Native to Africa & Middle East, they're in superorder Afrotheria w elephants & manatee. The enlarged incisors are a close analog to elephant tusks & form the basis for their defense: wedge yourself in a rock & call for mama (or wawa?). They can produce 21 distinct vocalizations (all of them loud).

Screech owls fully replace their feathers every year, usually in late summer & are known for "catastrophic" molting where they lose non-flight feathers in big patches all at once. So Sassafras here gets to go through an 'awkward haircut' phase for a few weeks every year.

The long feather-covered wattle dangling under the neck helps the males to amplify their throaty "hoot" so that it carries through dense cloud forests, but it's mostly for showing off to the ladies. Groups of males gather in a 'lek' & take turns showing off their fluffed-up wattles.

This bird probably speaks French. It has strong opinions about the work of Salvador Dalí. Let's meet the Inca tern (Larosterna inca), so-named because their native range matches the area of the Inca Empire. We're going to HAVE to talk about that mustache first... (📷: San Diego Zoo & Safari Park)

Look again! That's a common baron caterpillar (Euthalia aconthea) sitting on its favorite food source, a mango leaf. This little guy, native to India & Sri Lanka, has perfect camouflage so long as it stays perfectly centered on the leaf's midrib. (📷: SatyamRajput004)

But if food becomes scarce, they do something extraordinary: they come together to form a much larger organism. They totally merge protoplasm, becoming a multinucleated cell called a plasmodium, which rapidly goes from microscopic to MACROSCOPIC (up to 5 sq meters!). This becomes a fruiting body.

Any parent knows "It takes a whole village to raise a child" is true because kids have TERRIBLE survival instincts & are constantly at risk of death. Elephant calves doubly so. So elephants have adopted a practice called ALLOPARENTING or allomothering. The entire herd takes responsibility.

Without alloparenting, the burden of raising the next generation to full independence would be heavy. Many hands, or *trunks* in this case, make light work. Elephants are highly empathetic: they engage in mutual play together, imitate each other's behavior. They even comfort each other in grief.

You might be asking: Why does this Dramatic Groundhog have FANGS? Because it's a rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and those aren't fangs, they're TUSKS, because this furry potato at the San Antonio Zoo is one of the closest living relatives of elephants. Let's learn about them.

When these cosmic ripples pass through Earth, they stretch & squeeze everything, including the laser & detectors on their long tracks. But the movement is incredibly tiny. LIGO must measure a change in its 2.5-mile arms smaller than one-ten-thousandth the width of a single proton.

Israel's Minister of National Security, Itiamar Ben Gavir attacks a female activist and says: "WELCOME TO HELL. The summer camp is over." The activists of various nationalities were kidnapped from international waters and now are being detained and abused by the IOF in Israel.

Chaos, INCOMPETENCE, and governing by Truth Social’：Nicolle ROASTS Trump’s FAILED Iran operation [Edit] Trump forced to abort "Project Freedom" to help ships cross the Strait of Hormuz, after Trump's Truth Social angered Saudi Arabia May 8, 2026 www.ms.now/deadline-whi... Deadline: White House

Kasane Teto & Hatsune Miku Music of the Day 340: 32ki - Mesmerizer from the album Circus's Detail (2024) It's April you fool. I've got a recommendation for you, the ultimate escape

I just love cycling in the fall! 🍁🍂🤩

President Reagan described America as a beacon on the hill. Sadly that light seems to be fading. But I believe it has burned long enough for the other democracies to see it. In the 1940s refugees fled the Nazis built the atomic bomb and won the war. 1/3

JAI SREE RAM JAI SREE RAM🌟 Celebrate Ram Navami with KAILASA and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM (SPH). 23 Mar – 2 Apr 2026 kailasa.ai/rama

James Bethell reacts to the news that Jiangsu Hengrui has overtaken AstraZeneca as the world’s largest clinical sponsor. He points out that whilst China’s medical advances will help the industry on a global stage, it could have detrimental effects on the UK and the USA healthcare sectors.

Jaylin Williams and Alex Caruso have been huge for the Thunder in this one.

Enjoy: boyfriends stolen by cats.

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Máscara Dorada?!? WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT. THAT WAS CLEAN. #AEWCollision

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"It's not about one party or one company. It's about a state government that serves us." Dr. Rob Davidson talks about helping patients with Mop Up Michigan. If you want to donate to Mop Up Michigan, go to mopupmichigan.org/donate/ #MopUpMichigan #MMOP #MoneyOutOfPolitics #Money #Politics

Mini-reunion between Lio and Lashley lololol IT'S FINE #AEWDoN 🤼‍♂️

Why are you waiting until your relationship is destroyed? You don't do that in any area of your life. Don't wait until there's crisis because maintenance is easier than repair.

We don’t wait for permission—we’re knocking doors all weekend, meeting working people where they are. No corporate PACs. No lobbyists. Just people vs the system. That’s how we build power and take it back. #CA32 #ChrisAhujaCongress #ByeBrad

Defend Loosdrecht "Er zijn wat fakkels die kant opgegaan waardoor er vuur is ontstaan in de bosjes. De politie en brandweer hielden netjes afstand, want na 22 dagen staan de meesten achter ons." Leugens, zie gedrag van demonstranten: brandweer tegenhouden, politie uitschelden.

Anxiety? Here: jnsbros.com … #motivational #promosky #viral #bluesky #god #trend

I didn't have Virgil Van Dijk all to myself this week, but he was in a better mood than last week at Elland Road: #LFC #lfc

Gilead deserves thanks for their HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, not condemnation.

Premier trailer de Avengers : Doomsday. L’accent est mis sur le retour de Steve Rogers. Un retour en arrière ou un vraie bonne idée ? #Marvel #avengers #avengersdoomsday #doomsday #MCU

You can now listen to Dr Ruth Thompson's talk from our Doctors in Deprivation Training Day on Spotify, as part of our Hope in the Deep End Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/3Oe1... Get your ticket for our next Doctors in Deprivation Training Day in June: sharedhealthfoundation.org.uk/events/docto...

Celtics 🏀 and my animal companions = 💚

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Shitlibs be like:

y'all are coming up with the most cursed builds and we are all for it 💀❤️ (credit: MopkoBka116 on discord)

Fox confronts RNC Chair Joe Gruters with Trump's abysmal approval rating: "It is remarkable that with Trump's approval rating at 39%, he is able to maintain support across the party." #sheshed#momsky

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The full article is available on my Substack @abigaillevy.substack.com

Moving at one million miles an hour... 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome' was released as a single on this day in 1985 💫

Post an actor or actress that starts with the letter W (First or Last)

When the demonic voices mispronounce your name 🤦‍♂️ It's KER-mode! Get it right, Satan! 👿😂 👂 Check out Mark's review of sound-based horror THE UNDERTONE in the latest Take 🎬 + More reviews 🍿 And Brian Cox on GLENROTHAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/3fa2dd FULL SHOW on YT 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=swdb...

Sixty Seconds Of Stephen The NightShift Movie collections #StephenKing #NightShift

Posting this here just in case people missed it. Courtesy of @mollyploofkins.bsky.social

TWO IN A ROWWW Spencer has 15 points 👏 Original post

Tornadogefahr in den USA 🌪️ Von Kansas bis Nebraska drohen Superzellen mit riesigem Hagel, Tornados und schweren Gewittern. Auch Starkregen und Überschwemmungen sind möglich. ⚡ Mehr dazu hier: to.wetteronline.de/unwetter-tor... #Tornado #USA

Can I ask something honestly? Do you feel BETTER now than you did 10 years ago? More energy?More confidence?Better sleep?Better digestion? Or less? I think a lot of women stay quiet about how they’re really feeling.

Tuapse passed the torch. Perm picked it up. 🔥 Preliminary reports suggest the blaze is at LPDS “Perm” (Malinovskaya district), a key Transneft oil transit hub responsible for pumping, storing, and routing crude through Russia’s main pipeline network.

Following an I-Team report, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears believes the use of jailhouse informants in Indiana should be reviewed

Things you didn't know about - "Batman, The Animated Series" 🦇🦸‍♂️ Who is your favourite character from the series? - by @laurahOpe of Toronto, Canada. #animation #dc #batman #harleyquinn #joker #cartoon #popculture

Anthony Edwards on building championship habits "We just gotta listen to the coaches. We had a hard time of processing stuff and going out there and doing it. We try to do stuff on our own. — You're supposed to build championship habits or playoff habits in the regular season."

🚂💥Tonight, strike UAVs worked on the railway infrastructure in occupied Dzhankoy. There was a large-scale fire at the facility after strikes, the administrative building was completely destroyed, some other facilities were also well-hit + probably military echelon was hit.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to a November runoff election in her bid for a second term, NBC News projects, but the opponent she’ll face in the one-on-one race remains unclear. Bass and fellow candidate Spencer Pratt address supporters.

Are you adding value or just more friction? In mature Salesforce environments, small issues can build up unnoticed, creating hidden risks. Don't let the accumulation catch you off guard. #Salesforce #SalesforceTrainingSolutions #SalesforceSuccessSecrets

Wednesday evening update with a cool unsettled outlook.

How important is it to use fresh ingredients when baking? Not just unspoiled milk, eggs and butter, but flour too? @joshpsmalley.bsky.social has the answer! #ChemSky #ScienceSky #BakingSky

Mahlzeit 🖖☕️ Ich konnte das hier nicht früher posten: Heute ist "Internationaler Tag der Stimme". Dann werde ich gleich mal unter der Dusche laut singen und hoffen, die Nachbarn rufen nicht wieder die Polizei, weil sie das für Todesschreie halten. Wünsche allen einen schönen Donnerstag 🫶

That Slash Bros connection 🦊🪉 📺 ABC Original post