I will never understand the "mouse good and cute, rats evil and icky" stuff in media. It's everywhere, and it's... weird.
"Rats are more violent than mice" is true... but "rats spread more disease than mice" is not, and "rats aren't as cute as mice" makes no sense if you just... look at real ones.
Like... real rats looks nothing like the demonized rat caricatures you see. They just look like bigger mice with longer muzzles. They're not sharper or rougher anywhere.
I don't get it....
Where does it even come from? It's not like the people who have to deal with mice and rats would like mice.
squonching kevin
oh you wanna see big rodents??
the pacarena:
the patagonian mara:
the North American beaver:
the nutria:
the african crested porcupine:
there are many such big guys like this
does anyone else ever think about how the capybara has a drastic impact on the average rodent size? like mice, rats, squirrels, etc. are all roughly the same size, but then the capybara comes along and gives the impression to everyone who forgot it that the average rodent is much bigger than a squirrel
I don't want my cellphone to have AI I want it to have 3 days of battery time. I don't want my computer to have AI preinstalled I want it to have seven usb ports and high ram at affordable price. I don't want my games to have AI built levels I want them to be so optimized I could run them on a nokia.
Our favorite photo from when I was trying to get a Christmas-card worthy photo.
here is kirby if he was sneezing in Mongolia :)
Cutie… patootie... agouti? You might know the capybara, but what about its distant cousin the red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)? This wide-ranging mammal can be found in forests throughout northern South America including Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela. Though smaller than its more famous relative, this hefty rodent can weigh up to 13 lbs (5.9 kg). It dines on a diet of fruit, nuts, and seeds. Like a squirrel, the agouti will bury surplus food to save for a later date. But sometimes this critter forgets to come back for its stash, spreading seeds throughout its habitat as a result.
Photo: Robin Gwen Agarwal, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
dungeon foodies
has anyone seen this thing!!!
Black Herons (Egretta ardesiaca), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, South Africa
Bttm photo - Using its wings to create shade, which may attract some small fish, but also reduces the glare over the water making it easier to find prey.
photograph by Frikkie Bell
I've noticed that I really enjoy this aesthetic.
the air conditioning is OFF.
the window is CLOSED.
he is listening to BABY SHARK 10 HOUR LOOP.
i hate this dog.