I see it !!

That said I see ‘things’ in cloud formations as well

LoL


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Cloud watching is a favourite pass time of mine :laugh:

looks like she's blowing smoke/fire from her mouth too

Baby orangutan's first-class ticket to new home…

When you're a baby orangutan facing a long and daunting trip abroad, a bit of luxury goes a long way.
Kiwi was given a first-class ticket as she sailed across the English Channel with her carers to start a new life in Dorset.
Born in a Spanish conservation centre, the nearly-one-year-old was rejected by her mother.
After attempts for another orangutan to adopt her failed, she has moved to Monkey World in Wareham - home to Europe's specialist orangutan creche.

She made the 90-minute journey from Calais to Dover in the best available seats of the P&O ferry Liberte to ensure she had a stress-free place to stay for the crossing.
Jack Steer, P&O Ferries port operations director, said: "It is not every day we have an orangutan onboard and it was a special day for our P&O Liberte crew who greeted Kiwi and arranged a quiet place for her to stay as she sailed across the English Channel."
Kiwi is the second baby orangutan to join the creche at the Dorset ape rescue centre for orphaned and rejected youngsters in recent weeks.

Three-month-old Sibu moved to the centre in October from Dublin Zoo after his mother was unable to feed him.
Monkey World said Kiwi had settled in with Sibu, spending time together within the nursery to watch the older orangutans.
Still needing night milk feeds as well as comfort, Kiwi and Sibu spend evenings and mornings together with the specialist Monkey World care team.
They will eventually move up to the nursery full-time with four other young orangutans born in Hungary, Germany and the UK.
'An international crowd'
They are cared for by foster mother Oshine, an orangutan from Borneo rescued from the illegal pet trade in South Africa in 2010.
Monkey World director Dr Alison Cronin said: "It is so important that the babies grow up with others of their own kind rather than with people so that they mature into healthy and well-adjusted adults.
"It is hard work caring for two needy orphans but it means the kids will be able to grow up together under the watchful eyes of their older brothers and sisters and adopted mother.
"It is quite an international crowd at the orangutan nursery and, while it is very sad that they are not being cared for by their mothers, all of us from Spain to Ireland to Dorset are doing everything possible to give these gorgeous babies families of their own kind."
With the addition of Kiwi and Sibu, Monkey World said it has cared for 13 orphans from seven countries over the years.

…orangu….

No more international breaks in the football season until March apparently


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…the unfortunate case of the mis gendered cat and the drainpipe rescue is a Christmas story that we all need to be made into a musical…she doesn’t look like a John, I have to say…look at that smile with all of the firemen buzzing around her…I’m glad she’s ok…:lovedup:…

Last Friday, Coffee Milano Cafe in Middleborough, Massachusetts posted a sign advertising a deal offering customers free coffee if they danced into the shop.

“Want a FREE COFFEE?? Walk in and give us your BEST Dance moves for 5 seconds!!” the sign read, adding that their marvelous moves would be recorded for social media — and it turns out people were not shy in the slightest.

On Sunday, the coffee shop posted a TikTok showing what happened after the sign was posted.

The clip is set to Los del Río’s “Macarena” and starts with a woman who kicks off her shoes to bust a move, followed by folks doing Irish jigs, waltzes, flossing, conga lines and so much more.

The happy faces of the dancers is also reflected in the comments section of the video, which garnered more than 7 million views and over 15,000 comments.

“This is such a good way to spread positivity,” commented one TikTok user.

“Girl took off her shoes and moonwalked! She deserved 2 cups,” wrote another, and someone else added, “1st girl is vibes.”

“Why am I crying?! This makes me sooo happy,” wrote another TikTok user, and many replied saying they were moved to tears, too.

The cafe’s owner, Josh Rashid, tells TODAY.com he got the idea after he saw a pizza shop do the same dancing deal for free slices on social media. “I was like, ‘This is genius.’”

The next day his social media manager teased the promotion on the cafe’s Facebook and he posted a sign on the door.

“We had probably 15, 20 people show up and dance for us,” he says. “It was kind of cool.”

Rashid says he’s thrilled the comments section is overwhelmingly positive.

“You know, life isn’t always easy,” he says. “Sometimes you just see something that puts the greatest smile on your face, and it brings tears to your eyes.”

Rashid says customers have been asking if he plans on throwing more dance-for-coffee parties, so the shop’s social media pages are already hinting at the next one.

“Just keep dancing,” he says. “Enjoy life. It’s short. It’s fun. We have good days, we have bad days, but sometimes a coffee and a dance makes it all better.”

A couple are celebrating the unexpected arrival of their premature son who was born in their car after it got stuck in flood water.

Becky Whittle and Luke Browning, from Newent, were on their way to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Sunday when their son Noah was born.

They were already on a detour to avoid flooding caused by Storm Bert but got stuck outside Malvern Tyres in Gloucester.

"We’ve had fun along the journey and we realise how lucky we are because it could have gone really badly," Becky said.

Mother and Baby are doing very well.

Fabulous !


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World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74….


The world's oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the approximate age of 74, US biologists say.
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was filmed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge in the Pacific Ocean with her latest partner looking after the egg.
Members of the species usually only live for 12-40 years, but Wisdom was tagged in 1956 when she was about five.
Her last offspring hatched in 2021. She is thought to have had more than 30 chicks in her lifetime.
The USFWS said on X that Wisdom was with a new partner this year and that her previous partner Akeakamai had not been seen for several years.
The species generally mates for life but she is already thought to have outlived at least three mates.
Jon Plissner, supervisory wildlife biologist at the refuge, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Wisdom was one of two to three million Laysan albatrosses who travel to Midway to breed.
He said biologists were unaware of any other birds even close to her age, the oldest being 45.
"It's really been remarkable," he said. "Wisdom seems to pique the interest of people across the world. We wait each year with bated breath for her return."
He said Wisdom still appeared to have the energy and instincts to raise another chick, and that there was a 70-80% chance of the egg hatching.
Albatross parents share incubation duties and, once the chick hatches, feeding duties.
Wisdom was first identified and tagged in 1956 after laying an egg. Laysan albatrosses are not known to breed before the age of five.
Midway Atoll is part of the Hawaiian archipelago but does not fall within the US state of Hawaii and is described as an unincorporated territory of the US.
The wildlife refuge is home to the largest colony of albatross in the world.

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At least John is okay now.:dance:

…:love:…a jeanius use of a clothing item…?…

^^^^ nah I genuinely love this story :bawling:

…:lovedup:…that’s such a work of love…Len Webb…:love:…the carvings are gorgeous ….

i love the idea of australia, but i just couldn't cope with their wildlife :laugh:

Now from Turkiye comes the story of an annual spring reunion that has captivated the hearts of a nation for 14 years.

It involves a simple rural fisherman Adem Yilmaz, waiting in his boat for the return of a dear friend: a white stork named Yaren.

Casting his lines and nets upon the beautiful Uluabat Lake near Yilmaz’s home of Eskikaraagac Village in the region of Bursa, he has waited patiently, eagerly, for the white stork’s arrival.

“Yaren generally comes at the beginning of the month, and when it didn’t show up, I feared something had happened to it,” Yilmaz told national news. “I spent a week in sorrow, thinking it might have faced danger on the way. But thankfully, Yaren has returned. This morning, it came to my boat and ate the fish I had brought for it.”

It is the 14th year that Yaren has come to the lake to perch on the prow of Yilmaz’s rowboat after making a 2,500-mile journey from the species’ winter breeding grounds in sub-Saharan Africa.

The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) flies this route, via the Balkans, Greece, and Turkiye, or via Gibraltar, every year before returning in spring to nest and raise its young. Eskikaraagac is part of the European Stork Villages Network, an organization that honors and celebrates towns whose members prioritize and engage with stork conservation strategies.

Alper Tuydes, a wildlife photographer from Turkiye, traveled to the lake to wait for Yaren along with Yilmaz for the chance to photograph the charming bond between man and bird that has captivated even the political elite.

“Spring has come, longing is over… That heart-warming reunion happened again on its 14th anniversary,” Ibrahim Yumakli, the Turkish Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, wrote on X. “Uncle Adem and Yaren are together again.”

“It’s a beautiful reminder of the importance of nature, friendship, and the deep connections that can transcend the barriers of species,” wrote Turkiye Today. “For those lucky enough to witness this annual reunion, it’s a heartwarming sight that continues to inspire and delight.”