Look at this image of one of its cousins. legend said it would drank milk right out of the udders of goats??
Western Lowland Gorillas' (Silverbacks) scientific name is Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla
They're critically endangered.
- In addition to having distinctive fingerprints like humans do, gorillas also have unique nose prints.
- Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies.
- Because of poaching and disease, the gorilla’s numbers have declined by more than 60% over the last 20 to 25 years. Even if all of the threats to western lowland gorillas were removed, scientists calculate that the population would require some 75 years to recover.
Sources: The Smithsonian WWF
I just made [email protected] to combine a couple animal subs. AIDKE is always low key awwducational in my mind
I just made [email protected] to roll up some of my favorite animal subs.
The also like to sun themselves
The Great Eared Nightjar's eyes can reflect light back into their retina for superior night vision (like crocs and cats)
This fluffy dragon bird bb is mostly known for is nocturnal and superior night vision due to a layer of tissue at the back of its eye called a tapetum lucidum, which reflects visible light back through its retina.
Other facts:
- They eat in flight
- Nightjars in general have some dark folklore told about them because of their big black eyes and piercing call. In Indonesia, there's a satanic nightjar(!) that has a call that sounds like "sound of plucking out someone’s eyes.1
Hard to teach humility to a dude who is surrounded by institutional investors funneling millions into his pockets.
But yeah I hope this is ruining his sleep
Agreed. Any big migration won’t be felt until looking five years in retrospect.
I think there’s a point where over researching overtakes usefulness and just feeds anxiety because it leans into social hyper awareness and every autistic cell screaming at you to Perform Friendliness.
A total life changer for me was focusing more on how I feel in every moment and then deploying meaningless small talk at 100% masked friendliness (this is at a 1 sentence fragment per 10-30min interval) if I feel like I have the energy to perform. Strategically, I make sure to be extra bubbly and say things like, “Everyone here is so brilliant! Do you all have a group chat to share things outside of the conference every year? How does everyone stay in touch?” Anything aimed at gaining points of contact without spending more immediate social energy.
The crucial part is — when I no longer feel ok, be it energy, anxiety, self doubt, etc — I make a friendly exit. Just a, “Great meeting you all!” And commit to the exit. A goodbye is weirdly a big deal for the best groundwork for future encounters. And, I can go home mostly ok and can more likely shake off any anxiety or latent disappointment without an extended recovery period.
I put everything into ChatGPT now to make words sound human.
The inverse is when I write accessibility descriptions. Those get really detailed
I’m sure they can sell or loan of one or two stolen artifacts to pay for what amounts to a drop of money in their annual spending.