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I won't feel the hurt
I'm not trash any longer
That that doesn't kill me
Only makes me stronger
I need a ride to the morgue
That's what 911 is for
So, tag my toe and don't forget
Ooh to close the drawer
No escaping pain
You belong to me
Clinging on to life
By the skin o'my teeth
Una snervante attesa distrugge lentamente e inesorabilmente la mia già fragile psiche.
Climate activists doing a photoshoot for their all-inclusive "XR Hot Climate Calendar" and a performance, to celebrate the beginning of the Amsterdam Prideweek.
a critically endangered species, this Rodrigues fruit bat lives with a dozen or so others at ZSL's Fruit Bat Forest
They are quite cute.
This species was once widespread throughout South Africa south of the Zambesi river. However, by the end of the 19th century this subspecies was on the brink of extinction with only some 20 to 50 individuals left, confined to a small area of South Africa. A concerted effort to protect this area has meant that there are now over 11,500 in the wild and nearly 1000 in reserves throughout South Africa and also some smaller populations in Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
Cotswold Wildlife Park
Climate activists doing a photoshoot for their all-inclusive "XR Hot Climate Calendar" and a performance, to celebrate the beginning of the Amsterdam Prideweek.
Went into Leeds for an evening out, only to find one of the main roads blocked by a boat. Environmental protestors known as 'Extinction Rebellion'. Taken with my iPhone 7.
Did the dinosaurs really get extinct? Or maybe some of them were smart enough to leave the planet in time?
Made for the Forbidden Animal Planet Contest on Eurobricks.
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Back on the summit of Haleakala ...
One would tend not to think of this chilly and inhospitable environment as home to much of anything, but there are a few rare plants and animals that exist only here. Before I tell you what this is, I have to mention that here on the summit there are several signs posted warning you to walk only on marked trails, because, even only one step outside, you could be walking on microbes that live only here and would be crushed to death. I found that to be particularly surprising.
This rare plant, the Haleakala Silversword, or ʻāhinahina in Hawaiian, grows only at an elevation of 6,900 to 9,800 ft on the dormant Haleakalā volcano. The Haleakalā silversword has been a threatened species as defined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, since May 15, 1992. Prior to that time, excessive grazing by cattle and goats, and vandalism inflicted by people in the 1920s, had caused its near extinction. Before the National Park Service was granted control of Haleakalā volcano, visitors to the volcano's summit often participated in the common practice of uprooting a silversword plant and then rolling it on the jagged lava rock terrain, drying the flowers for arrangements, or using the plant as kindling. Because the delicate, shallow root structure can be crushed by walking in the rocks around the plant, they are very sensitive to foreign elements. Feeding by goats also severely damaged many plants and prevented reproduction. It has since recovered somewhat, but remains threatened.
From Wikipedia: "The Haleakalā silversword has numerous sword-like succulent leaves covered with silver hairs. Silversword plants in general grow on volcanic cinder, a dry, rocky substrate that is subject to freezing temperatures and high winds. The skin and hairs are strong enough to resist the wind and freezing temperature of this altitude and protect the plant from dehydration and the sun.
The plant's base of leaves, arranged in a spherical formation at ground level of the plant, dominates for the majority of the plant's life—which may be greater than 50 years. The leaves are arranged so that they and the hairs of the leaves can raise the temperature of the shoot-tip leaves up to 20 °C (68 °F), thereby having adapted to the extreme high-altitude temperatures by focusing the sunlight to converge at this point and warm the plant.
Silversword is known as a monocarpric plant, meaning it produces seeds only once before its death. Seeding of the plant is very sensitive because damage to the flowers or stalk by insects before reseeding further hinders the threatened species’ propagation. The leaves become limp and dry as the plant goes to seed and dies before being able to fully propagate itself.
questo martin pescatore è in pericolo d'estinzione, sono stata fortunata a vederlo e poterlo fotografare. si distingue dal woodland kingfisher dal becco più grande e i colori leggermente diversi...
this kingfisher is in danger of extinction, I was lucky to see him. he has a different beak, much bigger than the one of the woodland kingfisher and also the colours are a bit different...
Central London, UK. 7th October 2019. Extinction Rebellion activists take to the streets in an attempt to shut down key areas of infrastructure & government departmental offices in the Westminster area.
Extinction Rebellion, environmental activists have blocked Victoria Bridge in Leeds city centre as part of a planned five day protest. The protesters are peaceful and there was a relaxed atmosphere in the camp on the road today. A sailing boat is being used to form the blockade and get the message across.
The slow death of brick & mortar retail. While the higher-tier Nordstrom and Macy's may survive, the lower end will soon all belong to Walmart and Amazon. I think even Target is not far from extinction. This is the back half of the Bullhead City Arizona K-Mart store, set to close forever in 8 days.
When I was growing up no self-respecting Nazarene or Baptist would be caught dead shopping on a Sunday, if you could even find a store open on Sunday.
But that all changed around 1968 or 1969 when the Kmart in Santa Maria California opened its doors about 15 miles from where we lived. Yes, we broke the good Nazarene rules about Sunday shopping and got our 29-cent Big Mac hamburgers at the new McDonald's on the way to the new Kmart! Good times those were.
Sears-Kmart will probably be gone altogether after Christmas shopping season is over. Sears, no big deal, but a part of me will miss Kmart.
The nene (NAY-nay) is a rare goose species that is officially the state bird of Hawaii. In the 1960s, they faced extinction because invasive species were introduced to their natural habitat. Now, their numbers have rebounded, due to successful breeding under human care, and re-introduction of the geese to their original homeland.
INCANDESCENT EXTINCTION
This artwork includes two elements, one arranged vertically above the other. This last element is arranged horizontally on the ground. The two elements incorporate color gradients, one goes towards yellow, the other goes towards sky blue. On the horizontal element, the numbers 100,000, 10,000 and 1,000, in black on a white background, are arranged on black bands.
Technique: paper, cardboard. Size: 95 x 70 x 70 cm.