Links: Better Late than Never

And finally: Lord Vader Approaches!

via Andrew Y.

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10 thoughts on “Links: Better Late than Never

  1. AJ January 17, 2018 / 8:58 am

    Such wonderful links today! And had a huge chuckle at the penguin video. Never knew penguins came in solid black.

    • Ricky's Mom January 17, 2018 / 9:16 am

      They don’t as adults, unless they have a melanism, a *very* rare pigment mutation. Darth Vader appears to be a “yoot”—note the downiness of the plumage.

      Baby heffalumps make my heart hurt.

      • Ricky's Mom January 17, 2018 / 9:54 am

        Of course I meant “melanism,” not “a melanism.”

      • Murray C January 17, 2018 / 10:48 am

        Know what you mean, R’s Mom – they seem so extremely vulnerable, especially in these days of poaching for hide and tusk. The little one the other day – too small to nurse! That had never occurred to me! And I remember seeing video of a calf born with its front knees bent and struggling along to keep up – FINALLY, after a few days, its knees straightened out and it was OK. But to see that brave little creature doing its best and mom encouraging him – heart wrenching.

  2. Gigi The cat lady January 17, 2018 / 9:39 am

    Babies, heroes and Darth Pinguin, who could ask for anything more!

  3. allein ? January 17, 2018 / 10:49 am

    Baby heffalump looks like they ran out of the right color trunks so they had to use one that didn’t quite match.

  4. PaulaO. January 17, 2018 / 12:59 pm

    Can the black penguin even fit down the stairs??????

    • Not That Mike The Other Mike January 17, 2018 / 1:15 pm

      I think the black one is a chick that has not yet molted and acquired its adult feathers. So I assume that all that bulk is just feather floof.

  5. fkaWaldenPond January 17, 2018 / 7:36 pm

    Ok, that Sam Kalidi (and his twitter) is darn funny. 😀 Thank you for that!

  6. debg January 17, 2018 / 10:10 pm

    Hurray for Shelby and Lizzie! I was watching The Critter Room’s Youtube channel religiously in those days, and Lizzie’s birth amazed everybody!!! She was an adorably obnoxious baby.

    The penguins had me in tears of laughter.

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