This show *wrecked me* in the best possible way 😭

Me, internally: Do not anthropomorphize. Do not anthropomorphize. Do not— Bernie, the bighorn sheep: Do you have any games on your phone? (Look at that face. She left me no choice.)

1. London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers. After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.

HEY HEY I may not be on social media much anymore but I wrote a thing for @biographic.bsky.social about gulls nesting in unexpected places that maybe aren't so unexpected after all. www.biographic.com/spains-cliff...

The dream always starts the same way

A guerrilla artist has made Griffith Park his canvas. His medium: Strange signs. L.A. Material contributor Anna Holmes reveals the story behind the Hiding Man of Griffith Park. lamaterial.com/p/hiding-man...

No Gnus is Good Gnus with Gary Gnu

I loved working in entertainment journalism and I miss it so much, but on days like today I’m reminded to be grateful that I can still make a living writing about things that interest me (animals and conservation). That used to be a thing more people could do.

Yes, I am married to a video game developer from Torrance. No, not THAT video game developer from Torrance.

Something I've always found fascinating about Crichton's Jurassic Park is the small but persistant undercurrent that — while having to figure out how to care for dinosaurs from square one is certainly tricky and dangerous — the real problem is that Hammond wants to somehow run a zoo with no staff

The spring issue of Zoo View is here! That’s my new okapi friend Gates on the cover. I got to watch a training session with her and feed her lettuce and now we’re friends. Check out the digital version here: lazoo.org/join-our-com...

“Update to continue using this app” Fine, I won’t continue using it then.

Spent the day at the LA Times Festival of Books and judging by the crowds at the many, many indie bookstore booths, this tracks.

Finally made it to the Jaws exhibit at the Academy Museum. Very well-organized, with lots of original props and fun interactive displays. My favorite thing (not pictured) was the dolly rig set up so you could use your phone camera to replicate the famous dolly shot of Brody on the beach.

Fun but exhausting day at the Ren Faire. I should have taken more pictures, but I got this one as we were going in.

Can confirm

A new member joining the committee! (Yes, that’s the collective noun for a group of vultures.)

Beautiful day at the Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸

Please soothe your soul with this footage of an enraged muppet being treated at the wild muppet center.

Your "research assistant" is Claude. Their research assistant has claws.

Pleased to report that while schools are still trying to make AI happen, the kids hate it and are playing around with youraislopbores.me instead.

From a thread about great Douglas Adams quotes. I think about this one *a lot* these days.

Timeline cleanse: Baby tapir getting scritches for their itches. If you want to scritch your very own tapir & you live outside of Central or South America or SE Asia, you'll need to visit a zoo. But these little guys are (evolutionarily) from around here, in North America. Let's talk about it.

This was probably my favorite of the shows we saw in London in November. Just awe-inducing theatrical magic.

Everything’s falling apart but I got to feed an okapi today, so it’s not all bad.

Look at these cute lil guys!

Tara: This skater is very graceful. Johnny: Yes, his quintuple squoosh is impressive. Tara: But I truly can't tell if he's a traitor. Johnny: Me neither, Tara. Not a clue.

The LA Zoo will be participating in the GBBC with an early morning bird walk for members, but anyone can join from anywhere!

Not really a football fan, but this thread had me at binturong.

Winner of last year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year is a gothic masterpiece. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

I never get to see Charlie the two-toed sloth awake, but today he was up and munching on a corn cob. Precious!

In case you need a break from the doom and gloom, here’s something I’m proud of. My second issue of the L.A. Zoo’s official magazine Zoo View is out this week! You can read the digital version for free here (no paywall!): lazoo.org/join-our-com...

Although I work at the zoo now, I still know a lot of people in entertainment journalism, so let me help you out. If you’re going to use puns in your Primate coverage, remember that chimpanzees are great apes, not monkeys. You’re welcome.

Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up https://theonion.com/australia-admits-all-those-animals-made-up/

Apparently a Laker walked past me and a co-worker at the zoo today? It was my co-worker who recognized him, obviously. I didn’t get the name.

You will be visited by three spirits

My daughter drew this picture of our cat for our relatives as they were deciding whether or not to brave the storm and come over for Christmas.

Fridge is broken, roof is leaking, older cat peeing everywhere but the litter box, and we’re all at some stage of getting over being sick, actually being sick, or starting to feel sick. But at least our Xmas Eve and Xmas Day plans were canceled because of the torrential rain storm. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Happy Halfway out of the Dark to all who celebrate!

An Irish one I heard recently "He's thicker than the glass at the zoo"

Barista: Can I get a name for the order? [Music starts] Snowmeiser: I’m Mr. White Christmas, I’m Mr. Snow, I’m Mr. Icicle, I’m Mr. 10 Be- Barista: Dude, I just need something to put on the cup.

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

🎶 One . . . Battle After Another 🎶

I’m so glad to have a chance to see Merrily We Roll Along via pro shot I didn’t even mind the odd editing and too many close-ups. But I did keep thinking about Lindsay Mendez and Katie Rose Clark playing Elphaba and Glinda (Clark especially), and how Wicked was playing right next door.

Out of Office Reply: I am busy the month of December mapping out a hypothetical 3rd season of “Smash” instead of writing poems. Have a blesséd day.

We’re home from London! Final show count: 5 (if you count Phantom Peak, which I do). Also. Ride the Cyclone, immersive Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Cabaret, and My Neighbor Totoro. All so different, but each one amazing in its own unique way.

We’re London this week. Guess I should post some pics.

‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet: “Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”

Here's a sentence with an exclamation point! Here's a regular sentence with a period where I say what I want to say. Now here's another exclamation point so you don't think I'm a bitch! From, Every woman ever

I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭