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Hi guys!! Thanks so much for voting on the poll for my sona design! The 1st design won the poll by a landslide! And so, I've altered the design more to fit what I'd like, and thought I'd share the WIP so far! Everyone Meet my new sona Alba! I hope you guys love them as much as I do!

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But wait! There's more!

As I mentioned in my poll post, these other designs I have are now up for adoption! :) They're 10 dollars each for just the sketch ref (headshot will also be colored in with it), and 15 for a fully colored/cleaned up mini ref! Might be a little more if you'd like me to add accessories and such! But please feel free to ask any questions about these adopts!

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The "animals of India", from a late 15th-century manuscript of Le secret de l'histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et choses mémorables du monde Origin: France Date: c. 1480-1485 Now Paris, BnF Fr 22971, f. 31r

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Miscellaneous medieval unicorns for all your medieval unicorns needs

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I was innocent and wise, and full of pain. Now that I'm a woman, everything is strange.

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Hermes the messenger god 🐓📜

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GUYS I NEED HELP CAUSE I can't decide- I'm making myself a sona, finally- and I'm trying to base it off a historically accurate medieval unicorn, but idk which color pallet to pick..help me out please <3 I might make the other 2 adoptables pending on which one I pick..

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Sharing this from my other account so my people who follow me here can also enjoy my pride art! :D

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYOOOONE!! To celebrate, I made this work of art with my OC Aviss! She's a 15th-century noblewoman! I encourage everyone to learn about the history of the LGBT community/ Queer history as a whole! Be safe! Learn new things! And be kind! 💚💚

Very small ref of Aviss <3

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Scarlet ibises are vivid red wading birds native to South America and the Caribbean. They inhabit wetlands, feeding mainly on crustaceans, which give them their striking color (crustaceans like shrimp and crabs contain the carotenoid astaxanthin responsible for the color). Known for their long, curved bills and social behavior, scarlet ibises often nest in large colonies near water.

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every year after you turn 17 you get further away from being the age of the dancing queen and that’s my least favorite thing about growing up

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Have you ever seen the Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus)? This bewhiskered swine inhabits rainforests and mangroves in parts of Southeast Asia, where it uses its long snout to dig up snacks like earthworms and roots. It’s often found in small groups, but sometimes gathers for mass migrations—during which more than a hundred bearded pigs can be spotted crossing rivers in search of fruit. This critter has the leanest torso and longest head of all living pigs.

Photo: Nick Volpe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

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I needed this in my life

i think its my sacred obligation to tell yall about animals so just letting you know that apparently (according to inaturalist) theres 321 species of squirrels in the world. Yes three hundred twenty one

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A RARE GLIMPSE INTO KILLER WHALE AND PILOT WHALE CALF BEHAVIOR IN ICELAND

Off the coast of Iceland in 2023, researchers witnessed a rare and intriguing encounter between a group of killer whales and a neonate long-finned pilot whale calf. The calf was seen swimming closely beside an adult female killer whale, maintaining an echelon position for over an hour. The group moved slowly at first, but later sped up, with the calf appearing to try to evade the killer whales. In a surprising moment, an adult killer whale was observed lifting the calf out of the water, an extraordinary behavior caught on camera.

While killer whales are known predators of pilot whales in some regions, the individuals involved in this encounter are generally fish-eaters, feeding mainly on herring. There were no signs of aggressive attacks or injury to the calf, and the behaviors resembled non-predatory interactions documented in other dolphin species. These encounters can include play, social exploration, or practice hunting, highlighting the complex and varied social lives of killer whales and their interactions with other marine mammals.

Though the pilot whale calf was not seen again after this event, the observation provides valuable insight into cetacean behavior and challenges our understanding of predator-prey dynamics in the ocean. It also underscores the importance of continued research in these waters, revealing how much there is still to learn about the subtle and surprising relationships among marine species.

Main photo: A neonate long-finned pilot whale surfaces in echelon position next to an adulto female orca. Photo by Filipa Samarra.

Reference: Baumgartner et al., 2025. Interactions Between Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) and Neonate Long‐Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) off South Iceland. Ecology and Evolution.

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Cape

Late 1890s

The John Bright Collection

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Quilt 1885

Artist/maker unknown, American Made for Sarah Minturn Bacon Edge (American, 1853–1916); made for Jacob Valentine Edge (American, 1841–1913)

Medium: silk and cotton blend satin, silk floss and chenille embroidery, silk cord trim with cotton core, cotton batting, silk taffeta lining

Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Eva Green as Isabelle in The Dreamers (2003) † Venus de Milo (130 BC) by Alexandros of Antioch

Lily-Rose Depp as Ellen Hutter in Nosferatu (2024) † Somnambulant (1878) by Maxmilián Pirner

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