“And they found my letter
Rolled up in your pocket
Where I said I’d kill myself
If she left me again”
brandonfrias: BEHOLD THE MANUL!!!
Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul), also called the manul, is a small wild cat having a broad but patchy distribution in the grasslands and montane steppe of Central Asia. The species is negatively affected by habitat degradation, prey base decline, and hunting, and has therefore been classified as Near Threatened by IUCN since 2002.
Pallas’s cat was named after the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas, who first described the species in 1776 under the binomial Felis manul.
Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)
… is a species of hornbill in the northeastern Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Numbers have declined significantly due to habitat loss and hunting, and it has been entirely extirpated from Nepal. It is estimated that there are now less than 10,000 adults remaining. With a length of about 117 cm (46 in). It is among the largest Bucerotine hornbills. The underparts, neck and head are rich rufous in the male, but black in the female.
While predominantly a bird of ridged and hilly forests, chiefly broadleaved forests at altitudes of 150–2,200 m (490–7,200 ft), it has also been recorded in dry woodland. The nesting period is from March to June) the trees being preferred are tall and having broad girths. There is evidence to suggest the Rufous-necked Hornbill communities move seasonally between one forested area to another to avail of the differing abundance of fruiting trees due to local conditions…
(read more: Wikipedia)
(photos: T - Kalyanvarma; Mid/B - Ujjal Ghosh)
Jackson’s Chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), from East Africa, have been unintentionally introduced into Hawaii and San Diego, CA. They are the kind of lizard that loves you with their whole heart and doesn’t hold anything back.
I often draw out concepts before I take them. I think it makes it easier to visualize the composition of the photo. I put together a few of the sketches I did before each photograph, so you can see how the final product compares to the original sketch. Just thought it might be interesting haha :)
don’t think twice it’s alright (cover) (by Susan Bishop)
Holly Miranda & Kevin Devine
Friends,
The people in Brighton Beach/ Rockaway Beach need your help. In Brighton Beach alone there are 10k residents and 50% are elderly, many are still trapped in their high-rise apartments with no power and no elevators and no way to access the food/water/supplies that FEMA are distributing at street level. We are assembling a crew to take sandwiches, water, medical supplies, etc and climb the stairs to get these items to the people who can get down.
It’s too much red tape to officially volunteer, so we are going to do it ourselves.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Below is a list of the supplies we will need
In addition to the items we are taking out there we are in need of gasoline to get us there and back, its getting difficult to find it around here at the moment.
If you’d like to help but you aren’t in the greater New York area, you can send cash donations via PAYPAL to SELFEVIDENTSALES@GMAIL.COM
It will all go towards supplies, gas, food for this relief effort that will be happening tomorrow!
Please make all drop off’s between the hours of 5pm and 4am THIS EVENING (11/1) at THE DRINK. Located at 228 Manhattan Avenue, Between Grand & Maujer.
WE NEED:
- Sandwich materials:
- Sliced bread
- Cold cuts
- Sliced cheese
- Chicken salad (easy to make a vat of)
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- WATER
- PROTEIN BARS
- Instant coffee
- Chocolate (blood sugar)
- Ziplock bags (we will need a lot of these)
- Blankets
- Paper towels
- Tampons
- Baby wipes
- Anti bacterial soap
- Tarps/Heavy Plastic
- Sheets (to cover broken windows)
- Rubber gloves
- Trash bags
- Shovels
- Heavy Duty Tape
- Non-electric can openers
- Brooms
- Candles
- Batteries (AAA, AA, D)
- Flashlights
- Toilet Paper
- Diapers
- Baby food/formula
- Non-perishable foods/canned foods
- Old Clothes (Sweatshirts, Sweatpants, Socks)
- Freeze Gel Packs (the kind that snap in half)
- Heat packs (that heat upon opening)
- Waders (for fishing)
- Water Proof Rain Boots
THE PLAN -
::Tomorrow morning at 8am, we will start making sandwiches and rationing items.
::At 11am crews will leave for Brighton Beach, where we know of five 23 story buildings that have no power and are filled with the elderly. If we are able, we will then head to the Rockaways and downtown Manhattan.
::If you have a truck or car that has a full tank, we can either use the transportation for more crew, or siphon your gas.
Please repost this as much as possible.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
(via idighollymiranda)
