Anonymous asked: This may not be up to your usual standard for drawing prompts, but maybe a literal "hedge hog"? As in, just a wild boar whose back is covered in shrubbery and flowers?
Every few years, these behind-the-scenes photos of our National Museum of Natural History go viral.
With less than one percent of the museum’s collection on display at any given time, we need a lot of drawers.
These images, captured over the course of almost 20 years, show the vastness and variety of specimens in storage but also represent very active science that goes on at the museum. What do we do with all those birds? They allow researchers to study a species’ variability, to learn how environments change over time, and to access raw data for continual investigation as the field advances.
With everyone shuttered in for weeks, women and girls were raped. Little to no consequence has come for the men, and the women and girls had no one and nowhere to turn to.
Imbue your living room or dining area with a tropical vibe with the addition of a Mop Upside Down in a Bucket. Its presence might inspire you to book an ocean voyage to an island paradise, which you could actually take, knowing that, when you return, your mop won’t have turned into a brittle skeleton that you have to shove into trash bags and then heave into an alley dumpster like some Mafia body or the paradise palm you forgot to tell your roommate to water. No, rest assured, Mop Upside-Down in a Bucket will still be there, just as droopy and gray as it was when you left.
Remember, everyone experiences mental illness differently, and the way we talk about it can have a significant effect on someone’s well-being. Be kind and empathetic, regardless of a person’s diagnosis. -Vesta
