For Day 8: Disability and Diagnosis

@jonmartinweek

I dont?????? know?????

This is a map of the range of all giraffe species. By my count that puts them in just 16 countries out of the 54 in Africa (of which 5 are island countries with no territory on the continental mainland). That's 30%, quite a long way shy of all, and as you can see many of those countries that do have giraffes only have a tiny portion of their territory within giraffes' habitats

Wow, I knew they weren't in "every African country", but I didn't realize just how restricted their range was

Good teachers don't mind saying "I don't know" or that they need to look it up and will get back to you.

Not only that but giraffes in different areas have different patterns and it's so cool

Masai giraffes look cool af

The Masai giraffes are stuntin’ on the heauxs!

Masai Giraffe:

Reticulated Giraffe:

This switched gears from a post about white ignorance to a giraffe appreciation post. Such is the nature of tumblr.

An update - as of July 2023, Angola has now reintroduced the Angolan giraffe into Iona National Park from the surviving population in Namibia, and reinforced the population with a second group in May 2024. Giraffes are ecosystem engineers in Angola because of their grazing habits, so once their population grows enough, they'll boost other species diversity too. It's still early days, but we're on the brink of that map needing to be expanded, which is lovely

Two things can be true simultaneously. For example:

1) You are allowed to like or dislike whatever characters you choose in a TV show. You're allowed to have whatever opinions feel right for you.

2) Anybody who does not like Rose Marion Tyler has opinions that are suspect and cannot be trusted.

*Stands up proudly*

I will buy tumblr.

some old sketches of them i posted on x

bonus:

She’s like Sonic

That's a raccoon

Waiter disguises (from Rise of the Cybermen!)

imagine in the distant future I marry one of you irl and like 10 years down the line we find out we used to be tumblr moots

ninerose sketches

"it's all in your head" correct! unfortunately I am also in there

STOP HITTING ON RAINBOW DASH SHE IS A LESBIAN YOU FUCKER

some dogs

NOT supportive to your system friends:

- "can you make [alter] front?"

- always asking who's fronting

- getting upset when they can't remember something

VERY supportive to your system friends:

- giving them money

- "here's $50 for you"

- relinquishing your money to them

- offering them money