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thewindowpain: By Issey Miyake (1977)

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:30:00 -0400

By Issey Miyake (1977)

My grandmother and her female relatives actually grew up in a...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:15:00 -0400

My grandmother and her female relatives actually grew up in a town (now in Banat, at that time part of southern Hungary and northern Serbia, so not too far from the Czech Republic) where the women and girls wore headscarves similar to this…

Agghghghghggg

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:36:52 -0400

Sick of being sick when will it stoppppp

does anyone want to trade digestive systems with me

fuzzymucus: Happy Easter.

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:27:48 -0400

fuzzymucus:

Happy Easter.

awwww

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:20:47 -0400

awwww

montereybayaquarium: The Traveling Turtle Goes on...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:42:39 -0400

montereybayaquarium:

The Traveling Turtle Goes on Exhibit!

Remember our traveling turtle? The young endangered loggerhead is now on exhibit in our Open Sea galleries.

The baby turtle weighs 1 pound, 2.5 ounces and is almost 6 inches long. It made a splash even before it arrived at the Aquarium in late December. Then, Curator Steve Vogel and his rare passenger were bumped from their flight to Monterey from North Carolina. After a day’s delay, the pair received the red-carpet treatment flying back to California on US Airways. The sea turtle stayed by Steve’s side in the cabin, and kept warm inside a carrier lying atop a towel covering a hot water bottle.

We shared details and pictures of the entire trip on social media sites, especially Twitter, via the hashtag #TravelingTurtle. As the journey occurred just before Christmas, many people empathized with travel delays and the desire to just go home.

Read all the stories on our blog.

The turtle is on exhibit by itself for now, but will soon be joined by mohara and French grunt fishes. Together, the tropical community exhibit represents species affected by overfishing. Those species of fishes are caught using a trawl, which indiscriminately scrapes sea floors in pursuit of maybe one or two species. As a result, an average of 10 pounds of “bycatch” – including loggerhead sea turtles – dies in pursuit of one pound of fish. (Recently, significant coastal protections for loggerheads were being implemented.)

The turtle will remain at the Aquarium from six to 24 months, depending on its growth rate. Since it will eventually be released back into the wild, aquarists are taking a “hands-off” approach and not hand-feeding it or spending more time with it than necessary. They’ll continue to keep track of the hatchling’s weight through routine exams. Aquarium staff is unsure if it’s male or female. Even experts can’t tell a sea turtle’s gender until it’s around 10 years old.

The turtle is one of nine hatchlings rescued in early 2012 by colleagues with the North Carolina Aquarium. These turtles didn’t make it back to sea with their nest-mates, and were raised at the aquarium. All nine are on loan to aquariums around the country, where they’ll live for up to two years before they’re returned to North Carolina, tagged and released.

I had to take two turtles (red-eared sliders) on a plane myself! They were for sale at this really sketchy street market “pet shop” in LA, and their living conditions were terrible. I bought two and they flew across the country with me after charming the flight attendant into granting them passage. We worked to give them 5-star treatment at my house.

david-tennants-ass: I THOUGHT THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GIANT CAT IN...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:40:58 -0400

david-tennants-ass:

I THOUGHT THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GIANT CAT IN A HOUSE UNTIL I REALIZED HOW STUPID THAT IS AND HE’S IN A DOLL HOUSE

Make your own inedible pizza and fry your own inedible...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:37:08 -0400

Make your own inedible pizza and fry your own inedible chicken

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nybg: Some of our favorite “zoological” orchid specimens all...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:13:18 -0400

nybg:

Some of our favorite “zoological” orchid specimens all clumped together in a flighty run of birds and bees. I don’t think we’re trumpeting these in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory like we are Darwin’s star and maybe even the vanilla orchid, but if I happen upon any, I’ll let you know! —MN

earthandscience:

Six amazing orchids that look like animals:

Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula simia) - These rare orchids only grow in the cloud forests of southeastern Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 1,000-2,000 meters on the side of mountains. Smells like a ripe orange.

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) - It resembles a female bumblebee visiting a pink flower to attract the attention of male bees.

Pink Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.) - Looks like it has a little bird’s head guarding the flower nectar.

White Egret Orchid (Habenaria radiata) - The flower looks like the bird is spreading its fluffy white feathers, getting ready to take off.

Holy Ghost Orchid(Peristeria elata) - has a beautiful dove shaped center.

Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana major). It’s a small orchid, about 50 cm tall, that grows in eastern and southern Australia.

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^These are so cool! Orchids are an amazing group of plants — they are often highly endemic and specialized; many have very specific mutualisms with insects and fungi. Unfortunately, this high degree of specialization means they are vulnerable to extinction.

epic video with a cat wearing a wife beater playing...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:17:26 -0400

epic video with a cat wearing a wife beater playing Bjork’s boyfriend.

the song’s “Triumph of the Heart”

mrlusky: RRRRRRRROLL what is this from???

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:24 -0400

mrlusky:

RRRRRRRROLL

what is this from???

bermud-4: That thing that cats do that when they are being controlled by satan. THE...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:33:29 -0500

bermud-4:

That thing that cats do that when they are being controlled by satan.

THE FUCKING LAST ONE

Someone call a vet….I think the last one is having a fuckin seizure LOL

i laughed for like 3 fucking years

oakapples: The citron, Citrus medica. Greek naturalist Pliny...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:40:32 -0500

oakapples:

The citron, Citrus medica. Greek naturalist Pliny the Elder recommends this fruit for the relief of qualmishness in pregnant women.

westernherbalism: Pink Lady’s SlipperCypripedium acaule Pink...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:40:25 -0500

westernherbalism:

Pink Lady’s Slipper
Cypripedium acaule

Pink Lady’s Slippers was highly valued as an herbal medicine by the Native [American] people, who used the plant as a calming agent; its use was adopted by the early settlers. Its most common name during early American colonization, American valerian, points to its nervine qualities. It was primarily used to treat all manners of nerve disorders, from headaches to nerve stress and epilepsy. ..Lady’s slipper acquired an undisputed reputation as a safe, nontoxic herb, with no side effects, and thus was considered an excellent medicine for nerve stress and chronic nerve debility. It was frequently used for young children with nerve disorders and specifically for teething.

Pink Lady’s Slipper is not recommended for use in any form at this time due to the difficulties of cultivation and habitat loss. There are other plants that serve as excellent analogues or substitutes and work as well, if not better, than the Cypripediums.

-Rosemary Gladstar, “Planting the Future”

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this is a race to the end: For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:30:38 -0500

this is a race to the end: For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II:

archaeologicalnews:

In 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in the wilds of Siberia discovered a family of six, lost in the taiga

Siberian summers do not last long. The snows linger into May, and the cold weather returns again during September, freezing the taiga into a still life…

out-of-rhythm: Words cannot express how much I love Parks and...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:06:27 -0500

out-of-rhythm:

Words cannot express how much I love Parks and Recreation.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:18:52 -0500

thesavagesalad:

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:36:29 -0500

thesavagesalad:

Jourdan Dunn-Photographed by Richard Bush

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:54:28 -0400

Jourdan Dunn
-Photographed by Richard Bush

Patrick Stewart Soliloquy on B<3

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:48:00 -0400

Patrick Stewart Soliloquy on B

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