offtopic-discussion

[bleak bison]

You know I always found it astonishing how the continental US is only slightly larger than Australia but Australias population is less than 26 million and the US’ is over 330 million.

[mystic wasp]

Honestly I’m questioning the whole ‘money’ idea for society doesn’t seem to work well with the several thousand years we’ve tried it

[limber star]

I feel like more of australia is unlivable but I'm pretty sure most of our population is central in only a handful of states

[frank crown]

It's like canada, everyone just along the border

[tired sentinel]

Nah

[limber star]

can you elaborate

[frank crown]

but the coast for australia I guess

[tired sentinel]

Looks at Nevada, Arizona, etc

Humans living where you shouldn’t built cities moment

[bleak bison]

Woah isn’t Nevada that made up place from Fallout: New Vegas?

[frank crown]

All of LA lmao

[mystic wasp]

This guy makes some good points. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uxykI30fS54&pp=ygUPVVNBIGNhciBjZW50cmlj

[tired sentinel]

LA was actually amazing of a location when it was settled

[limber star]

I just hate the way USA does city and suburb everything

Surburbs suck ass i hate them

[full patrol]

Square easy transportation

[tired sentinel]

City Beautiful as well

[tired sentinel]

Remember how they basically tore down almost all of LA to remake it for car infrastructure

[limber star]

I'm very lucky to live in area where an bike is viable transportation

...unless I want a job outside of it.

[tired sentinel]

You in San Luis Obispo or something

[limber star]

I am in a suburb off of Cleveland

[tired sentinel]

Ah

[limber star]

Fantastic area ngl. I love living here aside from the general feeling of how the USA is going as a country rn

[full patrol]

I crossed out your name that I tatted on me
You threw me in the trash like that origami
Hit me like a wave I call you tsunami
Now I'm drowning in the space Mr melancholy

[limber star]

People are generally friendly and accepting but I've had a few pretty stressful interactions

[bleak bison]

I said maybe
You’re gonna be the one that saves me
And after all,
You’re my wonderwall

[mystic wasp]

Reminds me of that song ‘You paved paradise to put up a parking lot’

[full patrol]

I hate LA was at least relevant to the topic 😂

[limber star]

yeahh

[tired sentinel]

LA was a genuinely amazing location when it was settled though

[limber star]

when I say "the way the USA is going" i mean far more than destroying the ecosystem

[bleak bison]

Sorry this chat is for being off-topic exclusively

[limber star]

i am afraid 😔

[full patrol]

💀

[bleak bison]

Ah mate whats got you afraid

[limber star]

are politics allowed in this chat as long as we are civil

[full patrol]

I'd continue that but it has a high chance to turn into politics or religion which is not allowed

[limber star]

okay

[bleak bison]

Ah

[tired sentinel]

Uhhh I don’t think so

[limber star]

we can dm tho

[mystic wasp]

Well every government on earth has gone through the same cycle USA is just on the downturn like all governments before it it will cease to exist eventually

[full patrol]

Everywhere sucks return to monke

[tired sentinel]

This pretty much

[limber star]

I SHOULD BE IN A FIELD EATING BERRIES

[low jetty]

Return to herrera

[tired sentinel]

I can’t even find a good country to move to besides two which themselves also sort of suck rn in different ways

[bleak bison]

I didnt know you were a bear!

[limber star]

🐻

[bleak bison]

Damn ur mugshot be fire

[limber star]

eat as much as physically possible and then sleep for 3 months? sign me up

[full patrol]

Alaska is chill if you don't mind the cold and learning how to homestead and hunt

And being lonely

And a very long winter

[limber star]

I want to homestead and hunt so bad but i am stupid

[mystic wasp]

Did you guys know that the human species is degrading genetically?

[full patrol]

But they have humpback whales

[limber star]

entirely unsurprisingly if true

[tired sentinel]

Over many many many years, but yes

[bleak bison]

Why would you live somewhere where it gets cold though? That’s the hardest part about if I ever wanted to leave Aus, all the good places are freezing.

[tired sentinel]

Like actually millions of years will this become relevant

[bleak bison]

How so

[low jetty]

Wdym by degrading?

[frank crown]

To me the good places are the freezing ones

[limber star]

if we last millions of years

[mystic wasp]

There’s a good book about it by a geneticist called Genetic Entropy an interesting read

[tired sentinel]

Nah

[mystic wasp]

Losing genetic information

[bleak bison]

Genes been around a billion years i doubt theyre going anywhere anytime soon

[full patrol]

When you have modern medicine to keep individuals in species alive that would have otherwise died contributing to natural selection, those individuals are able to reproduce and dilute the gene pool. Not saying anything bad or anything

[low jetty]

Well for me cold is more preferable than hot
Probably because I live in more cold than hot place lol

[bleak bison]

Oh god this is drifting towards eugenics already

[limber star]

..yeaaaahhh

oooooof

[mystic wasp]

“The consensus among human geneticists is that, at present, the human race is genetically degenerating due to rapid mutation accumulation and relaxed natural selection pressure (Crow, 1997; Lynch, 2010). These geneticists realize that there is presently a continuous accumulation of mutations in the human population and that this is occurring at a much higher rate than was previously thought possible. Geneticists widely agree that these mutations are almost entirely either neutral or deleterious (if any are beneficial, they are considered so rare as to be excluded from consideration).”

[frank crown]

Won't matter if we're all robots in 100 years anyway

[limber star]

😔

[full patrol]

Ew gross no thanks

[tired sentinel]

^

[limber star]

very anti-controlling who can reproduce yes

[low jetty]

Thanks

[tired sentinel]

I came in here to mock cul-de-sacs lol

[full patrol]

Anyone else keep isopods or bugs as pets?

[mystic wasp]

Even doing that wouldn’t solve the problem anyway

[limber star]

tru

[bleak bison]

Nah but a mate of mine kept stick insects and they were sick

[full patrol]

No they were stick

[bleak bison]

EHEHEHEHHE

[limber star]

I'm going to Snake Discovery zoo next year

[frank crown]

Like those big deep sea bugs? Could you even keep one if you wanted to

[full patrol]

Yo sweet! I was gonna go this year but our trip to Minnesota got cancelled

[bleak bison]

Only Isopod I have is the one who replaced my tongue 🙂

[limber star]

I can't wait to see Rex irl instead of on a youtube video

[low jetty]

What is its name?

[limber star]

i will probably be too anxious to say hi to emily or ed if they are there tho

[bleak bison]

Yknow he never told me

[full patrol]

Land isopods are everywhere. Woodlouse, rolly polly, pill bug, they have alot of names

[low jetty]

Have you tried to ask?

[bleak bison]

As I said he ate my tongue

[frank crown]

Oh you just mean the little guys. I'm sure people do, pill bugs are cute

[full patrol]

That'll be fun

[mystic wasp]

I like rolly pollies 😊

[limber star]

I bought a bug house for the isopods and other insects in my yard :)

[bleak bison]

Where im from we call the little guys butchie boys

[digital sleet]

wow those are some interesting pizza slices

[limber star]

sometimes I will go and look and theres a little bee in there

[mystic wasp]

I also like jumping spiders

[limber star]

i love jumping spiders

[low jetty]

Oh I thought you've come to an agreement where it takes tongue functions

Seems like no

[digital sleet]

i can guarantee if you leave that kind of structure out here that it would be spiderheaven

[limber star]

I'm sure there's jumping spiders in there sometimes

[full patrol]

Ya my onsicus ascellus (common woodlouse) died off so I cleaned and redid my terrarium and now I have armadillidium vulgare (pill bug/rolly-polly)

[bleak bison]

Well that’s sort of how it works but it was less an agreement and more just what we’re doing now

[limber star]

my yard is full of bugs bc we planted native plants for the bees :)

[full patrol]

I have a "pet" jumping spider that lives in the hood on my 10gal aquarium

[bleak bison]

Guys since we’re on insects i need to tell you there is a wasp nest above my bedroom window what do I do

[limber star]

I keep something similar to this full of water for insects, long grass in the back yard etc etc

[frank crown]

Do they live in colonies or something? What's an isopod terrarium look like?

[low jetty]

Understandable, wish you both to become closer to one another

[limber star]

I love supporting my local ecosystem

[full patrol]

Don't breathe on it, have a professional remove it if it's really big otherwise wait till it's below freezing to take it down

[low jetty]

Well it's 5 am so good night guys

[mystic wasp]

Night

[limber star]

why the laughing emoji on bees drinkin water 😔

[bleak bison]

I live in Australia I have only ever seen snow twice in my whole life both times on a mountain it never gets below freezing

[tawdry tulip]

Gonna call it also

👍

[mystic wasp]

So your from northern Australia then cool

[bleak bison]

Aw but guys it’s only 11:59 am

[limber star]

I'd love to move to Australia but I think I'd melt

[mystic wasp]

9:59 pm here

[bleak bison]

Nah mate Im from Melbourne, still no snow

[limber star]

When I was looking into places to leave the USA to, NZ and Australia were my top picks

[bleak bison]

New Zealand is cracked you should go there

[full patrol]

Here's the terrarium when the plants were blooming, and one of my little isopods licking water off a dead leaf

[limber star]

I'm thinking about it

i'm gonna dm you a thing

daggerman

[bleak bison]

Sure

[young gale]

https://tenor.com/view/stomp-gif-17874349

[bleak bison]

The poor isopod

[frank crown]

Ah cool, I love the flower in the terrarium

[full patrol]

Rood they're just pill bugs they're cute

[digital sleet]

you can eat woodlouse in empires of the undergrowth

[young gale]

Stomp the bugs

[digital sleet]

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/463530/extras/image_02_loop.gif?t=1683800835

[full patrol]

You do not stomp the pet bugs

[young gale]

Says who

[full patrol]

Says me

[mystic wasp]

Where I live

[full patrol]

Oooh we had some spooky fog earlier this year

That's cool though I like the contrast

[frank crown]

looks almost like paintings

[full patrol]

I was gonna say why do they look fake? XD

[mystic wasp]

Mabey because they are longer exposure

[frank crown]

Neat effect

[full patrol]

I got this picture a few months ago it feels fake

[mystic wasp]

Ooo nice rainbow

[full patrol]

I have lots of rainbow pictures

We got a lot of good ones this spring

[mystic wasp]

Nice I haven’t seen one yet this year not enough rain

[full patrol]

Aw

[mystic wasp]

Do you see it?

[limber star]

kitty cat

[rain pulsar]

hi

[modest isle]

Majestic black cat

Hello

[limber star]

your pfp makes me very afraid

😟

[modest isle]

💀

[limber star]

[tawdry tulip]

❗️

[modest isle]

‼️

[limber star]

[tawdry tulip]

Cat is waiting for the perfect moment to assasinate u with your dodgy storage ideas

[modest isle]

This cat kills people

With phones that has less than 128 GB of Storage

[rough hollow]

Lgbtq sky

[limber star]

[modest isle]

[limber star]

duality of man

[modest isle]

Dosent make sense

[limber star]

what doesnt make sense

[modest isle]

American flag 🇺🇸

[limber star]

a rainbow forms when the sunlight hits the water droplets in the right way

thats how rainbows worked. hope it makes more sense now

[modest isle]

I do

Thank you 🙏🏼

[limber star]

ok

[smoky mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/relief-phew-gif-22113399

[tawdry tulip]

Light through a prism

👍 thank me later

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/pink-floyd-prism-dark-side-of-the-moon-gif-8974839

https://tenor.com/view/prisma-triangle-waves-gif-16238388

Science 🧪

[tawdry tulip]

Yeah boi 😁👍

[gray adder]

Nah, that's a painting

[modest isle]

This is scary

[modest isle]

On the right picture Whatis that in the middle 3 people holding flashlights 🔦 ???

[rough hollow]

proof?

[modest isle]

Also seems like 2 SUV cars

🚙🚙

[gray adder]

Long exposure doesn't do that to stationary objects either a painting or a heavy filtered image

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (98) :
Whale Shark / (Rhincodon typus)

The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft).[8] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family Rhincodontidae, which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. Before 1984 it was classified as Rhiniodon into Rhinodontidae.

Range :

The whale shark is found in open waters of the tropical oceans and is rarely found in water below 21 °C (70 °F).[2] Studies looking at vertebral growth bands and the growth rates of free-swimming sharks have estimated whale shark lifespans at 80–130 years.[9][10][11] Whale sharks have very large mouths and are filter feeders, which is a feeding mode that occurs in only two other sharks, the megamouth shark and the basking shark. They feed almost exclusively on plankton and small fishes and pose no threat to humans.

Whale sharks possess a broad, flattened head with a large mouth and two small eyes located at the front corners.[14][15] Unlike many other sharks, whale shark mouths are located at the front of the head rather than on the underside of the head.[16] A 12.1 m (39.7 ft) whale shark was reported to have a mouth 1.55 m (5.1 ft) across.[17] Whale shark mouths can contain over 300 rows of tiny teeth and 20 filter pads which it uses to filter feed.[18] The spiracles are located just behind the eyes. Whale sharks have five large pairs of gills. Their skin is dark grey with a white belly marked with an arrangement of pale grey or white spots and stripes that is unique to each individual. The skin can be up to 15 cm (5.9 in) thick and is very hard and rough to the touch. The whale shark has three prominent ridges along its sides, which start above and behind the head and end at the caudal peduncle.[15] The shark has two dorsal fins set relatively far back on the body, a pair of pectoral fins, a pair of pelvic fins and a single medial anal fin. The caudal fin has a larger upper lobe than the lower lobe (heterocercal).

The whale shark inhabits all tropical and warm-temperate seas. The fish is primarily pelagic, and can be found in both coastal and oceanic habitats.[45] Tracking devices have shown that the whale shark displays dynamic patterns of habitat utilization, likely in response to availability of prey. Whale sharks observed off the northeast Yucatan Peninsula tend to engage in inshore surface swimming between sunrise and mid-afternoon, followed by regular vertical oscillations in oceanic waters during the afternoon and overnight. About 95% of the oscillating period was spent in epipelagic depths (<200 metres (660 ft)), but whale sharks also took regular deep dives (>500 metres (1,600 ft)), often descending in brief "stutter steps", perhaps for foraging. The deepest recorded dive was 1,928 metres (6,325 ft), making the whale shark the deepest diving fish to be recorded. Whale sharks were also observed to remain continuously at depths of greater than 50 metres (160 ft) for three days or more.

The whale shark is a filter feeder – one of only three known filter-feeding shark species (along with the basking shark and the megamouth shark). 🦈🦈🦈

feeds on plankton including copepods, krill, fish eggs, Christmas Island red crab larvae [62] and small nektonic life, such as small squid or fish. It also feeds on clouds of eggs during mass spawning of fish and corals.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

https://tenor.com/view/whale-shark-reaction-whale-shark-ocean-gif-26493553

[azure oar]

fune big killer animal

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/shark-fish-gif-8070737

[azure oar]

2 more to go

[modest isle]

Yeah

[modest isle]

Damn all that time and I didn’t add a an Orca (killer whale) yet
I will do it in the next group after the 100 mark

[azure oar]

Sad
Wished for it to come only as 1000th animal

anyways

[modest isle]

[azure oar]

Magpies would be cool

[azure oar]

[modest isle]

Ok today since i promised a
A fish ( whale shark) ✅
A Bird (magpie) 🚧
And a seal (Baikal) 🚧

[azure oar]

We should collectively decide to make seals their own animal kingdom

[modest isle]

Thoose are the last 3 of the first group of 100 species 👆🏼

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-seal-of-approval-approval-approved-gif-21499844

[azure oar]

Pogseal!!!!!

[modest isle]

[distant nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-gif-20344703

[azure oar]

An entire colony of baby seals
Sadly in rehab

[distant nymph]

):

[modest isle]

[drowsy egret]

THE shark of all time

[azure oar]

Many videos of seals only exist because they were injured or separated from their parents due to humans

[drowsy egret]

i mean is a seal being in rehab really sad ?
they would have an alot harder life in the wild

[azure oar]

Most seals in rehab are only there because humans

[drowsy egret]

well they dont get destroyed by great whites there so thats a plus

[azure oar]

It’s of course good that they are beeing rehabbed but it could be easily avoided

[azure oar]

You mean picking an animal out of the food net is good?

[drowsy egret]

no
its just that they dont like to die

its good for them that we are keeping them alive basically
but its bad for the ecosystem

[azure oar]

Many if not all rehab stations only pick up animals hurt by humans/human stuff

[drowsy egret]

then again humans are forgetting what nature is so
wont be surprised if we find a way to rehab sharks

[drowsy egret]

i mean
why would you save a animal that was prob gonna die in the nature itself anyways

imo we should just go and remove what caused it to be injured in the first place
you cant save them unless you remove what caused it
which is mostly trash in the water

[azure oar]

Because if we wouldn’t seals would die out because so many got strangled, heavily wounded or worse by Human waste that the population wouldn’t be stable anymore

Meaning that it would die out due to humans
We aren’t interfering with nature we are trying to clean our crap up so that natural selection can decide if they should survive or not

[drowsy egret]

fair enough

there really should be laws about trash in the ocean tbf

[azure oar]

Yea we should remove it before they even need to be rescued

Another major problem is farms for various sea animals which depending on the tide are sometimes underwater sometimes dry, the human machinery often scares of mothers who have to leave behind their young

[drowsy egret]

never seen a underwater farm

wouldnt be suprised if they exist tho

[azure oar]

Aquaculture farms

[drowsy egret]

ah

[azure oar]

I think these are underwater sometimes because seals can get stuck ontop of them

[drowsy egret]

interesting

[rough hollow]

Eel

[wintry marlin]

Late but,

[cedar crescent]

INHALE

[real harness]

love this Grimlock figure

[blissful sun]

https://tenor.com/view/hunt-showdown-hunt-games-gaming-showdown-gif-23599935

[unreal pier]

how true is this?

[honest dune]

The intelligence part is possible
They would NOT look like that tho

[unreal pier]

hmm i see

[shell rapids]

God. That study was so dumb

[grave flower]

Good morning

[shell rapids]

"troodon wouldve evolved into a human like intelligent species guys!!!, Trust us it had a large brain case for it's body size!!! And it'll definitely look humanoid too!!"

[spring creek]

does anyone know how I record youtube vids for the isle

do i just used the in game srceen recoreder or just obs or sthm?

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (99) :
Eurasian magpie / (Pica pica)

The Eurasian magpie or common magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout the northern part of the Eurasian continent. It is one of several birds in the crow family (corvids) designated magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies. In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers as a synonym for the Eurasian magpie: the only other magpie in Europe is the Iberian magpie (Cyanopica cooki), which is limited to the Iberian Peninsula.

Range :

The Eurasian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds, and it is believed to be one of the most intelligent of all non-human animals.[2] The expansion of its nidopallium is approximately the same in its relative size as the brain of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans.[3] It is the only bird known to pass the mirror test, along with very few other non-avian species.

The adult male of the nominate subspecies, P. p. pica, is 44–46 cm (17–18 in) in length, of which more than half is the tail. The wingspan is 52–62 cm (20–24 in).[18] The head, neck and breast are glossy black with a metallic green and violet sheen; the belly and scapulars (shoulder feathers) are pure white; the wings are black glossed with green or purple, and the primaries have white inner webs, conspicuous when the wing is open. The graduated tail is black, glossed with green and reddish purple. The legs and bill are black; the iris is dark brown.[19] The plumage of the sexes is similar but females are slightly smaller. The tail feathers of both sexes are quite long, about 12–28 cm long. Males of the nominate subspecies weigh 210–272 g (7.4–9.6 oz) while females weigh 182–214 g (6.4–7.5 oz). The young resemble the adults, but are at first without much of the gloss on the sooty plumage. The young have the malar region pink, and somewhat clear eyes. The tail is much shorter than the adults.

Eurasian magpies have a well-known call. It is a choking chatter "chac-chac" or a repetitive "chac-chac-chac-chac". The young also emit the previous call, although they also emit an acute call similar to a "Uik Uik", which may resemble the barking of a small dog. Both adults and young can emit a kind of hiss barely noticeable from afar.

Skull

Flying mode :

The range of the magpie extends across temperate Eurasia from Portugal, Spain and Ireland in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula.[19]

The preferred habit is open countryside with scattered trees and magpies are normally absent from treeless areas and dense forests.[19] They sometimes breed at high densities in suburban settings such as parks and gardens.[21][22] They can often be found close to the centre of cities.[23]

Magpies are normally sedentary and spend winters close to their nesting territories but birds living near the northern limit of their range in Sweden, Finland and Russia can move south in harsh weather.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

[wintry marlin]

[distant nymph]

ohh, nice 😊 Is that the 100th ? o:

[modest isle]

99 th

[wintry marlin]

I. Love. Magpies.

[shell rapids]

Burd

[distant nymph]

Magpies are really cool birds 😊

[modest isle]

Very intelligent birds

[wintry marlin]

I like ravens more tho, for obvious reasons

[modest isle]

[azure oar]

Somehow magpies keep breaking into my families chicken house and stealing food
they wait till all the chickens are on the other side of the enclosure and then swoop in for the snack

[wintry marlin]

Smart

[modest isle]

#offtopic-discussion message

@a.raven

@wintry marlin

[azure oar]

screenshoted

[modest isle]

[wintry marlin]

I remember don’t worry

[modest isle]

Good

[azure oar]

what is that

[wintry marlin]

A really really big raven

[modest isle]

Giant Raven

[azure oar]

where can I buy that and can I train it to tactically bring down a moose

[wintry marlin]

You CAN own a Raven but idk where you get the license for it

At least in Norway

There has been a Raven that lived up to 80 years btw

[cedar crescent]

Intelligent lifeform

[young gale]

Sock

[cedar crescent]

Beer

Baaer

[young gale]

True

[azure oar]

Bär

[azure oar]

That’s nearly double the age of the oldest harbour seal

[narrow cove]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-hi-good-bye-gif-9629709

[drowsy egret]

IF it existed

[royal plover]

Watched Barbie, it was amazing

Recommend

[drowsy egret]

how can a barbie movie be good for a adult

[royal plover]

I am an adult and I loved it

[drowsy egret]

havent watched it
doesnt seem worth while

[upbeat horizon]

it is good u should watch it

[drowsy egret]

aright i might give it a shot

[royal plover]

Pleaseee do

Super good

[modest isle]

Third Animal species of the day (100) :
Baikal seal / (Pusa sibirica)

The Baikal seal, Lake Baikal seal or nerpa (Pusa sibirica), is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Like the Caspian seal, it is related to the Arctic ringed seal. The Baikal seal is one of the smallest true seals and the only exclusively freshwater pinniped species.[2] A subpopulation of inland harbour seals living in the Hudson Bay region of Quebec, Canada (Lacs des Loups Marins harbour seals), as well as the Saimaa ringed seal and the Ladoga seal (both ringed seal subspecies), are also found in fresh water, but these seals are part of species that also have marine populations.

Range :

The most recent population estimates are 80,000 to 100,000 animals, roughly equaling the expected carrying capacity of the lake.[1] At present, the species is not considered threatened.

The Baikal seal is one of the smallest true seals. Adults typically grow to 1.1–1.4 m (3 ft 7 in – 4 ft 7 in) in length[1] with a body mass from 63 to 70 kg (139 to 154 lb).[3] The maximum reported size is 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) in length and 130 kg (290 lb) in weight.[4] There are significant annual variations in the weight, with lowest weight in the spring and highest weight, about 38–42% more, in the fall.[5] The animals show very little sexual dimorphism; males are only slightly larger than females.[3] They have a uniform, steely-grey coat on their backs and fur with a yellowish tinge on their abdomens. As the coat weathers, it becomes brownish.[5] When born, the pups weigh 3–3.5 kg (6.6–7.7 lb) and are about 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) long.[1] They have coats of white, silky, natal fur. This fur is quickly shed and exchanged for a darker coat, much like that of adults. Rarely, Baikal seals can be found with spotted coats.

Adult and a juvenile

The Baikal seal lives only in the waters of Lake Baikal.[6] It is something of a mystery how Baikal seals came to live there in the first place. The skull structure of the Baikal seal suggests it is closely related to the Caspian seal. In addition, the morphological structures in both species suggest they are descended from Arctic ringed seals.[7] They may have swum up rivers and streams or possibly Lake Baikal was linked to the ocean at some point through a large body of water, such as the Tethys Ocean, West Siberian Glacial Lake or West Siberian Plain, formed in a previous ice age. The seals are estimated to have inhabited Lake Baikal for some two million years.

Female Baikal seals reach sexual maturity at 3–6 years of age, whereas males achieve it around 4–7 years.[3] The males and females are not strongly sexually dimorphic. Baikal seals mate in the water towards the end of the pupping season. With a combination of delayed implantation and a nine-month gestation period, the Baikal seals' overall pregnancy is around 11 months. Pregnant females are the only Baikal seals to haul out during the winter. The males tend to stay in the water, under the ice, all winter. Females usually give birth to one pup, but they are one of only two species of true seals with the ability to give birth to twins.[5] Very rarely, triplets or quadruplets have been recorded.[4] The twins often stick together for some time after being weaned. The females, after giving birth to their pups on the ice in late winter, become immediately impregnated again, and often are lactating while pregnant.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

https://tenor.com/view/success-100-great-gif-16111463

[wintry marlin]

[drowsy egret]

he seems depressed

[wintry marlin]

Congratulations on 100🎊

[modest isle]

💀

[modest isle]

Guys i even tho all of them are from the Quaternary Period (the period we are living in today

One of them will be an ISLE playable

Try to find it

@wintry marlin
@rexy.the.tea.rex

@drowsy egret

[drowsy egret]

ping issue

[modest isle]

Find the isle playable

[drowsy egret]

aight

[modest isle]

👆🏼

[drowsy egret]

megalania

[modest isle]

YESSS 👍🏼

[royal plover]

I’m about to watch Oppenheimer

[distant nymph]

Nice 😊 congrats

[wintry marlin]

It’s good

[modest isle]

Thanks

[royal plover]

Just watched Barbie so it better be

[modest isle]

Good movie

[drowsy egret]

💪🏻

[royal plover]

I wonder what’s better, Barbie or Oppenheimer

[soft lily]

I liked Barbie more myself

[wintry marlin]

Oppenheimer in my opinion

[royal plover]

I loved Barbie

So we’ll see, I’ll put in my expert opinion once the movie is done

[wintry marlin]

Wonder if totk dlc will be a thing, I’m still playing it for some reason

[soft lily]

I hope so

[wintry marlin]

Same

[cedar crescent]

Bro looks like he got bullied

[modest isle]

Poor seal

[modest isle]

@cedar crescent
Also try to find the isle playable
Among the 100 species we made so far

[wintry marlin]

It’s literally right over these messages

[shell rapids]

Hm clearly
It is the American mastodon

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/erm-erm-what-the-snout-what-what-the-weevil-gif-18186879888498067165

[shell rapids]

https://tenor.com/view/weevil-weevil-moment-weevils-beetles-weevil-time-gif-8723335033387059269

[modest isle]

[modest isle]

[wintry marlin]

Today’s meal?

[agile gorge]

Yes

[wintry marlin]

Looks good

[agile gorge]

Thank u

[azure oar]

YEAAAAA SEALSSSSSSSS
BEST ANIMALS YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 100TH ANIMAL BEST

(I am past insanity)

[wintry marlin]

I’m playing a so called dead game, overwatch

[modest isle]

[drowsy egret]

it is dead

[azure oar]

also just so that people realise it im giving myself a new name

[wintry marlin]

Yeah

[modest isle]

Fabian
Emperor of the Seals

[azure oar]

💪🦭

[native talon]

You'd need to eat 10 million bananas in under 1 second to doe from radiation

Bye

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/dies-if-death-gif-23334862

[azure oar]

I will test that

[shell rapids]

Sounds like an average Friday night

[drowsy egret]

monke life

[lofty blade]

Yes, I'm sure the radiation would be what kills you.

[native talon]

Wym by that 🤨

[shell rapids]

Nanners

[azure oar]

I tested it and I only died after 100029772 bananas

[royal plover]

Just finished Oppenheimer and tbh I prefer Barbie

Oppenheimer was still super good

[toxic ledge]

do you guys ever think about dying?

[barren bear]

Barbie was ok

I won't talk about the politics of the film, as I disagree with how the film was treated

but, personally, Barbie was a bit overhyped.
Wish it was a kids movie

and not another rich/bourgeoisie millennial dream from people with zero to little life experience about the world around them

compare Barbie to Lego Movie.
Both having the same premise- fantasy land (lego world and Barbieland) and reality intertwining somehow
in which the main character comes down, by the finale, to some nice/sweet moral conclusion

I just wish Barbie, the movie, played less on the trope of equity and more on just fair, unbiased, equality

Barbieland becoming renamed.
Would've been nice and sweet

Even then. The use of explicit language and more vulgar themes; Just wish it stayed in it the zone of a family/kids movie

But yeah, being an adult, Barbie was still fun and very vivid with it's use of colour

But, in my opinion, Oppenheimer beats Barbie.
Oppenheimer was a bit slow on the final act.
But I'm far more used to longer films- coming from the theatre industry, where plays are usually quite long.
And I have grown up to older films too, which were much longer. Aka. Lawrence of Arabia

but it was far more exciting, in respect to both their respective genres and to the people they were aiming at in marketing.

[shell rapids]

i am
Very hyped for baldurs gate 3 tomorrow

[drowsy egret]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/727270862440497175/1136404692532998224/65E42C8A-993E-455C-B998-5C08251DC1EF.mov

[cunning barn]

Pikmin 4 is based

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OHvc4CaHOy8&feature=share

[lofty blade]

https://tenor.com/view/low-tier-god-necro-skull-trooper-colt-general-low-tier-god-skull-trooper-gif-26079010

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24C7Z-aDJ3k GOOD VIDEO

Oh god. 8 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRIegVMgAI

[near timber]

https://youtu.be/XHI9L7CqLbk?si=oYCQ8QRm4USutTEM

[limber star]

ohh I haven't seen this one

[near timber]

YOO ITS A WHOLE SERIES OF MAPS

each map is semi Connected

That’s the most recent one

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U4AoA1ofNU

This has been stuck in my head.

[near timber]

https://youtu.be/kwRRT5fuT70?si=mxVmWV7DGfylqN9L

[limber star]

ive seen this one!

[near timber]

YEAHH ITS APART OF THE BIG STORY

[limber star]

Y'all need to read the newest arcs because I've never cried harder

(Other than reading Moth Flight's Vision)

[near timber]

I’ll get arounddd to it

[limber star]

good lord. It's so tragic

Shadowpaw, I love him

GinganinjaOwO on TOP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2El99FYO6Y

who wants to cry?

this map always makes me tear up

I am still convinced Swiftpaw is one of the most tragic deaths in the entire series

Probably in my top 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22o2QWEHGfw

Also super tragic

screaming, crying, throwing up

[smoky mauve]

Wtf is this chat

https://tenor.com/view/what-the-wtf-gif-25758871

[limber star]

warrior cats

[smoky mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/murn-rhetorical-question-gif-24850682

[digital sleet]

furries making tribute to obscure characters

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/846445870266449931/1135375478165864468/unknown-1088-1-1.gif

[limber star]

poor george

[limber star]

That is a reductionist sterotype that puts people like me into little boxes! You chose the right box though, I will admit

[digital sleet]

cardboard box............ like a cat.................ironic...........

[limber star]

warrior cats is objectively tragic and no one can convince me otherwise

[azure oar]

Man Didn’t expect to wake up to see Warrior cats beeing discussed in Islecord

[barren bear]

some people believe my username, lightclaw, was a Warriors name

[near timber]

Tbh it sounds like it HAHA

[barren bear]

it is, in fact, not.
But a Wizard101 name I made for myself

[near timber]

LIGHTPAW!!

[barren bear]

I KNOW!!!

[near timber]

HEHE

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/the-lego-movie-lord-business-thats-super-frustrating-frustrating-super-frustrating-gif-25180330

[near timber]

I’ll keep animating them until I die

[neat basalt]

unpopular opinion (slightly influenced by @barren bear )

i actually like the way GoT took danny

[barren bear]

they did Jon dirty, the most

[neat basalt]

i noticed mostly the complaints for her were like "there was no foreshadowing that she was mad! it was all of a sudden" and like, first of all the ending is referenced in season 2 in the house of the undying, second of all there was foreshadowing in the ends of S7 and pretty much all through out S8

like cmon... out of EVERYTHING in the finale, i feel like like danny was the only one who had her ending planned out or atleast the base of the storyline set in stone since near the beginning

[barren bear]

I mean, even in the book, we see her contemplating on her own actions.
She believes she might be mad at times, comparing herself to her father

then reassuring to herself she is more like her brother, Rhaegar

despite not knowing him at all.
She goes on to trying to learn about him a lot more by the middle of the series (books)

[neat basalt]

oh if only i had the means to read the books (one day)

[barren bear]

You have to, when Winds of Winter arrives

it's much better in my opinion. Not like the show was bad. But damn the books are great

[neat basalt]

i need more melisandre in my life

i need more red woman,,,

[barren bear]

lol

she's even weirder in the books, trust me

[neat basalt]

dude i thought she was just crazy in the beginning

like "oh yay, a stereotypical crazy priest whos trying to get power"

[barren bear]

lol

[neat basalt]

but then like... she birthed shadowey DEATH

[barren bear]

Stannis is a lot better in the books too.
Her birthing of shadows was OP

literally goes and kills his brother to steal his troops

and then kills one of the last truly faithful lords of Storms End who is holding the castle
And Stannis takes it back, by another birthing of shadow

[neat basalt]

i was still skeptical of her, thinking maybe she was a power hungry witch

and then she brings jon back and im just like well! i believe her! EVERYTHING SHES SAYING IS RIGHT

if i saw a christian priest get down and do a ritual and bring back someone who had been dead for hours, oh trust me im going to church EVERY sunday after that

call me crazy but if the series ended on the scene of daenerys finally touching the throne then i feel it would have been considerably better

[barren bear]

Aye

The extra bit with her dying was a bit unnecessary.
I do, really do, hope that GRRM finishes the whole series with a better ending

[neat basalt]

from what ive heard about the books, not many people think the series will end with her on the throne

and i can only imagine the heartbreak if she gets a fitting heartbreaking death in the books

[barren bear]

yeah, it's all 50/50

[neat basalt]

who knows? maybe he'll just do the GoT ending (atleast her ending, with someone killing her. hopefully not jon) but more fleshed out.

[barren bear]

It will likely be (SPOILERS AS THIS IS DIFFERENT IN THE SHOW) ||Griff/Aegon|| or Jon, if Jon truly is a son of Rhaegar

I'm presuming to see such a heavy loss

And, this being Medieval-based, a heavy backlash to a female Queen in-lore.
Which we saw with HoTD

[neat basalt]

i have yet to watch HoTD because JOFFERY SPOILED ME

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/hotel-run-gif-5045810

[neat basalt]

i watched the first episode and then i sat down to watch an episode of GoT with my grandmother and he goes "x was buried down there after blah blah blah!" LIKE WHAT

JOFFERY YOU BASTARD

[barren bear]

lol

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (101) :
Green Sea turtle / (Chelonia mydas)

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle,[4] is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia.[5] Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean.[6][7] The common name refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black.

Range :

The dorsoventrally flattened body of C. mydas is covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace; it has a pair of large, paddle-like flippers. It is usually lightly colored, although in the eastern Pacific populations, parts of the carapace can be almost black. Unlike other members of its family, such as the hawksbill sea turtle, C. mydas is mostly herbivorous. The adults usually inhabit shallow lagoons, feeding mostly on various species of seagrasses.[8] The turtles bite off the tips of the blades of seagrass, which keeps the grass healthy.

Like other sea turtles, green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds and hatching beaches. Many islands worldwide are known as Turtle Island due to green sea turtles nesting on their beaches. Females crawl out on beaches, dig nests, and lay eggs during the night. Later, hatchlings emerge, and scramble into the water. Those that reach maturity may live to 90 years in the wild. 💀⏰

Its appearance is that of a typical sea turtle. C. mydas has a dorsoventrally flattened body, a beaked head at the end of a short neck, and paddle-like arms well-adapted for swimming.[24] Adult green turtles grow to 1.5 metres (5 ft) long.[25] The average weight of mature individuals is 68–190 kg (150–419 lb) and the average carapace length is 78–112 cm (31–44 in).[26] Exceptional specimens can weigh 315 kg (694 lb) or even more, with the largest known C. mydas having weighed 395 kg (871 lb) and measured 153 cm (60 in) in carapace length.

Green sea turtles move across three habitat types, depending on their life stage. They lay eggs on beaches. Mature turtles spend most of their time in shallow, coastal waters with lush seagrass beds. Adults frequent inshore bays, lagoons, and shoals with lush seagrass meadows. Entire generations often migrate between one pair of feeding and nesting areas.[24] Green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, are classified as an aquatic species and are distributed around the globe in warm tropical to subtropical waters. The environmental parameter that limits the distribution of the turtles is ocean temperatures below 7 to 10 degrees Celsius.[60] Within their geographical range, the green sea turtles generally stay near continental and island coastlines. Near the coastlines, the green sea turtles live within shallow bays and protected shores. In these protected shores and bays, the green sea turtle habitats include coral reefs, salt marshes, and nearshore seagrass beds. The coral reefs provide red, brown, and green algae for their diet and give protection from predators and rough storms within the ocean. The salt marshes and seagrass beds contain seaweed and grass vegetation, allowing ample habitat for the sea turtles.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

🐢

[drowsy egret]

best turtle ever

[modest isle]

I agree

[distant nymph]

Tutel! 😊

[cedar crescent]

AYO, THEY ADDED THE SEA TURTLE TO REAL LIFE FROM THE ISLE

[modest isle]

Copying the isle again

[cedar crescent]

Honestly tho

[real harness]

@void zinc sorry im at work and couldn't be bothered switch channels

the dude listing to it tried to explain it to the manager

"the dude who he's on the podcast with is" and i cut him off and said a crack pot

[sacred gull]

why my steam still tries downloading The Isle workshop content when it doesn't exists anymore?

[swift ravine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqvlqGauvuQ

[wintry marlin]

Turtle

[lapis ore]

I got to see Sue the t rex yesterday for the first time, plus all the other dinosaurs at the field museum.

[surreal nacelle]

Field Museum is so great

congrats

[void zinc]

Did you lick one?

[surreal nacelle]

Wow we really are the dichotomy of man today

[lapis ore]

I think they would have kicked me out of the museum if I licked one of the fossils

[void zinc]

What’s the point in going to see fossils if you don’t lick them.

How do you know its really bone

[nocturne basalt]

only if you got caught

[void zinc]

Do your own research. Lick the dino bone.

[lapis ore]

Become a self employed paleontologist to lick dinosaur bones

[void zinc]

All dinosaur bones are is forbidden dog toys.

[lapis ore]

Saw the titanosaur bones and was like "my dog would love these bones so much" actually lol

Got very excited when I found out they had a parasaurolophus too. I knew they were big but they are WAY bigger than I imagined.

[void zinc]

Dinosaurs are big, yo

Well. They WERE big. They’re dead now.

[rough hollow]

Imagine that fking thing just coming at you. How terrifying

[modest isle]

Thats why the Mammamls are superior

[rough hollow]

Well mammals were jacksh%t when dinosaurs were a thing. If the asteroid wouldn't come, i dont think mammals would've get enough space to thrive the way they/we did

[modest isle]

True

[violet vapor]

@abstract lily does anything big happen if i boost the server

[nocturne basalt]

you get a pink name

[violet vapor]

thats it?

[nocturne basalt]

More or less. afaik atleast

[rough hollow]

A booster channel

[gray adder]

You can use reactions and custom emotes in isle discussion I believe

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (102) :
Killer whale / (Orcinus orca)

The orca (Orcinus orca), also called killer whale, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus and is recognizable by its black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, orcas can be found in all of the world's oceans in a variety of marine environments, from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas.

Range

Orcas are apex predators and have a diverse diet. Individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. This includes a variety of fish, sharks, rays, and marine mammals such as seals, other species of dolphin, and whales. They are highly social; some populations are composed of highly stable matrilineal family groups (pods). Their sophisticated hunting techniques and vocal behaviors, which are often specific to a particular group and passed across generations, have been described as manifestations of animal culture.

Orcas are commonly referred to as "killer whales", although as part of the family Delphinidae, the species is more closely related to other oceanic dolphins than to other whales.[6][7] Since the 1960s, the use of "orca" instead of "killer whale" has steadily grown in common use.[8]

They are sometimes referred to as "blackfish", a name also used for other whale species. "Grampus" is a former name for the species, but is now seldom used. This meaning of "grampus" should not be confused with the genus Grampus, whose only member is Risso's dolphin.

Orcas are the largest extant members of the dolphin family. Males typically range from 6 to 8 metres (20 to 26 ft) long and weigh in excess of 6 tonnes (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons). However, the largest recorded specimen measured 9.8 metres (32 ft) and weighed more than 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons).[29] Females are smaller, generally ranging from 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft) and weighing about 3 to 4 tonnes (3.0 to 3.9 long tons; 3.3 to 4.4 short tons).[30] Calves at birth weigh about 180 kg (400 lb) and are about 2.4 m (7.9 ft) long.[31][32] The skeleton of the orca is typical for an oceanic dolphin, but more robust.

Orcas are notable for their complex societies. Only elephants and higher primates live in comparably complex social structures.[103] Due to orcas' complex social bonds, many marine experts have concerns about how humane it is to keep them in captivity.

Skull :

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

[rose crow]

I don't believe you

[wintry marlin]

Orca

[modest isle]

I bet Fabian is going to get mad since orcas eat seals

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/dies-if-death-gif-23334862

[distant nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/orca-regret-nothing-gif-10151868

[wintry marlin]

Yeah

[distant nymph]

Orca are cool

[modest isle]

Yeah

[wintry marlin]

Yup

[rose crow]

I love how cute this gif is, surely this animal isn't being horribly mistreated, underfed and practically tortured 🥰 🥰

god I hate seaworld

[wintry marlin]

Same

[modest isle]

Tomorrow is going to be 2 simlar animal species of the same Genus

• Northern Giraffe
• Somali Giraffe

https://tenor.com/view/giraffe-chew-hello-gif-11889227

[distant nymph]

):

[azure oar]

man the orcas in these tanks are soooooo cool
I surely hope they dont injure and kill multiple people

[modest isle]

Yeah ….

[shell rapids]

The best flavor of dolphin

[modest isle]

Anyway what is your opinion

About orcas eating seals

[azure oar]

What? We obducted these animals with a possible human level social life and emotions from their mothers let them live in tiny tanks and they become killers?
Naaaah blame it on the trainers!

[azure oar]

It’s just how it is

[modest isle]

Yeah poor orcas

[modest isle]

The circle of life

[odd sequoia]

Probably one of the most promising Roblox games ever

[azure oar]

Yea I don’t care if my favorite animal isn’t able to kill everything

It’s just like in the isle or other games

Everything has to eat somehow

[modest isle]

Yeah
Look at my favorite animal Cheetah
Its not at the top of the food chain

[odd sequoia]

I honestly don’t get all the trash over Roblox games man

[modest isle]

There cool roblox game are like a hidden gem :
Roblox Doors 🚪

[odd sequoia]

Eh

That one’s dying

[modest isle]

It needs an update

[odd sequoia]

I’d say one of my current favorites is mizu

[odd sequoia]

This one

Basically endless ocean but on Roblox

[azure oar]

Roblox can be great but there are so many low effort games wich are just pay to win „robux“ grabs

[odd sequoia]

I know a lot that are really good

[drowsy egret]

idk why but killer whales are super goofy with their mouths open

[modest isle]

One of the biggest carnivorous animals alive today like him won’t like to hear that

[full patrol]

I said it once I'll say it again, why get the normal rising crust digiorno when you can get the croissant crust pepperoni instead

[soft lily]

What the hell is croissant crust

That’s not real that’s made up

[agile gorge]

Iv never seen the croissant crust pizza before

[full patrol]

The only good digiorno pizza

[agile gorge]

Never seen it

[full patrol]

Unfortunate

[onyx surge]

That looks sad.

[agile gorge]

Thanks it is lol

[gray adder]

My drawing is finished, but I got lazy on it

[rough hollow]

Is that ur drawing?

[gray adder]

Yes

[rough hollow]

Thats cool af

[rocky atlas]

I am moving to the off topic section to talk about 'africa being hard mode.'

I'm not an expert on this so take everything I say with a grain of salt and I'm not a source for anything.

And I haven't read a lot about dinos so I am making no attempt to apply this to dinos right now.

But I have read about some stuff after the dinos, just a bit, and in a discussion someone mentioned how Africa was 'hard mode.' And yeah, Africa has a lot of unique animals, and megafauna (really big animals), I'm pretty sure it has more modern/still alive and not extinct megafauna than any other place does right now... Wild and not in a zoo of course.

From what I read, there was some kind of mass extinction that happened near the end of the last ice age? I think? I'm blurry on those details, but it hit the Americas harder than it hit Africa, I think from what I read Africa was affected by that extinction the least. Again don't count on me being right about this part.

So, well, you all probably know this, but when a position opens up in an ecosystem, something tries to fill that position. It may take a long time for something to, sometimes effectively 'evolve' to fill the spot, and it's part of why islands have such interesting animals sometimes. It's interesting to see because they still have 'large grazer,' 'small grazer,' 'carnivore,' and even 'top predator' but in environments of isolation very different creatures take those spots...

Moa birds in New Zealand, Zebras in Africa, Kangaroos in Australia, deer of various kinds in the temperate forests of the world, their positions are not identical but quite similar still. A large herbivore taken down by, usually, some form of large or large-ish carnivore.

But it takes time to get there... Evolution takes a whole lot of time.

I like to take gazelle and cheetah for an example. Cheetahs have to be fast enough to catch and kill their prey, or they'd starve and die out. Makes sense, right? The prey, the slowest or whoevere the cheetah ambushes, the weak of the herd, they get eaten. But if you keep taking out the weak, and the strong (or for a gazelle, 'the fast') are the ones that bear offspring, then... Those offspring are gonna be speedy, and gazelles are slowly gonna get faster.
Which in turn will force cheetahs to slowly get faster too, because those who weren't won't survive or, at the very least, won't eat as much and might be less desirable mates or have less food to feed their offspring and therein have less offspring than a cheetah who was faster.

This is a bit of an exaggeration as there are other factors involved as well, more than JUST cheetahs eat gazelles after all for one thing...

So we have gazelles and cheetahs, theorectically forever 'sharpening' each other for fastness - But if a mass extinction happens and both of them and everyone else gets wiped out except for some mice and small critters... Well then you start from scratch and evolution has to sharpen creatures against each other again (takes a long time) for them to reach 'hard core mode' where everyone is getting 'really sharp'.

I think, Africa looks like 'hard core mode,' or very 'sharp' in it's ecosystem because it hasn't been as affected by a mass extinction for a while. And, I'm not SURE but, perhaps that's why some animals get so big too - The same reason why gazelles and cheetahs are both fast... Prey wanted to get big to get strong, and predator had to get big too so it wouldn't starve out... Of course they cannot become infinitely big or infinitely fast because of gravity and other physical issues but I think this plays a roll in why some dinosaurs had such crazy looking adaptions - Same for some cool african animals! Giraffes are super unique and there's nothing quite like the giraffe that isn't extinct.

Okay that more or less finishes my rambling.

[elder veldt]

This image makes me very uncomfortable

[gray adder]

I've seen it never had it

[agile gorge]

Lol

[rough hollow]

Yes. I mean our Evolution started literally approx 6 million years ago

and we only got to modern homo sapiens since like idk, 150 000 years?

nature and evolution takes their time

[barren bear]

You should get burger pizza

No. Deep fried Pizza burger

[smoky mauve]

Transformers as a concept is dumb anyway so i dont feel like changing your mind 👍

[gray adder]

https://tenor.com/view/gundam-mobile-suit-gundam-space-rx-78-eye-catch-gif-5983579846909404242

Gundam > Transformers

[barren bear]

both I find interesting

I have more nostalgia for the anime transformers movie

but I know Gundam is pretty solid as well

[gray adder]

Best gundam fighting game needs to be remade

[quartz cedar]

That playstation logo gives me some serious nostalgia

[barren bear]

mmhm

[quartz cedar]

or

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-princess-bride-gif-18033468

SWBF2 was amazing.
SWBF was interesting.

the beginning of something, definitley.

[quartz cedar]

They were both amazing.

[barren bear]

never had the best connection with the first. Albeit, I much preferred Empire At War.

but they were both good. Shame the name is tarnished by EA

[quartz cedar]

lol fear not, I've loved to play empire at war too. RTS is my thing

[barren bear]

oh sick
A proper RTS akin to EAW is what SW games really need.

[drowsy egret]

iirc our ape ancestors appeared like 10 million years ago

[quartz cedar]

True, the new battlefront games couldn't deliver that magic feeling like the old ones. To be fair, one of the reaons why they were so special is because we were young and now we have massive nostalgia thinking back

[barren bear]

Yeah, pretty much- nostalgia definitely does plays a big part.
I do enjoy, at times, what Dice did with the feeling of 2015 BF1. It was done well, I guess to many felt lacklustre.

Biggest disappointment was the potential 2017BF2 had after CW content arrived, then EA just cancelling
Weird move, just a big shame.

[quartz cedar]

Oh yeah, I've been talking to a friend who I've been still been playing EAW from time to time and we both hope for a remake one day. Although EA will probably not deliver but oh well, keep dreaming I guess.

There was another star wars RTS title which I played back in the days. Can't remember the name

[barren bear]

Yeah. AT LEAST their contract finishes this year.
So, there is a chance- in which the actual company of EAW tweeted about possibly doing remake- that EAW may be revived again.

[barren bear]

likely galactic battlegrounds

solid one, had some Ep2 content with Civil War stuff too

[quartz cedar]

The EAW community have been begging for a remake for years but I guess even if we got a new iteration it would include an ingame shop so there's that.

[quartz cedar]

That or force commander, I can't remember which one it was lol

[barren bear]

Very true Even if the team don't want to add such- seeing as they still, at times, bring out maintenance patches
Disney being disney I guess

seeing as it could never be as big as a properly backed nor advertised as EA/Triple A game would

[quartz cedar]

EAW is just such a good title for RTS enjoyers. Not that we have many games to choose from in the star wars franchise. Skirmish space battles in multiplayer with mods is just

[barren bear]

oh yeah, skirmish

[quartz cedar]

Hopefully, one day, Disney and EA will give in and deliver us a remake.

[barren bear]

Yeah, or heck, even get Lucasfilm to acquire the company.
Go old school, contract/purchase smaller companies to make smaller/niche games

However, even then, due to Disney killing everything.
I severely doubt they have the mental capacity to try and rebuild SW, like their own franchises

Not to point fingers on Disney; As it's a Hollywood thing in-general

But a man can only wish to see his some sort of respect to a beloved big franchise

Oh, you're in the War of the Worlds server as well.

honestly, I need to finish the book. I know the ending, just the book- painful due to age- is on my immediate reads list

[quartz cedar]

I'm looking forward to that game. They took the movie as source though, not the books. If I'm not mistaken

[barren bear]

Aye

I wouldn't be surprised, seeing as it's almost 150 years old

[quartz cedar]

And well, what can you say about Disney and destroying franchsises. It's just sad honestly but it is what it is.

[barren bear]

aye, sadly

as the french say, c'est la vie.

[real harness]

prime, grimlock if he counts
knight verse bumblebee is goated though

[untold widget]

The new spino update 😂( not real)

[odd prairie]

Riddle me this batman, how does a locked door swing open and close itself in a house only I'm in?

My house haunted frfr

[rose crow]

Easy answer! You are no longer alone in there :)

Have fun with your new roommate.

[frigid flame]

im their roommate

[frozen eagle]

https://youtu.be/_geQSqi1oE4?t=287 anyone knows the name of that soundtrack at the time stamp 4:47?

[rose crow]

You could probably ping him and ask him

[keen carbon]

why the linkin park music 💀

[simple dune]

Who do i speak to in regard of my content creator application?

[untold widget]

idk xd

[frigid flame]

@rose crow have you checked your dms

[rose crow]

Thank u!

[odd prairie]

GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[frigid flame]

i dont feel like doing that

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/get-out-of-my-head-cat-crazy-cat-stressed-stressed-cat-gif-21784526

First Animal species of the day (103) :
Reticulated giraffe / (Giraffa reticulata)

The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata[3] or Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) is a species of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa. It lives in Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya.[4] There are approximately 8,500 individuals living in the wild.

Range in red ❤️ the other are the different species 💚💛💙

Reticulated giraffes historically occurred widely throughout Northeast Africa. Their favored habitats are savannas, woodlands, seasonal floodplains, and rainforests.

Reticulated giraffes are diel meaning they are active during the day and the night. They are most active during the early and late parts of the day due to their warmer environment. Their sleep patterns are usually short, consisting of no more than a couple hours at a time typically standing up. The home range of a G. reticulata is nonexclusive and usually overlapping with other individuals or groups. These home ranges include both males and females and vary in size depending on food resources, gender, and water availability. There is no evidence of territorial behavior between G. reticulata.

The Reticulated giraffe is a herbivore feeding on leaves, shoots, and shrubs. They spend most of their day feeding, roughly 13 hours/day. They are ruminant mammals, also known as hindgut fermentation, which complements their high fiber diet. The only competition for food resources G. reticulata encounters is elephants (Proboscidea).

Pattern to easily distinguish it compared to the other species

Females display reproductive receptivity by emitting odor from their vaginal area and hindparts. The estrous cycle of a female is about 15 days. A male can enhance this scent by curling it's lip which assists in bringing the odor to the vomeronasal organ of the giraffe. Dominant males will guard estrus females from other competing males. When the male is ready to breed, he notifies the female by tapping the female's hindleg with his foreleg or by resting his head on the females back. Post-reproduction there is no long term bond between males and females. The gestation period of G. reticulata is on average 445-457 days, producing one offspring. The occasion of producing two offspring is rare but documented. The female will give birth standing up, and the offspring will stand up anywhere between 5-20 minutes post-birth. Weaning age of the young varies anywhere between 6-17 months, and independence occurs at 2 years old.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

[azure oar]

reason why we call it net-giraffe in germany

[modest isle]

I see
The next animal will also be another species of Giraffes btw

[distant nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/kishis-stream-giraffe-sleeping-giraffe-resting-gif-18149502

I like Giraffes

[wintry marlin]

Giraffe

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/giraffe-hello-its-me-hello-there-feed-me-hungry-gif-12946385

[modest isle]

Yep also the GIF you posted is the same species I talked about
Look at its pattern and how red it look

[wintry marlin]

Good day to you fine sir

[modest isle]

Lol

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (104) :
Masai giraffe / (Giraffa tippelskirchi)

The Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchh Giraffa also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya and in Tanzania. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania.

Range in yellow 💛the other are the different species 💚❤️💙

The Masai giraffe is distinguished by jagged and irregular spots on its body. Its geographic range includes various parts of eastern Africa.[7][8][9] It is the largest-bodied giraffe species, making it the tallest land animal on Earth.[7] Bulls are generally larger and heavier than cows, weighing close to 1,300 kilograms (2,900 pounds) and growing up to 5.5 meters (18 feet) in height. In the wild, individuals can live to be around 30 years of age, and in most cases can live longer in captivity.[10] The Masai giraffe's most famous feature, its neck, contains seven vertebrae and makes up roughly one third of its body height. Its long and muscular tongue, which can be up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in length, is prehensile and allows it to grab leaves from tall trees that are inaccessible to other animals. The tongue's darker pigment is believed to function as a natural sunscreen and prevent sunburn. On top of the head are two bony structures called ossicones which are covered by thick skin and have dark hair on the tips. These can be used during fights to club its opponent. Bulls usually have an extra ossicone present between the eyes.[11] When galloping, the Masai giraffe has been recorded to reach speeds of almost 64 kilometers per hour (40 miles per hour).

Masai giraffes are considered endangered by the IUCN,[1] and the Masai giraffe population declined 52% in recent decades due to poaching and habitat loss. The population amounts to 32,550 in the wild. Demographic studies of wild giraffes living inside and outside protected areas suggest low adult survival outside protected areas due to poaching and low calf survival inside protected areas due to predation; these are the primary influences on population growth rates.[12][13] Survival of giraffe calves is influenced by the season of birth[14] and the seasonal local presence or absence of long-distance migratory herds of wildebeest and zebra.[15] Metapopulation analysis indicated protected areas were important for keeping giraffes in the larger landscape.

Pattern to easily distinguish it compared to the other species

Masai giraffes can suffer from giraffe skin disease, which is a disorder of unknown etiology that causes lesion on the forelimbs. This disorder is being further investigated to better understand mortality in this species.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@gaunt bramble
@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

[cedar crescent]

Yo what?

There are multiple species of giraffes

[modest isle]

Here all 4 species of Giraffes

[drowsy egret]

giraffes are cool

[cedar crescent]

MANY SPECIES?????

[modest isle]

4

[cedar crescent]

That's 3 more species than I thought there were

[modest isle]

Wait until you hear there are 3 species of Zebras
The one in the middle is one we know and love

[cedar crescent]

WHAT

[modest isle]

[wintry marlin]

Giraffe but different

[modest isle]

This one an edgy dark colored species

[wintry marlin]

Edgy

[smoky mauve]

grevys trying to be different

[modest isle]

And mountain zebra trying to have horse colored mouth

[smoky mauve]

plains zebra superiority

[modest isle]

Yep 👍🏼

Yeah a variations of the plains zebra “same species”

Yeah sadly

[shell rapids]

Le quagga

[gray adder]

Giraffes are weird

[smoky mauve]

You’re weird

[gray adder]

True

[signal nest]

[lean vale]

Wpretty cool

[prime crow]

real?

is real!

fish fish fish fish fish fish

[modest isle]

Impossible

You sure its not a mod ?

I will go check their social media

ITS REAL !!!!

[prime crow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCRIltecMuA

https://tenor.com/view/gordon-ramsay-finally-good-food-chef-gif-11616250

it looks like they are putting more effort into making good reconstructions

i love shonisaurus

and in the free update there is a underwater veiwing gallery

and also you can toggle dinosaur hostility in sand box and make roaming dinosaurs of ur choosing

[modest isle]

[soft lily]

they do look good

[gray adder]

Dunkle!

[frozen eagle]

ty

[light panther]

Np

[trail plover]

@charred nest - Did you get a notification?

[charred nest]

[wheat vapor]

Drunkle is here?

Where?

[native talon]

Jwe2 official Dlc releasing the 10th

[digital sleet]

#unofficial-isle-communities

[flat rivet]

@small sage

yo

[gray adder]

I don't like park builder games though

[modest isle]

https://youtu.be/x6LCnO8HEyY

Minecraft Graphics might change forever

[drowsy egret]

crazy

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (105) :
Mandrill / (Mandrillus sphinx)

The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its face and posterior. The species is sexually dimorphic, as males have a larger body, longer canine teeth and brighter coloring. It is the largest monkey in the world. Its closest living relative is the drill with which it shares the genus Mandrillus. Both species were traditionally thought to be baboons, but further evidence has shown that they are more closely related to white-eyelid mangabeys.

Range:

Mandrills mainly live in tropical rainforests but will also travel across savannas. They are active during the day and spend most of their time on the ground. Their preferred foods are fruit and seeds, but mandrills will consume leaves, piths, mushrooms, and animals from insects to juvenile antelope. Mandrills live in large, stable groups known as "hordes" which can number in the hundreds. Females form the core of these groups, while adult males are solitary and only reunite with the larger groups during the breeding season. Dominant males have the most vibrant colors and fattest flanks and rumps, and have the most success siring young.

The mandrill is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Its biggest threats are habitat destruction and hunting for bushmeat. Gabon is considered the stronghold for the species. Its habitat has declined in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, while its range in the Republic of the Congo is limited.

The mandrill has a stocky body with a large head and muzzle, as well as a short and stumpy tail.[19] The limbs are evenly sized and the fingers and toes are more elongated than those in baboons,[20] with a more opposable big toe on the feet.[21] The mandrill is the most sexually dimorphic primate,[22] and it is the largest monkey.[23] Females are less stocky and have shorter, flatter snouts.[19] Males have a 70–95 cm (28–37 in) head-body length and weigh 19–30 kg (42–66 lb) while females have a 55–70 cm (22–28 in) head-body length and weigh 10–15 kg (22–33 lb).[24] Most of the teeth are larger in males[25] and the canine teeth reach up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) and 1 cm (0.39 in) long for males and females respectively.[22] Both sexes have 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) long tails.

The coat of the mandrill is primarily grizzled or banded olive-brown with a yellow-orange beard and sparse, light hairs on its underside.[19][24] The lips are surrounded by stiff white whiskers, and white bare skin exists behind the ears. Male mandrills have a "crest" of long hairs on the head and neck, while both sexes have chest glands which are covered by long hairs. The face, rump and genitals have less hair.

Mandrills are mostly diurnal and are awake around 10 hours per day from morning to dusk.[38][47] They often pick a new tree to sleep in every night.[38] Mandrills have been observed using tools; in captivity, they use sticks to clean themselves.[48] In the wild, mandrills appear to live 12–14 years, but captive individuals can live 30–40 years.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@rexy.the.tea.rex

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

[gaunt bramble]

can you remove me from the pings please. I havent been looking at the animals lately

[drowsy egret]

monke

[modest isle]

K

[wintry marlin]

Monkey

[cedar crescent]

BABOON

[modest isle]

YESSS !! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[modest isle]

Second Animal species of the day (106) :
Giant Pacific octopus / (Enteroctopus dofleini)

The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), also known as the North Pacific giant octopus, is a large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus. Its spatial distribution includes the coastal North Pacific, along Mexico (Baja California), The United States (California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska), Canada (British Columbia), Russia, Eastern China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula.[3] It can be found from the intertidal zone down to 2,000 m (6,600 ft), and is best adapted to cold, oxygen-rich water. It is arguably the largest octopus species.

Range :

E. dofleini is distinguished from other species by its large size. Adults usually weigh around 15 kg (33 lb), with an arm span up to 4.3 m (14 ft).[8] The larger individuals have been measured at 50 kg (110 lb) and have a radial span of 6 m (20 ft).[3] American zoologist G. H. Parker found that the largest suckers on a giant Pacific octopus are about 6.4 cm (2.5 in) and can support 16 kg (35 lb) each.[3] The alternative contender for the largest species of octopus is the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) based on a 61-kilogram (134-pound) incomplete carcass estimated to have a live mass of 75 kg (165 lb).

It has big suckers

Diet
E. dofleini preys upon shrimp, crabs, scallop, abalone, cockles, snails, clams, lobsters, fish, squid, and other octopuses.[11][12][13] Food is procured with its suckers and then bitten using its tough beak of chitin. It has also been observed to catch spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) up to 1.2 m (4 ft) in length while in captivity.[14] Additionally, consumed carcasses of this same shark species have been found in giant Pacific octopus middens in the wild, providing strong evidence of these octopuses preying on small sharks in their natural habitat.[15] In May 2012, amateur photographer Ginger Morneau was widely reported to have photographed a wild giant Pacific octopus attacking and drowning a seagull, demonstrating that this species is not above eating any available source of food within its size range, even birds.

[elder veldt]

baby octopi are cute

[modest isle]

I agree

Predators
Scavengers and other organisms often attempt to eat octopus eggs, even when the female is present to protect them. Giant Pacific octopus paralarvae are preyed upon by many other zooplankton and filter feeders. Marine mammals, such as harbor seals, sea otters, and sperm whales depend upon the giant Pacific octopus as a source of food. Pacific sleeper sharks are also confirmed predators of this species.[17] In addition, the octopus (along with cuttlefish and squid) is a significant source of protein for human consumption. About 3.3 million tonnes (3.6 million short tons) are commercially fished, worth $6 billion annually.[3] Over thousands of years, humans have caught them using lures, spears, pot traps, nets, and bare hands.[18] The octopus is parasitized by the mesozoan Dicyemodeca anthinocephalum [nl], which lives in its renal appendages.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent

@drowsy egret

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

[elder veldt]

Don’t female giant octopus basically starve themselves to death protecting their “eggs”

[modest isle]

Poor moms

I don’t think al species do that

[elder veldt]

No I think it’s just the larger species

[modest isle]

I see

Thanks for the info

[elder veldt]

I could be totally wrong in all fairness that’s just from memory

You should do the blue ringed octopus one day

[stark dock]

Cute

[modest isle]

I agree

It is also the biggest species of octopuses

[stark dock]

I wonder what hugging one of those feels like

[modest isle]

I think

[elder veldt]

Octopi

Actually quick google search both words are acceptable for plural

https://tenor.com/view/brain-same-wavelength-twins-thinking-cosmic-energy-gif-15106217

[stark dock]

English is hard

[modest isle]

There are 3 Words for it ?????

💀💀💀

3 skulls for each plural

[drowsy egret]

squidwards

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/enhailed-gif-25124245

[wintry marlin]

Late but I like octopi

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/octopus-caracatița-gif-20938816

[elder veldt]

He’s coming for you

[barren bear]

same!!

[modest isle]

The more he consumes the bigger he gets

[tepid knot]

beipi chia pet when?

[lean geyser]

Just wanted to congratulate all who worked on the emojis for this server. Some of the best I've seen!

[inner tangle]

@fast carbon

let me tell you something

1 sec

@fast carbon

@fast carbon

[modest isle]

Good luck 👍🏼

You will need it

[limber star]

caught this invasive stinky with my hands 4 years ago lol

[limber star]

wow u made that fast

[lofty blade]

https://tenor.com/view/quickdraw-shoot-gif-25346029

[limber star]

yeah

ngl it probably died but I'm okay with that because it is invasive

I now try not to handle fish unless I am going to eat them.

fish aren't fragile enough in TI /s

[true briar]

Could someone help me solve this lore: https://youtu.be/qy7T96WVXsc :ps Issac / lightclaw can’t even find it

[barren bear]

Please spell my name right

[drowsy egret]

isac

getting bombed in squad while capturing a base is fun

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/waltwhite-breakingbad-say-my-name-gif-7259290

I S A A C

[barren bear]

yay!!

[rough hollow]

jsut iaaasc

[marble turret]

DENG’s fish

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/762464875166695435/1119103564090986566/makesweet-8ng2cb.gif

[rough hollow]

2.0 Rex model in BoB is so amazing its incredible

[soft lily]

He's so big

[elder veldt]

moto moto

[limpid surge]

Not big just big boned like acro

[drowsy egret]

5.0 rex pulls up

[limpid surge]

What does that mean

[drowsy egret]

5.0 rex is half the size of a cliff

a 10.0 rex is just as big as a cliff

they are massive
2.0 rex isnt that big tho

[limpid surge]

I thank myself everyday for not buying that game

[drowsy egret]

well reaching 10.0 is pretty much impossible now since the starvation is high af

although there is like 5 people who made it

i hope that their rexes are dead now

[rough hollow]

yeah but sizes got nerfed, like back in the day 2.0 was as big as the current 5.0

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (107) :
King of Saxony bird-of-paradise
/ (Pteridophora alberti)

The King of Saxony bird-of-paradise (Pteridophora alberti) is a bird in the bird-of-paradise family (Paradisaeidae). It is the only member of the genus Pteridophora. It is endemic to montane forest in New Guinea.

Range :

The adult King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is approximately 22 cm long. The male is black and yellow with a dark brown iris, brownish-grey legs, a black bill with a bright aqua-green gape, and two remarkably long (up to 50 cm) scalloped, enamel-blue brow-plumes that can be independently erected at the bird's will.[3] The unadorned female is greyish brown with barred underparts.

The male's ornamental head plumes are so bizarre that, when the first specimen was brought to Europe, it was thought to be a fake.

The King of Saxony bird-of-paradise inhabits the montane forests of New Guinea, and is distributed from the Weyland Mountains in Western New Guinea to the Kratke Range and Mount Giluwe in Papua New Guinea between 1,300–2,850 meters above mean sea level, but usually between 1,800–2,500 meters above sea level.

Moulted head-plumes in good condition are sought by male Archbold's bowerbirds for use as decorations, and in turn collected from the courtship bowers by humans. Males are also hunted for their highly prized long plumes used by natives for ceremonial decoration, but despite this the species remains fairly common in parts of its range. It is considered to be of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Adult males are territorial. The male guards its territory from perches placed in the tops of tall trees, and from these perches sings to compete with males in neighbouring territories. While singing, the male moves his occipital plumes about. In 1996 David Attenborough filmed the first ever footage of the mating ritual of the bird.

The diet consists mainly of fruits, berries and arthropods.

The King of Saxony Bird of Paradise's mating courtship behavior consists of a combination of vocalizations and physical maneuvers, enhanced by its magnificent and unique plumage. The King of Saxony's occipital feathers or “head wires” are one of a kind as they no longer possess their regular feather structure, but instead are eye-catching ornaments that possess no functionality.[4] These feathers can be twice as long as the body of the male King of Saxony, and have evolved as the result of female selection, in which females select males based upon indirect genetic benefits which increase offspring fitness.[5] This process occurs due to male's lack of participation in the process of raising offspring, forcing females to assess male fitness through courtship rituals, details of which are below.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent

@wintry marlin
@shell rapids
@rough hollow
@dreamy geode

@drowsy egret

[wintry marlin]

Hypsi

[modest isle]

[azure oar]

The bird of the KING OF SAXONY

[modest isle]

The real Hypsi

[wintry marlin]

You are now an emperor?

[azure oar]

Ye

Of the sentient space seals

[wintry marlin]

Cool

[azure oar]

I have to sleep now tomorrow school start again

[wintry marlin]

Not for me

[azure oar]

And why not

[wintry marlin]

Cause it’s in like 2 weeks for me

[modest isle]

Me too

[azure oar]

When did your holidays start

[wintry marlin]

I can’t remember

[modest isle]

We have to enjoy the 2 weeks we have left before the summer holiday ends

[wintry marlin]

Yeah

[azure oar]

Well I had 6 weeks of holidays

[wintry marlin]

I have 8

[azure oar]

All in all I have 12 weeks of „School break“ divided in 4 seperate ones and then a good amount of smaller holidays sprinkled inbetween

Anyways I really need to go to sleep now

[wintry marlin]

Gn

[modest isle]

Good night fabian

https://youtu.be/MdNyeasi0GI

[cedar crescent]

YO

It's Hypsi from The Isle!

[modest isle]

First was the sea turtle
And now this

[cedar crescent]

They added Hypsi to real life!!!!

[hazy valve]

My best friend kicked me out the house :’)

Note to self, never mention wanting to draw AM

[rose crow]

am?

[hazy valve]

Allied mastercomputer

[rose crow]

I see

[hazy valve]

I have no mouth and I must scream

Look it up

[rose crow]

Yeah, reading the wiki on it rn

[tired sentinel]

@barren bear I know where this is going

[barren bear]

lol

[tired sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/pingu-dynamite-gif-24596652

[young gale]

https://youtu.be/M39CVZt6uu0

REPTILE BABY!!! WOOOOO

[prime crow]

Oh my god the aquatics are getting social anims! https://youtu.be/yllJCla1Gwo

[frank crown]

found warheads pop. Actually foul. Tastes like a melted freezie with some pennies corroding away inside it

[fiery jay]

now this makes me want to buy the game. If they do something with noob saibot. I hope they do something.

[limber star]

YOOOO

[young gale]

Apparently there were leaks going around for the next dlc pack(Kombat pack 2) and noob saibot was going to be one of those dlc characters

[void zinc]

Nice.

Though I’m very confused because Noob Saibot is evil Sub Zero, but there is no evil Sub Zero because that’s not a thing anymore.

Scorpion and SZ are buddies now, so he couldn’t have killed the first one for them to become Noob Saibot.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING NETHERREALMS.

[fiery jay]

YEAH IDK. I wonder how they are going to do the story with that. is that even if they do something with that storyline.

I think the reptile redesign was pretty cool. But I still think that MK X still has the best reptile design

[toxic ledge]

ok ok, so maybe

i have an idea
it has been apparently confirmed that scorpion in mk1 is kuai liang, who is the sub-zero in the original timeline after bi-hans death, as you probably know already
so that means there is a void that hanzo hasashi, the original scorpion, has yet to fill

hanzo ............... is saibot..........? maybe....?

[glad python]

what

[modest isle]

Yeah ….
Twitter users what did you expect

Brain deads who just want to argue with strangers 24/7

[drowsy egret]

you mean X users

[modest isle]

[void zinc]

My boy Hanzo, the man who went to Hell to avenge his family, is now the evilest evil ninja to ever ninja for evil?

Dude cannot catch a break.

[void zinc]

Twitter is the only place that huffs its own farts more than Reddit.

[distant nymph]

I saw that Baldurs Gate 3 has an SSD System requirement.
Does anyone know if you really need one / what's stopping me from using it on a HDD ?

[digital sleet]

probably really long load times

[distant nymph]

hm, I guess it depends on how often you have loading screens and what "really long" is o:

[digital sleet]

considering its a big AAA game

yeag

[deft mist]

YEEEEEH HAW

[honest dune]

Weevil fans
I am happy to inform you I’ll be working with weevils this semester in college

[barren bear]

lol

[honest dune]

💪💪🦾

[full patrol]

@shell rapids

[honest dune]

Yes I wanted to ping them! Was trying to figure out who it was cuz they removed weevil from their username

[young gale]

GIVE ME MORTAL KOMBAT 1!!!!!

GRAAAAAAHHHHH I CANT WAIT

[shell rapids]

YOOOOOOOO

Apologies I just woke up

[honest dune]

All good, weevil time is all the time

[cedar crescent]

You can wait

I hope they delay it just so you have to wait longer

[young gale]

https://tenor.com/view/die-gif-24778577

[cedar crescent]

[azure oar]

Just listening to the 1864 version of Journey to the center of the earth and man is the dircription of ancient animals fune

plesio is apparently a giant turtle snake mix and ichty a fish with a face mixed of pig, lizard and crocodile

and apparently they are mortal enemies