#average day on wild island

[sunfishsiestalah]

reaching terminal levels of brainrot as i steadily approach the 100-hour playtime mark

[vestaignis]

Удивительные черные лебеди с птенцами.

Чёрный лебедь (лат. Cygnus atratus) — водоплавающая перелётная  птица из рода лебедей (Cygnus) семейства  утиных  (Anatidae). Он обитает повсеместно на  территории Австралии и острове Тасмания, хорошо акклиматизировался и в Новой Зеландии. В отличие от других собратьев черный лебедь не является перелетной птицей.

 Черный лебедь имеет средние среди лебедей размеры. Птицы могут весить от 5 до 9 кг, рост может достигать полутора метров, размах крыльев   до 2-х метров, самцы обычно крупнее самок. Основной цвет оперения черный с муаровым отливом, перья на краях крыльев слегка кудрявятся. Шея самая длинная среди всех лебедей, клюв ярко-красный с белым кольцом на конце.

 Длинная шея помогает лебедю доставать корм со дна водоема. Он не умеет нырять, поэтому кормится на мелководье или на берегу. Питается он преимущественно водными растениями и их корневищами, а также растениями, растущими по берегам водоемов травой, листьями и молодыми побегами кустарников и деревьев. Легенда о лебединой верности в полной мере отражает и взаимодействие в паре черных лебедей: пары у этих птиц складываются на всю жизнь.

 Внутри группы лебедей выстраиваются очень близкие отношения. И кормиться летают все вместе, и гнезда строят, и птенцов выводят очень близко друг от друга. Самец и  самка строят гнездо совместно, время насиживания они тоже разделяют друг с другом. Для строительства гнезда они  выби��ают, как правило, неглубокий водоем с пресной водой, где делают из веток и другого растительного материала высокое и широкое, диаметром до 1 метра, гнездо. Со стороны оно похоже на небольшой островок, который иногда может дрейфовать по водоему. Cамка ��ткладывает от 3 до 8 яиц. Птенцы вылупляются по очереди в течение 2х–3х дней. 

 Продолжительность жизни черных лебедей в природе около 20 лет, в неволе – значительно дольше. 

Amazing black swans with chicks.

The black swan (lat. Cygnus atratus) is a waterfowl migratory bird from the genus of swans (Cygnus) of the duck family (Anatidae). It lives throughout Australia and the island of Tasmania, and has acclimatized well in New Zealand. Unlike its other relatives, the black swan is not a migratory bird.

The black swan is of average size among swans. Birds can weigh from 5 to 9 kg, their height can reach one and a half meters, their wingspan is up to 2 meters, males are usually larger than females. The main color of the plumage is black with a moire sheen, the feathers on the edges of the wings are slightly curled. The neck is the longest among all swans, the beak is bright red with a white ring at the end.

The long neck helps the swan to get food from the bottom of the reservoir. It cannot dive, so it feeds in shallow water or on the shore. It feeds mainly on aquatic plants and their rhizomes, as well as plants growing along the banks of reservoirs - grass, leaves and young shoots of bushes and trees. The legend of swan fidelity fully reflects the interaction in a pair of black swans: pairs of these birds are for life.

A very close relationship is built within a group of swans. They all fly to feed together, build nests, and hatch chicks very close to each other. The male and female build the nest together, and they also share the incubation time. To build the nest, they usually choose a shallow body of fresh water, where they make a high and wide nest, up to 1 meter in diameter, from branches and other plant material. From the side, it looks like a small island, which can sometimes drift around the reservoir. The female lays from 3 to 8 eggs. The chicks hatch one after another within 2-3 days. The lifespan of black swans in the wild is about 20 years, in captivity - much longer.

Источник://t.me/+fxNu20lM26MwYzhi,/poknok.art/12535-chernyj-lebed-ptenec.html, //ru.wikiquote.org/wiki/Чёрный_лебедь, //www.zoopark-rostov.ru/index.php/zhivotnye/pticy/240-chernyj-lebed

[fishenjoyer1]

Fish of the Day

Today's fish of the day is the Boeseman's rainbowfish!

The Boeseman's rainbowfish, also known as Boesemani rainbowfish, and scientific name Melanotaenia boesemani is a common freshwater fish in the aquarium trade. Rainbowfish in general are a wide family made up of tens of genus, all of which are made up of hundreds of species. Almost all rainbowfish are incredibly common in the freshwater aquarium trade, tending to interact nicely with tetras and guppies in captivity, a popular choice due to their bright coloration. The Melanotaenia genus in particular, of which the Boesemani is, is found around Australia, New Zealand, and other islands around this area. Bosemani specifically is found in the  Ayamaru Lakes of Western New Guinea and Indonesia. In particular these fish congregate in schools around vegetation in fast moving waters in areas with high alkalinity of 8.0-9.0. Its name hails from the Dutch fish biologist Marinus Boeseman.

The diet of this fish is omnivorous, eating almost anything they can fit into their mouths, such as smaller live fish, algae, and aquatic vegetation. In captivity it's often recommended to feed them fish flakes, but without enough meat in their diet much of the bright coloration will fade. In wild populations some fish can get as large as upwards of 5 inches, but in captivity the largest recorded fish has been only around 4 inches. Their coloration is incredibly susceptible to change in captivity, with ability to change intensity at will and is seen as a show of mood and health. In the wild these fish are heavily predated on by larger fishes in their lakes and streams, such as cichlids, snappers, and cardinals. 

Rainbowfish are known for breeding year round, but are triggered to do such by warmer temperatures in captivity. In Boeseman's rainbowfish when the fish are ready to breed (having stocked up on enough food) the male will develop a white stripe along the head and flash colors along this stripe,  dancing to court a female. These fish will spend anywhere from 7-10 days releasing eggs and sperm into the surrounding water. These eggs stick to nearby aquatic vegetation, taking two weeks until hatching. These fry are only 4mm in length, surviving off of zooplankton until they grow large enough to begin eating small shrimps. These fish will survive on average 5-8 years in captivity, although some hobbyists claim fish that have lived around 13-15 years, living through tens of breeding seasons throughout their life. In the wild however far less is known about these fish, as they have less and less surviving offspring every year, making them vitally endangered.

That's the Boeseman's rainbowfish, everybody! Have a wonderful day!

[luffyvace]

How aizawa courts you/relationship headcanons

y’all seem to really like the crush headcanons i did so now i’m doing him when he actually tries to court you and when your actually together :)

this is still going to be canon aizawa btw

also still fem reader in mind

okay so now that aizawa is trying to court you, like in love and wants to date

he’d be forward about it

probably waits until your at his place or yours

then as your doing whatever he’ll ask

“y/n i have something important to tell you”

“yeah? what is it, it’s not bad is it?”

“no, i actually just wanted to know if you’d like to go out somewhere with me. a date.”

your reaction may vary from shock to a knowing smile

either way you accept politely (how could you reject such a fine man?)

so you both talk about the date and end up planning it out right then and there

you decided that weekend would work fine

so after that’s settled you talk about each other’s feelings, how and why they came to be

you figured out you fell first but he fell harder :)

so your first date would be out somewhere simple yet fun and with a little less people

so there’s this place called cat island in japan

yeah

its perfect

(i hope your a cat person)

it’s exactly what you think, there’s cats everywhere search it up

there’s more cats than people actually

its heaven for him

you guys have a fun field day with cats then head back to your house

chatting and looking at the pictures you took

and yeah!

again he’s straight forward with courting

so now we’re on relationship

you guys are definitely closer now

i’ll go through a normal day for y’all then relationship things

so

aizawa gets up early for his job

he’ll get ready and text you to see how your doing then go to work

if you work at ua with him and live together

he likely gets up first if not y’all are up at the same time

when he’s ready he’ll wake you up if you like to sleep in

and warm the car while he waits if it’s winter (yippie he’s freezing so you don’t have to)

y’all drive to work together

you can text him throughout work but he won’t reply unless it’s important or a genuinely good question

he won’t slack off the job (EVEN THO HE SLEEPS ON IT)

anyway

if you work with him he’ll text you on break if your not already in the staff room

or if you have separate jobs he’ll still text to check up on you

makes sure you eat something

is today stressful so far?

why? vent to him.

he truly cares about your physical and mental health

once you both get home from work he’ll run you a bath and cook dinner

he’s a average cook, can cook basic things

if y’all don’t live together he’s more likely to order take out though

not always junk food sometimes he’s just tired and orders a salad. he’s upset because he knows he can make it himself but he’s just so tired

so he appreciates if you turn the tables and treat him to a bath and hot meal (if y’all moved in together)

but if y’all got your own places sometimes if your both still energized you’ll come over to one another’s house

if y’all live together he falls asleep real fast

won’t mind if you snuggle next to him

except for when he gets hot

then he turns over 😭

sometimes he’ll try to stay up to have those late night convos with you but don’t get mad if he falls asleep, it’s by accident. y’all can always continue the next night :)

he won’t snuggle you btw

just because he naturally stays on his side of the bed

he ain’t a wild sleeper

he flips from side to side

its rare to catch him on his back for more than a few minutes

LUCKY YOU HE’S NOT A BLANKET HOGGER

if you are tho

he’ll get annoyed the first few times but he won’t say anything about it

after a few nights he just gets his own blanket

if your a wild sleeper this annoys him more than hogging the blanket

he’ll tell you, you keep kicking him and slapping him in his sleep and it wakes him up

yknow your boy likes some good sleep so he doesn’t stand for you wakin him up

suggests to get two beds

but you don’t like that idea

so he’ll probably end up putting pillows in between you or sleeping in his sleeping bag on the floor 😭

if y’all stay at different places tho

its rare for y’all to have a sleepover

he doesn’t see the point in having two different houses if you just want to sleep at his

would think about moving in together

but he won’t bring it to the table unless he see’s a opportunity or feels you’d feel comfortable/like that

if you do manage to convince him he’s not staying up and playing or smth he’s literally going to sleep

if your a wild sleeper he won’t do it again

otherwise you may be able to convince him like 2 or 3 more times

dont tell mic though if mic teases him he’ll never do it again

not to spite you but out of annoyance from yamada (mic)

he just won’t feel like it anymore

btw keep your room clean or be scolded

”clean your room y/n there’s no reason you should have clothes and clutter everywhere.”

“you don’t even need half of this stuff, just clean it.”

now to genuine relationship things

well for one i’m telling you he won’t call you pet names

just

“y/n”

”why should i call you ___ if your name is y/n”

doesn’t see the point in them

you may be able to convince him a few years into the relationship to call you “babe” or anything simple and sweet but that’s it

maybe a “n/n” occasionally

if YOU call HIM pet names tho

he wouldn’t mind :)

still doesn’t get it tho

just don’t make it anything too sappy

he’ll funny look you if you do

especially at work

or around mic and all might

would prefer if you stuck to the simple ones or a nickname tho

another thing

if your a hero, a reckless one at that, he’ll worry for you and scold you if you get injured

please don’t give this man a heart attack

”you need to be more rational”

if your already a rational person thank goodness

he’s glad he doesn’t have to babysit a whole class of students and you

random

but

if you like coffee or tea he’ll make you some before/when you get up

if you don’t live together he’ll bring you a cup if you both work at ua

if you work on weekends (idk how some people do it) he’ll bring you a cup on your lunch break

giving each other massages>>

he’s really good at it too

he’s a good person to vent to as well

especially about the stress of work because he felt that

he’ll take you on dates randomly even if y’all are in a relationship

not every week

but he’ll take the time out to spend it with you if he has some

he’s a traditional gentleman

and by that i mean buy you flowers and gifts

but not just “roses 🤓☝️“

he’ll actually take the time to learn your favorite flowers and buys you reals ones to take care of

if you don’t have a green thumb how else will you learn?

so he’ll buy them anyway

helps you take care of them though

he waters them and reminds you to if you live separately

he buys you little trinkets and gifts that BENEFIT you

not just something that’ll “collect dust” as he says

like if you tell him your vacuum breaks down every few months

he’ll RESEARCH one that doesn’t, is inexpensive and cleans well

and buy it for you :)

overall he’s a 10/10 boyfriend 100% green flag

ladies and gentlemen (and whoever’s in between)

get yourself an aizawa

enough said

have a good day/night

[rei-ismyname]

I know some don't care about it, and understandably, but the marvel timeline being 15 or so years since FF 1 is such a wild thing to think about in terms of the X-men corner of the universe specifically. It's sort of like how as the years go on, the superior spiderman arc is going to take place over less and less time to when eventually peter parker waking up as a billionaire and losing it all is going to be one CRAZY weekend. It's something I don't blame writers for not addressing, the rapid scale in which this takes place, as comics are like this, it does twist the knife in deeper when I'm reading the adjectiveless xmen run where scott mentions that san francisco has been good to them, and reminds me of how we are 3 island mutant nations in. If you got to chose a timeframe, like how long it's been since the original five xmen debuted, what would you do?

It IS pretty wild. So much has happened in those 15 years, and the text both explains and contradicts the sliding timescale, which itself is explained further. My understanding is that certain events and people have narrative gravity, for lack of a better term, and time slows/warps to accommodate story logic and convention.

The past can change and then will always have been true, with characters aware and ignorant of it. Most don't like to think about it. The writers have definitely addressed it, it's just been done in a pop serial way and isn't aiming for realism. It's just one of those suspension of disbelief things, and it's MUCH more noticeable with the X-Men who are experiencing 4 genocides a year on average.

That's a tough one. Time moving at the same pace as real life would mean we'd lose a lot of favourites to old age. I do love my favourites, and the longer they're entrenched makes it less likely new characters break through. One could easily establish that mutants age slowly, but realistically it comes down to maintaining profitable IP. Marvel/Disney would never allow their cash cows to retire.

If capitalism collapsed I'd be too busy with other things haha, but if I had any say I'd spread ownership to everyone so everything is fanfic. Sadly, that's probably not happening anytime soon. I'd fudge the time stuff a little, maybe add a decade or two to the timeline, but I'm more interested in changing how the characters perceive it.

For example, having Cyclops or whoever grapple with the neverending hell of status quo resets - aware and clear eyed about experiencing 60+ years of trauma and comics madness in 15 years. It'd likely result in very few X-Men being interested in beating their head against the same brick wall they've always been, adherents to The Dream viewed as delusional fringe dwellers. We're slowly heading there in some ways, but I don't think the X-books have figured out what their identity for the 21st century is yet. That identity crisis comes from exactly what you described - it's harder to believe the X-Men wouldn't just conquer the world or something, given the complete lack of progress and endless institutional bad faith actors. Not to mention the inconsistent fair weather allies that are the rest of the superheroes.

This was 14 years ago, explicitly during the Nixon administration (who Cap overthrew with the X-Men's help?) Magneto threatened Reagan 15 years after that, 9/11 happened on 9/11, and Obama hung out with Spider-Man ?? years after that. Time is not linear here.

I'd probably ruin everything, frankly. Unintentionally, of course, but the genre has planted deep roots in the eternal now where the X-Men formed 15 years ago no matter how much time has passed. To fracture that would have so many ripple effects, and Marvel is not in the business of risk. The dubiously best analogy for me to express it is to imagine the Marvel timeline as an air conditioner. I'd turn it up by 10 degrees so the characters start to sweat.

Thanks for the ask! I hope that answers it a little. It's a big one, so I'll probably come back to it one day. What would you do?

[docholligay]

ooo tell us about Bite Risk??

Bite Risk is a personal piece that's basically about how I can't be trusted with leadership ahaha. How I get myself into trouble. Because I bite.

It is, essentially, a very self-indulgent long frame look at my entire life and how I've tried so hard over the years to make my stubbornness and aggression be to the good and I'm afraid I will never get there. I'm not a gun, I'm not a reliable tool, I'm a half-crazed dog and someday someone is going to put me down and I'll have it coming. I get better but never good enough.

ANYWAY:

My feet didn't touch the floor, and so I sat with my back to the brick wall, winging my feet back and forth, looking over at the beige radiator where more than a few kids had stuck a thermometer in a bid to be somewhere else.

"What were you thinking?"

This has to be one of my least favorite questions.

They ask it because they don't expect things like this from me. I'm not supposed to do this. I'm a brilliant reader, interested in history and geography and did you hear she tested against the average vocabulary of a 21 year old, and wasn't she reading Treasure island the other day? Isn't she tiny for her age?

All that's true. But it's also true that I'm the wild-eyed kid that started swinging. And hit. he was slow. He didn't see me as a risk. That's why he came after me, which I took. And after Danny, which I didn't.

It was my first time.

"What were you thinking?"

I was thinking that it was the first time I saw someone back up from me. I was thinking it was the first time someone readjusted the idea that I was a victim. I was thinking I'm half his size and he's a pussy. I was thinking I tasted blood and liked it.

Same question, in the back of a cop car 15 years later. Same answer.

[that-vexaholic-cryptid]

I think Tears of the Kingdom may suffer from a lack of danger

There's danger *to you,* but really no one else seems to care much. Once the Regional Phenomenon are handled everyone is just like "OK, back to normal"

Breath of the Wild had a sense of almost omnipresent danger. Any time you saw a Guardian husk you couldn't be sure it was dead, and the damn things were everywhere.

That's part of the environmental storytelling that is so effective is that not only were these things scattered across the map, but you could SEE what damage they did and could do again. Guardians left all of Hyrule scarred and in ruins, the Calamity killed untold amounts of people, the apocalypse HAPPENED.

In TOTK, people are fascinated by the sky islands. They know to avoid the Gloom. But other than that? Some guy in a stable reads about the Demon King returning in a newspaper. He's got no idea what it means. No one really knows what it means, not even Purah. And to top it off, the Demon King isn't an active threat to anybody the entire game. He sits at the bottom of the same hole he fell into in the opening scene, and he just chills there the whole time waiting for you to show up. He sent some old monsters to bother the regions' capitols, and specifically trolled Link with his Phantoms. But that's it. The average Hyruleans just go about their days.

There's even Monster Control Crews, that don't necessarily need you, handling and containing threats.

And remember, most people can't see dragons. The only person we know for sure can is Link. So that big finale battle, no one saw it.

And what does Link know of the Demon King? He knows what Rauru, Zelda's memories, and Kohga tell him. That's it.

I think the most significant thing about this is that it can very easily be argued that Link doesn't particularly give a damn about Ganondorf, just as the rest of Hyrule doesn't really either. By far the bigger motivator for Link, and the primary concern among the people of Hyrule, is finding Zelda. Everyone wants their beloved princess back.

Which is quite the opposite of what Rhoam once tried to shame Zelda into believing Hyrule would think of her.

Even for Link, at the very start, his primary concern wasn't the Demon King who just crippled him. It was diving after Zelda.

Makes me curious what story they're actually hinting at telling.

[ranger-rai]

Overall, which Pokémon type is the easiest to care for, as an everyday "average" person? My friend's little sister is ready for her first Pokémon, but she's dead set on a Dragon-Type. I have my own Dragon-Type, Flygon, and I know how hard they are to train, even for older, more experienced trainers. I've tried to tell my friend this isn't a good idea, but they really want their sister to be happy and they want to catch her one, but they arent the most experienced trainer either, as they only have a house Herdier. I'd love to be able to give them ideas for a easier type to start out with. I thought maybe if they both had a Pokemon of the same type, it could be a nice learning experience they could have together, as theyre very close.

This is an excellent question!

We get so many children excited for their first pokemon, and many of them see powerful pokemon like dragon types but don't understand how much work goes into training them so soon.

What i usually try to do is invite people over here to The Ranger Base and we have a day where we walk along a route and discuss what a journey will be like, and we introduce young trainers to pokemon that need homes, and allow them to experience the different personalities and needs of the pokemon, and hopefully make a connection.

I'd also recommend @prof-peach as her island has a much more indepth program for this.

As for general advice, you'll want to explain just how big some pokemon can get and their immediate needs.

If they want to raise a pokemon like Dragonite or Goodra, both are incredibly friendly and protective by instinct but have complete different needs for being taken care of.

Hydreigon and Salamance are much more naturally aggressive in the wild but are pretty docile when trained. However, it takes quite a lot of work, especially in the middle stages of their evolution.

You should encourage her to learn about different pokemon and just how strong and diverse they all can be.

Maybe another reptile pokemon could be a good partner like charmander, Fuecoco, or Totodile.

While not dragon types, they have qualities of one, and a lot of the things she learns from traveling with one could transfer over to a dragon type.

Also, try your local Pokemon Center and see if there are any Dragon Type meet-ups and go check it out. These are great ways to meet and learn from trainers with more experience or specialists who have really great knowledge.

I hope this helps.

[oricoriri]

❗ pinned:

hi!! ^_^ i'm Ri. from alola. adult. any pronouns.

↑ this is my team! i did the island trials a while ago, but i didn't do any of the championship stuff. (my two lovely oricorio are shiny because my mama was a shiny oricorio collector and had way more than she could take care of 😭 so don't get on my ass about shiny breeding please.)

🧡 my askbox is open, anon is on, feel free to talk to me!! ^_^

🧡 don't ask me about battling and competitions. i have no idea. i have a job... i have to go to work every day...

🧡 my posts are tagged "#my poasts"

🧡 when i post art [rare] it is tagged "#my art"

🧡 posts about my pokémon are tagged "#my poakemon"

🧡 this is what i look like. so you aren't allowed to be jumpscared by selfies. ↓

🧡 out-of-character posts are tagged "#ooc"

🧡 fully out-of-character blog is @oricori-de-chill

out-of-character, i'm still an adult who uses any pronouns! this blog is very casual pokémon irl, so i will not participate in high-stakes events! i'm really trying to capture what a random tumblr blog would look like in the pokémon universe. so no action/description roleplay, no asks with special roleplay powers, this is litterally just an in-character blog. imagine if pokemon was real.

i swear and make vulgar jokes like the average tumblr blog run by an adult. nothing too wild, but be aware.

this blog exists within the Pokémon Sun universe and tries to stay canon-compliant, but any character from any universe is welcome to interact! i'll just accept it as the canonical and widely recognized "alternate universe" weirdness.

if you want to talk to me out-of-character, talking to me on @oricori-de-chill is easiest, but you can do whatever works for you ^_^ it's not a big deal! if you want to talk ooc about pokémon games, i don't mind discussing them 😚 i still play gen 7 pokémon a lot!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Carve Out Some Time for the Cassowary

Famous for their bright colors and short tempers, cassowaries are a group of flightless birds in the genus Casuarius. There are three species: the Northern Cassowary (C. unappendiculatus) which is found in New Guinea; the Southern Cassowary (C. casuarius), native southern New Guinea and northern Australia; and the Dwarf Cassowary (C. bennetti), endemic to New Guinea and the surrounding islands. All three species prefer tropical forests, though they are known to venture into savannahs, wetlands, and suburban areas in search of food.

Cassowaries are mainly active at dawn and dusk, and spend the time in between in their nests-- large pads of vegetation built on the ground. They opportunistic omnivores; their primary source of food is fruit and fungi, but they will also eat insects, frogs, fish, birds, small mammals, and carrion when available. Much of the fruit they eat is swallowed whole, which makes cassowaries invaluable for spreading seeds throughout their range. Additionally, due to their large size, adult cassowaries have no natural predators, and will aggressively defend their young from predators like snakes, monitor lizards, birds of prey, and wild dogs. When startled this birds can run up to 50 kph (31 mph), or lash out with their powerful legs.

Members of the Casuarius genus are solitary, save for the reproductive season. This season runs from May to September, when fruit is most abundant. Males maintain and defend territories, and call to attract mates. These calls are extremely loud, and at one of the lowest frequencies of any known bird, at about 23 Hertz. When a female approaches, the male crouches and allows the female to inspect him. She may also chase him, typically into water where the two perform a ritualistic fight before she submits. After laying her eggs, the female will move on to another male’s territory.

The eggs are extremely large and bright green, and usually laid in clutches of four. The male alone tends these eggs, incubating them and maintaining the nest for 50-52 days. The chicks that emerge stay with him for an additional 8-9 months until they become independent. Individuals take up to three years to become fully mature, and the average lifespan of wild Casuarius is anywhere from 30 to 50 years.

Southern Cassowaries are the largest of the three species, at up to 1.8 m (5ft 11 in) tall and weighing 58 kg (130 lbs) on average. Females tend to be much larger than males, and the species is considered to be the largest in Asia and the 3rd largest in the world. The Dwarf Cassowary, as the name implies, is significantly smaller at only 1.5m (4ft 11in) tall and 26 kg (57 lbs) at maximum. Northern Cassowaries lie between the two extremes. While all three species have black bodies, the coloration of their heads and necks vary significantly. Both the Northern and Southern Cassowary species have wattles-- pouches of skin that dangle from the neck-- that can be red, gold, purple, or white, which contrasts sharply with their blue necks. The Dwarf Cassowary lacks a wattle, and has a darker blue neck. In addition, it has the smallest head crest, or casque,; the Southern Cassowary’s casque is blade-shaped, and larger than the Dwarf Cassowary’s. The Northern Cassowary’s casque is more flared, and the largest of the three species.

Conservation Status: The Dwarf and Northern Cassowary species are considered Near Threatened and Least Concern respectively by the IUCN, while the Southern Cassowary is classified as endangered. All three are threatened primarily by habitat loss.

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The Length Of Almost Every Episode In The Moomin Comic Strip

The Moomin comic strip written and drawn by Tove Jansson, then written by Lars and drawn by Tove Jansson, then written and drawn by Lars Jansson, had a total of 73 distinct stories under its banner after a lifetime of 21 years, but how long are those individual stories, by strip number? If you want to find out, this post is for you!

Unfortunately unlike some Moomin fans I don't have every single story (especially the later ones) in my grubby little paws so I can't tell you the length of those, but if you happen to be one of those fans who do have those comics in their grubby little paws, please be a dear and tell me for how many strips those stories took to tell their truly wonderful stories of borderline illegal shenaniganary committed by the main characters, underbaked political commentary and benevolent racism (uhm. Just talking about Lars' writing choices there).

TOVE JANSSON/JANSSON COMICS

1. Moomin and the Brigands: 91

2. Moomin and Family Life: 68

3. Moomins on the Riviera: 85

4. Moomin's Desert Island: 74

5. Moomin Winter Follies: 82

6. Moominmamma's Maid: 82

7. Moomin Builds a House: 60

8. Moomin Begins a New Life: 62

9. Moomin Falls in Love: 51

10. Moomin Valley Turns Jungle: 65

11. Moomin and the Martians: 68

12. Moomin and the Sea: 101

13. Club Life in Moomin Valley: 61

14. Moomin Goes Wild West: 63

15. Snorkmaiden Goes Rococo: 52

16. The Conscientious Moomins: 81

17. Moomin and the Comet: 81

18. Moomin and the Golden Tail: 109

19. Moomin Winter: 97

20. Moomin Under Sail: 102

21. Fuddler's Courtship: 102

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Longest comic: Moomin and the Golden Tail (109 strips)

Shortest comic: Moomin Falls in Love (51 strips)

Total strip number: 1556 strips

Average length: ≈72 strips

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LARS JANSSON COMICS (published by Drawn & Quarterly)

1. Moomin's Lamp: 76

2. Moomin and the Railway: 79

3. Moominpappa and the Spies: 79

4. Moomin and the Circus: 80

5. Moomin the Colonist: 81

6. Moomin and the Scouts: 82

7. Moomin and the Farm: 80

8. Moomin and the Goldfields: 76

9. Moomin Family Robinson: 82

10. Artists in Moominvalley: 93

11. Sniff's Holiday Camp: 75

12. The Inspector's Nephew: 77

13. Damsel in Distress: 75

14. Fuddler and Married Life: 94

15. Sniff's Sports Shop: 75

16. Mymble's Diamond: 64

17. Moomin and the Vampire: 71

18. Moomin and the TV: 67

19. The Underdeveloped Moomins:95

20. Moomin and Aunt Jane: 96

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Longest comic: Moomin and Aunt Jane (96 strips)

Shortest comic: Mymble's Diamond (64 strips)

Total strip number: 1597 strips

Average length: ≈79 strips

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LARS JANSSON COMICS (NOT published by Drawn & Quarterly)

1. Moomin and the National Park: 76

2. Moomin and the Good Old Days: 80

3. Moomin's Pet: 94

4. Moomin the Private Eye: 89

5. Spring in Moomin Valley: 84

6. Moomin Rescues a Princess: 77

7. Moomin and Agent 008 ½: 95

8. Moomin Lives Dangerously: 89

9. Moomins in Torrellorca: 92

10. Snorkmaiden Crashes Society: 95

11. Moomins in Ancient Greece: 81

12. Sniff Goes Good: 84

13. Moomin the Journalist: 83

14. Moomin and the Orphans: 111

15. Sir Moomin: (Not Available Yet/NAY)

16. Horsey Moomin: (NAY)

17. Moomin and the Mermaid: (NAY)

18. Emancipated Moomins: 88

19. Moomin and the Radicals: (NAY)

20. Moomin Christmas: 85

21. Moomin in Ancient Egypt: (NAY)

22. Sniff Falls in Love: (NAY)

23. Moomin Engagement: 80

24. Moomin and the Flying Dutchman: (NAY)

25. Snorkmaiden the Seer: 94

26. Moomin and the Beach: (NAY)

27. Moomin Gets Rich: (NAY)

28. Moomin and the Guru: (NAY)

29. Moominpappa and Old Age: (NAY)

30. Moomins in Battle: 91

31. Moomin in Neander Valley: (NAY)

32. Moomin and the Ten Piggy Banks: (NAY)

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Longest comic: Moomin and the Orphans (111 strips)

Shortest comic: Moomin and the National Park (76 strips)

Total strip number: 1668 strips (excluding missing comics)

Average length: ≈88 strips

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TOTAL total strip number: 4821 strips (excluding missing strips)

Overall average length: ≈80 strips

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Day 3: Vancouver Island Marmot!

Classified as critically endangered with about 301 assumed individuals in the wild (as of 2023), The Vancouver Island Marmot is actually considered one of the rarest mammals on earth currently.

Their main threat has been climate change, as their sensitivity to it when dispersing makes them particularly vulnerable. With numbers so low currently as well, predation is also a big threat.

These guys actually sleep most of the year, at 210 days average. When they emerge from hybernation in april-may, they typically breed and have up to 6 pups. They are also the only Mammal species endemic to British Columbia.

Dispite their low numbers in the wild, they have several healthy breeding programs in canada, and their numbers are very closely watched. You can read more indepth on whats being done for their numbers here. :) (and also see how to help!)

[shilo-sumac]

Pokémon List!

(I wanted to declutter the pinned so heres a standalone post for reference reasons)

Battling Pokémon!

Rin-tin-tin "Rin" the Zoroark, a longtime companion and best friend. Extremely intelligent, but has a sassy sour mood towards most everyone besides me. My loyal protector! *(I believe her higher than average strength size and intelligence are due to being an "Alpha" Pokémon)

Gadzooks the Garchomp "Zookie," Thinks he is a lap Pokémon. Is very big and sharp. I still allow him to think he's a lap Pokémon since he's so cute. Hall of Famer (Sinnoh.)

Bane the Gliscor, Friendly, cuddly, but not very bright. Follows directions very well, but has a hard time if he has to figure out something on his own. Hall of Famer (Sinnoh.)

Bianca the Weavile, Only slightly less sassy than Rin. Is a bit restless since we no longer do a bunch of battles or travel. Has a soft spot for baby Pokémon. (If she doesn't eat the eggs first...) Hall of Famer (Sinnoh.)

Spooky! the Mimikyu, Silly girl. Exclamation point necessary. Is shiny! Hatched when I volunteered at a breeding and reintroduction project. I was kinda hoping to happen upon a shiny, but I didn't expect it to be the first egg!

Mym the Dragapult, Caught to help out with baby Pokémon but also enjoys battling. A good flying mount, if a bit weird feeling to sit on.

Bizatch the Porygon-Z, Found in a shifty download link. Temorarily took over my phone. Promised to be good if allowed on the internet again, so far so good! Hyper, takes some time to load, likes older internet humor but not averse to learning new memes. Listed as a battler despite us not actually battling together, he claims he can at least. Sometimes accidentally reverts to old programming and automatically sends suspicious links or tries to sell you something.

Octane the Charmander, Traumatized by a storm that flooded the nursery, thus becoming very attached to me. Decided for his own good to keep him. He seems to have trouble using fire type moves.

Foster the Stufful (Egg), Not yet hatched. Dropped off by what looked like an Eternatus, but surely it was just a decorated drone...

Non-Battlers

Urtle the Torterra, Retired. Already old when we started journeying together, it had been waiting on someone to choose him for a starter for an indeterminate amount of time. Grumpy but has a good heart. Mainly sleeps in the sun. Hall of Famer (Sinnoh.)

Mr. Kabby the Kabutops, Surrendered by a family that had him for generations. Technically retired, but assigned himself the duty of teaching the wild water Pokémon around the island how to fight and defend his home.

Vampira the Crobat, Helps connect to the "Zubat Network." Zubat around the island and can pass on any trouble they detect with their sonar. Can also get messages over long distances in a similar way to a game of telephone. (Granted that the area they are spreading the message to is somewhere with Zubat.)

Simon and Morgan the Umbreon and Espeon, Always together, a bonded pair. Very good at calming me down, so I guess they're service Pokémon? They're both girls despite their names.

Char the Charizard, A Charizard I met when I traveled to Kanto once. Was injured by parasitic crystals and can no longer fly. Maybe I can get him a prosthetic one day. A very calm and gentle dragon.

Lucky the Rattata, Surrendered from a shady breeding project. Is shiny, but has birth defects causing him to be born without a leg and with a partially formed tail. Extroverted and curious, wants to battle.

Off-Island Pokémon

Monarch the Vespiquen, When on my trainer journey I helped out her hive. She wanted to become a better protector in the future, so she agreed to join my team to gain experience and power. I still am legally her trainer, and she often helps me acclimate rescued bug types into the wild. Hall of Famer (Sinnoh.)

Bess the Rhyperior, Visits the island still from time to time or if I need muscle. Didn't want to live surrounded by water all the time, so instead she helps out Professor Rowan and local rangers. A chill girl and a bit clumsy. Hall of Famer (Sinnoh.)

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Great Video Game Bracket 64 – CONCLUSION

And title of "THE VIDEO GAME EVER" goes to...

Disco Elysium!

Thank you to everyone who voted in this bracket's polls! The final scores for all 64 games will be listed below the "keep reading" tab.

It'll probably be a while until the next bracket – August at the earliest. In the meantime, there are two qualifiers going on as we speak...

Villain Bracket Qualifiers Form

Music Album Bracket Qualifiers Form

Until next time!

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FINAL AVERAGE PERFORMANCES

FIRST PLACE: Disco Elysium – 76.2143% (as of Grand Finals)

SECOND PLACE: Metal Gear Solid – 64.8571% (as of Grand Finals)

THIRD PLACE: OFF – 68.7375% (as of Semifinals)

FOURTH PLACE: Undertale Yellow – 59.8167% (as of Semifinals)

5th-8th Places:

#5: Stardew Valley – 71.4%

#6: Yakuza 0 – 68.767%

#7: Sam & Max Hit the Road – 66.4%

#8: Resident Evil 4 (2023) – 63.16%

9th-16th Places:

#9 – Touhou Youyoumu ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom. – 63.15%

#10 – NiGHTS into dreams… – 60.24%

#11 – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – 59.5%

#12 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – 58.7%

#13 – PaRappa the Rapper – 58.4%

#14 – Night in the Woods – 55.917%

#15 – Yume Nikki – 54.14%

#16 – Shipwrecked 64 – 53.0%

17th-24th Places:

#17 – Dishonored 2 – 63.525%

#18 – Black Mesa – 57.675%

#19 – DuckTales (1989) – 55.88%

#20 – Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade – 53.98%

#21 – Pseudoregalia – 53.64%

#22 – God of War (2018) – 52.125%

#23 – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – 48.75%

#24 – Sonic the Hedgehog Time Twisted – 47.26%

25th-32nd Places:

#25 – Lego Batman: The Videogame – 60.55%

#26 – Horizon Zero Dawn – 58.525%

#27 – DOORS – 53.75%

#28 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 43.95%

#29 – The Oregon Trail – 42.319%

#30 – Halo: Combat Evolved – 40.525%

#31 – Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) – 38.55%

#32 – Zork – 34.675%

33rd-48th Places:

#33: Cruelty Squad – 59.893%

#34: Dead Space (2008) – 56.067%

#35: Mega Man Maker – 54.933%

#36: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – 53.533%

#37: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk – 51.733%

#38: Plok! – 51.667%

#39: Papers, Please – 49.133%

#40: Journey (2012) – 41.6%

#41: Banjo-Kazooie – 40.167%

#42: BioShock Infinite – 39.841%

#43: Friday Night Funkin’: Hotline 024 – 37.6%

#44: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – 37.1%

#45: Wipeout 2097 – 36.9%

#46: Altered Beast – 36.767%

#47: Godzilla Creepypasta – 36.267%

#48: Spelunky – 32.933%

49th-64th Places:

#49: A Bite at Freddy’s – 34.5%

#50: The Secret of Monkey Island – 31.45%

#51: eversion – 27.6%

#52: Changed – 25.8%

#53: Power Stone – 24.9%

#54: Arkanoid – 23.05%

#55: Gimmick! – 20.5%

#56: Yo! Noid 2: Enter the Void – 19.85%

#57: Day of the Tentacle – 18.75%

#58: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings – 16.4%

#59: Human: Fall Flat – 14.55%

#60: Tempest – 14.51%

#61: Virtua Fighter 2 – 14.4%

#62: Command & Conquer: Red Alert – 14.3%

#63: Joust – 11.35%

#64: Sunset Overdrive – 7.95%