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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social · 10h

Ume, the Malayan tapir calf, isn’t exactly dainty when it comes to eating her salad behind the scenes. 🥬 Now, 8 months old and 400 pounds, she’s growing fast, and those loud crunches mean she’s getting all the greens she needs to thrive. 💗

📹: Keeper Katie

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 19h

Got scared by a little guy in a cage suddenly moving and screaming “Let me out!!!” when I was walking around last night. We should have Halloween decorations all year.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 23h

In his 80’s print chair today.

An old tuxedo cat lying down on a chair with a colorful print cover.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 1d

If I pause while rubbing her chest she gives me a side eye look, but when I continue she then goes back to spacing out lol.

A gray cat looking at me with a sideways glance as I pause while rubbing her chest with my hand.

A gray cat looking ahead as I continue with rubbing her chest with my hand.

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 1d

This #tapir was sleeping in the open area at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica this afternoon and then woke up to visit me as I was leaving.

#bairdstapir #nature #wildlife #mammals

A tapir stands on a grassy area, its mouth slightly open as if mid-chew. The animal’s dark body contrasts with lighter markings around its face and ears, and the background is filled with soft green vegetation.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 1d

Hope I see one hundred cats today, but one or two is good too.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 1d

It is my birthday today.

Me, a woman with long brownish hair and bangs, smiling.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 2d

We are watching the sky get darker as it starts to rain again.

An old gray cat sitting on a table looking out a partially open window.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 2d

Hope to be blessed by seeing a tapir in real life one day.

Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 2d

I was trying to photograph Groove-billed Anis this morning, but I was photobombed by his scofflaw.

At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#tapirs #birds #nature

A tapir resting in green grass with two small black birds nearby—one perched on its back and the other on the ground in front.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 4d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 3d

Flat illustration of a Wood Pigeon, Magpie, and Robin in a parade-line stride holding autumn leaves up high with their beaks! (UK birds as I am there right now on vacation!)

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 3d

Smokey is hard at work.

A gray cat sleeping in a green bed on a desk in front of a window.

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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 5d

Every question you ask at the end of a work meeting should be deducted from your lifespan

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 4d

Koguma-chan, Rilakkuma’s friend who lives in the Honey Forest, hence the honey stain on his backside.

A hand holding a Koguma-chan plush, a little brown bear with a fuzzy chest.

A hand holding a Koguma-chan plush showing its backside with a bear shaped honey stain.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 4d

Got another early bday gift. Who do you think will be in here?

A blind box shaped like a cake slice showing four possibilities for which plush is inside.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 4d

My sister got me Quentin’s book as an early birthday gift.

A book called Field Guide of All the Birds We Found One Year in the United States by Quentin Reiser.

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Gumby Screens @gumbyscreens.bsky.social · 5d

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 4d

Outside the coffee shop, a little kid kept asking to see people’s keys then snatching and running away with them. Pretty good bit. His parents didn’t find it that funny though.

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Spooky Jess @iamnotaboat.bsky.social · 5d

What are you doing with your adulthood if you haven’t adopted a cat yet?

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.bsky.social · 7d

Small kittens are cute but we still have so many older kittens and adult cats who need their perfect people, too. If you’ve been thinking about adding a cat to your life, check out some wonderful little souls looking for homes in the Mid-Atlantic: crits4cats.petfinder.com
(Elkton, MD, DE/PA/NJ ok!)