otitis externa,

rachael, 23, veterinary technician, my cat has no eyes but he is okay!

[snuggleslug]

someone: do you live under a fucking rock?

me, thinking about the rolly-pollies: I wish…

[caats]

[pillowspace]

[kushblazer666]

[roadkill-and-rot]

I really wish animal keeper/animal care jobs were more well paid. Like working with animals is great but also it's frustrating when people act as if that alone is rewarding enough, I'd like to be able to afford to live too actually

[shadythetortie]

Some days in veterinary medicine suck.

And some days, you get to explain to a brand new cat owner that her kitten following her around the house, playing with her feet and purring so much he drools means he enjoys her company and likes being around her.

Some days you get to tell someone that they are loved. And those are good days.

[crowcaws]

I haven't been able to stop thinking about this video for weeks, it's bewitched me body and soul.

[bayouette]

I have a folder called Time is a Flat Circle in which I collect evidence of humanity. Here is most of them.

[aqueerkettleofish]

Okayokayokayokaybut "My hand will wear out but the inscription will remain" is kind of a power line BEFORE you factor in that it is, in fact, over a thousand years old.

[dduane]

It’s always good to spend a few moments, on a quiet day, looking through the Family album.

[hyenaswine]

i'm going crazy over all the pink dogwood trees in bloom right now

[hyenaswine]

somebody tagged this #sakura even though i say right in the post that it's dogwood. sakura means cherry blossoms. this tree doesn't grow cherries (it grows dogs)

[snuv]

A mom helping her kids beat a hard level in Super Mario Land, 1990s.

[emily84]

this is a renaissance painting

[shrubsparrow]

I made an art/anatomy tutorial about birds! I hope people will find it helpful!

[kineticpenguin]

Y'know, the funny thing about all this "RETVRN TO THE 1950S" shit is that it's all "THIS IS WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU" when nothing in the pictures was actually taken away.

You can dress like a '50s guy and style your hair with Brylcreem if you really want. There's no law against that. You can raise a family in suburbia and cook hotdogs in the backyard. In fact, you've been able to do that for so long that it's kinda ruined the country by blighting the land with terrible housing developments and infrastructure. It would be hard to argue that any other lifestyle in the US has been more catered to and facilitated than the suburban nuclear family.

[corvidaemnit]

every single day I think about how american black vultures are known for engaging in interspecific allopreening (preening between different species)

and they have a specific relationship with crested caracaras, in which the black vultures assist them by not only preening them after meals but also leading them to food in the first place, while the caracaras assist the black vultures by acting as a warning signal in case of danger

and while this is more typical of black vultures, this is not common at all for any member of the falconidae family— it’s a special bond!

yet another post in favor of vultures everyone , hope you enjoy:) and I implore you to do some more research on these incredible birds !!

EDIT: I meant interspecific allopreening! excuse my typo!

EDIT 2: black vultures do not have a superior sense of smell to caracaras, sorry for the misunderstanding!

[great-and-small]

Here is a very cute alligator duet to sweeten your Valentine’s Day 💕 (sound on)

This distinctive vocalization is called bellowing, and American alligators (male and female alike) use the sound to establish territory and broadcast for a mate. A study performed on this population of alligators showed that the resonance frequency of each bellow actually provides other gators with information about the caller’s body size. This is very useful intel for anyone listening who might be looking for a fight, or even a date!

[great-and-small]

The mutualism between wading birds and alligators is weirdly hilarious to me

[great-and-small]

Okay also the Wikipedia page for Black Skimmer birds is extremely charming as the behavior section basically just says that when the birds aren’t hunting all they do is lay around together which is relatable because that’s also what I like to do when hanging out with friends

[great-and-small]

Canada goose with opinions about the children in the park