My all time favorite animal. The red-bearded vulture.

The bearded vulture, or lammergeier, lives on a steady diet of bones (more specifically the marrow) and dyes its own feathers blood red.

Bearded vultures come in various shades, from pure white to orange-red. Soils stained with iron oxide give the birds their fiery appearance. Lammergeiers apply the dirt with their claws and then preen for about an hour to ensure a bright orange/red glow. They are also attracted to other red things, like leaves and red wood. Captive birds also partake in this behavior, which suggests the activity is instinctual, not learned.

The soil doesn’t have any practical purposes; it certainly doesn’t make for good camouflage (though the birds have no natural predators anyway). Scientists have noticed that the birds’ age and size are directly correlated to the intensity of color. It is theorized that the hue is a status symbol. More soiled feathers indicates that the lammergeier had the time and resources to find an adequate place to bathe; the brightest-colored vultures should have the most territory and knowledge of their surroundings. Interestingly, these baths are done in secret, so most of the information gathered has been through spying on captive birds.

Bearded Vultures are most commonly monogamous, and breed once a year. Sometimes, especially in certain areas of Spain and France, bachelor lammergeiers will join a pre-existing couple to create a polyandrous trio. Females accept secondary mates because it increases the chances of producing offspring and doubles her protection. The birds usually don’t lay more than three eggs, so they can use all the help they can get.

These giant birds can grow up to 4 feet tall. They have a wingspan between 7 and 9 feet and usually weigh around 10 to 15 pounds.

In other words, this bird is awesome and I love it forever.

This is it. This is the moment I have found my patronus. I love these vain fluff faces forever.

HE IS SMOOCHING THE DEATHMUPPET!!! I’m so jealous!

a dinosaur

A skeksis.

A friend

he’s beautiful and i love him

So Much Bigger Than I Thought!

How Many Earths Would Fit Inside The Sun

If The Moon Was Replaced By Saturn

Prop Used For Close-Ups In The LOTR Movies

United States Compared To The Moon

Traffic Light

Road Signs

Michaelangelo’s David

Great Pyramid Of Giza Compared To A Human

Size Comparison: Titanic Vs. Modern Cruise Ship

Humpback Whale And Diver

Salt Water Crocodile

Giant African Land Snail

A Full Grown Wombat

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Eagle Talon Vs. Human Hand

Gorilla’s Hand

By the hour, this post is getting so much love. I created it because there were almost no images of Black Men being intimate in my upbringing. It was a taboo in my household. Intimate meaning being close, loving, vulnerable… not necessarily in love. So, I’m appreciating the increasing images of closeness between Black men in the media for this generation. And I’m elated that so many Black Women are showing this post love. I believe Black Men, in addition to Black People, have a bright future.

DONALD TRUMP signed an executive order that effectively bans Muslims from entering America for at least four months. And he knowingly signed it on Holocaust Remembrance Day. I cannot begin to tell you how much more perverse that makes him and the entire Republican Party.

And of course the #AllLivesMatter crowd is suddenly on mute.

This is all about white supremacy and has nothing to do with national security.

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DONALD TRUMP signed an executive order that effectively bans Muslims from entering America for at least four months. And he knowingly signed it on Holocaust Remembrance Day. I cannot begin to tell you how much more perverse that makes him and the entire Republican Party.

And of course the #AllLivesMatter crowd is suddenly on mute.

This is all about white supremacy and has nothing to do with national security.

17-year-old Richmond teen girl missing for nearly a week.

Seventeen-year-old Keneisha Lofton was last seen on Wednesday at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland.

The family is clearly distraught and needs our help, our prayers, and our commitment to bringing Keneisha home safely.

They have turned to social media to spread the word, sharing her picture on Facebook. 

#BlackUnite 

#BlackTumblr BOOST

Kelsey Beckett’s “Murmuration” at Corey Helford Gallery.

Currently on display in Gallery 3 at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, California is artist Kelsey Beckett’s stunning display of brand new paintings entitled “Murmuration.”

“Murmuration” finds Beckett dealing with the intricacies of private or intimate behavior, presenting these portraits as something the viewer might not be meant to see.  Lost in their thoughts or even well aware of us viewing, these beautiful paintings give us - the voyeur - isolated instances into the lives of others.

“Murmuration” will be on view until  February 18th, 2017.

Don’t Miss Supersonic Art on Instagram!

Flint is still without water.

Constant reminder I have to marry someone who loves art just as much as me.

You should know: George Michael was a fierce, fierce advocate for gay rights. His 1998 outing is a perfect capsule of what gay men have had to endure

Michael began his career as the singer for Wham!, along with former schoolmate Andrew Ridgeley, in the early 1980s. The group had hits with “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Careless Whisper,” and the enduring “Last Christmas.” And throughout his career, he’s always been unfailingly sex positive – before it was cool.

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