Nature and Nice Things

Matt, 20 Trees and sunsets and my garden Expect dogs

[wizardsexmachine]

OOHHH FUUBLBLBLBLB

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[aplpaca]

That rabbit/hare post is messing me up. I’d thought they were synonyms. Their development and social behavior are all different. They can’t even interbreed. They don’t have the same number of chromosomes. Dogs, wolves, jackals, and coyotes can mate with each other and have fertile offspring but rabbits and hares cant even make infertile ones bc they just die in the womb. Wack.

[aplpaca]

These

are more genetically compatible than These

and that’s why morphology-based phylogeny has Issues

[thellamamongler]

@aviculor

[aviculor]

The problem is perspective. People always think dogs are the ‘standard’ animal, the metric to use for whether or not two organisms “look like” they’re related. When in fact they’re a massive outlier due to the fact that we fucked up this lineage of wolf beyond recognition with selective breeding. It’s why people always say “breed” when they mean “species”, especially when talking about groups like lizards which can’t even be defined cladistically since some of them are closer to snakes than each other. To say nothing of fish.

[thetinybutimportantthings]

I once read an article that emphasized there is no such thing as a fish. Sharks and rays, lamprey, lobe-finned fish like lungfish and coelacanth, bichir and sturgeon, and of course the multiple infraclasses of more “modern” fish groups are all only very distantly related to one another. They’ve maintained semi-similar body structures only because there are limited ways to efficiently move through water as a vertebrate. 

This

And this

Are more distantly related from one another than you and I are from a lungfish

Which is absolutely fuckin wild.

[bogleech]

Not only that, but all of us air-breathing land vertebrates, all the lizards and chickens and people and frogs, are closer to one another than those three “fish” are to one another as well.

[i-have-approximately-4-bones]

these

are genetically closer than these

[i-have-approximately-4-bones]

and…

these

are genetically closer than these

[i-have-approximately-4-bones]

and my personal favorite, it really fucks with people…

these

are more genetically similar than these

[augustdementhe]

COOL. 

[varkarrus-deactivated20200511]

just the other day, one of my friends mentioned this book, “Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History,” which apparently has a (tongue in cheek) chapter that argues that Cows are actually Fish.

[babyboomerbullshit]

[momo-de-avis]

If you ever wondered what does fuel shortage look like in the end of the world just look at portugal right now. Shit’s crazy

[momo-de-avis]

Truck drivers are on strike, specifically the ones who carry dangerous stuff—like gasoline. The strike was announced months ago, but nobody gave a shit, and since yesterday there has been no gas coming into the country. This has nothing to do with the government either, it’s a matter of private companies paying their employers less than 600€ a month to drive for hours carrying dangerous materials. As a result, people freaked out and flocked to gas stations everywhere to fill in their tanks. Where I live, the entire area, only two gas stations have gas left. In left than 12h, people sucked the country dry of gas out of fear. You’d stay in line for 30 minutes trying to get some gas, literally anywhere, and you’d risk the chance of there being nothing left for you. Buses and taxis have shortened their services because they can’t refill. Uber has sent out notes saying they can’t provide any more services. Our local ferries have announced they can’t cross the river after Friday because that’s how long their gas lasts. Airplanes aren’t flying, a lot of flights are being cancelled because they’re also short on fuel. The government had to call in the fucking military, though I’m not sure what for. Whatever gas is there left, government agencies are rationing it towards emergency vehicles. Literally the entire country is slowly freezing. My boyfriend only has enough gas til the weekend, if this situation hasn’t been solved until then, he can’t go to work. A lot of people are in the same situation. I cant be sure if I am able to get on a bus, but chances are, in a few days I won’t even be able to leave my fucking house lmao this is absolute chaos, I have never seen anything like this and it’s looking like this shit won’t be settled anytime soon because the employers absolute refuse to negotiate with the Union that set up the strike. Literally employers do not care that an entire country is frozen, with nothing, not even ambulances, and all because apparently they refuse to pay a little more than 600€

[momo-de-avis]

The entirety of Algarve is on the verge of touristic collapse. An entire region hasn’t got a single drop of gas, thousands of tourists stranded because they can’t fly home and cancellation after cancellation from others who refuse to come to this mess right now. I admit I never imagined the monumental impact gas has on our lives but it’s been a eye-opening experience

[natsukachie]

This is all true! And let me add another perspective.

My mom works in a retirement home. Half of her staff isn’t coming to work because they live halfway across the district, food isn’t coming because their cars have no gas.They still have enough for a week but yeah… And they were already understaffed.

My stepdad’s family owns a drinks distribution company (water, soda, milk) and their trucks also have barely any gas left so a lot of restaurants and cafés have started to suffer from them not being able to meet their needs.

[momo-de-avis]

LITERALLY EVERY INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY HAS STOPPED AND ALL BECAUSE A FEW PRIVATE COMPANIES REFUSE, ABSOLUTELY REFUSE, TO PAY MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE TO THEIR WORKERS YAY CAPITALISM

[random-tuga-em-londres]

My flight to portugal is tomorrow … I guess I’ll walk to setubal then lol

[momo-de-avis]

If you take the train you’re safe. I think you should be able to make it from the airport and back if you take the subway and the train, but like it could be REALLY packed….

[momo-de-avis]

Info in english and more

[luckychrm]

https://www.google.pt/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-47960359

https://www.google.pt/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/portugal-fuel-strike-petrol-flight-delay-disruption-airport-travel-a8873986.html%3famp

Even though is more of the same thing, there are two more links in english about what the fuck is going on in portugal

Portuguese fuel strike hits air passengers and drivers

At least four easyJet flights were forced to refuel en route between the Algarve and UK

Strike leads to fuel shortages across Portugal

Two days of action by tanker drivers leads to fears of nationwide disruption ahead of the Easter break.

[southernsideofme-deactivated201]

[missing-merlin]

my life is complete

[emeraldsage98]

I can feel the surprised expression on the duck’s face.  It’s like “This is unexpected,”

[gif87a-com]

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[hidinghidinghidden]

What the fuuuuck

[captainmarvel]

my mom texted me this morning to let me know she and my dad have recently been adopted by this parliament of overprotective owls

[loremerchant]

The Council has gathered.

[sushinfood]

they watch

[thenatsdorf]

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[drinkyourjuiceshelby]

Reblog for noises

[teapalm]

[teapalm]

Still one of my favourite gifs I’ve made :3

[te5seract]

Winter morning on the rocks Winter tower before sunrise After sunset

by Daniel Řeřicha

[loafed-beans-deactivated2020082]

I know many of you out there are feeling a bit down. Have a crow to Wouldn’t it be Nice by the Beach Boys to lift your mood.

[thedoctorknits]

He stops and looks both ways?!?

[bettsplendens]

You wanna know what makes this better?

Crows normally walk. This one seems to have both legs working, so he’s not hopping out of necessity, he’s doing it for fun. Corvids can sometimes be seen doing things like this for no evident reason other than enjoyment.

[mysocietymyrebellion]

The sky is one of my favorite works of art.

[maureen2musings]

Relaxing In The Morning Light Of Autumn

John De Bord Photography

[doggosource]

[homopower]

I literally felt stress leave my body watching this.

[goaliesarethebest]

I love him, I hope he’s having a good day.

[sami-ee-deactivated20170730]

[aplaceofhisown-deactivated20180]

A powerful but benevolent water spirit lives here.

[snottgal]

I got goosebumps

[ryandevon]

I feel like I’m about to find the final boss

[gif87a-com]

[ayellowbirds]

wolf gently howling, rain pouring, thunder crashing. This is so dang soothing….

[3gayemus-deactivated20240227]

This is entirely my aesthetic