Katuwestākos Göransson
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Unless you're in Australia! We don't have rabies here. There's really beautiful flying foxes that fly around at dusk every night and it's one of the fun things about living here.
January 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Unless you're in Australia! We don't have rabies here. There's really beautiful flying foxes that fly around at dusk every night and it's one of the fun things about living here.
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And when you say painless- it really is painless. I had to grab a bat to save it from a cat last year and had I not seen it bite I never would have known- absolutely felt nothing. Luckily rabies is less likely in UK ( but still a risk) and I knew to organise my post bite jabs.
January 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
And when you say painless- it really is painless. I had to grab a bat to save it from a cat last year and had I not seen it bite I never would have known- absolutely felt nothing. Luckily rabies is less likely in UK ( but still a risk) and I knew to organise my post bite jabs.
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haha maybe migraines are correlated with fascination with rare diseases??
i skimmed the intro and it does sound extremely not fun but rabies basically fries your brain
i skimmed the intro and it does sound extremely not fun but rabies basically fries your brain
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
haha maybe migraines are correlated with fascination with rare diseases??
i skimmed the intro and it does sound extremely not fun but rabies basically fries your brain
i skimmed the intro and it does sound extremely not fun but rabies basically fries your brain
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Throughout the Middle Ages, Iberia (now Spain and Portugal) had a distinctive system of counting years, with a start date of 38 BC.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Throughout the Middle Ages, Iberia (now Spain and Portugal) had a distinctive system of counting years, with a start date of 38 BC.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
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😮
Unexpected that "era" is from *h₂éyos: "copper/bronze", not from a hypothetical homophonous *h₂éyos, an action noun from the root of "age" and "eternal"!
Or—in "aetas aënea": "bronze age", it's the "ae" of "aënea": "bronze", not the "ae" of "aetas": "age" that is the same as the "ae" of "aera"!
Unexpected that "era" is from *h₂éyos: "copper/bronze", not from a hypothetical homophonous *h₂éyos, an action noun from the root of "age" and "eternal"!
Or—in "aetas aënea": "bronze age", it's the "ae" of "aënea": "bronze", not the "ae" of "aetas": "age" that is the same as the "ae" of "aera"!
Throughout the Middle Ages, Iberia (now Spain and Portugal) had a distinctive system of counting years, with a start date of 38 BC.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
😮
Unexpected that "era" is from *h₂éyos: "copper/bronze", not from a hypothetical homophonous *h₂éyos, an action noun from the root of "age" and "eternal"!
Or—in "aetas aënea": "bronze age", it's the "ae" of "aënea": "bronze", not the "ae" of "aetas": "age" that is the same as the "ae" of "aera"!
Unexpected that "era" is from *h₂éyos: "copper/bronze", not from a hypothetical homophonous *h₂éyos, an action noun from the root of "age" and "eternal"!
Or—in "aetas aënea": "bronze age", it's the "ae" of "aënea": "bronze", not the "ae" of "aetas": "age" that is the same as the "ae" of "aera"!
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Made a point of visiting Beam Paints' shop on Manitoulin Island this summer. Lovely people, lovely shop.
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Made a point of visiting Beam Paints' shop on Manitoulin Island this summer. Lovely people, lovely shop.
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A reminder to any canadian (or any) #watercolor artists. Beam Paints is an Indigenous owned company with beautiful plastic-free hues. Their sparkly metallics are to die for
www.beampaints.com
www.beampaints.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
A reminder to any canadian (or any) #watercolor artists. Beam Paints is an Indigenous owned company with beautiful plastic-free hues. Their sparkly metallics are to die for
www.beampaints.com
www.beampaints.com
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For those that don't know: Rabies can be treated, but not after you show symptoms. Once you show signs of infection you are dead man walking.
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
For those that don't know: Rabies can be treated, but not after you show symptoms. Once you show signs of infection you are dead man walking.
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And it's not to be scared of bats. Bats...are nice people.
Be scared of rabies. Be VERY scared of rabies.
Be scared of rabies. Be VERY scared of rabies.
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
And it's not to be scared of bats. Bats...are nice people.
Be scared of rabies. Be VERY scared of rabies.
Be scared of rabies. Be VERY scared of rabies.
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Except Hawaii. Hawaii you're okay.
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Except Hawaii. Hawaii you're okay.
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It's because some bats can bite and scratch in ways that are painless and not easily visible and later people have then died from rabies.
yes, you can get rabies from a scratch, a rabid animal may have licked it's claws/paws.
It's nothing to play around with.
For people in the US.
yes, you can get rabies from a scratch, a rabid animal may have licked it's claws/paws.
It's nothing to play around with.
For people in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It's because some bats can bite and scratch in ways that are painless and not easily visible and later people have then died from rabies.
yes, you can get rabies from a scratch, a rabid animal may have licked it's claws/paws.
It's nothing to play around with.
For people in the US.
yes, you can get rabies from a scratch, a rabid animal may have licked it's claws/paws.
It's nothing to play around with.
For people in the US.
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If a bat touches you and you're not controlling it like this with thick gloves and knowing what you're doing
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
PSA for any bat-friends inspired by this post: thick work gloves like the ones being worn in this picture are absolutely necessary before attempting to handle a bat! Do not let it anywhere near bare skin! And if it appears ill or is acting erratically, do not approach, just call a pro
Hey if I'm late on my next deadline its because I just spent 2 hours swabbing this guy with oil to save him from a moth trap
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If a bat touches you and you're not controlling it like this with thick gloves and knowing what you're doing
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
You need to get a rabies vaccination and I'm deadly serious.
If a bat *touches* you.
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DO NOT TOUCH WILDLIFE. DO NOT FEED WILDLIFE AND HABITUATE IT TO HANGING OUT AROUND HUMANS. DO NOT HANDLE WOUNDED WILDLIFE, CALL A PROFESSIONAL.
EXTREMELY DO NOT BREASTFEED BATS.
EXTREMELY DO NOT BREASTFEED BATS.
For those that don't know: Rabies can be treated, but not after you show symptoms. Once you show signs of infection you are dead man walking.
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
DO NOT TOUCH WILDLIFE. DO NOT FEED WILDLIFE AND HABITUATE IT TO HANGING OUT AROUND HUMANS. DO NOT HANDLE WOUNDED WILDLIFE, CALL A PROFESSIONAL.
EXTREMELY DO NOT BREASTFEED BATS.
EXTREMELY DO NOT BREASTFEED BATS.
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I just re-found the National Geographic episode on volcanoes that I used to watch nearly daily when I was like 6 years old!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQN...
National Geographic: Volcano! (1989)
YouTube video by Rando Retro Video
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I just re-found the National Geographic episode on volcanoes that I used to watch nearly daily when I was like 6 years old!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQN...
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3/ ... influence from the verb ‘heißen’, one of its meanings being “to order”.
*Aiskō(ja)n and its descendants are related to Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ, “to seek”), Lithuanian ‘ieškóti’ (“to seek; to search”), and Sanskrit इ॒च्छति॑ (iccháti, “to desire; to seek”).
*Aiskō(ja)n and its descendants are related to Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ, “to seek”), Lithuanian ‘ieškóti’ (“to seek; to search”), and Sanskrit इ॒च्छति॑ (iccháti, “to desire; to seek”).
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
3/ ... influence from the verb ‘heißen’, one of its meanings being “to order”.
*Aiskō(ja)n and its descendants are related to Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ, “to seek”), Lithuanian ‘ieškóti’ (“to seek; to search”), and Sanskrit इ॒च्छति॑ (iccháti, “to desire; to seek”).
*Aiskō(ja)n and its descendants are related to Russian иска́ть (iskátʹ, “to seek”), Lithuanian ‘ieškóti’ (“to seek; to search”), and Sanskrit इ॒च्छति॑ (iccháti, “to desire; to seek”).
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2/
Old English ‘āscian/ācsian’ came from Proto-West Germanic *aiskō(ja)n (“to claim; to demand”). This verb also produced Dutch ‘eisen’ (“to demand; to claim; to require”), West Frisian ‘easkje’ (id.), and German ‘heischen’ (“to request; to implore”).
The German word owes its h to ... 2/
Old English ‘āscian/ācsian’ came from Proto-West Germanic *aiskō(ja)n (“to claim; to demand”). This verb also produced Dutch ‘eisen’ (“to demand; to claim; to require”), West Frisian ‘easkje’ (id.), and German ‘heischen’ (“to request; to implore”).
The German word owes its h to ... 2/
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
2/
Old English ‘āscian/ācsian’ came from Proto-West Germanic *aiskō(ja)n (“to claim; to demand”). This verb also produced Dutch ‘eisen’ (“to demand; to claim; to require”), West Frisian ‘easkje’ (id.), and German ‘heischen’ (“to request; to implore”).
The German word owes its h to ... 2/
Old English ‘āscian/ācsian’ came from Proto-West Germanic *aiskō(ja)n (“to claim; to demand”). This verb also produced Dutch ‘eisen’ (“to demand; to claim; to require”), West Frisian ‘easkje’ (id.), and German ‘heischen’ (“to request; to implore”).
The German word owes its h to ... 2/
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Some people demean ‘to ax’ as a variant of ‘to ask’, but it’s at least 1200 years old.
It stems from Old English ‘ācsian’ with /ks/, a variant of ‘āscian’ with /sk/. Later, Chaucer used both ‘axen’ and ‘asken’.
Swapping two sounds is called metathesis.
More examples from English and its sisters:
It stems from Old English ‘ācsian’ with /ks/, a variant of ‘āscian’ with /sk/. Later, Chaucer used both ‘axen’ and ‘asken’.
Swapping two sounds is called metathesis.
More examples from English and its sisters:
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Some people demean ‘to ax’ as a variant of ‘to ask’, but it’s at least 1200 years old.
It stems from Old English ‘ācsian’ with /ks/, a variant of ‘āscian’ with /sk/. Later, Chaucer used both ‘axen’ and ‘asken’.
Swapping two sounds is called metathesis.
More examples from English and its sisters:
It stems from Old English ‘ācsian’ with /ks/, a variant of ‘āscian’ with /sk/. Later, Chaucer used both ‘axen’ and ‘asken’.
Swapping two sounds is called metathesis.
More examples from English and its sisters:
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Just realized that we in Toronto are approaching the 10th anniversary of the Great Capybara Escape
Bonnie and Clyde capybaras back at Toronto's High Park Zoo after 2nd found | CBC News
Goodbye freedom. After more than a month on the lam, the second escaped capybara has been found and returned to Toronto's High Park Zoo.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Just realized that we in Toronto are approaching the 10th anniversary of the Great Capybara Escape
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I can't end the thread without this GIF of a capy enjoying a relaxing citrus bath at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Japan.
Be like the capy, my friends.
"Water pigs who are happy in water".🧘♂️
Be like the capy, my friends.
"Water pigs who are happy in water".🧘♂️
a capybara with a lemon on its head is swimming in a pool of yellow balls
Alt: a capybara with a yuzu on its head is swimming in a pool of yuzu citrus. It looks serene.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I can't end the thread without this GIF of a capy enjoying a relaxing citrus bath at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Japan.
Be like the capy, my friends.
"Water pigs who are happy in water".🧘♂️
Be like the capy, my friends.
"Water pigs who are happy in water".🧘♂️
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Here's Eve the 3 month old capybara at the Miami Zoo demonstrating one of the OTHER many ways capys have of moving through the water: half-hearted bipedalism.
Note that eyes, ears and nostrils are fully above the water line.
Note that eyes, ears and nostrils are fully above the water line.
a frog is swimming in a body of water and looking at something
Alt: Eve the Capybara from the Miami Zoo is walking on hind legs in water that rises to her nostrils.
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Here's Eve the 3 month old capybara at the Miami Zoo demonstrating one of the OTHER many ways capys have of moving through the water: half-hearted bipedalism.
Note that eyes, ears and nostrils are fully above the water line.
Note that eyes, ears and nostrils are fully above the water line.
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In fact, we should examine the semi-webbed toes.
On the left is a capy's semi-webbing, on the right is a beaver's fully-webbed foot. You can see similarities, but also a slight difference in the extent of the webbing.
On the left is a capy's semi-webbing, on the right is a beaver's fully-webbed foot. You can see similarities, but also a slight difference in the extent of the webbing.
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
In fact, we should examine the semi-webbed toes.
On the left is a capy's semi-webbing, on the right is a beaver's fully-webbed foot. You can see similarities, but also a slight difference in the extent of the webbing.
On the left is a capy's semi-webbing, on the right is a beaver's fully-webbed foot. You can see similarities, but also a slight difference in the extent of the webbing.
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The scientific name, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris is Greek: Hydrochoerus = "water pig", hydrochaeris = "happy in water". So, "the water pig who is happy in the water." 😀🌊🐷
Adaptations to semi-aquatic life:
Eyes, ears & nostrils at the top of the head
Streamlined form
Webbed feet
(📷JoeJoe the Capy)
Adaptations to semi-aquatic life:
Eyes, ears & nostrils at the top of the head
Streamlined form
Webbed feet
(📷JoeJoe the Capy)
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The scientific name, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris is Greek: Hydrochoerus = "water pig", hydrochaeris = "happy in water". So, "the water pig who is happy in the water." 😀🌊🐷
Adaptations to semi-aquatic life:
Eyes, ears & nostrils at the top of the head
Streamlined form
Webbed feet
(📷JoeJoe the Capy)
Adaptations to semi-aquatic life:
Eyes, ears & nostrils at the top of the head
Streamlined form
Webbed feet
(📷JoeJoe the Capy)
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I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras.
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras.
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom.
They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water.
(📷: Fernando Maidana)
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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
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"In the prevaccine era, an estimated 2.7 million rotavirus infections occurred every year in the US & 95% of children experienced at least one infection by age 5."
"[vaccines prevented annually]
280,000 clinic visits
62,000 ER visits &
45,000 hospitalizations
in children younger than 5"
- CDC
"[vaccines prevented annually]
280,000 clinic visits
62,000 ER visits &
45,000 hospitalizations
in children younger than 5"
- CDC
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
"In the prevaccine era, an estimated 2.7 million rotavirus infections occurred every year in the US & 95% of children experienced at least one infection by age 5."
"[vaccines prevented annually]
280,000 clinic visits
62,000 ER visits &
45,000 hospitalizations
in children younger than 5"
- CDC
"[vaccines prevented annually]
280,000 clinic visits
62,000 ER visits &
45,000 hospitalizations
in children younger than 5"
- CDC