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Jan 23

The perfect gift for your animal-mad partner/friend/relative

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We’ve all heard of “Adopt a Tiger” or “Adopt a Panda” campaigns. Whilst these are worthy causes, why not share some love for some less appreciated animals?

Adopt a Lobster

Look at these adorable lobsters. You can name a lobster for only £3.00GBP, which gets you a certificate and you can find out when your lobster has been released into the wild off the coast of Cornwall, UK. There’s plenty of other options too, which come with stuffed plush lobsters, chocolate lobsters, anything lobster-related you could want!

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Money goes towards the National Lobster Hatchery, which raises lobsters and releases them into the wild as part of a sustainable scheme which works alongside local fishermen to increase wild lobster populations. This scheme has been so successful it’s being introduced to other parts of the UK, too!  

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Name a Roach

Lobsters not for you? How about naming a roach, for only $15USD. Plus there’s a bunch of really cute cockroach-related goodies up for grabs, too.  Money raised goes towards the Wildlife Conservation Society!

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Adopt a Kākāpō

Okay, so maybe you don’t like invertebrates. That’s okay, there’s plenty of lesser known vertebrates looking for help, too.

You can adopt a kākāpō and help protect the remaining 151 in the wild. 151, that’s crazy! That’s only 1 generation of pokémon’s worth of kākāpō left in the wild.

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This adoption scheme is a little more pricy, with $100 NZD for the lowest tier, but it gets you an adoption certificate, a plush kakapo and some other goodies! Who wouldn’t want to adopt a kākāpō named “Bluster Murphy”?

Plush American Oystercatcher!

Not strictly an adoption scheme, 20% of the sale price ($49 USD) of each of these adorable Plush American Oystercatchers goes to real Oystercatchers through a donation to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. I just couldn’t resist adding this.

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Thank you for reading! If anyone has any more unusual animal adoption suggestions, feel free to add onto this post!

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Jan 22

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Jan 21

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“ Cyprus by Kenan Hurdeniz ”

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Cyprus by Kenan Hurdeniz

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“ Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
There are few things more beautiful than the intricacy of a snowflake, but how exactly are they formed? Why are they symmetrical? Why are no two the same?
Let’s find out!
The birth of a...

earthstory:

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

There are few things more beautiful than the intricacy of a snowflake, but how exactly are they formed? Why are they symmetrical? Why are no two the same?

Let’s find out!

The birth of a snowflake:

Keep reading

(Source: facebook.com, via moreanimalia)

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Adventure Comics vol 1 #249 (1958)
Written by Otto Binder
Art by Ramona Fradon
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FIVE STARFISH ADMIRAL

Wanted - Aqua Crook!
Adventure Comics vol 1 #249 (1958)
Written by Otto Binder
Art by Ramona Fradon

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