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"Hello."

"Do you have a moment to talk about Linux?"

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Awww, give him a little red jacket!

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 7 hours ago

"Respect mah authoritah!!"

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This is me emailing mycologists to ask if they want to sequence any of the unusual mushrooms I found.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

This is me emailing herpetologists to ask if they want to know the sequence of any of the unusual events that happened after i licked some toads i found

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 34 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Animals are so much more chill when there are no predators. I took a vacation in Galapagos a few years back and most of the wildlife is like this, they just kind of stare at you for a second and go about their day.

[–] spinne@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

This is one of the coolest things I've ever read. Must've been incredible to experience firsthand!

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 11 hours ago

Penguins do have predators in the leopard seals in the antarctic, but because they're the only bipedal animals down there they seem to view people as kinda just big penguins. They seem more than happy to jump into boats with people if they think there's a seal around or something.

And for their part, the seals also seem to view us as a curiosity or small seal. I know of at least one case where a seal tried to teach somebody how to hunt by bringing them fish and injured penguins like they would for a baby seal.

[–] groovyplane@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

Aww, that's a happy group of folks, or hungry.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

more like "excuse me, can you please let me know if you find any fish there"

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 12 hours ago

"Return the Slab. I shall return hither one week henceforth."