*Scramble, Cronch*

I have a love of nature, little creatures, and general chaos and mischief. I enjoy being a vague and unknowable being. I like, follow, and reply from @basketghost!

[mod2amaryllis]

some kind of yucky mold

[mod2amaryllis]

ewwwww

[mod2amaryllis]

oh my god?

[33v0]

what is it about capybaras that attracts groups of small animals to them? Its not just mammals either its like birds and turtles and frogs too

[33v0]

look at this shit

They radiate peace

[lizardsister]

capybaras are friend shaped

[gaylor-moon]

I love this post

[cantavier]

This is actually a cool thing I know about!

In the wild capybaras live in large groups so naturally a female capybara will take care of not only her own offspring, but all of the other offspring in the group. So capybaras are super great mothers who will adopt pretty much anything and take care of it.

Lots of places that rescue different animals will give a group of baby animals to a capybara to raise if they have one.

Like puppies

Ducks

Deer

Emus

They are just super calm animals so they’re naturally great at mothering or just existing in a group!

[screambirdscreaming]

mom shaped

[pangur-and-grim]

length of a weasel…… face of a weasel…. heart? also of a weasel

[galactic-queen-of-bullshit]

Please please tell me this is a real cat and not an art doll

[pangur-and-grim]

I think it’s real, but I’m not really sure

[batsandboba]

“scientists don’t want you know” is a phrase that always cracks me up because if you actually meet a scientist they will be shaking and crying like an overstimulated chihuahua with the need to let you know

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[turgidturnip]

You don't even need to be a journalist, experts LOVE answering these kinds of questions. I, a regular-degular idiot, recently contacted the Smithsonian asking what kind of ink to use on mineral paper for maximum longevity, and I got a very detailed response in under 48 hours.

[catasters]

[2003s-greatest-horrorshow]

Best quality: Their Wiggles

[mollybeenoel]

SNAIL KISS ♡🐌

[fidelcostco]

the human brain is so cool, if you're tired and stressed enough, your brain will go, "don't worry, I got you" and shadows will start moving

[fidelcostco]

and what's the genital situation on the shadows

[fidelcostco]

oh this is my post

[hotvampireadjacent]

Great photo from birds facing forward

[minotaurapologist]

Interesting….

[pnglove]

WHIMSICAL MUGS ♡

[edgebug]

happy 20 year anniversary of Neil banging out the tunes!

though every rat is special, it's a wonderful and unusual thing for their accomplishments to be remembered and cherished by so many people so many years later. we're all so fortunate to know about the rat who banged out the tunes!

thank you to all the people who sent me reference photos of their beloved rats for this piece!!! credits under the cut!

@joe-spookyy Ben and Socrates

@gooseontheinternet Chamomile and Beefy

@runawayy-rat Bartholomäus and Emo

@theunholystromboli Macrogryphosaurus, Xenoceratops, and Graciliraptor

@techlecticwtch Solas and Dorian

@merlyn-bane Roslyn and Rizzoli

@logictoinsanity Luna and Buttercup

@hagsthehag Orphie, Psyche, Calypso, Ariadne, and Eury

my sweet ladies Bonnie, Mira, An, and Tula

and of course, the irreplaceable

Neil,

who banged out the tunes

[pennaraptor]

mother Sandy is teaching them how to make a huge mess

[wizardarchetypes]

very irritating how often i see people anthropomorphize nonhuman animals (especially wild animals) on this site and online at large but very disappointing that when someone says 'hey don't project human emotions onto that bird/dog/bear/deer etc.' a bunch of other people are like 'exactly. animals don't care' and then go on to describe nonhuman animals as incapable of sentience, compassion, or thought. perhaps there's a secret option about how nonhuman animals think and feel that's neither 'they think and feel exactly as humans do' nor 'they don't think or feel anything.' but idk i'm just some guy.

[pangur-and-grim]

alright so Pangur got her claw stuck while rolling over in bed, and then just GAVE UP, which led to her being horizontally flattened in a way that gives her impossible girth and...... I'll share, but just know that it's an optical illusion. please. I swear to god she's a healthy weight. I mean, a little chubby, but not like this.

[pangur-and-grim]

here

[pangur-and-grim]

so for some reason you have all crucified her

(image credit: spaceyalien, trollrider1111, darkhumanbiscuitlawyer, spocktopodes, gilithan, alwaysrebloggingcreatures, lesbian-moon-gf, azaluna, ye3honk, crutchie-morris, eclecticelectriceccentric, cyber-cuck)

[pangur-and-grim]

good news, everyone! I found a second photo of the incident

[bumblebae-deactivated20140713]

[girlsingreenfields]

Deer Beds. Photographed by Katherine Wolkoff.

[princecroutons]

i think somethings wrong with my homunculous

[kittybroker]

Malformed homunculous prince croutons now staggering onto the market for only $8.26!