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  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.catoScience Memes@mander.xyzThe Toughest Journey
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    26 days ago

    That’s a little drastic, but they do protect the babies while they make their way into the water. I went out to watch a release of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles and it was amazing.

    First, they have signs all over the beach that if you see a mother laying eggs in the sand, leave her alone but mark the spot once she leaves. Phone the number on the sign and they’ll send out a team to collect the eggs. They incubate them safely and once they hatch they schedule a release. You can sign up to come and watch.

    The turtles use the rising sun as a guide to get them to the ocean, so the release is done very early in the morning before sunrise. The seagulls in the area start to gather around out of curiosity, and the conservationists release the hatchlings on the beach. They can’t put them directly in the water because they need to imprint on the beach so they know where to return to lay their eggs.

    The baby turtles start rushing toward the water and the seagulls see a free meal, however they have people with long poles with banners at the end to keep them from getting too close. Everyone cheered when they reached the water, but that’s just the start for them. Of the roughly 150 turtles they released during my visit , only 1% of them will survive to reproduce, meaning only 1-2 of them will ever see this beach again.




  • How the fuck is this allowed.

    "We shared all your data, but you can tell us not to if you want. I mean, we already did it, but, you know how it is… 🤷‍♂️ "

    And they have the nerve to call the heading “Trust and safety”. TRUST?! There’s no trust for anyone who would sell my data to the highest bidder. Or even anyone who will offer pennies.



  • That is true, but people are capable of holding both views at the same time. Soldiers on the battlefield go out and do horrific things to enemy soldiers and civilians, and come home and are loving fathers and husbands who wouldn’t hurt anyone. Or how many times have people been caught for horrible crimes and all their friends and neighbours say it isn’t possible because they’re the kindest and most helpful people they know.

    This isn’t a matter of “some people are capable and some are not”. It’s a case of “most people seem to be able to set aside someone else’s humanity to do horrible things”




  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.catoScience Memes@mander.xyzJoy & Curiosity
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    1 month ago

    I find it fascinating how we’re so willing to ascribe thoughts, feelings, and motivations to inanimate objects or forces of nature and on the other hand we’re so quick to remove all of those attributes from other groups of humans to justify horrible acts done to them.