My One and Only One

Humans have a much higher percentage of body fat than most other land-dwelling mammals, we’re much closer to various aquatic mammals who rely on that fat for buoyancy & insulation.

We may have lost most of our body hair because it would have created drag as we swam through the water, but kept most of our head hair because it would protect our scalps from damage from the sun when we would come up for air.

We’re one of the only land-dwelling animals that are able to hold our breath.

Human infants instinctively know to hold their breath underwater, keep their heads up, and try to swim upwards (they’re not strong enough but they do the motions correctly), whereas the infants of other primates simply panic and drown, suggesting this isn’t simply due to having spent 9 months in the uterus.  

Children who swim very frequently are able to contract their pupils at will, something that is helpful in seeing more clearly underwater.  This can especially be seen among children of the Moken tribe from an island off the coast of Thailand who rely on this ability for catching fish and clams, but can be trained in children anywhere.

Humans are the only primates who retain some small amount of webbing between our fingers and toes, some people more than others. 

Females have permanent breasts with fatty tissue that doesn’t assist in milk production but does assist in buoyancy that would be ideal for breast feeding while floating on your back.

Our dependence on iodine for proper brain and metabolic function is highly unusual for land dwelling animals but would not be an issue for ocean dwelling creatures.

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New Song: Ruby Rider

Ruby has been found

Greg never knew Rose was Pink Diamond, And Rose never knew Greg’s last name was DeMayo

Greg’s full name is Gregory DeMayo

Greg and Ruby are taking the PD News well

Ruby likes comics and pizza

Ruby has never been truly independent before

Ruby admits the only reason she stayed as Garnet was because Rose told her it was the answer

RubyxSapphire is Stevens favorite couple

Steven eats both raw sugar and flour

Ruby wears X-Small clothes

Greg taught Ruby to play guitar

Ruby still wants to be with Sapphire, but wants to change their dynamic

Ruby and Sapphire are getting married

pearlrose fans:

rupphire fans:

pearlmethyst fans:

lapidot fans:

the proposal is wonderful, it’s everything. but i also want to explore another question that was raised - namely, the idea that they felt like rose decided garnet’s existence for them. like. that’s partially true, but they’re clearly in love…

but then i realized. oh gosh. garnet.

ever since rose left, she’s felt incredible pressure to be the leader. being able to see the future, she “had” to be their guide. ruby and sapphire’s combined strength made her the answer rose told her she was. 

she’s kept all of that inside. she was the person rose - and the team - needed her to be. never questioning her leader, like sapphire, or exploring her independent interests, like ruby.

that’s got to be tough. no matter if you’re in love.

ruby and sapphire love each other. but the role of garnet, her purpose to the team, being unquestioning of that commitment… that was the attitude rose instilled in them. that’s what they needed distance from.

but the most wonderful part is - once they got that distance, they both realized they still adore each other. their relationship is completely genuine. they just needed the affirmation that it exists entirely for its own sake. 

ruby’s proposal summed it up - if they don’t feel like being garnet, they never have to. no matter what rose would want… but they can be. it’s their choice.