Part Of This Is Copy Paste Bc Its A Wip But I Like Her

Part of this is copy paste bc it’s a wip but I like her

holy shit hoatzin chicks are straight-up quadrupeds holy shit the video is amazing too bad you have to be here to see it nyaa nyaa :p

gecko toes slip off wet glass when stationary because glass is too hydrophilic to counter the hydrophobic properties of gecko toe pads. interestingly they slide off dry teflon but are much better at sticking to wet teflon. clingfish have belly suction cups with three hierarchical structures on the cup rim which allow grip to rough and irregular surfaces. the demonstrative photographs are incredibly striking but i am being polite and not taking pictures during the presentation

One of the hallmarks of Family Scolopacidae (which includes the previously-covered Wood████) is a keen interest in education. Gathering into vast multi-genus flocks, these scholastic shorebirds are willing to travel thousands of miles to attend various scientific conferences. Above, a mixed group of Marbled Godwits and Willets pay keen attention to a presentation on the convergent evolution of tail weaponry amongst mammals, turtles, and ornithischian dinosaurs.

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i am not smart enough to summarize the conclusions of the independent patellar evolution presentation but weirdly emus dont actually have kneecaps

if we make a super AI and it turns out to give a damn about our wellbeing that will 100% only be because it admires how we’re friends with dogs