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this guy

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Usually I’m not super fond videos of wild animals being kept as pets, but just like certain other animals such as raccoon dogs and foxes, sables are farmed for their fur in certain parts of the world, so I believe it’s way more likely that the little guy in the video was adopted from a fur farm rather than snatched from the wild.

Animals from fur farms also tend to be much tamer and less avoidant of humans than they’d be in the wild*, which also points towards the sable we’re looking at not being a wild animal but rather the product of several generations of animals raised in captivity. But I do hope that their owner provides them with lots of enrichment and/or supervised access to more outdoorsy environments, though. They probably still have very different needs than, say, your average ferret.

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let's climb on Strange Mama

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Got to love the sound of magpies on a gloomy day

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unrestrained summer fun

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/scientists-confirmed-existence-200-million-year-species-thought/story?id=122773046&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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Agami Heron (Agamia agami), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Colombia

photograph by Andrés Posada

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🌊🌊Hey guys🌊🌊

why don't we all go to sign this petition to stop deep sea mining before it starts? Sounds ✨️fun✨️ doesn't it?

It doesn't seem like it could do a lot, does it? Well it could and even if you don't believe it, why not sign it? Nothing there to lose other than some seconds out of your day✨️✨️

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Deep sea mining: a new arms race?

Until very recently, the industry has attempted to justify its existence on the greenwash argument that deep sea mining is a necessary evil for the energy transition. In other words, they claim destroying the extremely fragile deep sea ecosystem that we barely understand will somehow help win the battle against climate change. But day after day, new scientific evidence suggests that the metals from the seabed are not needed and that the damage could be irreversible. Twenty-five governments have already either rejected deep sea mining or called for a much more cautious approach, and the industry’s political play is failing. In a high-risk pivot, mining companies are now trying to convince investors and decision makers by telling the world that the minerals from the seafloor are paramount for military purposes. Deep sea mining must be stopped before it starts to prevent further environmental destruction, further stockpiling of weapons and fomenting of conflict. The deep sea mining industry fanning the flames of the geopolitical crisis to justify its existence? Companies driving the development of deep sea mining are guilty of greenwashing and hypocrisy. Some of them have been lobbying at the International Seabed Authority, and beyond, to get a greenlight to start deep sea mining commercial operations, especially the Canadian-based frontrunner, The Metals Company (TMC).  TMC seems willing to say whatever it thinks will help it make a profit off plundering the deep sea. One moment, TMC will pretend to care about the planet by pushing the baseless claim that metals mined from the deep sea are essential for the clean energy transition. Then, it’ll be openly supportive of calls to develop deep sea mining in order to  strengthen US military capabilities. Minerals, like those found in the seabed, are highly sought out by weapon companies and are increasingly in use for military purposes (for example, in advance weapon systems and laser precision-guided weapons).

In case you are still not convinced

Leia asks you to do it, how could you say no to this face? Huh? Can you say no to this face??

🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿

@lilzoo @ettengiv

(I promise I am working on the sea dragon post)

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🌊🌊Hey guys🌊🌊

why don't we all go to sign this petition to stop deep sea mining before it starts? Sounds ✨️fun✨️ doesn't it?

It doesn't seem like it could do a lot, does it? Well it could and even if you don't believe it, why not sign it? Nothing there to lose other than some seconds out of your day✨️✨️

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by BONNIE WRIGHT (@thisisbwright)

Deep sea mining: a new arms race?

Until very recently, the industry has attempted to justify its existence on the greenwash argument that deep sea mining is a necessary evil for the energy transition. In other words, they claim destroying the extremely fragile deep sea ecosystem that we barely understand will somehow help win the battle against climate change. But day after day, new scientific evidence suggests that the metals from the seabed are not needed and that the damage could be irreversible. Twenty-five governments have already either rejected deep sea mining or called for a much more cautious approach, and the industry’s political play is failing. In a high-risk pivot, mining companies are now trying to convince investors and decision makers by telling the world that the minerals from the seafloor are paramount for military purposes. Deep sea mining must be stopped before it starts to prevent further environmental destruction, further stockpiling of weapons and fomenting of conflict. The deep sea mining industry fanning the flames of the geopolitical crisis to justify its existence? Companies driving the development of deep sea mining are guilty of greenwashing and hypocrisy. Some of them have been lobbying at the International Seabed Authority, and beyond, to get a greenlight to start deep sea mining commercial operations, especially the Canadian-based frontrunner, The Metals Company (TMC).  TMC seems willing to say whatever it thinks will help it make a profit off plundering the deep sea. One moment, TMC will pretend to care about the planet by pushing the baseless claim that metals mined from the deep sea are essential for the clean energy transition. Then, it’ll be openly supportive of calls to develop deep sea mining in order to  strengthen US military capabilities. Minerals, like those found in the seabed, are highly sought out by weapon companies and are increasingly in use for military purposes (for example, in advance weapon systems and laser precision-guided weapons).

In case you are still not convinced

Leia asks you to do it, how could you say no to this face? Huh? Can you say no to this face??

🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿✨️🌿

@lilzoo @ettengiv

(I promise I am working on the sea dragon post)

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Ok so since I am officially off school duties I think I will gather all the info and put them into categories today, maybe I'll even start writing the post

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huge shout out to this little kid for writing my favorite poem

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Sometimes I forget how cool whales are

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I've always been fascinated by cooperation and communal living in the animal kingdom. There's so many reasons that species will live communally, and not all of them are because they particularly want to.

Maras, a large rodent species, are monogamous but will put their babies into a creche. One couple will stay to look after the babies whilst the rest of the parents go and graze for the day. If the sentries spot danger, the babies run into the burrows, safe and sound. It's a really effective system!

ID: A baby and adult mara touching noses with each other. They are rabbit-like in body shape, with fur that is a gradient from grey to reddish-brown.

The thing is, maras hate each other. They really, REALLY loathe being around other maras that are not their mate. They are NOT very sociable animals.

So when it's pickup time at the daycare, things can turn ugly very quickly. Whilst they may tolerate being in the same vicinity as another adult mara, there's only so much they can take before things go south. Punches. Kicks. Even the yeeting of babies. Their commensalism hangs by a thread, and they are constantly gnawing at it. But the creche system is so effective that they will continue doing this, litter after litter, year after year.

I think this is a really interesting example of how social behaviours can arise even when the animals are themselves not very tolerant of each other. It goes to show how useful working together can be, even if the thought of being in the same geographical area as someone else can send you into a blind rage.