#garefowl

[lazer-t]

Great Auk for a $15 Ko-fi supporter

The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) is also known as the Penguin. Though the name is contemporarily associated with an unrelated group of flightless birds from the southern hermisphere, these were named penguins by european explorers due to their superficial similarity to the Great Auks they were already familiar with. The Great Auk became extinct in the mid 19th century, and its extinction is believed to have been primarily caused by human exploitation. (x, x, x)

[wtimetravelgentlemen]

You may be gone but I won't forget you

(based on the taxidermied specimen displayed at the Copenhagen museum of natural history)

[gouachemole]

nobody talk to me I’m listening to the Cliffs album by Garefowl again

[comixqueen]

I found a documentary series I watched when I was 11 on Amazon and!!! ;o; Feels were had! I thought I’d never see that footage again, that it would forever exist only in my memory...

The documentary is called “Extinct” and it tells the stories of six animal species and their demise. The great auk episode in particular hit me hard in the feels; it’s the same documentary that eventually led to my obsession with the auk, and it’s just so bittersweet to see (animated) footage of them again ;o;

You guys know how I like to make myself cry with extinct species...

[mortalvirus]

The bracelet @garefowl gave me broke and I’m so sad :((((( it was my good luck charm.

[overflags]

oh man, happy birthday. i'm forever glad to see you on my dash, as a familiar presence to me even after all these years of knowing each other. you're wonderful and i hope you have an A+ bday. ❤

Ahhh thanks so much, Gare <3 I’m so happy to still see you around after all these years, and I really hope to continue being in touch for years to come! <3

[geewritesstuff]

GEE, hey, happy birthday!! I hope you have/had a wonderful day. you definitely deserve it. ❤

Oh gosh, thank you Gare!  My day has been so wonderful, with so many kind people, I'm really amazed and overwhelmed with gratitude.

;;w;;♥♥♥

[felinec0re]

the gif you reblogged is from monster rancher/monster farm. the blue wolf-like creature is apart of the main cast and his name is tiger of the wind. he's the best.

Ah I see, thank you! ;w;