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galacticDust, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"
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I didn’t get a galumph outta that guy!

DessertStorms, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"
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I'm in this post, and actually, I'm ok with it... ¯_(ツ)_/¯

SpaceCandy, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"

The one bucking the curve riding side saddle is way ahead of the game.

kite,

It looks like he’s missing a flipper. I bet that really wreaks havoc on his balance / equilibrium.

bob_wiley, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"
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    justlookingfordragon,
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    Wellllll … I’ve never personally tried it myself (=P) but AFAIK it should not hurt. Seals have a very thick layer of fat under their skin (blubber) so it probably feels like bouncing on a gym mattress at worst. Plus, their natural habitat is full of uncomfortable looking rocks anyway (example) and it would be an evolutionary disadvantage if they were in pain all the time from just moving around. Flat pavement without sharp edges probably feels less uncomfortable than those rocks.

    fubo, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"

    Well if the physicists can steal “quark” from James Joyce, the sealologists can steal “galumph” from Lewis Carroll.

    (“Quark” rhymes with “Mark” in the original, though; not with “dork”.)

    Sanctus,
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    Do people actually pronounce it qork?

    gnutrino,

    Murray Gell-Mann did (the guy who named them for anyone unaware). The general opinion seems to have been similar to that of the guy who invented the gif however: just because he named it doesn’t mean he wasn’t wrong about how it is pronounced.

    Jordan117, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"

    One, two! One, two! And through and through

    The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

    He left it dead, and with its head

    He went galumphing back.

    BongRipsMcGee420,

    The second coming of u/poem_for_your_sprog?

    vern1,

    Alas, not original like Sprog, just an individual with quite refined tastes quoting from the excellent classic poem by Lewis Carroll www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42916/jabberwocky

    brewbellyblueberry,

    Lol, “One, two! One, two!” at the beginning had me thinking it’s Danny Brown or Quasimoto or something.

    omgarm, in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"

    Pretty sure its boing-boing-boing-ing.

    Qyuzu, in Aerial view of Holland’s tulip fields
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    Looks like the thing where you can choose what paint color you want on your wall (I forgot the word I’m not English native😅)

    ridethespiral,

    They’re called paint swatches.

    Have a great day 😀

    Qyuzu,
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    TYSM

    Ubermeisters,

    You’re welcome

    Lexam, in Aerial view of Holland’s tulip fields

    Damn it monitor is broke again.

    aceshigh, in Aerial view of Holland’s tulip fields
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    Out of all the pictures this one would make sense to have HD.

    rr1991, in Aerial view of Holland’s tulip fields

    Ah, a top view of an environmental disaster. Heavily polluted surface and groundwater and not a single bee in sight.

    Fredselfish,
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    So this bad? It looks bad what do they do to kill off the bees?

    EinfachUnersetzlich,

    I’d be worried if you could see bees at that distance.

    HonoraryMancunian, in Axolotl: This Incredible Creature Can Regenerate Its Brain, Heart, And Limbs

    Teeny tiny axolotl

    There is really not a lotl

    Of you. Not a jot or tittle

    So I’ll call you axolitl

    SlothMama, in Axolotl: This Incredible Creature Can Regenerate Its Brain, Heart, And Limbs

    It’s because they’re all juvenile though. They actually don’t produce a hormone needed for proper growth and that’s why they look the way they do. They are supposed to go through another stage of growth, and their appearance and existence is because of a genetic birth defect.

    lauha,

    How do they reproduce then?

    clubb,
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    Simple. They don’t have to be adults to reproduce. Wasn’t there a pregnant 2 year old girl at some point?

    BennyInc,

    So would it be possible to make one grow up by giving them hormones? And what would it look like?

    ChihuahuaOfDoom,

    They can force them to change with a shot of iodine and they apparently look like Tiger Salamanders.

    gizmodo.com/scientists-show-that-peter-pan-grows-…

    BennyInc,

    Interesting. But whoever wrote the article should have gone for pictures 😁

    Number358,

    If I remember correctly then yes, you can though I don’t know how that would look like, probably like this

    Fuck_u_spez_, in Axolotl: This Incredible Creature Can Regenerate Its Brain, Heart, And Limbs

    But can you bisect one down the midline and end up with two?

    OskarAxolotl,

    They can only regenerate certain parts of their brain. So unfortunately, no.

    rigatti, in Axolotl: This Incredible Creature Can Regenerate Its Brain, Heart, And Limbs
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    Really cool, but I feel bad for the little guys that are living in tanks and probably getting their limbs cut off for us to study.

    Suoko,
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    They’re very nice to see, I’d breed them for domestic use only.

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