SpackleFritz

NO NO NO NO NO I DON'T WANT THAT

When OP is talking about human survivability (35 C wet bulb), this is the theoretical limit of survivability where it is too hot AND humid for your body to be able to cool down anymore. You could be sweating naked in the shade with a fan on you and you'd just keep heating up.

Walnut was born in a species-recovery breeding program in the 1980′s.  The program had crane chicks hand-raised by human volunteers, and at that time they did not fully understand the measures necessary make sure that the chicks do not imprint on humans and retain their identity as cranes.  

As a result, her keepers believe, Walnut does not recognize other cranes as members of her own species.  

It has not been proven that Walnut killed her previous suitors; however, there is a persistent rumor in the white-naped-crane-conservation community that she did.  

Because this species is highly endangered, and the gene pool of the captive population is small, it’s pretty important for the survival of her species that Walnut A) mate, and B) not kill a bunch of other cranes.  

The actual name of the keeper is Chris Crowe.

They both arrived at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2004.   

Walnut immediately began paying special attention to Chris--and ignoring the eligible male crane in a nearby enclosure.  

Walnut initiated their courtship, performing the opening moves of a mating dance.  

Chris realized that if he reciprocated the mating dance, it might be possible to artificially inseminate Walnut with her participation and consent.  (The process normally involves restraining the bird.)  

It worked!  

Chris and Walnut have had five children, who were raised by other crane couples at the facility--sometimes the biological dad and his mate--both because it’s unclear whether Walnut would accept the chicks as her own, and because Chris is not equipped to be a Crane Dad.  

However, the Institute provides her with artificial eggs to sit on, and Chris takes his turn looking after them.  (This would not work with real eggs because he can’t sit on them properly, but Walnut seems to feel that he is on the job if he just stands over them.)

she has not been PROVEN to have killed her exes, but there is a PERSISTENT RUMOR (really officers she's simply DEVASTATED, she sobs, wearing a new feather boa unfortunately resembling her most recent deceased husband)

His name is Chris CROWE. (Mrs. Walnut Crane-Crowe?)

the mental images of a whole human man learning and performing the crane mating dance, and "sitting" on artificial eggs so she thinks he's performing his duties as a husband and father (and apparently OBJECTS if he does not?)

"chris, buddy, you gotta marry the possibly-murderous crane lady for the GOOD OF THE SPECIES." (alternately: "chris, my man! good news! we found you a very interested lady! She's 36, she's very spirited and independent, she holds a very important and rare status in her society! ...Is there a downside? WELL...")

ANDD THEY'RE BACK TOGETHER AS THINGS SHOULD BE 🙌

in all honesty though, i could watch another eight episodes of our ghost hunters just.. traveling together and bickering and ghost hunting. they're adorable. the way they come to care for each other, from being reluctant allies to literally sacrificing themselves for each other, is so nicely done. and they are constantly saving each other throughout the show, be it saeng-gang jumping into the ghost realm, or gu-cheon giving himself up to the gwi-mae. which is exactly the kind of dynamic i dig, sooo. plus points there.

me: that hasn’t gone great lately

kdramas: it’s kind of creepy dark horror with palace intrigue

me: yeah horror isn’t really my thing

kdramas: what if it’s got cool action sequences

me: ehh

kdramas: what if it has super devoted unhinged badass ride or die leads

me: …

the creacher ever. so small. just a little entity

AND THEN GUCHEON SAVES THE CUTE LITTLE CREACHER IN RETURN AAAHH. this was so cute. cries

(just look at the way it leans against him. my heart😭😭😭😭)

they perform as well as expensive HEPA air cleaners, and are comparatively VERY inexpensive. all you need is a box fan, 4 air filters, a piece of cardboard, and some duct tape!!!!

- Store a collection of millions of songs on a single hard drive (or burn them to CDs yourself!)

- Directly support artists, even those without the time/clout/resources to sell physical media

- With 20 minutes of effort, share your media library with anyone, anywhere, as much as you want.

Alternatively, a lot of artists will have the option to purchase their music directly through their website! And if not through the website, they'll probably link you to whichever site you can find their stuff on!

buy your music! store it in multiple places! burn it, keep it on your computer, keep it on an external!