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The Coke Ad That Could Destroy All Other Products, Especially Coke.
Image created by unknown person and inspired by a quote from Banksy, which was inspired by Sean Tejaratchi’s 1999 essay, “Death, Phones, Scissors.”
We’ve done it, we’ve reached the pinnacle of human evolution
can you imagine how much funding would be put towards this on a kickstarter though
IT’S A REPLICATOR!!!
I AM STILL EXCITED ABOUT THIS
why are there not more people who are excited about this
we have reached the future
woah i just
can’t actually comprehend how this works i am dumbfounded
“One may smile and smile and be a villain”
(Source: effstonemm)
Cats on the Brink - Endangered Felids: Flat-headed Cat
by Jaymi Heimbuch
This unusual species is perhaps one of the least-known felid species in the world. It is native to Borneo, Sumatra and the Thai-Malay Peninsula. The Flat-Headed Cat is one of the smaller species of wild cat, and lives among wetlands. It is listed endangered, with fewer than 2,500 mature individuals left in the wild, and the loss of the species is due primarily to the destruction of the wetlands on which they depend.
Like the fishing cats, this species is great at catching fish and have even been seen washing objects in the same way that raccoons do. But, the loss of habitat — mostly do to conversion into palm oil plantations — may mean it will disappear along with the forest.
(read more: TreeHugger) (photo: Jim Sanderson)
Cats on the Brink - Endangered Felids: Bornean Bay Cat
by Jaymi Heimbuch
This is the Bay Cat, and it may disappear from the planet before we even learn anything about it. This, like the flat-headed cat, is not a well-studied species and researchers know very little about it. Indeed, it wasn’t even photographed until 1998! The Bay cat is found only in Borneo, and is quickly disappearing due to the deforestation of its habitat for commercial logging and oil palm plantations. Only an estimated 2,500 of these cats exist, and the population is in decline. This may be a species that remains a mystery until it disappears.
(read more: TreeHugger) (photo: Jim Sanderson)
Cats on the Brink - Endangered Felids: Andean Cat
by Jaymi Heimbuch
We go to the tiny wild cat that looks like it could be a house cat! This is the Andean Cat, and before 1998, the only evidence scientists had that it existed at all was two photographs. This small mountain cat is so similar in habitat and appearance — preferring high altitudes and its body shape and coloring — that it is considered the tiny version of the snow leopard.But unlike the snow leopard, there is far less conservation funding to help this cat. The Andean Cat Alliance and the Small Cat Conservation Allianceare the two groups mainly helping this felid species. Fewer than 2,500 are thought to exist today, with a declining population due to a loss of habitat and prey, and due to hunting for traditional ceremonial purposes.(read more: TreeHugger) (photo: Jim Sanderson)
Cats on the Brink - Endangered Felids: Black-footed Cat
by Jaymi Heimbuch
Could this little guy be any cuter?? Or be any more easily mistakable for a house cat? But be assured, this is a very wild cat — and also one that is vulnerable to extinction. The Blackfooted Cat is the smallest African cat, and is endemic in the south west arid zone of southern Africa. These cats are strictly nocturnal, and hide at the slightest disturbance, and so are hardly ever seen.
They are most unusual in that the almost never climb trees, but instead find shelter by digging burrows. They are also known for being incredibly fierce if cornered — they would give lions and tigers a real run for their money if there weren’t such a size difference. Though it is not persecuted by farmers, its cousin the African wildcat is, and so falling victim to poisons and traps set for other animals — including the poisoning of carcasses to control jackals — is the most significant threat to this tiny species.
(read more: TreeHugger) (photo: Zbyszko)
