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Sakalava women of Madagascar and face paint

human ver! Yandere Skipper and Kowalski ;)

One of my old arts ^^

got reminded of this old gem today and it was too funny to waste it

So...

Mort has Spider DNA...

There's infinite universes....

SPIDER-MORT SAVES EVERYBODY!!

Our Planet: 8 Stunning Views of Earth from Space

Swirling clouds, deep blue oceans and textured land- and icescapes are among the many faces of our planet revealed in NASA’s new photo-essay book: Earth. This collection of 69 images captured by satellites tells a story of a 4.5-billion-year-old planet where there is always something new to see. Earth is a beautiful, awe-inspiring place, and it is the only world most of us will ever know. It is your planet. It is NASA’s mission. The book is available now in hardcover and ebook, and online with interactive features.

Here are eight of those breathtaking images for your viewing pleasure. 

Channel Country, Australia

These wide floodplains in Queensland, Australia are unique on the planet. Scientists think they are caused by the extreme variation in water and sediment discharges from the rivers. In many years there is no rainfall at all, and the rivers are effectively non-existent. In years of modest rainfall, the main channels will carry some water, sometimes spilling over into narrow water holes known as billabongs.

Every few decades, the floodplain carries extremely high discharges of water. For instance, tropical storms to the north can lead to great water flows that inundate the entire width of the floodplain. On such occasions, the floodplain appears as series of brown and green water surfaces with only tree tops indicating the location of the islands. Such is the case in this image taken from the International Space Station in September 2016.

Grounded in the Caspian, Kazakhstan

A wide variety of ice forms in the Caspian Sea, which stretches from Kazakhstan to Iran. Just offshore, a well-developed expanse of consolidated ice appears bright white. Farther offshore, a gray-white field of chunky, hummocked ice has detached and is slowly drifting around a polynya, an area of open water surrounded by sea ice. That darker patch is actually growing young, thin ice and nilas, a term that designates sea ice crust up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) in thickness.

The close-up shows nilas and a white, diamond-shaped piece of ice. It might look like this chunk is on the move, cutting a path through thinner ice. But it’s more likely that the “diamond” was stuck to the sea bottom and the wind pushed ice around it.

Tsauchab River Bed, Namibia

The Tsauchab River is a famous landmark for the people of Namibia and tourists. Yet few people have ever seen the river flowing with water. In December 2009, an astronaut on the International Space Station caught this glimpse of the Tsauchab River bed jutting into the sea of red dunes. It ends in a series of light-colored, silty mud holes on the dry lake floor.

Like several other rivers around the Namib Desert, the Tsauchab brings sediment down from the hinterland toward the coastal lowland. This sediment is then blown from the river beds, and over tens of millions of years it has accumulated as the red dunes of the Namib Sand Sea.

Taranaki and Egmont, New Zealand

The circular pattern of New Zealand’s Egmont National Park stands out from space as a human fingerprint on the landscape. The park protects the forested and snow-capped slopes around Mount Taranaki (Mount Egmont to British settlers). It was established in 1900, when officials drew a radius of 10 kilometers around the volcanic peak. The colors differentiate the protected forest (dark green) from once-forested pasturelands (light- and brown-green).

Named by the native Maori people, Taranaki stands 2,518 meters (8,260 feet) tall, and it is one of the world’s most symmetric volcanoes. It first became active about 135,000 years ago. By dating lava flows, geologists have figured out that small eruptions occur roughly every 90 years and major eruptions every 500 years. Landsat 8 acquired this image of Taranaki and the park in July 2014.

Storms Stir Up Sediment in Bermuda

In October 2014, the eye of Hurricane Gonzalo passed right over Bermuda. In the process, the potent storm stirred up the sediments in the shallow bays and lagoons around the island, spreading a huge mass of sediment across the North Atlantic Ocean. This Landsat 8 image shows the area after Gonzalo passed through.

The suspended sediments were likely a combination of beach sand and carbonate sediments from around the shallows and reefs. Coral reefs can produce large amounts of calcium carbonate, which stays on the reef flats (where there are coralline algae that also produce carbonate) and builds up over time to form islands.

Framing an Iceberg in the South Atlantic Ocean

In June 2016, the Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of various cloud formations in the South Atlantic Ocean. Note how low stratus clouds framed a hole over iceberg A-56 as it drifted across the sea.

The exact reason for the hole in the clouds is somewhat of a mystery. It could have formed by chance, although imagery from the days before and after this date suggest something else was at work. It could be that the relatively unobstructed path of the clouds over the ocean surface was interrupted by thermal instability created by the iceberg. In other words, if an obstacle is big enough, it can divert the low-level atmospheric flow of air around it, a phenomenon often caused by islands.

Lofted Over Land in Madagascar

Along the muddy Mania River, midday clouds form over the forested land but not the water. In the tropical rainforests of Madagascar, there is ample moisture for cloud formation. Sunlight heats the land all day, warming that moist air and causing it to rise high into the atmosphere until it cools and condenses into water droplets. Clouds generally form where air is ascending (over land in this case), but not where it is descending (over the river). Landsat 8 acquired this image in January 2015.

A Lava Lamp Look at the Atlantic Ocean 

Stretching from tropical Florida to the doorstep of Europe, the Gulf Stream carries a lot of heat, salt, and history. This river of water is an important part of the global ocean conveyor belt, moving water and heat from the Equator toward the far North Atlantic. It is one of the strongest currents on Earth and one of the most studied. Its discovery is often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, though sailors likely knew about the current long before they had a name for it.

This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it appeared in infrared data collected by the Landsat 8 satellite in April 2013. Colors represent the energy—heat—being emitted by the water, with cooler temperatures in purple and the warmest water being nearly white. Note how the Gulf Stream is not a uniform band but instead has finer streams and pockets of warmer and colder water.

These images are just a few from our new book called Earth. Explore the other 61 images here.

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(via CRMF logo II by Jae Salavarrieta)

King Julian is nandor and Maurice is gulliermo. I have been spoken to by an entity to bring this message.

An MLP song started playing on my Spotify playlist but I thought it was a song from Madagascar 2 so that’s how life is going

Shhhhh, he's sleeping... 🤫🤫

I don't know, Rico is very cute. He loves his teddy bear 🥹❤️❤️

Just a little hum Kowalski. Was inspired by humanization @crazytom666 I LOVE THIS HUMANISASHION SO MUCH! 🤧🤧😭😭❤️❤️❤️💘💘💘

Translation: thank you

P.S: He doesn't have red hair, that's what the camera shows. They are light brown 😭

IM SCREAMING

🤧🤧❤️❤️🐧🐧🐧🐧

PENGUINS!!! 🐧🐧🐧🐧

MY FAVORITE BOYS!! ❤️❤️❤️

🐧🐧

The four penguins from Madagascar are, somehow, isekaied in the middle of the clone wars

TDoDA spoiler!

no excuses, my darling

somehow them:

Me for the past two days bc of that one BTS video of Madison Bailey and Madelyn Cline doing a Mort Impression:

“I dON’t LiKe kING JUlien, i LOveEee KINg JuliEnnNn~”

Reunion island , before Bourbon island, before Mascaregne island around XVII Century.

Last book (tome six) of this thirties edition (1930) by Plon Editor Paris , FRANCE

Turquoise Waterfalls, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Turquoise Waterfalls, Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Who loves these trees? ✋️😍

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🌎: Madagascar

📷: @lukewaitphotography

#NatureNestd #Nature #Earth #Plants #Wilderness #Hike #Outdoors #Landscape #Madagascar #Explore #Adventure

never been so excited to do something as i am to start working lights for theatre again ♡

Abandoned Cathedral by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook Abandoned Cathedral in Madagascar. This is the shell of an old abandoned cathedral in Madagascar. This was adjacent to a girls school and the priest was very nice to let us shoot there at night. There was no electricity in this region and the red glow on the horizon originates from multiple fires. The local people burn the fields to clear them and there are always multiple fires in the distance. Also bandits steal the cattle and set the villages on fire to keep the people from chasing them. 😳😬 This is a panorama of multiple vertical images. There is a Goal Zero lantern in the bell tower and a single light panel off to the right to provide Low Level Lighting on the outside. BTW, we had 3 armed guards at all times. Thanks to WorldPix and Ryan for setting up this trip! Thanks for looking! Wayne

Bell Tower by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook This one’s a bit abstract. We are looking up at the night sky and Milky Way in a bell tower of an old abandoned Cathedral in Madagascar. There is Low Level Lighting (LLL). The light inside the tower was a Goal Zero Micro Lantern, an omnidirectional light. The light outside was a Cineroid LED light panel set on 4000K and turned to low. ___________________________________________ There is a very large window in the front of the bell tower in the shape of a cross. Most of the glass has been broken out. ___________________________________________ There are 19 images stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker. 14-24 mm lens, 14 mm, 15 sec., f/2.8, ISO 12,800. Thanks for looking, Wayne

Abandoned Cathedral by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook Inside an abandoned Cathedral in Madagascar. The red on the horizon is from fires. The local people burn the fields to clear them. There is no public electricity and so there is no light pollution from electric lights. 14 images stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker, 11 light frames, 3 dark frames, 14-24 mm lens at 24 mm, f/2.8, 15 sec, ISO 10,000.

The Baobab by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook This is a huge, majestic Baobab Tree. It can be hard to capture the enormity of very large objects in a single image. We had several people with us that posed in front of the tree for reference, but they were dressed in camouflage clothing and pretty much disappeared in those photos. (Note to self: Camouflage clothing is not good for photos at night in the brush 😂). Anyway, I tried this vertical panorama, multiple horizontal photos moving upwards. That helped a little. There is Low Level Lighting (LLL) with 2 Cineroid LED light panels, set on a relatively neutral color temperature of around 4000-4200K. One is a primary light and one is a fill light. 14-24 mm lens, 14 mm, f/2.8, 15 seconds, ISO 6400. A big thanks to @worldpix for arranging the tour. WorldPix is a charity organization that used photography to raise money for charitable causes.

Madagascar Ask Meme:

Not sure if there’s one of these around, but I wanted to make one! Feel free to add your reasons why!

All-time favourite character?

Favourite out of the main NYC squad?

Favourite penguin?

Favourite lemur?

Favourite villain?

Favourite side character?

Favourite North Wind agent?

Favourite location in the franchise?

Favourite song from the franchise?

Favourite Madagascar film?

Favourite episode of TPoM?

Favourite episode of AHKJ?

Favourite moment from TPoM?

Favourite moment from AHKJ? 

Favourite moment from the Madagascar films?

The films, TPoM, or AHKJ? Take your pick.

Lunacorns, Shirtless Ninja Action Theatre, or News with Chuck Charles? What would you watch?

Favourite villainous scheme?

What’s your favourite invention from the franchise? (NEEEEERRRDDSSS - )

What are some of your favourite quotes from the franchise?

Are there any characters you feel are underappreciated?

Are there any characters you feel are overrated?

Are there any characters you dislike?

What are some of your favourite relationship dynamics in the franchise?

Have any ships? If so, what are your OTPs?

What are some of your headcanons?

Which character has your favourite singing voice?

Are there any characters you wished had more screentime?

When did you get into the franchise? What first introduced you to it?

If you could change one thing about the franchise, what would you change?

If you could have a movie or tv show on anything, what would it be?

If there was going to be another movie, what do you think it’d be about?

If there was going to be another tv series, what do you think it’d be about?

There’s been rumors Dreamworks is working on another Madagascar project (potentially) called ‘A Little Wild’. What do you think all that’s about?

Do you hoard merch like a dragon? Do you have any merch?

Whaddaya think happened to Manfredi and Johnson?

Do you think Julien should get a Jet Ski?

Is all this a conspiracy so we can steal your secrets?

Would you barge into the writers’ room and yell at them to revive TPoM?

[ Penguins of Madagascar: (Humanized) ]

[ I'm actually inspired from those KOREAN Artists on Twitter(X) ]

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[ Penguins of Madagascar Screenshot Redraw FT. Human!Skipper and Human!Kowalski ]

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Yeah, I just finished today. Another attempt to try and be quick with my fingers to scribble on my phone screen. And to refresh my childhood(and myself) to get nostalgia and motivation. Ciao.

Screenshots taken from the YT: clown energy (Yeah, that's their channel name) And characters are not mine, but the interpretation of how they are as humans based on the inspirations I've been heavily admired from those Korean artists on Twitter(X or Xwitter-).

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©hyvnkeit_//infxmouskeit/keishxnstrator// [DON'T REPOST WITH NO CREDIT]

[ Penguins of Madagascar Screenshot Redraw FT. Human!Skipper and Human!Kowalski ]

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Yeah, I just finished today. Another attempt to try and be quick with my fingers to scribble on my phone screen. And to refresh my childhood(and myself) to get nostalgia and motivation. Ciao.

Screenshots taken from the YT: clown energy (Yeah, that's their channel name) And characters are not mine, but the interpretation of how they are as humans based on the inspirations I've been heavily admired from those Korean artists on Twitter(X or Xwitter-).

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©hyvnkeit_//infxmouskeit/keishxnstrator// [DON'T REPOST WITH NO CREDIT]