#they are big

[cinnamonsly]

i noticed you draw cows a bit,, is there any type of cow in particular thats your favorite *blinks at you*

oooohhghhhhh there are so many to love………😭😭 i love brahman / bos indicus cattle in general bc of how funny they look …… but if i had to choose a favorite??? probably jerseys !!! i think they have the sweetest faces😭

[soubi122]

My babies have arrived.

I don't know what the hell is wrong with the second photo - it looks upside down in the preview but when I actually open the file it's perfectly fine. 💀

[httpiastri]

I have become chronically aware of how big Paul Aron's hands are.

oh gosh anon... i welcome you to the club!!!!! they really are something.....

i wish i had the mental capacity to put together a collage rn but im too crazy abt them all rn to do it 🫠🫠 buttt i have posted quite a lot of pics of them on here aaaa so if you know how tumblr searches work (i still cant figure it out) im sure you can find some good content 🥰 also have a few in my paul size kink post !!!!

[frostybearpaws]

I keep thinking about how easily a run in with cybertronians could turn into something out of a horror movie.

[deathbypufferfish]

Horses shoved into cottage living would have been awful

[aenslem]

not me screaming because of swan queen at 12:23 am while giffing again

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[strokingbooks]

I just love reading all of your tags in my gif sets

[fear-the-hippo]

Spooky Species: Hyena

I know, I know. Hyenas get a bad rap. And, sure, some of it is earned fairly, what with their scavenger diet and iconic cackle, but honestly? Hyenas are pretty cool.

First off, despite their distinctly doglike appearance, hyenas aren’t even close to being dogs. The order Carnivora, containing most predatory mammals, is divided into two groups- Caniform, or dog-like, predators like wolves, bears, and foxes, and Feliform- catlike- predators like big cats and viverrids. Hyenas are solidly in the latter group, most closely related to mongooses.

Because why not.

There are four extant species of hyena- brown, striped, spotted, and the aardwolf. I won’t be talking about the aardwolf here because it’s the rebel of the family and barely anything that applies to the other three species applies to it. Maybe another time.

Hyenas are highly specialized for consuming coarse food and crushing bones, with powerful jaws and canine teeth that sit further back in their mouth than most animals in order to rest at the point of peak pressure for their jaws. They have been noted to have much more durable jaws in this area than canids, as they break bones with their canine teeth as opposed to their back teeth the way most canines do. All hyenas also possess a rough, catlike tongue, which they use both to scrape meat off of bone and to groom themselves. 

And yes, while I couldn’t find a photo, they do do the leg thing just like cats.

Hyenas’ main competitors are lions and wild dogs. The striped hyena in particular is a scavenger, and though spotted hyenas are much more willing to hunt their own food, chasing down medium-sized ungulates and dismembering them in a similar manner to canine predators with up to a 74% success rate- one of the highest of any predator and beat out only by African wild dogs- that doesn’t mean they won’t take advantage of other animals’ kills. Despite a reputation for being cowardly, hyenas frequently drive off larger predators, including lions, to steal their food. And while striped and brown hyenas will play dead if threatened, spotted hyenas will fight back and defend itself ferociously.

This is the face of a lion that has made a Mistake.

While all hyenas are known to gather together at kills and may live in family groups, spotted hyenas are the only ones that live a highly social lifestyle, living in clans of as many as eighty individuals. Clans are extremely matriarchal, with even the lowest-ranking female being dominant over the highest male. Hyenas also believe in nepotism, with a female’s cubs inheriting the rank directly below her and automatically outranking anyone who is her subordinate (Though this depends largely on the presence of said mother, as lower-ranking individuals may bully higher-ranking juveniles if the mother isn’t around). This is the only way male hyenas can gain any kind of significant rank, though the majority disperse from the clan once they’re about two and a half years old. 

Hyena society is fairly compact and unified, operating under a fission-fusion method where clan members seldom remain together and often break off alone in small groups to hunt and forage. Hyenas recognize their relatives, even distant ones, and may show favoritism towards them, with male hyenas often only interacting closely on a social level with their daughters, who show favoritism to their fathers by behaving less aggressively towards them.

Hyena social structure is remarkably complex, often compared to that of primates. Hyenas are conscious that some clanmates may be more reliable than others and recognize third-party kin and rank relationships, and use this knowledge during social decision making. Also like primates, rank is not determined by size or aggression, but by ally networks, acquiring rank by befriending higher-ranking hyenas. Unlike primates, however, rank reversals and overthrows in hyena clans are extremely rare. 

Hyena clans share a single communal den, which is usually located on flat ground with several entrances and exits. These dens are often repurposed burrows made by warthogs, jackals, and springhares that have since been abandoned. Because of their size, most adult hyenas can’t actually enter the full extent of their den, with most tunnels being dug by smaller animals or the cubs themselves, who are remarkably developed and born unusually mobile for a carnivorous mammal, with their eyes already open and a full set of teeth. While a hyena mother usually only produces two or three cubs at a time, many females will share use of a den, meaning it’s not unusual to see twenty or so cubs all gathered at one site.

Spotted hyenas have also consistently demonstrated a high level intelligence, even outperforming chimpanzees on cooperative problem-solving tests and even helping less experienced clanmates solve the problem entirely spontaneously, where chimpanzees required extensive prior training by keepers and struggled to work together.  It has also been noted that hyenas can be incredibly cunning and suspicious, especially after having successfully escaped traps in the past, and they have even been observed apparently taking revenge after a lion killed one of their clanmates.

Humanity ought to show hyenas a little more love. We might even learn something from them.

[visenyaism]

i don’t know about you guys but the main reason i am still on tumblr in 2024 is BECAUSE it is the most cloutless least influential social media app out there and that is the experience i am after. absolutely none of this will ever translate into significant attention or real success in my life and that is so beautiful.

[ravenkings]

[hualianisms]

verified ways to donate to gaza directly

[this post is outdated. up-to-date version here.]

Donate to a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical treatment, daily necessities or more. Site run by Palestinians, all GFMs verified (full list here). Spotlights 1 stagnant GFM at a time. (*If you can't decide who/where to donate, just go to gazafunds.com & donate to the 1 GFM they show you!)

masterlist of 200+ verified Palestinian families' GFMs: Operation Olive Branch

Help provide tents:

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents & transport for families in Rafah who urgently need to evacuate to Deir Al Balah. Has a team on the ground in Gaza who have supplied tents to 1% of the displaced population in Rafah. Run by Palestinians. (paypal) (gfm)

@helpgazachildren: Currently helping Palestinians in a refugee camp in Rafah flee the Rafah invasion to Khan Younis. Funds go directly to Hussam, a Palestinian in Rafah who hosts a refugee camp. Funds will cover the cost of tents & transport fuel. Managed by a Palestinian @.fairuzfan. (gfm)

Food:

Care for Gaza: Palestinian charity on the ground in Gaza distributing food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. Proof of their work found on their Twitter. (paypal) (gfm)

We Feed Gaza: Team of Palestinian volunteers in the heart of Gaza distributing food & water to 344+ families. More details & proof in their gfm. Vetted & promoted by LetsTalkPalestine on IG. (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: A Palestinian activist on the ground in Gaza distributing food, cash & other essential supplies to displaced families. Proof of their work found on their twitter. (paypal) (gfm)

Water (*urgent and crucial!)

Gaza Municipality: The official Municipality of Gaza is doing vital, life-saving work to rebuild the water pipes in Gaza City to restore access to clean water & waste management services for the people of Gaza.

eSIMs (*very urgent):

guide to buy & send esims to gaza

Crips for eSims for Gaza: donate any amount to this team of volunteers who pool funds to buy & maintain gaza esims regularly (see their financial accountability document).

Medical Aid:

Gaza Wound Care: Palestinian doctors in central Gaza treating injured/sick children & mothers in neglected displacement camps far from hospitals. Facing a severe shortage of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies. Currently raising funds to support their efforts to battle infectious diseases in refugee camps. (gfm) (paypal) (gogetfunding)

international charities: Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Medical Aid for Palestinians

How to help if you can't donate:

Share & amplify Palestinian fundraisers in your irl & online circles

Organize or help to run an online/irl event to raise funds for Palestine

Boycott

Get involved with a protest/strike/direct action in your area

Contact your reps

Educate yourself & others both irl & online

Daily clicks on Arab.org

(you can even adopt 1 fundraiser campaign to regularly boost it & make materials promoting it online, or print posters/flyers about Palestinian fundraisers to encourage others to donate. (poster/graphic about gazafunds.com: here, flyers about esims: here, flyers about gazafamilyfunds: here)

(longer masterpost of all ways you can help)

(*all these links and more now in this rentry page. will no longer be updating this post, instead refer to the rentry page)

Last updated 3/6/2024 with Gaza Wound Care & We Feed Gaza. Wanted to focus on Palestinian-run grassroots initiatives that will actually reach Gazans on the ground, so all of these except eSIMs, PCRF, MAP are by Palestinians. Donating to international orgs is not ideal rn as aid is still being stopped at the border. Please focus on Palestinian-run initiatives on the ground in Gaza.

Remember, small donations really do add up. Any amount counts, even $1!

[noodles-and-tea]

:(((

[storybookprincess]

probably my most powerful interpersonal communication hack is to, whenever possible, ask either/or questions rather than yes/no questions

for example, when chatting with coworkers, i’ll often ask if they have any fun weekend plans. but let’s be real - we all feel like friendless losers when someone asks that question and we go “uhhhhh… no.” so instead, i phrase it as “so, do you have anything fun planned over the weekend, or are you just going to enjoy having some time to relax?”

phrased like this, there’s rarely any awkwardness. you’ve presented two options & given both equally positive connotations, so your conversational partner has an automatic “out,” so to speak

but it works for higher stakes conversations too!!!! my mom was saying this weekend how she and her neighbor both like walking around the neighborhood & that she wanted to suggest they take a walk together sometime, but was worried about how to approach the conversation

so i said “how about you just say ‘i’ve noticed we both like taking walks! would you be interested in going for one together, or do you use walks for some precious alone time?’”

now Walking Neighbor has an automatic “get out of jail free card” if she wants to say no!!!! which means my mom doesn’t have to worry about the conversation being uncomfortable, because she’s set it up to go smoothly

either/or questions rather than yes/no questions. it is really like magic

[creatordisc]

TRANS MEI DRAGON JUMPSCARE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[vamprisms]

i feel like a lot of the 'i hate kids' crowd would be more tolerant if they understood that due to a kid's limited experience of the world that 4 hour flight might just be the longest they've ever had to sit still for or that trapped finger might literally be the most pain they've ever felt in their short life or they might not have ever seen a person with pink hair ever so of course they want to touch it or nobody's told them yet that they can't run around the museum and they only just learned cheetahs are the fastest animals so of course they want to put that to the test. how were they supposed to know etc etc.

[pocketss]

happy old gnoll