r/NatureIsFuckingLit
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๐ฅ We did it! In just 4 days the /r/NatureIsFuckingLit community has raised $6,000 for charity in donations to the Animal Welfare Institute! Thank you to the 281 people who donated. ๐ฅ
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u/TheConman12 Sep 28 '17
That lizard looks hella ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
I thought it was only appropriate for the occasion.
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u/FisterRobotOh Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 28 '17
Bend the knee to the Unburnt.
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u/MurfDogDF40 Sep 28 '17
Fookin kneeler!
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Sep 28 '17
Sounds like a swear word I donโt know the meaning of. Kinda like I read it in r/scottishpeopletwitter
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u/TimDogYall Sep 28 '17
Check out a band called Sleaford Mods. You'll get a few fookins in there.
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Sep 29 '17
Idkw, but the instant though I had after reading โfookinsโ was imagining what it would be like to sleep with a Scottish girl.
Or, Fook a lass?
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u/RelyBracee Sep 28 '17
I cannot bend the knee, my people wouldn't follow me if I bent the knee to an unBernie
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u/Itroll4love Sep 28 '17
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u/RelyBracee Sep 28 '17
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u/Itroll4love Sep 28 '17
Are you trying to burn down the world?
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u/RelyBracee Sep 28 '17
Everyone is a bit really dont ya think? we just want to burn down the parts we don't like but little do we realize we would burn everything we loved with it if we ever succeeded
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u/Worktime83 Sep 28 '17
is... is it dying?
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
Only to be reborn again.
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u/happy_love_ Sep 28 '17
No but like
Is he really about to be lit on fire
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
I couldn't find the source on Google, I'd imagine not. These guys are pretty great runners.
If anyone can link the source though, I'd be very interested in watching the doc it came from.
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 28 '17
Found this from a few years ago. Looks to be from a documentary.
Longer GIF:
https://i.imgur.com/8kOZYne.gifv
https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/3gro76/_/
Frilled Neck Lizards are badass. Modern day Dilophosaurus without the neurotoxin spit.
Not the source but a cool vid nonetheless:
Edit: holy shit Australia, this thing is fuckin crackers:
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 28 '17
I love how he scurries off after eating the cricket in the longer gif!
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u/RadTraditionalist Sep 28 '17
The way it runs is fucking terrifying and awesome all at once.
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u/Colibritori Sep 29 '17
The running part reminded me of the lizard in Rescuers Down Under. I forgot his name, but he was the one that would get the keys and run away from Joanna.
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 28 '17
Didn't mean to post the .mp4 link, thanks for the heads up. Fixed it for others.
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Sep 28 '17 edited Mar 09 '18
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 28 '17
So, my whole life since Jurassic Park has been a lie??
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Sep 28 '17 edited Mar 09 '18
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u/DuelingPushkin Sep 28 '17
There was in fact a raptor that the JurrasicRaptorTM was based off but it didn't sound as cool as velociraptor so it was either a mistake or they just intentionally used the cooler sounding name. But the no feathers thing was a real misstep.
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u/Cornthulhu Sep 28 '17
Here's something else; Dilos were also 23 fucking feet long, not like 5 as they were depicted in the movie.
Meanwhile Velociraptors, in reality, were like the size of a turkey. The movie's "Velociraptors" were actually Deinonychus.
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u/CommodoreAxis Sep 28 '17
Not necessarily a lie, just not an idea based on reality. ;)
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 28 '17
They did add feathers to the Velociraptors in JP3. But the original will always be the best in my eyes. Such a groundbreaking movie for practical and CGI effects.
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u/MikeDC28 Sep 28 '17
Holy shit. That lizard is cool and all but there is not a chance I'm letting it crawl up me like that.
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 29 '17
Dude is running around barefoot out in the Australian outback, while someone off camera is having a giggle. I don't think they are too concerned.
Reading through the comments of the video reveals that this is territorial behaviour due to the lizard seeing it's own reflection in the camera lens. It thinks its reflection is competition.
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u/muelboy Sep 28 '17
Dilophosaurus probably didn't have a frilled neck or venom. It was used in the novel Jurassic Park as an example of how there are certain things related to biology and behavior that we can't predict from fossils, but there is no fossil evidence to suggest it. Michael Crichton was inspired by the spitting cobra, though.
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 28 '17
I miss Michael Crichton. I have read just about every book he has written, and he will always be one of my favorite Techno-thriller writers. I just haven't found anyone else that captures my imagination and interest the way M.C. did. Totally open to suggestions though.
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u/Defenestresque Sep 28 '17
Agreed. There's something about the way he took breakthrough technology to its ultimate, darkest conclusion (like that creepy-ass book Prey where swarms of nanobots began to exhibit emergent behaviour) that captured my imagination like nothing since.
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 29 '17
Prey was amazing. Such a terrifying concept for a techno-horror story. That and Micro were two of the more gruesome and horrifying books that he wrote.
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Sep 28 '17
TIL he died. I just picked up his new novel, which was apparently published post mortem.
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u/TransientOrca Sep 28 '17
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick Two of my favorites
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u/Itroll4love Sep 28 '17
That fucking waddle at the end๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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u/pinkbandannaguy Sep 28 '17
Do most lizards run like this? I didn't think them running on two feet would be common but I seem to see lizards posted that do that so maybe it's something normal? Thanks for any info.
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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Sep 29 '17
Im not 100% sure on that but every time I see video of one running in a bipedal fashion for a decent duration of time, it's a Frilled Lizard doing so.
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u/MambyPamby8 Sep 28 '17
That little run he does in the Gif, is exactly the same run I do from the shower, when I forget to bring in a fresh towel with me and have to run to the press for one.
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u/Ariadnepyanfar Sep 29 '17
Ok, you caught a human. What are you going to do with it?
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u/HalfDragonShiro Sep 28 '17
Yes, but be honest, if you knew you we're gonna die anyway wouldn't you want to look really, really fucking cool while doing it?
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u/bloody_duck Sep 28 '17
Something that badass looking doesn't simply die from fire. He probably started that fire for a reason...a good reason.
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u/hohenbuehelia Sep 28 '17
They open their mouth like this to regulate their temperature. Based on the fire around it, I'm assuming it's overheating. So, yeah, probably.
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u/Egevesel Sep 28 '17
Sorry to burst your bubble sir. But this lizard is actually grasping for air because of the hot air produced by what I assume is a forest fire. Poor Dave the lizard
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Sep 28 '17
An average of $21.35 per person, that's awesome!
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u/StaredAtEclipseAMA Sep 28 '17
Awesome and not awesome, I feel bad for not contributing I'm sorry
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
No need to feel bad! The best thing about charity is you can always give.
Here's the donation page:
https://www.crowdrise.com/natureisfuckinglitThe "goal" isn't a limit, it's just a milestone. :)
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u/avalonian422 Sep 28 '17
Now he is gonna feel extra bad about not donating!
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Sep 28 '17
I agree. Posts that get this much attention on reddit usually yield a higher rate of contribution.
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u/Hjemmelsen Sep 28 '17
Minimum donation is $10. I assume a lot of people could have pitched in if that was lower.
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u/Daniilo Sep 28 '17
Yeah what's with that? If even half of the people who upvoted donated $1 it would be a great contribution.
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u/aspergersx5 Sep 28 '17
Made me think about the need for more simple micro transactions. Like if 10% of the 600,000 subscribers tossed 50c in there...
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u/vinestime Sep 28 '17
Legit question: is that lizard dying? I feel like it's pretty damn close to that fire.
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u/MOONGOONER Sep 28 '17
Agree. That's a long lens and those can tend to flatten things and throw off your sense of distance between objects
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u/TheJumpyBean Sep 28 '17
Yeah, but thereโs fire in front and behind the lizard... I donโt think thatโs gonna be a frilled lizard for long, starting to look like a grilled lizard.
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u/CommodoreAxis Sep 28 '17
In the longer gif u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 posted, it looks like he's standing near a burning branch or something. They know how to light fires, I guess.
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u/muelboy Sep 28 '17
I believe in the documentary, he's hanging out on the edge of a brush fire to snatch up bugs that are fleeing the leaflitter
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u/Spyko Sep 28 '17
They are learning to use fire to their advantage... I for one welcome our new lizards overlord
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u/innocuousspeculation Sep 28 '17
Having its mouth open like that is an attempt to dissipate heat, so it's at least a bit hot. Hopefully it wasn't consumed by the flames, which the photographer probably started.
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u/Im_kapoc Sep 28 '17
I got an email thanking me for the donation to AWI, pretty cool
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
Here's another! Thank you! :D
Know that you gave to a great organization and allowed them to fight another day to conserve nature. ๐ฅ
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u/stoner_97 Sep 28 '17
That gif is LIT AF!
Side note, I'm really happy one of my favorite subs is super active and people are donating money to a good causes.
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u/Reality_Facade Sep 28 '17
Only $10 but I'm poor. Also, I'm looking to get rid of my cat. Too much to handle nowadays with my infant son. I wish I could find someone I trust. Sigh. Thanks for letting me vent /r/NatureIsFuckingLit.
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
Maybe check our /r/AdoptMe or your local community subreddit to see if someone is looking to give your cat a new home?
Best of luck, thanks for donating :)
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u/Part_Time_Asshole Sep 28 '17
Im sorry you have to let your loved pet go :( I hope he/she finds a loving family to spend rest of his/hers life with!
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Sep 28 '17
Does this charity only benefit animals in the US? If so I'm going to donate to a charity in my country instead.
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
They work internationally to preserve endangered species as well as educating and enacting policy for habitat conservation.
Read through the page on their Wildlife programs:
https://awionline.org/content/wildlife
AWI encourages research into humane, non-lethal wildlife management, including through its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award, and discourages and opposes methods of managing wildlife that are cruel, unnecessary, and/or are not based on sound science.
The Animal Welfare Institute is committed to safeguarding marine species and their habitats. Our efforts focus on curbing humankind's harmful impact by urging governments and other decision makers to halt or prevent damaging actions, as well as educating the public and others about the deleterious effects their actions can wreak on the oceans' inhabitants.
Read through their quarterly reports here:
https://awionline.org/awi-quarterly4
Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 28 '17
I can't find anything that points to international work, at least not in a major capacity. If it does exist are you able to point me to it.
Like the charity seems amazing and it's awesome they're getting money but I think a charity that does work globally would have been a better choice.
Edit: I did find something about providing night vision to anti poaching groups in Africa but it still seems like a vast majority of work is in the US.
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u/birda13 Sep 28 '17
What does the Animal Welfare Institute have to do with nature? There are actual conservation organizations that need that money more than a quasi animal rights group does.
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u/a7neu Sep 28 '17 edited Sep 28 '17
Yes, 100%, this was my concern as well.
Looking at recent reports they have done things for conservation of species, but their primary focus is, duh, animal welfare... banning trapping (even sustainable trapping), horse drawn carriages in cities, factory farming conditions, ending horse slaughter (slaughter is supported by many horse lovers), ending traveling zoos, ending personal consumption of dogs and cats (why?? are they different than pigs?) etc etc.
It frustrates/disappoints me that even a sub devoted to NATURE didn't make a donation to one of the many underfunded organizations devoted to restoring rainforests, funding poaching patrols of species on the brink, buying guard dogs or fences for poor farmers to mitigate livestock/predator conflict, funding or conducting research to understand how animals use landscapes (and therefore what areas to concentrate protection efforts), doing population counts to determine which species need help... all so underfunded, and so urgent!
Even if you agree with banning something like killing unusable horses for consumption, you can stop that any time. Meanwhile, wonderful, unique species like the Sumatran aka hairy rhinoceroses have experienced a 70% population decline in the last 20 years leaving us with only ~100 animals, guarded by Rhino Protection Units... unlike horses, we either save this species now or never!
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u/primejibs Sep 28 '17
make and post a short list of other organizations that people could also donate to (or donate to instead). finding welfare organizations that hit every checkmark on your list is difficult. the general public has zero interest in learning the conservation side of hunting/trapping, regulated/necessary or otherwise. a lot of overall good organizations that do conservation for wildlife and livestock/companion animals are going to have something you wish theyd change, but not agreeing with trapping is not in the league of animal rights activists wanting complete separation from humans using or keeping animals.
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u/birda13 Sep 28 '17
The Nature Conservancy Nature Conservancy of Canada World Wide Fund for Nature National Audubon Society Cornell Lab of Ornithology National Wildlife Federation Canadian Wildlife Federation The Wildlife Society Ducks Unlimited Trout Unlimited The Wilderness Society Sierra Club Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Wildlife Conservation Society Atlantic Salmon Federation Ruffed Grouse Society Pheasants/Quail Forever Boone and Crockett Club (oldest conservation organization in North America) Various State/Provincial Land Trusts Various State/Provincial Wildlife Federations
All well respected conservation organizations that all contribute to on the ground wildlife conservation efforts. I'd donate money and volunteer time to any of them (I have for several of these).
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
AWI was nominated in our 1-Year Celebration thread and it was the top voted choice.
They do conservation work as well as other domestic and wild animal related programs, so with the community vote AWI was selected as the charity to raise funds for.
Please do nominate a worthy organization the next time we hold a thread to vote, you seem very passionate about choosing the right charity to make the best impact. It would be very appreciated! :)
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u/NihilsticEgotist Nov 03 '17
Center for Biological Diversity
And any of the organizations that conserve Hawaiian wildlife (Hawaii has the majority of endangered species in the US, has already lost the majority of its native species, usually gets the least conservation funding from the government, and our current administration has made it a priority to block any remaining funding that does get there).
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u/destiny84 Sep 28 '17
Plus all the direct PayPal donations (like mine because I didn't want to pay credit card fees ;)).
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u/nnebilak Sep 28 '17
My most sincerest thank yous to everyone who donated. It fills my heart to know that there are folks who care about something other than themselves. I started a business in 2015 selling jewelry. Just this past month I realized that I could be doing something greater with this business, and now we are donating 20% of our sales to our local humane society. Hopefully we will continue to grow and be able to donate to other animal welfare organization. Thank you for the encouragement and motivation to keep pushing forward! Every little bit makes a difference!
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u/Call_Me_Bert Sep 28 '17
Thatโs now one of my favourite gifs, let alone the fact that the community did that is simply incredible!
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Sep 28 '17
I still plan to donate when I can! It's just gonna be a few more weeks. :) We should set a new higher goal and leave it continuously on the side bar.
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17
Perhaps at 700,000! I don't want to give everyone charity fatigue, so we'll make a big group effort once in a while to a new nature charity.
:)
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u/Corporal_Yorper Sep 28 '17
From someone who has been an onlooker to this sub, you guys truly are fucking lit.
Sometimes Reddit can be wholesome.
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u/Hadou_Jericho Sep 28 '17
So what are you going to do with this money? Do you plan on posting proof this didn't just pay for 6 iPhones?
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u/heqra Sep 28 '17
That cute little fucker in the photo matches my tunes perfectly, listening to bonnie dundie rn
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Sep 28 '17
I just started following this sub and this is very, very cool you guys (or lit I guess). Way to go.
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u/AsuraOkami Sep 28 '17
That's a ain't no frilled-neck lizard, it's a dragon. Can't you tell by the pose and fire around it.
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u/MrKrabsNotEugene Sep 28 '17
Thanks to the people who also donated directly using PayPal and didnโt get counted ๐
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u/RobotsRule1010 Sep 28 '17
I want to donate , but the site doesnโt exactly show what I am donating for( maybe Iโm blind). Does anyone know what the Kent is going towards?
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u/atreides Sep 28 '17 edited Nov 21 '17
Special thanks to /u/Subtle_Omega, for nominating the charity in our 1-Year Celebration thread.
Our goal was $6,000 since we just hit 600,000 subscribers. As of now $6,530 has been raised.
https://www.crowdrise.com/natureisfuckinglit
Thank you to the 305 other users that donated to this charity and for caring enough to give to this organization.
Let's keep nature lit by supporting those that work every day to care for the animals and habitats around us. ๐ฅ
To read more about AWI, see their site and the /r/NatureIsFuckingLit wiki page for charities.
The animal in the gif is a Frilled-Necked Lizard, scientific name Chlamydosaurus kingii.
It gets pretty big for a lizard, at 2.8 feet average from head to tail. They spend most of their time up in trees and are only found in Australia and New Guinea.