It IS so catchy, Nick Miller.
true story: when i was little i line-danced to this song in cotillion class-AND WON A TROPHY FOR IT. yup.
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"It’s not uncommon for people to come out as gay after being in heterosexual relationships. But when the gay/straight binary is so enforced, these storylines become a media trope that disregards bisexuality. Because Drew is now partnered with a man, he must be gay–no one mentions the idea that Drew could be bisexual. When closeted people only have the option of coming out as gay, as opposed to bi or queer, we perpetuate two harmful tropes: that there are only two sexual orientations, and that the gender of your partner determines your sexual identity."
- Eradicating biphobia within gay communities and gay media (via cbrachyrhynchos)
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Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys lobata) acting all hard and ready to squab, Tapah Hills, Perak, Malaysia
(photo: Bernard DuPont)
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Stunning Landscape - Cappadocia, Turkey
The mysterious rock formations and underground cities of Cappadocia make this region of Turkey one the most beautiful in the world. The rich history of this site can be told through the villages, subterranean churches and fortresses that have been carved straight into the soft, porous, eerily eroded rock.
Popular activities in the region include visits to the underground cities, viewing the ancient Christian cave art, seeing the “fairy chimney” rock formations, and taking sunrise hot air balloon rides for a view of the breathtaking landscape from above.When I am certain everyone else in the world is following odditiesoflife I will not reblog everything she puts up quite so industriously….
What is coral bleaching?
Coral bleaching is a serious problem facing corals all over the world. It is a general stress response of corals, and is the result of several different factors, especially increasing sea temperature. This causes the zooxanthellae, or symbiotic algae that live with the coral, to be expelled. The coral becomes white or “bleached”, and is unable to obtain the nutrients it needs, as it relies on its photosynthetic zooxanthellae.
Increasing sea temperatures are the cause of mass bleaching, but the following threats are responsible for small-scale bleaching:
- Decline in zooplankton, causing starvation.
- Ocean acidification.
- Bacterial infections.
- Changes in ocean salinity.
The most severely affected coral reefs include the Great Barrier Reef, reefs in the Indian Ocean, around the Maldives, Seychelles, and Hawaii. Up to 90% of corals have been lost from these locations.
A huge range of sea life depends on coral reefs for survival, so the disappearance of the corals would have a dire effect on the oceans. In turn, this would impact on many people who rely on the sea for their food and livelihoods.
Photo: John Pascal.
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Today is Endangered Species Day
… and the 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act!
Follow the discussion all day on Twitter at #ESDay and swing by our USFWS Endangered Species page for all sorts of ES Day content.
Photo: J. Michael Lockhart / USFWS(via: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region)
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Freediving with a great white shark
Watch this amazing video of freediver Kimi Werner placidly swimming alongside a great white shark.
holy shit. she REACHES OUT AND GRABS ITS FIN.
aside: i love her voice. it’s so soothing.
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It is quite a turn off to me if you do not read.
HUGE turn off if you don’t. Equally huge turn ON if you read. Bonus points if you drool over my personal library and/or find it hot that I am a volunteer librarian.
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Praying for an end to abortion.
You do understand the difference between consent and non-consent, correct? Planned Parenthood offers abortions to those who want them, they don’t secretly switch their girlfriend’s Amoxicillin with Cytotec and take away their choice to carry a pregnancy.
Do you really not understand the differences in circumstances here?
No, they really don’t, because the consent of the pregnant person DOES NOT MATTER TO THEM.
PREBORN!? I FUCKING HATE THAT STUPID WORD. IT DOESN’T EVEN FUCKING MAKE SENSE.
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blue-cadet-3: Sperm whale calf
(photo by Justin Hart - Marine Life Photography and Art on Flickr)
Cats on the Brink - Endangered Felids: Snow Leopard
by Jaymi Heimbuch
This iconic cat lives in the unbelievably cold habitats of alpine and subalpine areas Central Asia and is rarely ever seen in the wild based in part because of its elusive nature and in part because there are so few left in the world. The estimated population of this endangered species is somewhere between 4,000 and 6,5000 individuals…
(read more: TreeHugger) (photo: Tambako the Jaguar)