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Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene - Hozier

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Isn’t this ravens plumage gorgeous?

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うなぎ(うなちゃん)

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Когда хозяин где-то шарахается, а ты дома один.Нечёсаный. Неглаженый. Нецелованный….

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the most perfect boy

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Honestly, icthyosaur fins are incredibly unsettling. What do I mean by that? Well, let’s look at the fin of a dolphin and compare. 

It has a hand in there. Good. Homologous structures and all that. This is a good creature.

Now what the hell is this ungodly thing?

The entire fin, it’s just full of bones. A solid bone paddle. What is going on here?

Well, some Icthyosaurs actually exhibit a phenomenon known as polydactyly. What this means is that they had extra fingers. While not entirely uncommon for a single individual of a species to have extra digits, it’s extremely uncommon among tetrapods to gain extras across an entire species. We see it among some early tetrapods, but we also see it here, with Icthyosaurs. In some species, the number of fingers on one limb reaches ten. 

Icthyosaurs also exhibit something known as hyperphalangy. While less unique (it’s also present in whales, mosasaurs and plesiosaurs according to Wikipedia), hyperphalangy means that the limbs have extra phalanx bones. What this means in Icthyosaurs is an almost corncob-like grid of bones. 

In fact, when I was researching this, google thought that a picture of icthyosaur fins was in fact of corn domestication.

In conclusion, Icthyosaurs have clearly commited some sin in finger theivery, and their extinction was deserved. 

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We challenge you to find a cuter photoset than Moka & Rakan. 

Photos by Dorothy Sutherland

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derin.goya.fishing on ig 🐙

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Pygmy Seahorses are tiny fish that have evolved to closely match their coral host’s appearance.  Adult Pygmy Seahorses usually measure less than 2cm in height.  Most species never leave their host coral,  feeding on minuscule plankton that drifts by,  but there are several free-swimming species.  Some dwarf species of seahorse are called “pygmy”,  but a true Pygmy Seahorse has a single gill opening and broods their young on the trunk.

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shiba_haru_dango on ig

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A bird in the hand is worth a thousand words

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I love the piano. I love the cello. I also love the score from LoTR and The Hobbit. Mush all that together, and you have a beautiful piece from The Piano Guys [x].

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