#topical poll

[have-you-been-here]

The Curia of Pompey, Rome, Italy

[yandere-daydreams]

i am making another powerpoint.

[badass-queer-couples-battle]

Off-topic poll (I'm curious)

*This is not about genuinely problematic media, just stuff you personally don't like (a show you thought was overrated but everyone around you loves, an anime you think is way too comedic/silly for your taste etc.)

[literallyjusttoa]

haven't been able to internet in a while but I have been drawing, so here's a lil drawing dump that's mainly my old Gem AU. Plus Locust-pollo.

[hanzajesthanza]

i’ve had enough. i need to seek answers

[polling-sonic-fans]

Here’s a fun one- do you think Shadow the Hedgehog has PTSD?

Yes, No, Possibly

Thanks for the poll anon!

Polls for the Sonic fandom on just about anything. Share polls you like to get more data. Asks and submissions always open.

[historical-fashion-polls]

i believe center right and right are the same outfit from different viewpoints/in different colorways, but i’m marking them as two choices since the hats are different and that might affect someone’s decision

submitted by @thecorrupteddatabase 🩵🖤💚

[bestanimal]

Round 3 - Mammalia - Peramelemorphia

(Sources - 1, 2, 3, 4)

The marsupial order Peramelemorphia contains the living families Peramelidae (“bandicoots”) and Thylacomyidae (“Greater Bilby”).

Peramelemorphs all tend to have a characteristic shape: a round, arch-backed body with a long, delicately tapering snout, upright ears, relatively long, thin legs, and a thin tail. They range from the size of a rat to the size of a rabbit. They are omnivorous, feeding mainly on soil-dwelling invertebrates, as well as seeds, fruit, and fungi. They possess a well-developed sense of smell and eyes that are adapted for nocturnal habits. They are are generally solitary, with females taking care of their young.

Female peramelemorphs have a pouch that opens to the rear, to protect their young while they dig for insects and their larvae. The gestation period of peramelemorphs is the shortest among mammals, at just 12-14 days. As in other marsupials, peramelemorph joeys are born as tiny, relatively undeveloped neonates and must crawl their way from the vagina to the pouch to latch on to a teat, where they will complete the rest of their development. Peramelemorph growth is fast, with bandicoots setting off on their own and becoming sexually mature at just three months of age. Female bilbies reach sexual maturity at five months of age, and male bilbies become sexually mature at eight months. This allows a given female to produce more than one litter per breeding season and gives peramelemorphs an unusually high reproductive rate compared to other marsupials.

Peramelemorphs originated in the Late Oligocene. Both the oldest modern bandicoot (Peramelid) and the oldest bilby (Thylacomyid) are known from Middle Miocene fossil deposits (around 15 million years old).

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The name bandicoot is based on the animal’s ratlike appearance. The name comes from an English corruption of an Indian word "pandi-kokku" meaning "pig-rat".

The smallest peramelemorph is the Mouse Bandicoot (Microperoryctes murina), which is 15–17.5 cm (5.9-6.9 in) long.

The Golden Bandicoot (Isoodon auratus) is especially adapted for life in hot, semi-arid environments. It has a low body temperature that is constantly changing, making it heterothermic. This allows the internal body temperature to fluctuate in response to extreme environmental temperatures without inhibiting and denaturing necessary proteins. Additionally, its low metabolic rate correlates to less heat being produced by the body, and a low thermal conductance does not allow the animal to capture and store heat well. A highly efficient panting mechanism allows for a low rate of evaporative water loss when cooling the body, conserving precious water.

The Northern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus) is one of relatively few native Australian ground-dwelling mammals that is able to survive in urbanized landscapes, due to their generalized diet and habitat requirements.

The Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) (image 1) is the basis for the popular videogame character Crash Bandicoot, and was selected from a number of Tasmanian mammals by creators Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin for its appeal and relative obscurity.

Described in 2014, a fossil species of Miocene bandicoot found at the Riversleigh World Heritage Area was given the genus name Crash. It was given the species names bandicoot. Because paleontologists are just Like That.

Wiped out due to predation from introduced foxes and domestic cats, as well as land-clearing for farming, the Victorian subspecies of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) was declared Extinct in the Wild. Thanks to 30 years of conservation efforts, breeding the bandicoots in human care and establishing fox and cat-safe sanctuaries, the mainlaind population was changed from Extinct in the Wild to Endangered in September 2021, a first for Australian conservation!

The Giant Bandicoot (Peroryctes broadbenti) (image 3) is more than twice the weight of other bandicoots and adult males of the species can attain weights well in excess of 4 kg (8.8 lb).

Unlike bandicoots, Greater Bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) (image 2 and gif) are excellent burrowers and build extensive tunnel systems with their strong forelimbs and well-developed claws. Burrows spiral down, making it hard for predators to get in. A bilby typically makes several burrows within its home range, up to about a dozen; and moves between them, using them for shelter both from predators and the heat of the day, as they are desert-dwelling animals.

Greater Bilbies are generally solitary, however, there are some cases in which they travel in pairs. Pairs usually consist of two females as the sole caregivers of their offspring.

Greater Bilbies do not need to drink water, as they retain all the moisture they need from their food.

Because rabbits are invasive in Australia, introduced by European settlers, bilbies have been popularised as an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny. Haigh's Chocolates in Adelaide made 950,000 chocolate “Easter Bilbies” between 1993 and 2020, with proceeds donated to the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia, which does environmental work to protect the indigenous biodiversity of Australia.

Today, only the Greater Bilby survives and is vulnerable, but the Lesser Bilby (Macrotis leucura) is a recently extinct relative, having possibly survived into the 1960s. Its extinction was much “quieter” than that of the Thylacine, and was likely due to introductions of invasive predators like the domestic cat and red fox. Other “quiet extinctions” include that of the Desert Bandicoot (Perameles eremiana) which appears to have disappeared between about 1943 and 1960, and the Nullarbor Barred Bandicoot (Perameles papillon) which was last collected in 1928.

Today, many peramelemorph species are still threatened and endangered due to habitat fragmentation and introduced predators, as well as from competition with introduced rabbits. Areas designated to conserve vulnerable populations of bilbies and bandicoots have predator exclusion fences built around them, and must be heavily monitored for break-ins. In Currawinya National Park in Queensland, high-salinity flood waters damaged a predator exclusion fence, allowing feral cats to enter the sanctuary, wiping out all the bilbies in the park.

[lacewise]

THIS IS NOT A TOURNAMENT. There is no ranking! There are no right or wrong answers! No winners and losers! I just want people’s opinions/perspectives.

EDIT: if it’s a show I forgot please tell me in the comments or tags. I want to knoooow.

[cozymochi]

Would kill to see Tia rizzing up one of the boys. Idc which one (all of them even)

sounds like that requires a poll + a series of off screen physical challenges to determine who gets to be the victim. Excluding Ruggie, Lilia and Ortho who will be the moderators.

Unfortunately, a poll can only accommodate 12 people and there’s too many leftover victims. So, NO POLL I GUESS just an open free for all to determine who gets to be in said poll

who deserves rizzing (none of them, but-)

UPDATE: NEVERMIND POLLS BEEN DECIDED ARBITRARILY HERE

[choochooboss]

I might need to split the topics more because I'd like the posts to be concise/ADHD friendly! And if I have the time and energy it would be fun to add some visuals to go along with the text!

[scintillating-scales]

I'm curious actually. I see a lot of non/alterhumans talk about their experience with tails (and other similar features that their true form has but their human form does not), and the experiences seem to be largely split between two sensations.

There's the sensation of missing something. Like you know you should have a tail, and there's just this frustrating lightness in its place. You automatically try to posture in a way that would make sense with a tail, and then it only results in feeling off balance and having this crushing emptiness.

And then there's the sensation of a sortof phantom tail, that you can damn near feel, and subconsciously make space for when you sit and such, and that frustration arises from when you try to do something that fully requires the tangibility of that tail, and it doesn't work (or even just want that phantom itch to go away via having it actually there).

I'm curious on how common each experience is, since I see a lot of both in the community, so...

For the purpose of the poll, you can treat any additional features (wings, large ears, horns, snouts, etc) as relevant, if you have several of them or don't have a long tail.

I personally typically feel more phantom tail. I automatically swing my hips when I turn a corner so my phantom tail can trail behind, it feels rather uncanny to sit in chairs without holes in the back, and if I concentrate on it, I can feel the sensations of my tail brushing up against stuff or resting on a surface.

I'm interested in hearing others' experiences though!