awww

thegreenwolf:

currentsinbiology:

Baby Tortoises Show Up In The Galapagos For The First Time In Over A Century

 There hadn’t been one single baby tortoise sighting in more than a
century on the Galapagos Island of Pinzon, until a small group of the
tiny, shelled youngsters were spotted this year.

The recent births are helping to pull the critically endangered animals
back from the brink of extinction after they were nearly laid to waste
as a result of human activity.

This is huge news for a species that has been struggling to survive for
a century, relying on humans raising young tortoises bred in captivity
until they are large enough to not fall prey to rats and predators.

Have some good news!

ponyregrets:

ponyregrets:

So when my dad was twelve, he was really into Lord of the Rings, and wrote Tolkien a five-page letter entirely in Dwarven Runes.

My parents believe (probably correctly) that this is the only item they own that my brother and I are going to fight over.

Every now and then I like to brag about it.

someone just liked and it showed up on my dash again, so let’s bring back a casual reminder that I am a legit nerd with an impressive pedigree