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pics@lemmy.world•[OC] 'Paradise Lost' by Raqib ShawEnglish
4·14 days agothis is intense!! i spent so long looking at all the details. i have no idea what story it is telling, but the bizarre creatures and all of the very specific intricacies make it very clear that there is one. wow!!! if this is yours, congratulations- masterpiece!
“The injured woman had been a regular visitor to the great apes’ enclosure, visiting an average of four times per week. She had a habit of touching the glass that separated the public from the gorillas, whilst making eye contact with Bokito and smiling at him. Zoo employees had warned her a few days earlier to keep her distance and avoid direct eye contact with the animal. This sustained staring is thought to have contributed to the attack. Although in humans smiling is a friendly behaviour, in gorillas it is a practice that is discouraged by primatologists, as apes are likely to interpret teeth exposure as a challenge or a form of aggressive display.[22] Speaking from the hospital in an interview with De Telegraaf she said; “He is and remains my darling. Since he arrived at Blijdorp, I have made contact with him. If I placed my hand on the glass, he did the same. If I smiled at him, he smiled back.”
There was a woman who was deliberately provoking one of the gorillas by staring at him, making direct eye contact. He ended up attacking her. This practice started there as a result of it. I’m not sure if it is more widespread now.
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aww@lemmy.world•Rocky enjoying the sunset somewhere along the California Arizona borderEnglish
2·23 days agooh no, not the doggy trauma 😭. I am glad he gets to go live his best water puppy life now. Thank you for sharing him!
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aww@lemmy.world•Rocky enjoying the sunset somewhere along the California Arizona borderEnglish
5·23 days agoI just realised this isn’t a picture of a beach at all! The lighting fooled my eyes. Beautiful picture all the same.
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aww@lemmy.world•Rocky enjoying the sunset somewhere along the California Arizona borderEnglish
6·23 days agoCutest dog butt I’ve seen in a while, haha. I used to have a speckled hound. Her butt looked like an oreo milkshake. I think she would have loved the beach, but she never got to see it. Does Rocky swim?
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Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Victorious in Hell, which is Heaven to a Cenobite like meEnglish
5·28 days agohugs, fren. i hope you are able to get your meds and that things calm down enough for you to breathe. you deserve that.
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pics@lemmy.world•A hot air balloon landed in my back yard.English
16·29 days agothis is easily one of the coolest things i’ve seen in lemmy so far. :D
thank you for sharing!!
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aww@lemmy.world•Found a young squirrel in the parking lot at work.English
8·30 days agoIf you are serious about keeping him for any length of time, please please look up proper diet for them. They are on milk much longer than you might think, and they have high calcium requirements (which nuts deplete). They can have seizures if their calcium levels drop too low. I have seen it too many times with people who have baby squirrels.
He is cute now, but when adolescence hits and his brain shifts into adult/wild mode, he can abe dangerous for you. Please reconsider taking him to a rehabber. He deserves a shot at a wild life.
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Fuck Cars@lemmy.world•The Cyclist by Mohssin AmgharEnglish
0·6 months agowell done :)

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