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Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), family Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes, Kerala, India

photograph by Biju P John

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Scientists have just discovered some rocks at the bottom of the ocean can make oxygen... and they do it in complete darkness!

These aren’t magic stones, they’re polymetallic nodules, potato-sized metal lumps packed with manganese, cobalt, and nickel.

But here’s the twist; when seawater flows over their surfaces, they generate tiny electric currents that can split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. No sunlight, no photosynthesis, just deep-sea chemistry creating breathable gas in the pitch black.

This “dark oxygen” could explain how deep-sea creatures survive in low-oxygen zones far from the surface. What's even wilder is that if this can happen on Earth, it could be happening right now in the hidden oceans of Europa or Enceladus, two icy moons that scientists think might host alien life.

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Elderberry

When I was young, my father used to tell me they are a delicacy for dragons, and wherever I see them I should know dragons are near.

They also have some health benefits if prepared right

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Common wood pigeon

Usually called just wood pigeon, the birds can be found throughout most of Europe and Western Asia. They live in big flocks outside breeding season and those from urban areas can become easily tamed.

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ID credit: 603948273 on 小红书

(please like, reblog and give proper credit if you use any of my gifs!)

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Plein Air Pigeons at the Park 🐦🌳

Drawing pigeons plain air was much more challenging than I expected

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Wisteria 🌿

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Interesting behaviour from this Towhee, anyone know what this is about? It flew off right after this

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Long Tailed Tit/stjärtmes. Värmland, Sweden (April 21, 2025).

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photosynthesizing with mama

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My love, the wood pigeon:

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It's a controversial topic, I get it, but saying chill Pit bulls are a "small" portion of the population is a lie. Pit bulls are disproportionately reported on for bite cases. Part of that is due to the fact they can cause more damage than a chihuahua, but it's not because the majority of them are biting people.

I dont advocate for every person to get a pit. They do have a high prey drive and need an owner just as stubborn as they are. But we had labs and german shephards who were just as neurotic and had to be euthanized. Please don't repeat baseless claims like "most pits are dangerous". It's a topic which deserves a nuanced discussion and often never gets that because people feel so strongly in one way or another.

I worked at a county shelter which had to euthanize dogs associated with a confirmed biting. We also had to take in any dog found on the street. We legally (as a gov run shelter) could not adopt out any dog who showed signs of aggression or was a potential bite risk. It was years ago so I don't have set-in-stone numbers, but we had around 300 dogs come in over the course of a year. 20 of them were euthanized as aggressive or associated with a bite case. That's already less than 10% of dogs coming into our shelter. The reason I say this is because that county is overrun with backyard pit breeders. More than half of our dogs were pits. So even 20 out of 150 is still not a majority of pit bulls being aggressive, unadoptable dogs.

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Hi, I saw your other ask too and no, you definitely shouldn’t just drop the question. I am open to discussing it, discussing any subject really, because I can also get my facts wrong and I wouldn’t want to leave them like that. So always feel free to comment if you disagree with something.

Regarding the actual dogs, I don’t actually have personal experience with the breed and therefore I suppose your argument holds more water. The problem I find is that, pits are seen by not all, but many people as a breed that “anyone can buy”. And the people who identify as “anyone”, from my experience this time, put almost no effort in training them.

Take chihuahuas for example: I have one and it is literally the sweetest dog ever, yet most of the ones I’ve seen are, mildly put, neurotic. Why? Total lack of training. And what may seem cute in a small dog (though it definitely isn’t) becomes a different story in one the size of a pit.

I really didn’t mean to give them a bad rep, I’m sure they are wonderful dogs, but I think popularising them as a breed for anyone, including people who wouldn’t even teach recall, is wrong.

I’ve studied parrots and there is a similar problem there: people are enamoured with “cool” breeds, like umbrella cockatoos for example; buy these extremely demanding species, keep them locked in cages all day, then dump them in shelters because “this bird is messed up”.

I truly believe that in no situation the animal is to blame for acting or being a certain way. It’s always the humans and I think we should take care in how we portray an animal to the general public so they don’t end up in shelters. No ons would buy a malinois dog as a house-pet bc they know their reputation and the need for training. Pits simply suffer from having bad owners who give them their reputation.