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thefluffingtonpost:

PHOTO OP: Beach Blanket Puppy

Via Ragnar_OK.

victoriousvocabulary:

ORGANISM

[noun]

any contiguous living system (such as animal, fungus, micro-organism, or plant). In at least some form, all types of organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable whole.

An organism may either be unicellular (a single cell) or, as in the case of humans, comprise many trillions of cells grouped into specialised tissues and organs. The term multicellular (many cells) describes any organism made up of more than one cell.

The term “organism” (Greek ὀργανισμός – organismos, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον – organon, “instrument, implement, tool, organ of sense or apprehension”) first appeared in the English language in 1701 and took on its current definition by 1834 (Oxford English Dictionary). It is directly related to the term “organisation”. There is a long tradition of defining organisms as self-organising beings, i.e.; any complex thing or system having properties and functions determined not only by the properties and relations of its individual parts, but by the character of the whole that they compose and by the relations of the parts to the whole.

[Vladimir Stankovic]

(via absolutelymadness)

ruineshumaines:

Angry Goldfish? (by ルーク.チャン.チャン)

ruineshumaines:

Organized Chaos (by Wild Dogger)

staceythinx:

Artist Jason Hackenwerth breathes life into these whimsical imaginary creatures made from ordinary party balloons. Although they begin their installation vibrant and full, they slowly deflate and begin to sag over time. A beautiful reminder of the transience of life.

ruineshumaines:

Love Birds by Ross Van der Watt

ruineshumaines:

Owl charm (by Sidclay Dias)

ruineshumaines:

Whooo (by ` Toshio ‘)

thefluffingtonpost:

8 Photos of Cats Wearing Ties

There are cats, and then there are Sophisticats.

Via ushertv4, John Dennet, Tie Cats, Brianne Baird, Reddit, Hank for Senate, wealthyelf, and Cakper.

ruineshumaines:

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991) © Damien Hirst

ruineshumaines:

Self Portrait by ~CatharsisJB

thefluffingtonpost:

Anti-Kindle Cats Stage Bookshelf Protest

It’s widely known that cats prefer paper to ebooks. There’s more texture to rub your face on, and the smell of print can’t be beat.

Cats prize print over digital so much that a protest movement is stirring. A fringe group known as “Occupy Books” has been organizing to prevent personal libraries from going digital. Their main gripe? Amazon’s Kindle.

Theodore Huxtable and Roseanne Barr, submitted by Reannah Hocken.

ruineshumaines:

by Albert Homs

ruineshumaines:

The Royal Antelope is the world’s smallest species of antelope, standing only 10-12 inches high as adults, and this little fawn is only about half of that height! Born February 23 at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, the baby appears healthy and mom has proven attentive.

Shy, nocturnal, typically solitary, and obviously mini, it’s tough to catch a glimpse of this reclusive species in the wild. However, if you do stumble upon one in an African forest, their slender but powerful get-away sticks allow them to jump up to 8 feet in a single bound! (via)