offtopic-discussion

[wintry marlin]

Damn beautiful bird tho

[limber star]

This is a juvenile starling, 3 of them came to the bath the day I took this pic. They are very clumsy

They'd fall off the bird feeder and open their mouths at food on the ground, expecting it to jump into their mouths hehe

[wintry marlin]

Small little guys

[shell rapids]

CLEVELAND METRO PARK ZOO MOMENT

[limber star]

My fav birds to come around I haven't been able to get a pic of because they're very flighty, are a house finch and his mate, along with what I assume are his offspring because I hadn't seen them before

[shell rapids]

U filthy ohioan

[limber star]

HAVE YOU BEEN THERE

[shell rapids]

I recognize that porcupine exhibit from anywhere

[limber star]

:) it's so cool tho

[shell rapids]

Plenty times. Duh

[limber star]

did u know the eldest female elephant died :(

[shell rapids]

Tho
Not recently

WHAT

[limber star]

All the elephants are very old and unlikely to reproduce but recently, this year, the eldest elphant died

[wintry marlin]

Take this and relax

[limber star]

It's been a while too, the rhinos had a baby last year

There's also a baby orangutan

[shell rapids]

I need to manipulate my friends into a group trip to the zoo

[limber star]

Oh, she's so cute

I have a blurry pic of them, she keeps wrestling with all the others

[hazy gate]

the impossible

[shell rapids]

Bro I can't even get them to stick to plans they make

[hazy gate]

lol

[limber star]

iirc, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is free on Mondays!

[shell rapids]

An orangetan

[limber star]

Anyone can go for free

[hazy gate]

then food is like half the price of theater lol

[shell rapids]

Guh
Im usually off on Mondays :0

[limber star]

pack ur own :P

[shell rapids]

I might steal a wallaby tho

[hazy gate]

nah its still worth i just buy the food there its usually good af

lol

[wintry marlin]

Kinda sounds like how the one friend in my friend group says he feels (every time we say we want to do anything but football it’s a no for him tho)

[limber star]

When I went like 3 weeks ago, one of the wallabies had a baby that was obviously way too big for her pouch. it was so funny

[shell rapids]

https://tenor.com/view/kangaroo-adorable-dance-feelin-it-gif-4616640

[limber star]

Her belly dragged along the ground and you could see her joey's feet sticking out

[shell rapids]

Hehehe

[hazy gate]

lol big baby dont wanna leave pouch

[limber star]

You're nearby the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, though??!!??

that's freaking crazy

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/hold-me-cute-baby-kangaroo-affection-gif-13790532

[limber star]

I was gonna ask my mom if we could go tomorrow but I got nervous

[shell rapids]

According to Google maps I live an hour away

[limber star]

I am ... far closer.

uhh... 12 minutes

[shell rapids]

Yea I'm not super close
But I've been thwre many times
Especially when younger

[limber star]

you are insanely close to me though

like for being in islecord

thats weird lol

[shell rapids]

You are not safe

[limber star]

OH NO

[wintry marlin]

America moment

[limber star]

ohio moment. if we were that close in europe itd be a europe moment

[shell rapids]

The corn pit of America

[limber star]

americans are typically pretty spread out

[wintry marlin]

Big place

[limber star]

doesnt america have like 4 time zones

[wintry marlin]

Yes, or more can’t remember

[shell rapids]

Is anyone in islecord from the great plains? Im convinced nobody lives there
Not real
Everyone is lying

Ur either east or west. No inbetween

[wintry marlin]

I am…. Not

[wintry marlin]

You were correct

[limber star]

6, techincally, if you count the non-continental usa

[shell rapids]

Like
The whole central timezone Is just empty space.

[limber star]

I was just thinking about my friends in the continental usa

[limber star]

theres like 4 people in north dakota

[barren bear]

Russian timezones

[wintry marlin]

I’ll stick to a single time zone

[barren bear]

3 actually, I believe

[wintry marlin]

2 maybe

[limber star]

No they have 3 representivies (i cant spell)

[wintry marlin]

Oh

[limber star]

so there is at least 3 people there

[shell rapids]

For a second I thought u meant the entire state had 3 people

[wintry marlin]

Ok

[limber star]

no i do

[shell rapids]

Which
I'd believe

[limber star]

north dakota has 3 people living there at least

[shell rapids]

At most*

[wintry marlin]

At most

[limber star]

I only remember that because it made my history teacher laugh when I said the reps were the only people living there

[wintry marlin]

Riddle me this, What is a kilometer?

[limber star]

I'm American I dunno

[wintry marlin]

Ok

[limber star]

1000 meters but idk how much a meter is

iirc.

[shell rapids]

"Kill oh me" ter

[limber star]

The metric system makes way more sense, but not to me

[wintry marlin]

100 cm

[shell rapids]

Metric is all increments of 10

[limber star]

is that.. a meter?

[wintry marlin]

Yeah

[limber star]

100cm is meter

[shell rapids]

But imperial is stupid and makes no sense

[limber star]

yeah it was made by a drunk mathematician rolling dice

[wintry marlin]

Why can’t American just, switch

[shell rapids]

The nicest conversion you'll get from imperial to metric is 1 kg = ~2 lbs

[limber star]

i don't know. it would be great if we did but it the curriculum is like a whole thing

[shell rapids]

Simply put
It's a lot of work

[limber star]

in third grade we switched from whatever was before common core to common core, so I had to relearn a bunch of stuff

[whole raptor]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/855527844670865438/969405147279163472/baby.gif

[shell rapids]

Also
Blame the British they made imperial
(Then abandoned it)

[limber star]

I never learned how to write in or read cursive, and the way of doing multiplication and division is different now. I didn't even understand it the first time

[wintry marlin]

That is true but I’ve seen Americans learn metric, doesn’t take long, but the paper work and all the signs and stuff would take ages

[limber star]

it's different when you account for like... several million children

Especially when their parents would be incapable of helping them with homework

[wintry marlin]

And schools

[shell rapids]

Yea all the official stuff
Documents or whatever. And getting a lot of the older folk to not be stubborn

[limber star]

teachers and parents would also have to learn, which is a big thing

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-hiss-cat-hiss-mean-cat-leave-me-alone-gif-16182916

[barren bear]

Learn Russian Cursive

[limber star]

my parents couldn't help me with homework anymore when common core was implemented

because everything was different

[barren bear]

just join the Australian learning (schooling) system

[shell rapids]

So much about American schooling
Especially and specifically public schools is just
So
Bad

[limber star]

i just need to get my math GED passed lol

[barren bear]

America truly has it bad with public things

[limber star]

GED is easier than school imo

private schools aren't any better they're usually religious anduhhh

no politics rule lol

[shell rapids]

Private schools are beyond worthless as well

[wintry marlin]

Dodged a bullet there

[whole raptor]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/748354630282379347.gif?v=1

[wintry marlin]

Talking about religion can be a death sentence

[shell rapids]

Private schools bad cuz privately owned and exclusive
Public schools bad cuz laws and school boards or who ever tf started common core

[limber star]

smaller classrooms are better for both student and teacher imo

public schools bad because theyre... uh... funded by local taxes.

[shell rapids]

"funded"

[barren bear]

lol

[whole raptor]

Public schools generally always suck even in AUS.

[limber star]

lower income schools are funded by low income people, so they get a lower education, which is bad.

[wintry marlin]

Free schooling is something I’m glad I had

[whole raptor]

They don't really teach you. They give you books and expect you to understand. A lot of teaching here is self taught

[barren bear]

Depends on the area though.
I live in a nice suburb; the local public school is relatively fine.

I've seen some rural ones and damn, truly, you understand how real the world is

[limber star]

I got to go to a free charter school from 9th-10th(twice) and it was great, had i not given up

[shell rapids]

It feels more like training to take tests and do mundane busy work

[whole raptor]

Yeah. Might be an area thing. It's a bit sad though. You can tell they don't really put in effort

[limber star]

It was specifically queer and neurodivergent affirming so I wasn't even being bullied much anymore, but I had given up on my education so 🙃

[shell rapids]

(I do abide by the idea that modern education really is just preparing u for a crappy mindless job)

[whole raptor]

That feels true

[limber star]

it is true

[whole raptor]

At least from my own experience

[limber star]

nah it's true. more helpful things could be taught.

[wintry marlin]

Luckily for me I had it most of my life cause of the Norwegian schooling system and stuff

[barren bear]

quite truly.
And kids these days truly do it worse on the teachers

no attention span
Wanting ipad 24/7

At least kids, my age, didn't cry about tech for 24/7
Yes, we were little pains in the butts, but damn, the experience for teachers was not as bad

[limber star]

i dunno man

[whole raptor]

looool. I remember how disrespectful people were

[limber star]

education system has been bad for a while

[barren bear]

jesus christ I have a kid in my tutor class who brings fart bombs (the bare minimum of pain)
my boss literally has to kick him out every lesson

[wintry marlin]

It’s not getting better from what I’ve seen

[shell rapids]

A good example of how schools don't teach much
My friend whomst I love and is objectively smarter than me (is in college, takes biology classes and works as a teacher for one of her jobs)
Didn't know elephants were mammals and that tails were part of the spine

[limber star]

when I was in ... 8th grade, the first time, I had the principal tell my grade that we were the worst he's ever had to death with

[barren bear]

"it's like the climate crisis, it only get's worse!!!!"

[whole raptor]

Sad and hilarious at the same time

[limber star]

I can agree with that because I was with those kids from 1st-8th and when I got held back, it was like. a blessing.

[shell rapids]

I heard every teacher say that all the time

They got proven wrong the by the next class after us

[barren bear]

painfully hilarious

[limber star]

When I got held back, things were so different

Maybe it was just me getting a fresh start but I wasn't being belittled by everyone, including my teachers

[wintry marlin]

Oh my teacher last year said that he wish he had us in the military instead of school so he could actually punish us

[whole raptor]

Yeah. Which reminds me of the age old disrespect to sub teachers. They would always say that

[barren bear]

literally.
You're not wrong.

I work as a tutor and piano teacher.

I'm just glad, being a piano teacher, the kids are relatively normal

[shell rapids]

Idk
The kids in lower grades from me
Well
One of them brought vodka into the class room

[limber star]

I wish I could input more but man so much of my school experience is blocked out

lets just say it changed me a lot as person in a bad way

[whole raptor]

oof

[wintry marlin]

I’ve seen 13 yo’s drinking alcohol

[limber star]

its taken me a while to unlearn the things I learned in middle school via my peers

[limber star]

...kids at my school did worse

[barren bear]

I heard (and seen) from my younger brother
That the kids in the 9th grade literally have two mafia families.

One kid literally robbed a store- was the son of a teacher who worked there

[shell rapids]

I can't think of any crazy student stories from highschool
Cuz like
People doing sinful things on a school bus is just
Normal

Bomb threat? Normal. Gun threat? Normal

[wintry marlin]

Never said that was the worst thing I’ve seen them do, even younger then them

[limber star]

yeaaaaaahhh

kid at my school got arrested for slinging narcotics

[shell rapids]

Finding a bullet in the cafeteria
Happened within a week of me moving to a new city

[limber star]

dude freaking offered them to me and i freaked out

[wintry marlin]

That is sadly pretty normal now

[limber star]

😔 this was like 6 years ago

[wintry marlin]

Yeah it has been for a while

[barren bear]

fair.
Different here being Aussie- basically no one in 100km has a gun (besides myself and a mate. We go hunting) nor a bomb of any sort

[limber star]

usa is not great

[shell rapids]

Oh my
Luckily (?) The kids where I'm from are too stupid to do anything organized

[limber star]

Even at my charter school of like 90 students we had to suspend someone for making threats online

[barren bear]

some kids are genuinely getting smarter and easily fall down the wrong direction too quickly

[shell rapids]

https://tenor.com/view/america-hurricane-happy4th-of-july-america-flag-independence-day-gif-21259025

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/granger-smith-earl-dibbles-america-gif-13831121

[limber star]

i need out of this country bro lol

[shell rapids]

I might've just gotten luckily with how (not as) psycho my school was

[limber star]

im honestly glad i didnt realize i was trans or come out until i was at an lgbtq affirming school

[shell rapids]

I didn't figure it out till senior year

And I just
Didn't tell anyone except close friends till the end of said year

[limber star]

I realized I was not cisgender at like 14 but didn't realize I was transmasc until like 16

[wintry marlin]

I would like to go there, just probably not stay for more then 3 years at maximum

[shell rapids]

I don't. Hate America

[limber star]

idr exactly how my mom knew I wasn't cishet but she was like, "I already have one gay kid, what's another" so I told her I was trans

[shell rapids]

I hate Americans

[wintry marlin]

I think America is a beautiful country, it has lots of beautiful nature and places, just some big problems

[limber star]

very. big problems

[shell rapids]

America the land. The mountains. The specific local cultures
Amazing

[limber star]

i just want to not be afraid to use a public bathroom lol

[shell rapids]

America the people
The govt.

. . .
No comment

[limber star]

the people, are a majority decent people its this whole um

no politics

The people of the USA are generally reasonable people

[wintry marlin]

Yeah let’s not delve into that

[shell rapids]

I still refuse public bathrooms even if it's like
A gay bar. Or somewhere I'm very obviously not at risk

[limber star]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[limber star]

i need that kinda bladder control lol

[shell rapids]

Go before u leave

[limber star]

even if i do

when im at the zoo its from open to close, i cant hold it that long lol

[shell rapids]

Or if ur like me forget to drink water

[wintry marlin]

I can’t talk from experience here but I know people who has been afraid of it

[limber star]

i dont :P (forget to drink water)

I'm afraid because I've been harassed once and I don't want to experience that again

[whole raptor]

afraid of?

[limber star]

being harassed in a public bathroom

[shell rapids]

Knowing me I'll pick a fight I can't win

[limber star]

I'd just cry tbh

[shell rapids]

Im
Very head strong and stubborn

[limber star]

I am sensitive and weak

[whole raptor]

Ahhhh. Got it.

[limber star]

Had some middle schoolers continually ask me if I was a girl and I just said "no." flatly, over and over while I washed my hands

like dude. i'm just trying to study for my GED let me pee in peace

[shell rapids]

Shouldve asked them if they were girls

[limber star]

and stop saying "L rizz"

you dont say internet words out loud in real life

while it's funny to look at now I was still worried about being hurt

[shell rapids]

Internet shminternet

[limber star]

I'm not a big guy lol

ive never even thrown a punch lol

[shell rapids]

Hmm
Let me check concealed carry laws for knifes real quick

[limber star]

I uh

[shell rapids]

Or just
Carry

[limber star]

can't. I know I can't

Also legally cannot own a firearm

Also I think pepperspray is illegal in my area

ive looked into self defense stuff

I def don't still carry a knife anyways

[shell rapids]

Must be a local law
State law has no restrictions on knife length

[limber star]

i actually dont i keep forgetting it on my desk

[shell rapids]

Which technically means swords in public is ok
But obvs don't do that

[limber star]

i own several knives mostly cause I think they look cool

[shell rapids]

Im a firmly believer of staying armed

[limber star]

my fav is my 8 inch bowie knife

[limber star]

I agree 100%

[shell rapids]

Especially if ur queer
Stay armed
Learn how to handle guns
Get one

[limber star]

i cant own one but i agree

[shell rapids]

And this may sound psycho American of me
But don't be afraid to exercise castle doctrine

[limber star]

i think you are going to get muted or banned ...

[shell rapids]

Pretty sure we got that here in ohio

[limber star]

pls

dms?

[shell rapids]

I mean
It's mostly self defense stuff but it a mod says no I'll stop

[limber star]

okayyy

[shell rapids]

I suppooosseee dms if we must

[limber star]

okie i dont wanna get banned lol

[shell rapids]

If anyone is it's gonna be me

[limber star]

nuuu

[wintry marlin]

I think you would have already been banned or muted if you were going to be

[shell rapids]

I've already had. 24 mute for a certain British insult I didn't know actually meant anything bad :3

[wintry marlin]

So you are probably safe

Maybe

You never know

I have been muted once and I don’t know why so

[hallow parrot]

I just witnessed two wood pigeons do the deed on somebody's fence, the sad thing is this is not the first time I've bared witness to such events, I can never escape their action times

[dusky lodge]

the birds and the bees

[grand trout]

Check your state laws first not all have that.

[pale osprey]

HOW TO GET IMAGE ACCESS IN #isle-discussion

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[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (133) :
Honey badger / (Mellivora capensis)

The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also known as the ratel (/ˈrɑːtəl/ or /ˈreɪtəl/), is a mammal widely distributed in Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Because of its wide range and occurrence in a variety of habitats, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Range :

It is the only living species in the genus Mellivora and in the mustelid subfamily Mellivorinae. Despite its name, the honey badger does not closely resemble other badger species; instead, it bears more anatomical similarities to weasels. It is primarily a carnivorous species and has few natural predators because of its thick skin, strength and ferocious defensive abilities.

The honey badger has a fairly long body, but is distinctly thick-set and broad across the back. Its skin is remarkably loose, and allows the animal to turn and twist freely within it.[16] The skin around the neck is 6 mm (0.24 in) thick, an adaptation to fighting conspecifics.[17] The head is small and flat, with a short muzzle. The eyes are small, and the ears are little more than ridges on the skin,[16] another possible adaptation to avoiding damage while fighting.[17]

The honey badger has short and sturdy legs, with five toes on each foot. The feet are armed with very strong claws, which are short on the hind legs and remarkably long on the forelimbs. It is a partially plantigrade animal whose soles are thickly padded and naked up to the wrists. The tail is short and is covered in long hairs, save for below the base.

The honey badger is the largest terrestrial mustelid in Africa. Adults measure 23 to 28 cm (9.1 to 11.0 in) in shoulder height and 55–77 cm (22–30 in) in body length, with the tail adding another 12–30 cm (4.7–11.8 in). Females are smaller than males.[16] In Africa, males weigh 9 to 16 kg (20 to 35 lb) while females weigh 5 to 10 kg (11 to 22 lb) on average. The mean weight of adult honey badgers from different areas has been reported at anywhere between 6.4 to 12 kg (14 to 26 lb), with a median of roughly 9 kg (20 lb), per various studies. This positions it as the third largest known badger, after the European badger and hog badger, and fourth largest extant terrestrial mustelid after additionally the wolverine.[8][18][19][20][21] However, the average weight of three wild females from Iraq was reported as 18 kg (40 lb), about the typical weight of male wolverines or male European badgers in late autumn, indicating that they can attain much larger than typical sizes in favorable conditions.[22][23] However, an adult female and two males in India were relatively small weighing 6.4 kg (14 lb) and a median of 8.4 kg (19 lb).[8] Skull length is 13.9–14.5 cm (5.5–5.7 in) in males and 13 cm (5.1 in) for females.

The honey badger ranges through most of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Western Cape, South Africa, to southern Morocco and southwestern Algeria and outside Africa through Arabia, Iran, and Western Asia to Turkmenistan and the Indian Peninsula. It is known to range from sea level to as much as 2,600 m (8,500 ft) in the Moroccan High Atlas and 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains.

Skull

The honey badger is mostly solitary, but has also been sighted in Africa to hunt in pairs during the breeding season in May. It also uses old burrows of aardvark, warthog and termite mounds.[30] It is a skilled digger, able to dig tunnels into hard ground in 10 minutes. These burrows usually have only one entry, are usually only 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) long with a nesting chamber that is not lined with any bedding.[32]

The honey badger is famous for its strength, ferocity and toughness. It is known to savagely and fearlessly attack almost any other species when escape is impossible, reportedly even repelling much larger predators such as lion and hyena.[33] Bee stings, porcupine quills, and animal bites rarely penetrate their skin. If horses, cattle, or Cape buffalos intrude upon a honey badger's burrow, it will attack them.[29] In the Cape Province it is a potential prey species of the African leopard[34][35] and African rock pythons.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@sullen merlin

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

@drowsy egret
@frosty geyser
@rough hollow

https://tenor.com/view/viralhog-lion-honey-badger-shoo-get-away-gif-13197598

[distant nymph]

ohh! Nice 😊

[rough hollow]

could you only tag me in posts about birds next time

[modest isle]

Ok

[wintry marlin]

Honey badger, the angriest little guy

[lean vale]

I absolutely love honey badgers and especially wolverines

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/honey-badger-no-shit-gif-11346317

[limber star]

world's neediest cat

[hallow parrot]

i have a badger skull pic

i totally didn't kill and skin it

[limber grove]

@shell rapids my boyfriend thought your icon "looked like Jerma"

thought you should know

[shell rapids]

Tell him he's correct
That is jerma

[boreal carbon]

Yall if a chinese someday harasses you, just go to google translate and in a chinese language type "Tiananmen *** you know the rest" that they will get their internet acess cut by the government lol

[young gale]

Thanks

[naive apex]

i miss my perfect little creature

[limber star]

so cuteeee

[hazy gate]

Muh ferrets

[young gale]

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

[hazy gate]

uploading off phone

[limber star]

???? :(

[young gale]

😊

[naive apex]

not funny

[young gale]

Oh sorry

[limber star]

theyre so cute!!!

[naive apex]

its ok

[hazy gate]

thanks, they are named bandit and terrance

[limber star]

awww

Is terrance the white one

[hazy gate]

yes

[limber star]

i love ferrets

[naive apex]

ferrets are too good to be true

[limber star]

noodle cats

[hazy gate]

we didnt name them, as we adopted them from a couple who coulnt take care of them anymore

I dont like changing animals names

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjp6RVrOOW0

this is the official ferret anthem

[frozen flare]

smelly

[digital sleet]

stinky

[hazy gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPWp6BsP9RQ&list=PLL5ZqFaMGZ0uAONy4sR1Csl6Y7BewSJho&index=10

sharing a vibe

[barren bear]

^^ this is correct

[next shoal]

RATS

[unreal pier]

Are doctors fatphobic?

[drowsy egret]

yes because they dont want you to die

[spice gyro]

hmm i see

[unreal pier]

cool thing

[unreal pier]

is this the right way to shut down my pc cost I cant shut it down from windows

[fair hedge]

Ik this dosent have to do with anything isle related but I need advice should I join the army first before my euro rail trip or trip first then army

[jagged wren]

its probably easier to do the trip and then join the army with leave and what not is probably a lot easier before you join the army

[fair hedge]

That makes sense my parents keep telling me I can do it during vacation days but the trip is 2 weeks long

[azure oar]

[wintry marlin]

What

[modest isle]

Our favorite planet is not in
No mans sky

Earth 🌍

[wintry marlin]

Earth like planets are tho so

[modest isle]

Hmm ok you made a good point

[wintry marlin]

Also i like no man’s sky races this is art for a no man’s sky fan comic tho

[cedar crescent]

No man sky

[wintry marlin]

Yes woman’s land

[cedar crescent]

No man

[wintry marlin]

Ok

Sky

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (134) :
African jacana / (Actophilornis africanus)

The African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It has long toes and long claws that enables it to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, its preferred habitat. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. For the origin and pronunciation of the name, see Jacanidae.

Range :

The African jacanas is a conspicuous and unmistakable bird. It measures 23 to 31 cm (9.1 to 12.2 in) in overall length. As in other jacanas, the female is on average larger than the male. Males can weigh from 115 to 224 g (4.1 to 7.9 oz), averaging 137 g (4.8 oz) and females from 167 to 290 g (5.9 to 10.2 oz), averaging 261 g (9.2 oz). Alongside the similarly-sized Madagascar jacana, this appears to be the heaviest jacana species.[9][10] They have chestnut upperparts with black wingtips, rear neck, and eyestripe. The underparts are also chestnut in the adults, only in juveniles they are white with a chestnut belly patch. The blue bill extends up as a coot-like head shield, and the legs and long toes are grey.

African jacanas feed on insects and other invertebrates picked from the floating vegetations or the surface of the water.

African jacanas breed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. It is sedentary apart from seasonal dispersion. It lays four black-marked brown eggs in a floating nest.

The jacana has evolved a highly unusually polyandrous mating system, meaning that one female mates with multiple males and the male alone cares for the chicks. Such a system has evolved due to a combination of two factors: firstly, the lakes that the jacana lives on are so resource-rich that the relative energy expended by the female in producing each egg is effectively negligible. Secondly the jacana, as a bird, lays eggs, and eggs can be equally well incubated and cared for by a parent bird of either sex. This means that the rate-limiting factor of the jacana's breeding is the rate at which the males can raise and care for the chicks. Such a system of females forming harems of males is in direct contrast to the more usual system of leks seen in animals such as stags and grouse, where the males compete and display in order to gain harems of females.

Eggs :

A father carrying his
Sons and Daughters

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@sullen merlin

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

[wintry marlin]

Thanks i love it

[modest isle]

@drowsy egret
@frosty geyser
@rough hollow

[sullen merlin]

birb

[modest isle]

Cool bird

[sullen merlin]

indeed

[distant nymph]

freaky legs o:

[wintry marlin]

I personally love it

[modest isle]

https://youtu.be/eDAbP9O3z-k?si=-XH8BsRg0CzDE9pH

[wintry marlin]

It’s the Dino facts guy

[distant nymph]

That's really cool xD

[azure oar]

the eldrich beeing, nice

[modest isle]

Lol

[azure oar]

wait
someone already made that joke

god damn it

[wintry marlin]

I hate my life, I’ll go cry now

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/reaction-cat-honest-gif-25770324

[wintry marlin]

It can’t fail twice, right… right?

[modest isle]

Im gonna go change the water of my guppies

[wintry marlin]

Anyways here is a seal

[azure oar]

[wintry marlin]

That is a lot of emotes

[azure oar]

stop crying or I will delete your steam account and horizon forbidden west

also there is no reason to cry
you at least live in a good country

[wintry marlin]

Ok

Wait how are you going to delete hfw thought you only had zd

Oh I just read through the message again, I’m dumb

[hazy gate]

they eat only meat

[modest isle]

https://youtu.be/wFiEec6Zavs?si=QYN_WchcQ4wUe5Mu

[shell rapids]

I wish it'd get a proper. Well made. Remake

[young gale]

I remember this game

[modest isle]

Very nostalgic game

[young gale]

Killing a trex was so easy to do

Eyeshot is the only way to kill it

[modest isle]

Yeah the eyes

[modest isle]

Hopefully in the future 🙏🏼

[shell rapids]

There is one on steam
It uh
Sucks

[young gale]

Which one

[brittle oar]

would anyone care to buy this rare nugget?

[full patrol]

The heck that was weird

It sent a file instead of picture

[dull galleon]

Oooooh I think I heard about that

[limber star]

discord weird

[dull galleon]

It does that sometimes

[full patrol]

Lemme get a different pic

[modest isle]

Try screen shot instead

[modest isle]

Spider

[dull galleon]

Spider

[hazy gate]

spooder

[cold orchid]

🕷️🥔

[limber star]

Spidtato

[cold orchid]

I should make a potato movie from the potato lore ngl

[spice gyro]

Spuder

[modest isle]

The potato universe

[limber star]

yeah

[cold orchid]

*multiverse

[naive apex]

@barren bear r u interesting in starfield

interested

[barren bear]

very much waiting for it

not gonna buy it for the early play
but I'm hoping it'll be good

[naive apex]

lets goooo

[barren bear]

https://tenor.com/view/yeah-yes-zoom-in-okay-ok-gif-17003479

[naive apex]

gonna see how it is through videos after release and then make the decision

we will have to explore space together if its good

[barren bear]

oorah!

[spice gyro]

QA members

[daring briar]

<@&505047238674874368> im glitched in the map. can someone help or no?

[hallow parrot]

banana

[young gale]

Wrong channel

[scarlet heath]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Hz6-dwF7E&ab_channel=Mayari

https://tenor.com/view/side-eye-dog-suspicious-look-suspicious-doubt-dog-doubt-gif-23680990

[worn shell]

What the hell is this lil fella supposed to be?

[modest isle]

Strange animal in the Meg 2

[modest isle]

But i think its based of Cacops

Cacops

Cacops ("ugly look" for its strange appearance)

[unreal pier]

What???

[worn shell]

That adaptation in the movie is really off. Too much alien looking with those teeth

[fair hedge]

They have a fricken pig now

[hazy gate]

this is because the ones from the ocean have way more meat and are pre salted :D

[unreal pier]

hmm i see

[distant nymph]

https://vxtwitter.com/shouldhaveanima/status/1696537175268143156?t=FYxz4UGyo08VLPUHsJrDkQ&s=19

that looks so fake o:

[north yacht]

No u

[spice gyro]

[wintry marlin]

I love blue footed boobys

[modest isle]

And i love
Red footed boobys

Look at the color of its beak
And skin around the eyes

[naive aspen]

Yeah those colors are sweet

[rapid dirge]

yoo

[frosty geyser]

I dont find csm good at all bruh

[rapid dirge]

ok

[frosty geyser]

First of all
Plot is ass

[limpid surge]

I read the s as a u

[frosty geyser]

The premise is kinda cool

But the “devil hunting” thing has been overdone

[limpid surge]

Only good ones are Dragon ball JoJo one piece and AoT

Nothing else matters

[rapid dirge]

i think the plot is good, it just isnt explained well

[frosty geyser]

Literally every show has that

[frosty geyser]

I prefer Fade to Black

[frosty geyser]

nahhh

[limpid surge]

What even is that

[frosty geyser]

Like
Denji is a good mc ill give it that

[limpid surge]

I swear these animes have the weirdest names

[frosty geyser]

Metallica referance

[rapid dirge]

denji has the right motivation

[frosty geyser]

Nothing Else Matters is a metallica song

[limpid surge]

Like what even is a “that one time i got reincarnated as a slime”

[frosty geyser]

SONG

[limpid surge]

Oh

[frosty geyser]

Garbage.

[limpid surge]

Doesn’t matter

[rustic badger]

That one was fun, read the novel upto like vol 15

[rapid dirge]

anme is ok, Light Novel is very good

[limpid surge]

No thanks the name says enough

[frosty geyser]

it sounds boring af

[rapid dirge]

it has a lot of politics believe it or not

[frosty geyser]

bro what

[rustic badger]

its a power fantasy like many

[limpid surge]

What makes you think am into rhat

[rustic badger]

but I liked the banter

[rapid dirge]

idk it also has a Kamehameha moment

[frosty geyser]

The best manga of all time is Vagabond

[limpid surge]

Shut up dragon ball is dragon ball

[frosty geyser]

Berserk,VS and Jojo part 7 are up there tho

[limpid surge]

Yeah pizza mozzarella

[frosty geyser]

rella rella rella rella

[limpid surge]

Haven’t even started part 6 btw

[frosty geyser]

“My heart and actions are utterly unclouded,they are all on the means of justice”

[rapid dirge]

Taco from the Isle solos Dragon Ball

[frosty geyser]

Bro when he says that line in the anime adaption i will die

Out of hype

[limpid surge]

Goku solos 😎

[rapid dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/nuh-uh-beocord-no-lol-gif-24435520

[frosty geyser]

Jojos top 5 solos db verse

I think?
Jojo has some op characters

[limpid surge]

I can only think of like 2

WOU and GER

[frosty geyser]

Bro you forgetting alot of characters

[limpid surge]

Cause they both reverse attacks

[frosty geyser]

Rohan,FV,Tusk and SoW GB

[limpid surge]

Other than that I don’t see any of them doing anything to the likes of grand zeno who could erase them just from a snap

[frosty geyser]

Tf is goku gonna do when rohan writes “Cannot lose to goku” on himself

[frosty geyser]

Oh yeah i forgot zeno exists

I hate zeno
Stupidass

[rapid dirge]

Zeno has erasure, thats it, no other feats

[frosty geyser]

Im not really into db so idk abt that

[limpid surge]

He literally eliminated 12 universes

[frosty geyser]

But FV can definetly kill characters like Goku

[limpid surge]

4 before the tournament a while back

[rapid dirge]

erased*, my point still stands

[frosty geyser]

Za hando ga kesu!

[limpid surge]

Ok then the grand priest

[rapid dirge]

Grand Priest good but needs more feats

most Dragon Ball powerhouses (other than goku, vegeta, those guys) need more feats in my opinion

[frosty geyser]

I dont think zeno can erase FV since he is above all universes when he is behind Love Trains walls

[limpid surge]

Being the father of the angels and knowing the angels can demolish the god of destruction is already enough

[shell rapids]

Tf r we talking about

[frosty geyser]

So like,he kinda doesnt exist

[rapid dirge]

yeah, the statements are insane but the feats are lackluster

[frosty geyser]

Jojo and dragon ball powerscaling

[shell rapids]

Ah . . .

[limpid surge]

Only 2 characters in jojo can defeat grand zeno and I don’t mean the novel

[limpid surge]

I mean the canon ones

[shell rapids]

This snail in particular solos

[rapid dirge]

true

[frosty geyser]

id still say that tusk can at least put up a fight

Soft and wet can kill zeno

[limpid surge]

Idk zeno is instant

[rapid dirge]

real snail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all fiction

[frosty geyser]

GB bypasses all laws of the universe so

zeno just dies

[limpid surge]

And I don’t think they could reach him seeing how he just lives in a dimension only the angels can go to

[frosty geyser]

if we put them in each others range however

[limpid surge]

Idk you haven’t seen db and I haven’t seen past part 5

[frosty geyser]

Yeah

[limpid surge]

No

[frosty geyser]

Literally me 😍

[rapid dirge]

berserk is S tier manga

[limpid surge]

Nah ur the guy with beach boy

Without the muscles

[limpid surge]

Actually

Ur more like polpo

[shell rapids]

"art"

[limpid surge]

I like how ALMOST every villain in part 3 is a massive built giga chad

[limpid surge]

Looks like that one time i did that thing

[sullen merlin]

Anyways... capybara

https://tenor.com/view/gort-love-heart-gif-24400239

[limpid surge]

Ban this person for existing

Ur existence is a crime

[sullen merlin]

sez u

[limpid surge]

Weird way to say thanks

[sullen merlin]

[rapid dirge]

yo gort

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (135) :
Guianan cock-of-the-rock / (Rupicola rupicola)

The Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) is a species of cotinga, a passerine bird from South America. It is about 30 cm (12 in) in length and weighs about 200 to 220 g (7.1 to 7.8 oz). It is found in tropical rainforests, near its preferred habitat of rocky outcrops. The female's plumage is brownish / dark smokey grey in colour, and generally less noticeable than the males because of their nesting work in rocky areas. The male's feathers are a bright orange. Both have a heavy body, broad-based bill and wear a remarkable half-moon crest on the head. It is one of two species of the genus Rupicola, the other being the Andean cock-of-the-rock. The Guianan cock-of-the-rock lives across the forested region of northeastern South America. Its diet consists mostly of fruit, but they sometimes feast on small snakes and lizards.

Range :

[sullen merlin]

[modest isle]

The Guianan cock-of-the-rock breeds in the early months of the year and, on average, the female lays her eggs around March. The females choose a mate by flying down to the ground and pecking the male on his rump. The male then turns around and the mating takes place almost immediately. During the height of the mating season, males engage in competitive displays in lek, which is a complex courting behaviour that is done to attract females. Males and females live separately except when the females choose a mate. The mating success varies based on multiple factors, ranging from the plumage exhibited by a male to the composition of the lek itself. There is speculation that the male-male competition is an important factor in lek formation and breeding. The main predators of the Guianan cock-of-the-rock are harpy eagles and black-and-white hawk-eagles.

The Guianan cock-of-the-rock is one of two species of genus Rupicola. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766 as the type species of its genus. Its closest relative and congener, the Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), is similar in body shape and colouration,[3] though the two are wholly allopatric from each other. Their closest family relatives are the Red cotingas (Genus Phoenicircus). The two Rupicola species are in the subfamily Rupicolinae, which also includes other species of cotingas such as the before-mentioned Red cotingas (Genus Phoenicircus, which is a sister genus to Rupicola), Snowornis pihas, and the berryeaters (Genus Carpornis).

As suggested by its name, the Guianan cock-of-the-rock is found in the Guianan Shield, occurring in French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, southern Venezuela, eastern Colombia and northern Amazonian Brazil. Its preferred habitats are humid forests near rocky outcrops. They are normally found at an altitude of 300 to 2,000 m (980 to 6,560 ft).[3]

The Guianan cock-of-the-rock has distinctive territorial markings. Males usually take dominance of an area on the ground, although sometimes they occupy middle strata in forests. They make their characteristic marking by clearing out debris from the ground, including twigs, leaves, and pellets. This area is called a “court”. Quality of courts are known to have some influence on mate choice. The court quality is determined by the territory density and location to the center of activity in the lek. The reason for the focus on the center of activity in the lek is that successful males tended to own courts in the most densely clustered lek areas.[5] Guianan courts are commonly found in the Guianan Shield, a forested region in northeastern South America.

The diet of the adult Guianan cock-of-the-rock consists mainly of fruits meaning they are frugivorous. Up to 65 species of fruit have been reported in their diet, primarily from canopy trees or lianas. Three quarters (75%) of the fruit eaten by the Guianan cock-of-the-rock at one study site were either black- or red-coloured fruit.[7] In British Guiana, E. Thomas. Gilliard found papayas growing at the base of a huge rock. On top of the rock were perched females that were nesting. He found that no other papayas were growing in that part of the forest and speculated that the perched females ate papayas in the forest where they are native and dropped the seeds below where they were nesting.[8] Small snakes, lizards, insects and frogs are occasionally found in its diet.[7] By selectively feeding on nearby fruit trees and then defecating or regurgitating the seeds within the leks, these birds can actively influence the regeneration and succession of the forest habitat where they breed.

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@sullen merlin

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

@drowsy egret
@frosty geyser
@rough hollow

Nice Cock

[sullen merlin]

[wintry marlin]

Rock

[rough hollow]

xDDD

[distant nymph]

Those looks funny xD

[azure oar]

why he have orange head (the fruit)

[rough hollow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1EgnMrIN9c

[modest isle]

He is an orange 🍊 farmer

[sullen merlin]

they farm an orange on their head so they can eat it when food is scarce

[wintry marlin]

Bird

[limber star]

tater tot casserole time

[naive aspen]

You have piqued my interest

[limber star]

it is so good

ground beef on the bottom, then tater tots, then cheese

[hazy gate]

Omg we make something similar but replace the beef with sausage

[young gale]

I love tatertots

[limber star]

me too

[hallow parrot]

funny ruins

my friend is one of the photos

[pastel vigil]

Is that u up there

[hallow parrot]

nah

[pastel vigil]

oh

could u get up there

[hallow parrot]

on the other side of the wall theres stairs xd

probably a whole story with a floor before it collapsed internally

[pastel vigil]

If he fell would it hurt

[hallow parrot]

i think

[limpid surge]

Tell ur friend: back at u up as deep as the isle gateway oceans get

[pastel vigil]

what

[trim horizon]

Illinois sucks

[hallow parrot]

As a non american, America is America

states don't exist

[trim horizon]

That’s fair,

[shell rapids]

As an American each state is basically its own country

[soft lily]

I knew someone would get into the testosterone nonsense as soon as soy was mentioned

[shell rapids]

It's taking every ounce of will to not be very very mean to them about it

[trim horizon]

Right? The diversity is nuts

Moving from Oregon to Hawaii was a culture shock and a half

[shell rapids]

Even just going from living in Georgia than back to Ohio is a big difference

[trim horizon]

Oh I’m sure, Georgia is a pretty place I like Georgia

Except the gators that’s not super awesome

[shell rapids]

Mhm a bit too hot for me tho

I lived in the far north of Georgie so thankfully no gators

Did see a pretty big snake tho
Dunno what kind I was really young at the time

[hallow parrot]

georgia or georgia

[shell rapids]

Not the country

[hallow parrot]

wrong, there is one right answer

[full patrol]

Georgie

[shell rapids]

Pangolin

[limber star]

love

I used to have a normal hobby

BTW the spoilered one is a dead butterfly, wasn't sure if I should spoiler it or not

these pics are very old lol

This is probably my favorite pic I've ever taken

along with this

this one's just funny

[young gale]

ayy lmao

[limber star]

ayy lmao

Here's another pic I took, it's a bible >_>

[young gale]

Buh

[digital sleet]

@limber star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KWE1DmKX9M&list=OLAK5uy_mathP2Y8PZxgjGrm3CzxQqFOiAlo34Ox4

[limber star]

i listen now

[digital sleet]

tried to link the playlist/album

[limber star]

It didn't work. I'm listening to "The Beginning"

[digital sleet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KWE1DmKX9M&list=OLAK5uy_mathP2Y8PZxgjGrm3CzxQqFOiAlo34Ox4

that didnt work goddamn

just go to the channel and click the playlist i guess

[limber star]

A little slower than I usually like but it reminds me a bit of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvm8o-MLNI

[digital sleet]

the playlist tells a story behind it

[limber star]

OH!

?

[digital sleet]

bone crown is insanely good

[limber star]

OMG

I like this a lot! Would you listen to one song it reminds me of?

[digital sleet]

https://tenor.com/view/alligator-australia-crawling-creeping-crossing-gif-13802575

is it by coyote kid

[limber star]

It is by DaysNDaze

[digital sleet]

post youtube link

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRF1vHd4xl8

[digital sleet]

going wild on that guitar goddamn

[limber star]

fr

My musical interest is people who use music as an emotional outlet

...and the emotions they are feeling are negative lol

[digital sleet]

i like songs and albums that tell stories

[limber star]

thats so sick

I don't think I've got albums that tell stories, but I've got a handful of songs that do

[digital sleet]

WAIT WHAT THE GODDAMN

[limber star]

WHAT

[digital sleet]

MARAH IN THE MAINSAIL IS COYOTE KID

[limber star]

[digital sleet]

Part 1 of our ongoing commentary series diving into the story of our last album "Bone Crown". We've changed our name to COYOTE KID as we gear up for our next album.

[limber star]

im relistening to song to tell if u can tell it tells a story hang on

[digital sleet]

that explains why i found their songs so similar

[limber star]

The song is called "Suburbia Overture / Greetings from Mary Bell Township! / (Vampire) Culture / Love Me, Normally)"

Will Wood has a competition with Fallout Boy and Panic! At the Disco! for longest song titles /s

[digital sleet]

im so goddamn shocked rn

[limber star]

did u ... uh.. listen to what i sent or nah

[digital sleet]

drunken loner? yeah

[limber star]

what did ya think

[digital sleet]

guitar hero

[limber star]

I've liked the album u sent so far

[digital sleet]

this is why i like coyote kid
https://youtu.be/OAfZtja-dio

[limber star]

ah a similar sound hang on

[digital sleet]

middle of the album basically but its good

[limber star]

spotify is right. I like weirdcore lol

the only thing I can find that sounds similar to what you send is called "Shut Eye" by Stealing Sheep

and its not even close lol

[digital sleet]

theres Poor Man's Poison which have similar songs

[limber star]

I'll look rn

I like this band uve send :o

I'm a pretty picky listener, so you've piqued my interest

[digital sleet]

https://tenor.com/view/the-isle-kaperoo-evrima-gif-25157127

cos i have really distinct tastes

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeUEUT2NtG0

Here's Shut Eye. I also have distinct tastes lol

[digital sleet]

i can listen to union dixie, or reggae, or a guy singing about grandfather clocks

[limber star]

what about a dude who's just writing to challenge himself lyrically? How do u feel about that lol

You might like BlackBoxWarrior

[digital sleet]

or a guy singing about life in american society

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiiebNenB0k

[digital sleet]

ah, burnham

[limber star]

you asked for american society... here it is

I'd prefer the song about a guy trying to challenge himself lyrically, he doesnt even know what the song is about lol

[digital sleet]

this video hurts my eyes gawdanm

[limber star]

its one... image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbUgoqu-tb4

How does this song feel on ur ears

[digital sleet]

i clicked on the youtube link

[limber star]

isnt it one image?

[digital sleet]

no lamo

[limber star]

weird. it was for me

[digital sleet]

https://youtu.be/hviR7T988Ys?si=X4cd70tUN1CNmyTF

[limber star]

i listen

from what ive seen u send u might like this one song by will wood lolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka9woR5pnk0

[limber star]

this sounds like something id hear my dad listen to lol

Not something I particularly like, but I do like the lyrics

painfully relatable

[digital sleet]

i like swing

[limber star]

swing'?!??!?!

[digital sleet]

sounds like swing

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2EhonZntrs

What about this lol

[digital sleet]

but i cant comprehend any lyrics at all goddamn lmfao

[limber star]

in White Noise?

[digital sleet]

okultra, he talks incredibly fast

i can get some words out of it but man

[limber star]

YEAH, Blackboxwarrior.

I usually memorize songs in a listen or two of listening+reading lyrics. For BlackBoxWarrior, it took me a month

so uh, read the lyrics, theyre so sick

https://genius.com/Will-wood-blackboxwarrior-okultra-lyrics

[digital sleet]

damn this alright

[limber star]

i love that song :)

How's about my fav song by will wood?

[digital sleet]

this reminds me of Death of the Cog

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owJD0Iimnes

[limber star]

i listen

it reminds me of uhh

[digital sleet]

oh i meant the actual band, Death of the Cog

[limber star]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwtu5d_Fxk0

yes the first song i picked

"The Cog is Dead"

instantly this weird ass song

[digital sleet]

yeah thats it, i got the name confused

[limber star]

that's the song i picked

[digital sleet]

wait im tripng out

[limber star]

me too lol

yknow what i wanna send

the trippiest will wood song ever

[digital sleet]

this one is way too chill and relaxed for me lmao

[limber star]

my guy skip to 3:07

[digital sleet]

oh

[limber star]

love my songs as an emotional outlet.

if i may infodump about will wood

[digital sleet]

the cog is dead is one of my favourite bands cos they cover so much random stuff

[limber star]

sick

ig i'm not a fan of covers, I really like artists that write and sing from the heart

[digital sleet]

lion king's be prepared? yeah they do that

boris the spider? why not

a song about being a replaceable part in the machine that is society? yup

[digital sleet]

oh i meant as in they do a wide array of song types

[limber star]

ahhh

[digital sleet]

they cover a lot of ground

like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izXGt1AJhqA

[limber star]

I think Will Wood, and his band "Will Wood and the Tapeworms" do a similar thing, but it's all "weirdcore"

[digital sleet]

and this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67bBn3IYuY

[limber star]

yoo

[digital sleet]

theres a band i know that REALLY focus on story telling with their albums

[limber star]

yeee

[digital sleet]

turning the norse mythology into cosmic body horror

or the snow white and other european stories into a futuristic space war

they even have ""songs"" between songs to push the story along lmao

this is the playlist i think
https://youtu.be/9vzOUO8mi7I?list=PL30464C2E91302CE1

someone described it as "Cyber-gothic-Warhammer-steampunkish-classical fantasy via the method of a folkish rock opera"

[limber star]

i think u sent it twice

lol u did

[digital sleet]

yeah i tried to link the playlist

[limber star]

u sent stuff i like i wanna send u something i like that u like

[digital sleet]

https://tenor.com/view/komodo-dragon-store-lizard-komodo-dragon-store-gif-21147292

lezard

[limber star]

nu

...how about this depressingly relatable song about putting a pet down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G0SHlkJhlA

[digital sleet]

i hate sad songs like that no

[limber star]

me too

[digital sleet]

ive had this song stuck in my goddamn head since i found it last week
https://youtu.be/_mv29l6BveE

its so damn good

[unreal pier]

what???

[gray adder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD8N0P2GTHg

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

[stark spruce]

Bro is not Smaug

He did not storm the lonely mountain

[sullen merlin]

Pov short people trying to get something from the top shelf

[robust kiln]

Did you guys hear about the new upcomming dinosaur mmo game Yomaia? check it out on steam

[upbeat palm]

Don’t you hate when you are in a bush and someone just walks right over and kills you

You’re in like a really good spot too

[sullen merlin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h36oAI9N994

This is art

[gray adder]

Hah, they made it using the Imposters

I like the shanks and hat part

[blazing wagon]

@soft nacelle

[prime crow]

We keep winning boys!

https://www.tumblr.com/paleopinesofficial/727068067007430656/new-dino-reveal?source=share deinocheirus in paleopines

[sullen merlin]

The jimbei one is hilarious.

[hazy gate]

https://i.gifer.com/origin/4b/4be13614992e965aa8d3a34357b91306_w200.gif

[hazy gate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLAd3Ty5CR8

[soft nacelle]

Buddy I have already seen this

[modest isle]

https://youtu.be/6BuGSQ3XPoM?si=eCdjJUBUMrB07fmm

Velocci

[olive estuary]

Ok asking here but uh... been a while.
Remind me what all the other weird photoshop meme critters were besides 'Ben' are?

[tepid jay]

i think Tex was one of them

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/825126700735528982/962092435356405830/DBAB7744-80D9-4706-B28B-31772F712CEB.gif

[gray adder]

Giga Shark

[limpid surge]

Yeah like a true one piece fan 💪💪

[soft nacelle]

YEA 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (136) :
Arabian |dromedary camel / (Camelus dromedarius)

The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius UK: /ˈdrʌmɪdəri, ˈdrɒm-/ or US: /-ˌdɛri/;[2][3]), also known as the dromedary camel, Arabian camel,[4] or one-humped camel, is a large even-toed ungulate, of the genus Camelus, with one hump on its back.

Range :

It is the tallest of the three species of camel; adult males stand 2.2–3.6 m (7 ft 3 in – 11 ft 10 in) at the shoulder, while females are 1.7–1.9 m (5 ft 7 in – 6 ft 3 in) tall. Males typically weigh between 400 and 690 kg (880 and 1,520 lb), and females weigh between 300 and 540 kg (660 and 1,190 lb).

The species' distinctive features include its long, curved neck, narrow chest, a single hump (compared with two on the Bactrian camel and wild Bactrian camel), and long hairs on the throat, shoulders and hump. The coat is generally a shade of brown. The hump, 20 cm (7+7⁄8 in) tall or more, is made of fat bound together by fibrous tissue.

Dromedaries are mainly active during daylight hours. They form herds of about 20 individuals, which are led by a dominant male. They feed on foliage and desert vegetation; several adaptations, such as the ability to tolerate losing more than 30% of its total water content, allow it to thrive in its desert habitat. Mating occurs annually and peaks in the rainy season; females bear a single calf after a gestation of 15 months.

The dromedary is the tallest of the three camel species. Adult males range in height between 1.8 and 2.4 m (5.9 and 7.9 ft) at the shoulder;[30][31] females range between 1.7 and 1.9 m (5.6 and 6.2 ft). Males typically weigh between 400 and 690 kg (880 and 1,520 lb);[31] females range between 300 and 540 kg (660 and 1,190 lb). The distinctive features are its long, curved neck, narrow chest and single hump (the Bactrian camel has two), thick, double-layered eyelashes and bushy eyebrows.[20] They have sharp vision and a good sense of smell.[9] The male has a soft palate (dulaa in Arabic) nearly 18 cm (7.1 in) long, which he inflates to produce a deep pink sac. The palate, which is often mistaken for the tongue, dangles from one side of the mouth and is used to attract females during the mating season.

Males during the love season

The coat is generally brown but can range from black to nearly white.[20] Leese reported piebald dromedaries in Kordofan and Darfur in Sudan.[33] Piebald coloration in some camels is thought to be caused by the KITW1 allele of the KIT gene, though there is likely at least one other mutation that also causes white spotting.[34] The hair is long and concentrated on the throat, shoulders and the hump. The large eyes are protected by prominent supraorbital ridges; the ears are small and rounded. The hump is at least 20 cm (7.9 in) high.[20] The dromedary has long, powerful legs with two toes on each foot. The feet resemble flat, leathery pads.[35] Like the giraffe, dromedaries move both legs on one side of the body at the same time

The dromedary may have been first domesticated in Somalia or the Arabian Peninsula about 4,000 years ago.[97] In the ninth or tenth century BC, the dromedary became popular in the Near East. The Persian invasion of Egypt under Cambyses in 525 BC introduced domesticated camels to the area. The Persian camels were not well-suited to trading or travel over the Sahara; journeys across the desert were made on chariots pulled by horses.[98][99] The dromedary was introduced into Egypt from south-western Asia (Arabia and Persia).[58][100] The popularity of dromedaries increased after the Islamic conquest of North Africa. While the invasion was accomplished largely on horseback, new links to the Middle East allowed camels to be imported en masse. These camels were well-suited to long desert journeys and could carry a great deal of cargo, allowing substantial trans-Saharan trade for the first time.[101][102] In Libya, dromedaries were used for transport and their milk and meat constituted the local diet.

Skull

Look it has fangs even though its a herbivore

[sullen merlin]

They forgot to highlight australia on the map

[modest isle]

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@sullen merlin

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

@drowsy egret
@frosty geyser

[sullen merlin]

Ye but it needs to stab back its food. If the cacti stabs its mouth, the camel gotta stab back

[wintry marlin]

Camel

[shell rapids]

I always forget how nasty camel teeth are

[modest isle]

I cut the image
Since Australia is not its native region

[sullen merlin]

Sure it is

[soft nacelle]

@dreamy geode

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/camel-gif-19872657

This is a terrifying GIF

[wintry marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/yum-camel-hungry-nom-tasty-gif-12206530

https://youtu.be/5PPPNbJ3UKc?si=CpyVpmE3sQ0lRV36

[silent cargo]

⚠️

the tiny

[silent cargo]

also tiny

[cerulean tundra]

@long root didn’t want to get into to much trouble 😁

[long root]

what kind of flowers are they? they're so pretty

[cerulean tundra]

Had to go look I forgot 😂😭
The are called zinnias
I have semi dwarf giants and regular growing

[long root]

Ooh okay! I'll have to look around for them when I plant again. I don't have much room but I like prettifying my front door if I can 😂

[cerulean tundra]

I’m not much of a gardener myself but I wanted to do something special since my baby who passed mean a lot to me
Apparently they are almost impossible to kill
And they can even survive in the desert
Although mine seems to act a bit dramatic and spoiled if they don’t get their water before 12

[long root]

I'm sorry for your loss! and isn't that how it always works? flowers don't need much water but they become toddlers if you put them on a watering schedule but miss it by 5 minutes

[restive charm]

https://youtu.be/X4d_v-HyR4o?si=8F0TtIIHQPVVkKF_ this is gonna be so good LMAO

[fallow trail]

I know it’s cheap but I’m too lazy

[feral coral]

Shut up

[fallow trail]

Plus I should ha-

Make me.

[feral coral]

🤓

https://tenor.com/view/sadcat-gif-25701972

[proud tartan]

XD

[limpid surge]

🐧 what’s up guys

[modest isle]

Based penguin 🐧

[unreal pier]

what?!

[cedar crescent]

I JUST watched this because I was scrolling up through off topic
Looks actually solid for a game-to-movie transition

Usually those are pretty bad but this one's up there

[restive charm]

I’m so excited for it 😭 I was kinda worried about it because it’s a game being made movie but blumhouse is definitely doing it justice, not to mention shaggy is purple guy confirmed LMAO

[drowsy egret]

wow another pg 13 horror movie so cool

just make a R rated one for god sake

im tired of this goofy ahh horror movies that arent even scary

[sullen merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/kangaroo-dababy-urban-rescue-ranch-imposter-sus-gif-26502138

[shell rapids]

He look like jelly donut

[full patrol]

@shell rapids imo, 1.16.5 right now is best for modded minecraft. Has the most good/popular mods and alot of backport mods from new versions that the fun mods aren't on

[shell rapids]

Personally
I don't like 1.16
Idek why

I stick to 1.12 and 1.19 for mods

1.19 mainly to force me into using mods I normally wouldn't

[full patrol]

I mostly do 1.16.5 because that's the one pixelmon is on and alot of vanilla+ mods

[shell rapids]

I wanna try that cobblemon

But I keep forgetting

I get off work early tonight so I have no excuse not to

But. I recommend prehistoric nature and it's adjacent mods. For 1.12

[nocturne basalt]

personal preference. Pixelmon is better. More to it currently then cobblemon.

[shell rapids]

Naturally
It's alot older
But

I hate the models

Well made yes, but as a Minecraft mod? I no like very much

[nocturne basalt]

fair. thats the main complaint that i hear people have about it and why they prefer cobblemon. Most people who like cobblemon like it cause they like Minecraft and pokemon. Most people who like Pixelmon like Pokemon and mincraft. if that makes sense

[shell rapids]

Yea I see what u mean

[nocturne basalt]

but hey, play what you most enjoy ofc

[modest isle]

iPhone 15 possible leaked colors

Both the pro models and the standard ones
Of the 15 series

[limpid surge]

Increased the camera size 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

A whole new phone

[modest isle]

[modest isle]

They will also change the charging port/hole
From lighting to USB-C

[limpid surge]

About time

[toxic ledge]

it will command you to do gruesome things

[agile gorge]

They look depressing

[void zinc]

Gotta love those washed out colors.

[astral onyx]

Anyone here knowledgeable in PCs? I just want a PC that can run a majority of games at 60 fps, and I was wondering if this one is good for the price https://www.metapcs.com/product/tuf-gui/

It looks good to me, but I wanted to get a second opinion before I go off and buy it

[frozen flare]

All I want to know is the camera quality and lowlight capacity.
Google pixel and samsungs latest s serie already beated iPhone at the moment. Will see what 15 brings.

[gray adder]

Iphone 15?! had no clue there were that many I never had an apple phone

[modest isle]

The Apple event is On 12-9-2023
The day iphone 15 will be revealed

[full patrol]

I think Samsung is making up numbers, there's no way they're already on the 23rd phone

[nocturne basalt]

my last phone was named after a jet so i mean

[hazy gate]

Android ftw

I can emulate gamecube games on my phone lol

[frozen flare]

I will always be iPhone I think unless a miracle happens. Yes they're expensive and do silly ''changes''. But they work and have good security.

There is some hard competition going on tho nowdays lol

I've always had iPhone so I dont wanna switch, I dont wanna re learn shiz

My first was a samsung tho lol

[hazy gate]

Wont argue that apple def has the better security

[shell rapids]

Blanky mode

[limber star]

i love anteaters

[limber star]

i used 2 have pics of the anteater at the zoo but idk if i still do

I dont :(

[limber star]

baby :)

[dawn barn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-j16Wwu1U4

It's insane how he's the same actor that plays Odin in God of War Ragnarok.

[dawn barn]

The Lost World is a great movie

[hazy gate]

https://youtu.be/IPWp6BsP9RQ?t=22 song

[unreal pier]

What?!

[jagged wren]

they look just like the 13 and 14

[modest isle]

Yes
Also I might upgrade this year

My
Blue 128GB iPhone 12
is getting old

[drowsy egret]

the womens eyes have problems
thats why it missed

[modest isle]

[drowsy egret]

they never played call of duty

[leaden lantern]

STAR FIELD UNTIL GATEWAY

[barren bear]

any good?

please no spoilers, I'm waiting for full release

[leaden lantern]

man its soo good...there is soo much to do and things feel soo fleshed out honestly

[quartz cedar]

Sounds promising, now hopefully the same is true for TES 6

[leaden lantern]

tes 6?

whats that

[quartz cedar]

Elder scrolls.

[barren bear]

Elder Scrolls 6 😊

2035 most likely

[leaden lantern]

oohhh omg i forgot about elderscrolls ...they can finally get the ball rolling on that yes

[quartz cedar]

Skyrim was 12 years ago, let that sink in.

[unreal pier]

hmm i see

[unreal pier]

is this the game where you can shoot people and make walls?

[gray adder]

Wait starfield is out?

[flint wren]

Yesnt some people got early access

No idea how tho

[rough hollow]

Content creators

[brittle fjord]

Serverlist is empty is that normal?

[next shoal]

ye I got one

[native talon]

PoT screenies of some recent mods

[jagged wren]

"there are more podcast on youtube than stars in the night sky"
-penguinz0

[modest isle]

First Animal species of the day (137) :
Giant moray / (Gymnothorax javanicus)

The giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is a species of moray eel and a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. In terms of body mass, it is the largest moray eel; however, the slender giant moray is the largest in terms of body length.

Range :

As the name suggests, the giant moray is a large eel, reaching up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and 30 kg (66 lb) in weight.[3] Its elongated body is brownish in color. While juveniles are tan in color with large black spots, adults have black specks that grade into leopard-like spots behind the head

The giant moray is widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, being found from eastern coast of Africa, Red Sea included, until the Pitcairn group, Hawaiian Islands and also Polynesia. North to south Japan and south to New Caledonia, Fiji and the Austral Islands.[5]

It lives in lagoons and on the outer slopes of coral reefs. During the day, it sits sheltered in crevices between 1 and 50 meters deep.

This species may be hazardous to people. Being at the top of the food chain, it has been known to exhibit biomagnification of harmful ciguatera toxins.[12][13] Eating a giant moray, especially the liver, can thus cause illness, coma, or even death. While this moray may bite if threatened, cornered or in the presence of food,[2][4][14] it is not usually aggressive.

The giant moray is carnivorous and nocturnal, hunting its prey within the reef. It is known to engage in cooperative hunting with the roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus).[7] These two fish species are complementary hunters: While the eel hunts in the reef, it may scare prey up and out of the reef, leaving them to be eaten by the grouper. Similarly, the grouper hunting above the reef may cause prey to attempt to seek refuge in the reef, where the moray may ambush them.

The giant moray mainly feeds on fish and occasionally on crustaceans.[8] This moray eel was recently identified as a natural predator of the lionfish (Pterois miles) in its native habitat in the Red Sea.[9] A mature giant moray has few natural predators, although it may compete for food with reef-dwelling sharks.[10] Cleaner wrasses are commonly found in its presence, cleaning the interior of its mouth.

Gymnothorax javanicus have been shown to have very small optic tectum volumes, indicating that they primarily hunt by smell rather than vision.

Ambush 👆🏼

Skeleton

@distant nymph
@azure oar
@cedar crescent
@sullen merlin

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

@drowsy egret
@frosty geyser

[frosty geyser]

Moray!

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/giant-moray-eel-gymnothorax-javanicus-sea-creature-gif-19407669

[wintry marlin]

Eel

[distant nymph]

Moray's are interesting animals!

[modest isle]

Moray eel

[sullen merlin]

sea snek

[wintry marlin]

I saw someone provoke and get attacked by a moray on a dive once

[distant nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/eel-gif-19235352

[sullen merlin]

deserved

[wintry marlin]

The pit

[modest isle]

[wintry marlin]

I haven’t seen that gif in a while

[distant nymph]

It's great xD

[wintry marlin]

Yeah

[sullen merlin]

Why do moray eels always look like they are suffocating

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-strangle-homer-bart-hurt-gif-16889632

Like this

[modest isle]

https://tenor.com/view/lord-horseduck-gif-26937100

[hollow dirge]

u cant say the sh word

deleted my "stuff" faster than the flash tryna go back in time

[sullen merlin]

League

[distant nymph]

Pizza!

[gray adder]

[flint wren]

https://tenor.com/view/eels-making-pizza-braatzcall-eeled-gif-27136262

[gray adder]

They threw the pizza back!

[distant nymph]

o:

[shell rapids]

They were making the pizza and giving it to the customer!

[shell rapids]

https://tenor.com/view/reginald-angry-eating-angry-eating-monster-house-gif-20013301