OP: Women deserve to feel beautiful even after we retire. The original Empress Xiao crown(647 CE) in the museum was way too expensive to recreate. So I made my popo(my husband's mother) a DIY version using pantyhose instead. (cr 竹立立)

Some people weren't sure what Xiao Hou’s crown looked like, so others commented with photos they took at the museum (The one on display is a replica too, 'cause the real one’s pretty fragile and has barely ever been shown. Even the damaged look was recreated — the original was covered in pearls and gemstones.). People even bought mini museum souvenirs and got creative with mixing and matching.

Except I clicked on the article and was proven wrong!! Google DID use the right picture! The full image is somehow even better

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Photographer Travels the World to Document Dogs in Their Native Lands

Pet photographer Craig Turner-Bullock has merged his love for travel and dogs with a clever project. Dogs of the World sees the New Zealand-based photographer documenting different dog breeds in their homelands. What started as a coincidence while traveling has now transformed into visits to 20 countries, over 50 cities, images of 60 beloved dog breeds, and, now, a book.

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Was anyone going to tell me, or….

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I encouraged my mother to dig my brothers' teddy bears out of the attic (I never gave mine up; it went to college with me). When each turned 50, she gave them their old teddy bear. I have pictures of them with huge smiles on their faces, holding their old teddy bears.

When my father turned 70, my mom and I gave him a "vintage" (anniversary edition) Slinky, a miniature Radio Flyer red wagon, a bag of marbles, Silly Putty, and a couple of balsa wood airplane kits, and he loved them.

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Eustress (NOT to be confused with estrus) is and should be a normal part of any captively-kept animal's life. This is the stress that accompanies novel enrichment devices- new scents, new environmental stimuli (climbing, swimming, hides/dens, etc), new toys, solving puzzles, new cage mates, new experiences etc. Animal mental health benefits greatly from the small amount of stress that comes from figuring out new stuff, especially when accompanied by the reward of figuring it out successfully and/or being rewarded.

This hamster is not in any actual danger at any point in this video, and iirc has been Put Into Situations previously without incident. It is likely on some level aware that there is a treat awaiting it for solving the "room" puzzle to go to the next stage, and solving each puzzle room stimulates its fuzzy little mind into forming new neural connections and giving it a little sippy of brain chemicals as a reward for figuring it out.

You can also tell that eustress has not tipped over into distress! Hamsters are often quite neurotic in captivity when they are distressed or understimulated. They may display repetitive behaviors (trying to scale or pace walls to get out, obsessively running on wheels, circling), hiding all the time, not eating, and even suffer from things like over grooming from self soothing. They may become aggressive (which is where most people run into the "hamsters are terrible pets, they bite!" mindset), or start chewing obsessively at their cage in an attempt to leave. This little guy is openly curious, ears up and actively engaging with its environment, sniffing around. it has a task! it has a goal! It gets into the boat at the end and starts happily shoving treats into its face pouches because it reached the reward! There is no flinching, no squeaking, no squealing, no hiding- no indication at all that it is having a bad time, and you can see multiple points in the video where it's getting rewarded along the way as well.