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Hello and welcome to the very first Creature of the Month! For the month of February, I will be taking a deep dive into the gorgeous marine mammal Orcinus Orca, also known as the Killer Whale. Check back on Monday for the next update, Anatomy and Physiology! Introduction to Killer Whales: The Majestic Apex Predators

The Orca (scientific name Orcinus Orca) is a marine mammal, native to oceans around the globe. Orcas, while also known as Killer Whales, are actually not whales at all, but dolphins. They are the apex predators of the sea and the largest of dolphins. Orcas can range anywhere from 23 to 32 feet long and can weigh up to 6 tons. They have distinctive black and white coloring. This black and white coloring helps them to appear smaller and blend into their surroundings. These spots also help with recognition between whales. Orcas are most abundant in colder waters such as Antarctica, Norway, and Alaska, but can also be found near Hawaii, Australia, and the Bahamas. Orcas live in family groups called pods. These pods can be groups of up to 40 individuals. Orcas hunt within these groups, and because they are at the very top of the food chain, they feast on a variety of different animals. From fish, penguins, squid, and birds. They also hunt other marine mammals like seals, sea lions, and even whales. Orcas are extremely intelligent and social animals. As smart and social animals, orcas have a huge variety of sounds in order to communicate with each other. Each pod has distinctive sounds that members will easily recognize even from extremely far away. They use echolocation to communicate as well as hunt their prey. This allows them to gather information like size, shape, and location of objects within their surroundings. The Orca stands as a fascinating and formidable apex predator of the ocean, renowned for its intelligence, social structures, and striking appearance. By understanding and appreciating the unique characteristics and behaviors of these magnificent marine mammals, we can better advocate for their conservation and protect the delicate balance of marine ecosystems. Join us as we continue to delve deeper into the world of killer whales, exploring their anatomy, behaviors, and the challenges they face in our rapidly changing oceans. Stay tuned for our next edition, where we'll uncover the marvels of their anatomy and physiology. 🐋✨

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I saw an edit on tiktok and I decided to draw it

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a quick doodle because my brain is obsessed with the joker rn and i turn anything i like into the autism creature

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the joker is so fucked up for this one. OCD based death trap is crazy

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waved my estrogen wand over the batman franchise

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this came to me in a sudden burst of inspired creativity and philosophical awakening

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the three male leads in nosferatu (2024) can relate to "when my time comes around/lay me gently in the cold damp earth/no grave can hold my body back/i'll crawl home to her" (work song, hozier) in their own very fucked up ways, so movie of the year

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Did somebody say Bill shouldn't be allowed to swear? I think somebody said Bill shouldn't be allowed to swear. Thanks to that, have these retooled The Good Place jokes:

The "powers that be" can refer to either the Theraprism staff, the Axolotl, or just. Ya know. Disney in general. Or all three! Whichever you think is funniest. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The "party" Bill's referring to is Weirdmageddon, of course. He was quite the ashhole to everyone back then.

Ford has probably gotten pretty good at the 'tune out your psychopathic ex with dank memes' challenge.

It must be very cathartic to be able to make Bill shut up whenever you want with just the press of a button. I'm sure Ford doesn't abuse this ability at all.

Oh, sure, 'Not now,' he says, before he immediately backs out of the newly-made hole in the Theraprism wall. 🙄

Don't worry, Bill doesn't get far.

also yeah i know this one doesn't have an attempted swear - i just wanted to use the joke because of the massive stink-eye involved in it because it makes me laugh

⬇️ More goofs beneath the brief ramble if you wanna skip it lmao⬇️

Why is Ford even there, you might ask? Well, he either decided he preferred to watch Bill suffer in person over being distantly and repeatedly harassed with the same evil desperation book for the rest of his life, or he got roped into some kind of contrived community service for 1.) all his many counts of interdimensional thievery, and 2.) his ignoring all the very clear warnings to NOT summon Bill in the first place (which I like to imagine is also illegal). Theraprism staff were just like, 'Wait, this guy matters to Bill? Ooh, we can USE that! It might be the only thing that can help him want to get better!' It is not considered that throwing Ford at Bill so soon after Weirdmageddon could instead make them both WORSE - in new and altogether special ways! :D

Anyway, I'm calling it the Community Service AU, and I am most likely not going to do anything else with it beyond appropriating these silly Good Place jokes. So, feel free to adopt the concept if y'all wanna??? Just make sure that Bill is still not allowed to swear, no matter what, full stop. It's gotta be a real linguistic corkblork of a situation for him, is all I'm sayin'.

Finally, have these bonus Good Place jokes, but with Handyman!Bill this time:

'Opposite tortures' doesn't sound so bad...at least until it's an all-powerful chaos entity known for torture saying it.

you may think i forgot mabel's cute pink cheeks but the truth is that i did in fact forget but then immediately stopped caring which makes it okay, SHHHHHHH

And, finally:

lmao this is shit

True facts, if you cram Season 1 Eleanor Shellstrop and Michael into a singular triangle shape, they turn into Bill Cipher. This is science, look it up. Or don't, and just trust the source that is me, bro.

Anyway, I should be in bed, y'all have fun with these, I guess. Tune in after like a week or so and maybe I'll have an addendum to my comic about how Bill was drawn naked for karaoke night. Because him actually being naked was not the only thing I considered as a plausible explanation. XD

Also if you see any inconsistencies or errors in any of these comics, No You Do Not :D

Also also, reblogs are rad as hell and I appreciate every single one, just don't repost, please and thanks. Every time a repost is made, an artist somewhere cries. :,)

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The little kitten insists upon grooming me when I pet him. He’s like oh you groom me do not worry I groom you too. Big sandpaper tongue on your arm.

Yes baby that tiny amount of licking you’re doing on my thumb is making a world of difference thank you

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work makes him sleepy

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Feelings tonight

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If I had a nickel for every time a David Tennant character called a wee child a timorous beastie in a Scottish accent, I'd have two nickels, but it's weird that it happened twice...

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howley and aziraphil are here to save the world

howley and aziraphil are here to save the world

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im sorry seals molt? my association with that word is insects so i am confused and intrigued

They do! I’d say most species of animals sloughs off “old” parts of their bodies at some point of their lives in some capacity. The word “molting” is used as a catch-all term for this process, although exactly what body part they shed and how they do it varies from animal to animal. Arthropods grow an entire new exoskeleton and shed the old one, but for most other animals, this process only involves shedding the outermost layer of their bodies, the pelage and/or their first layer of skin. Reptiles are quite famous for this because they sometimes manage to come out of their old skins and leave them almost fully intact as if they were kigurumi pajamas:

Mammals tend to mostly only shed fur or hair, growing thicker fur during colder months and losing it in favor of shorter fur during warmer months. How obvious this is depends on the climate, though. It’s quite perceptible in mammals that live in the arctic whose fur changes color depending on the season:

But even the difference between the summer coats and winter coats of domestic dogs can be palpable if you live in places with colder climates!

(I’m quite fascinated by this because I was born and raised in a tropical country and my dogs look the same all year round heh)

But back to the seals. Pinnipeds don’t really use their fur to keep warm like other mammals do, but they still have it, and they have to shed their old coats and grow new ones accordingly, which they do once a year!

In elephant seals, this process is so sudden and so extreme it’s called catastrophic molting. They don’t only lose their fur, but also a layer of dead skin all at once and this forces them to stay on land for a full month without swimming (and therefore, without hunting and eating) until the process is fully done. Because molting requires redirecting blood flow towards the skin instead of to their vital organs as usual, if they swam in the cold waters they’re usually accustomed to while molting, they’d freeze!

Bonus fun fact: despite having lost their fur during the evolution process, cetaceans like whales and dolphins also go through a molting process where they lose a layer of dead skin, which they scrape off by rubbing against rocks and rolling on sand banks.

It’s been recently discovered (as of 2020!) that the reason whales migrate annually from arctic waters to tropical waters is the exact same reason elephant seals spend a month on land: to molt! It’s much easier for a whale to keep warm while shedding its skin in warm waters than it is in cold waters.

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SPOOKY WEEK with Dan and Phil is here! 

dim the lights and join us in the backrooms

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hey i hope you know today that you are loved

even if you don’t feel like it

even if you don’t think you deserve it

you are loved and you are worth it