3 Dogs Are Rebuilding Chilean Forests Once Devastated By Fire

dogs-on-logs:

The job to replant endless acres of forests seemed like a daunting endeavor. That is until three unusual workers took up the task. Six-year-old Das and her two daughters, Olivia and Summer are three Border Collies who have been trained to run through the damaged forests with special backpacks that release native plant seeds. Once they take root, these seeds will help regrow the destroyed area.   

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It turns out that Border Collies are an ideal breed for this specific type of job. Bounding through miles of forest terrain requires not only speed, intelligence, and endurance, but also a willingness to stay focused and not get distracted by wildlife. Border Collies were bred to herd sheep, so they’re not as likely to run after or hurt other animals in the forest.

This system is also more efficient than having people spread the seeds manually. These speedy canines can race through a forest and cover up to 18 miles a day. Humans, on the other hand, can only cover a few miles each day. These pups can scatter over 20 pounds of seeds, depending on the terrain. While robots or drones might be able to disperse seeds too, dogs aren’t as pricey to handle. Most importantly, they leave a lighter carbon footprint.

Francisca and Constanza put special backpacks on the dogs, fill them with native seeds and then it’s off to the races. Once the dogs have emptied out their bags, Francisca and Constanza give them plenty of treats, refill their bags, and release them again to dash around the destroyed forest, sprinkling more seeds in their wake. The end goal of all this, of course, is to restore the damaged ecosystem and have the wildlife return to the forests.

wauryd:

a-little-big:

tilthat:

TIL after Ameila Earhart’s plane was presumed lost, all subsequent distress calls were treated as hoaxes. Recent research concluded however that half of the calls, many of which were received by amateur radio operators, were credible, indicating that she may have survived for weeks after the crash.

via reddit.com

so yall sayin one of the most famous missing dead woman was none of those things and just being IGNORED

Them: Amelia Earhart forever disappeared in her plane crash

Amelia, on the radio: I’M STILL HERE

Them: Sometimes we can still hear her voice

captain-lovelace:

captain-lovelace:

Wanna make a Jurassic Park parody called Cambrian Aquarium where it’s just the exact same plot but instead of dinosaurs it’s a bunch of marine invertebrates from the Cambrian

I want to point out that they don’t kill people. Instead you get scenes like:

“Sir, the security systems are all shutting down!”

[cut to a shot of a bunch of trilobites scuttling around on the floor]

argumate:

alkthash:

argumate:

rubegoldbergsaciddreams:

@argumate

The superb owl exists solely due to the attention it receives from its adoring fans. The superb owl will enter a village or town and begin its glorious display, enrapturing all who gaze upon it. The superb owl converts this attention and interest into energy and power.

Apparently it can also command any two creatures to kiss each other??

Kiss cam.