one. No sooner are you done picking, then they bloom again. ONLY YESTERDAY (1991) dir. Isao Takahata
RIP Nigel John Dermot Neill (September 14, 1947 - July 13, 2026) π
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this is so important to me like willmack the only one having their own poster and announcement. like they couldβve made one for mack only since you know he is the franchise player and itβs the home opening game but they also made one with Will and this just shows that Will is also the face of the organization. they are truly THAT duo.
imagine samisa & co saw will roll up to camp celebrini and were like oh thank fuck finally there comes mack's release/joy/whatever the fuck else he is we might actually be allowed to leave the rink now only to realize that will the ntdp thriver is just as psychotic about training as mack
i'm obsessed with this pic.
we justifiably give Biden a lot of shit but I think "at least 3" is the funniest possible response to some right wing dipshit asking you how many genders there are
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YESSS
the Ice War on Europa...
the first time you hear someone say that mack looks at will with the same intensity that he watches the puck with youβre like booooo thatβs so corny and it is but the worst part is that itβs true and thereβs actually just something deeply wrong with mack
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Oh my fucking god weβre actually getting the dickring 67 line
Missing him so much today
