The Bay of Shae

Since I can be found all over the internet, I thought I would start a tumblr account, too. It would be pretty silly for there to be a social network site that I'm not neglecting. pics of my stupid face

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3 Dogs Are Rebuilding Chilean Forests Once Devastated By Fire

The job to replant endless acres of forests seemed like a daunting endeavor. That is until three unusual workers took up the task. Six-year-old Das and her two daughters, Olivia and Summer are three Border Collies who have been trained to run through the damaged forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds. Once they take root, these seeds will help regrow the destroyed area.   

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It turns out that Border Collies are an ideal breed for this specific type of job. Bounding through miles of forest terrain requires not only speed, intelligence, and endurance, but also a willingness to stay focused and not get distracted by wildlife. Border Collies were bred to herd sheep, so they’re not as likely to run after or hurt other animals in the forest.

This system is also more efficient than having people spread the seeds manually. These speedy canines can race through a forest and cover up to 18 miles a day. Humans, on the other hand, can only cover a few miles each day. These pups can scatter over 20 pounds of seeds, depending on the terrain. While robots or drones might be able to disperse seeds too, dogs aren’t as pricey to handle. Most importantly, they leave a lighter carbon footprint.

Francisca and Constanza put special backpacks on the dogs, fill them with native seeds and then it’s off to the races. Once the dogs have emptied out their bags, Francisca and Constanza give them plenty of treats, refill their bags, and release them again to dash around the destroyed forest, sprinkling more seeds in their wake. The end goal of all this, of course, is to restore the damaged ecosystem and have the wildlife return to the forests.

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GOOD DOGGOS

[briliantlyfreakish]

Always reblog the happy seed dogs.

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me getting up at 3 am to consume water

[terrapincentury-deactivated2018]

really good post if you ever drink water

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♡

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Incredible Hidden Cave in Laos

on 500px

Tham Khoun Xe, more commonly known as Xe Bang Fai River Cave, in Laos, has over 15 km of passages filled with breathtaking views and vast expanses of water. Photographer John Spies captured scenes from the entrance of the huge underground river passages and complex cave formations. 

Source: fubiz

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(via netgeek動物さんのツイート: “床のひんやり感を堪能する… ”)

[iguanamouth]

thinking about seals doing this pose…..

oh yeah….

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I <3 crows, too!

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@corvibae

[nudityandnerdery]

I have never understood the phrase “power move” as clearly as I do in this very moment.

[dajo42]

proposed new holiday: valoween. combination valentines and halloween. take a monster on a date

[i-am-loki-locked]

Guillermo Del Toro we know that’s you

[sushie]

got crunchy joints. crispy bones. popcorn ankles. pop pop pop pop thats me gettin out of bed

[mxlabradorite]

Kneetos: the knees that go crunch.

[shaebay]

I am a walking bowl of rice crispies. Snap. Crackle. Pop.

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The other day I got a bug up my ass about lake Natron, because I’ve seen the photos of the calcified remains of animals that took a dip in the lake on accident, but I’ve only seen those photos in black and white. I’m sure you’ve seen them.

I thought, you know, calcified remains should be really interesting to see in color, so I tried to find some that had been taken by others, in color. It was not nearly as visual stunning, they were just white rotting remains, I won’t scar anyone by posting them.

But what caught my eye wasn’t the dead. It was the fucking lake.

It’s BLOOD fucking RED.

It’s super alkaline (deadly), blood fucking red (terrifying), and oh, it gets to be 106F/41C in the water. Red spirulina algae thrives here and provides food for the main denizen of the lake…. fucking lesser flamingos.

Look at their fucking mud nests!

You need to leave!! You have found flamingo Silent Hill!! What are you still doing here!! I’ll tell you!! They’re still doing there because literally the death lake protects them from predators, nothing big enough to be a threat to them gets across the lake to get them. There are millions of them living there safely.

What the fuck. what the FUCK nature. This is some of the most amazing shit you’ve ever pulled and hardly anyone knows about it. I’m on to you. I see your blood lake with your pink goth bird decorations. I see you.

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an important gifset of the lizard king

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