It's berry season and you have the tiniest friends. These critically endangered babies are Egyptian tortoises that hatched on July 4 and 6, 2026. Currently, our Egyptian tortoises are living behind the scenes in a warm and cozy habitat with lots of attention from their dedicated animal keepers.

To my dog, this morning: You moron. You numpty. You absolute dingdong. You complete mental dumpling. You have zero thoughts in your smooth golden head. [beat] Whoosa gooboyden, yesyesyes.

No, no I don't think I will.

guys if you aren't following along as @trungles.com reads "Pride and Prejudice" for the very first time then you haven't seen Shakespeare the way it's meant to be done

I love that we're adding MORE SKUNKS to nature. www.instagram.com/reel/Dak_S81...

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪

Every year on July 8th at 11:15 UTC, 99% of the world population gets sunlight ☀️

I always want to know about supply chains, particularly magic. (I have a story about the woman who makes magic mirrors in her workshop!) Who grinds the truth powder? Who spends FOREVER milking the unicorn? Who breeds the immediately-available flesh-eating scarabs for the live burial ritual?

keep cool, keep cool—cucumbers is the word

Today is a good day to (re-)read Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Go on. It isn't that long.

Today was Baby Bird Leave Nest Day, apparently. Three separate instances of baby birds with wing feathers, hopping around on the ground. The last one was a baby kinglet, parent nearby, that the dipshit dog decided to grab. Hoping it's okay. I left it sheltered under a rosebush the parent was in.

in tagalog, instead of saying “whatever happens happens” we say “bahala na si batman” which loosely translates to “let batman handle it” and i think that’s beautiful

This picture of a juvenile secretary bird appeared on my tumblr feed the other day and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. the legs, the hairdo, the expression?? what am I supposed to do with this information

I’m just gonna note that the current head of public health policy in the US government has decided this technology should not be researched anymore.

Seen recently in Dixon, CA.

Just imagine discovering an armored animal that breathes w/ gills, regrows lost limbs, builds underground homes, and communicates using urine. This is not an alien. You've merely found a crayfish. New Tangled Nature Deep Dive Essay (with Dr. Jim Stoeckel) 👇 tnature.substack.com/p/crayfish-c...

‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…

Can we all stop pushing the button please?

On the day the horseshoe crabs came.

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

Academic freedom assessment across the world. The US is on a steep decline, below >120 countries www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

"Whose Larva Is This?" A quick guide to figure out what you're looking at when you find something that resembles a worm or a Zerg unit crawling around. #insect #bug #education #SciArt

This is why we let the cornflowers go to seed in our front yard: goldfinches eat them and make us happy. Each bobbling stem is a finch.

HOW IS THIS SO COOL PLEASE ALERT EVERYONE WHO LOVES SEA CREATURES

I know Calvin’s dad is already having a moment, but every terrible “outsource precious and fleeting moments with your children to tech so that you can spend more time on your work” pitch makes me think of that one strip I never really cared about as a kid, but care a lot about as an adult.

basketball’s all like gimme that pumpkin i need it and tennis is all like fuck this lemon you take it.

teacup goose horse small size suitable for apartment living

1985-2023, loss of wetlands added “up to about a $10 billion increase in flood insurance claims (nationwide). In Charleston, along the lower Ashley River, the destruction of upstream wetlands has resulted in the loss of about $20.7 million in flood damage reduction since the 1980s.”

More mending happened. These are probably only good for chores or gardening now, but it's something saved anyway.

How has nobody opened a formalwear rental place specializing in last-minute occasions and called it Fiat Tux.

Like Waterworld For Chocolate

2 years ago back I had spotted swallows near Sacramento that not only skimmed the water, but fully dove into it to I assume hunt, I didn't have the skills or the camera to catch them. Last year I tried again, I had a better lens, but still not the right camera. Yesterday I had the right combo. 🪶

Today, I lived Rachael Carson’s “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” On Ring Mountain in Marin County, CA, you might find a wildflower growing nowhere else on Earth, except on this thin rocky outcrop. Tiburon Mariposa Lily (Calochortus tiburonensis) 🌿

This is AMAZING

USDA says screwworm now confirmed in the United States.

Damn, that was a BIG CLAM

I need to remember how much better I feel when I have plants actively growing. Seeing bean sprouts coming up out of the earth does more for my mental health than any number of primary results.

Crop art in the MN Secretary of State’s office. The QR code works! At least it did for me. I hope my picture of it works too. 🌻🌻🌻

This flouf is one of 15 healthy California condor chicks to hatch at our conservation center this season. A new record! #Condorable #KeepCalmAndCarrion

you know that feels so goood

Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) chicks utilize specialized, cryptic plumage that mimics the texture and color of pinecones for camouflage. #birds

Nererid, Sabellid, Polynoid, Spionid, Echiurid, Terebellid

I would like to submit: a tablespoon of quail.

Did a bunch of gardening today, which I usually do with my phone in my back pocket and an earbud in, listening to audiobooks. The Bluetooth goes 20-30 feet. Through walls. Appliances. So when I bend over and my butt is briefly between phone and earbud and it disconnects, CONSISTENTLY... Rude.

Good morning, Bluesky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYNS...

Little chick making a big stretch

The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job