learning that most trees do not derive from a single lineage but actually only look and function superficially similarly due to convergent evolution is one of the most fucked up things i’ve ever learned and i will never be the same person as i was before i learned that
Oak trees are quite a bit more closely related to roses than they are to pine trees.
This project has consumed almost 3 years of my free time and my passion for wildlife and conservation education. So I am ecstatic that it is finally ready to pass on to all of you!
What Is VIXIV?
I’ll be brief here, but VIXIV is a competitive boardgame for 2-6 people. The players are interns in a wildlife department and must manage and grow their wildlife populations while competing with each other for limited resources and the attention of the ever coveted professional mentors.
To me, the most beautiful elements of this game is the fact that people can learn real world ecological processes and facts simply by playing. The animals are real species, the terrain and biomes are real, even the mentors are based off real important figures in the scientific field.
If you want to know more about the game mechanics physical pieces, or if you have any questions, please click some of the links below and get in touch with us! If you have ever found yourself in the scientific, conservation, wildlife management or educational fields, please come check this game out, I promise you will not be disappointed!
Also, please reblog this post, I would love to share this project with as many people as possible and I’m not sure Tumblr’s algorithm is going to work with me
One of the interesting things I learned about zoo history is that the reason so many exhibits used to be barren or floored with concrete was because keeping the animals clean kept them alive.
It wasn’t that people wanted to keep them in horrible conditions – it was that before we knew much about exotic animal medicine, all we knew is that the more thoroughly we could clean, the less they’d die. Then the tendency towards tradition that’s prevalent in animal care fields kicked in, and it took forever to shift away from that type of construction even as knowledge was gained.
TheRetroGame is a handheld console which can play GB, GBC, GBA and NES, SNES and Sega GAMES. It has L+R triggers for GBA games and includes 508 Games into one convenient player that fits in your pocket, with the potential to hold hundreds more games with its MicroSD slot. You can find the RetroGame HERE!
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