Eden @edensaesthetic@witches.town

"Prince Charles’s ascension to the throne could [..] provide an “opportune moment” to make the case for disestablishment, according to the National Secular Society."

Good, let's. Monarchy is expensive, pointless, and a throwback to colonialism.

@bmt That's what I thought too! I had always heard that was how they contributed to tree growth and things. I had an idea that smell might play a role, but I didn't realise they had that good a memory

@bmt ...that makes a lot more sense than an embittered scientist! It must have been a quote from _How to Attract the Wombat_, based on the year in the paper's reference :)

The actual paper is genuinely interesting too if you're into it (http://jacobs.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Animal-Behaviour-1991-Jacobs.pdf)

@gracie Damn that sucks. Urban greys are kinda friendly in that way, they'll come hang out and eat out my hand and stuff, but that's a different league to climbing on people.

@gracie THEY'RE SO CUTE. I know there are still some up north, but I do wish there were more down south. They're so pudgy :)

I went to read more about how Squirrels remember where they bury their nuts, and this is the opening line of the paper.

"Squirrels have been criticized for hiding nuts in various places for future use and then forgetting the places.
Well, Squirrels do not bother with minor details like that. They have other things on their mind, such as hiding more nuts where they can't find them" (Cuppy 1949).

What the fuck did squirrels do to Cuppy to get burned like that?

@gracie Huh, didn't know that. I assumed since they burried acorns they were doing it FOR something

https://witches.town/media/NPHo8mRl79FhctuQWXo

Weird that the squirrels aren't hibernating yet, it's snowing!

(unrelated hyped this one recognises me enough to approach me for food :'))

@SoniEx2 appreciate it :)

If anyone's thinking of watching Dark on Netflix, it opens with a man hanging themselves.

I was _not_ ready for it in the slightest, hopefully y'all are sensible enough to search before watching new shows, but I wasn't.

Expected: cronch cronch cronch
Reality: splush splush splush

:(

don't get excited or the weather Gods will hear you

-whisper- uk people we might have snow on christmas

I saw a message in house chat about snow and assumed it was pretty.much nothing. THERE'S LOADS OMG

@colon_three WE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS MUCH. children are building snowmen in the parking lot behind my house?! There was none yesterday!