A bettong bewildered by bagging

Photo is a bettong that has been caught by researchers. The good news is their population has maybe tripled over the last few years in Australia's largest nature preserve that is free of introduced predators - it has 45km (28mi) of 1.8m (just under 6') tall fencing to keep it that way. Just 3 years ago they were reintroduced to... #bettong #boodie #science #research #conservation #nature #wildlife #newhaven #marsupial #woylie #extinction #species #sanctuary

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Regret

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Fun fact: Autoplaying animation on websites that you can't stop is disability discrimination in the US

It's time to know your rights!... #accessibility #web #animation #video

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Who is doing the most good in the world, and how?

My feed is filled with bad news, which is my fault for using the fediverse as a news feed, but it made me wonder: Which organisations, groups or individual people in the world are doing the most good for our world? I'm particularly interested in those who manage to do good on a larger impact scale (quantity or quality), but if...

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This was sold as a "fruit salad". Technically the truth, but not the best kind of truth.

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Once again, I am calling on manufacturers to improve their sealing glues

#every_time #seal #jar #container #manufacturing

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Tuvalu residents able to resettle in Australia as climate change 'threatens its existence'

> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia....

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-10/tuvalu-residents-resettle-australia-sea-levels-climate-change/103090070

For the first time, scientists have found evidence of menopause in wild chimpanzees

Urine samples collected from wild chimpanzees in Uganda over decades have revealed older female chimps undergo hormonal changes much like those in menopausal humans.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-10-27/chimpanzees-menopause-hormones-grandmother-hypothesis/103015508

🎃 October special : 🪦 Stele of the Serpent King "Djet" 🐍. One of the oldest known tomb stelae (sort of a gravestone). Limestone, c. 2820 BCE, Abydos, Egypt

One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since.... #ancient #egypt #archaeology #tomb #djet #serpent #horus #falcon #pharoah #royal #hieroglyphs #serekh #grave #gravestone #tombstone #stele #art #carving #death #halloween #HistoryArtifacts

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