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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

Every ecologist knows curling stones don't hibernate, they migrate to Canada for mating and birthing and the young one's education.

[–] YaksDC@sh.itjust.works 1 point 52 minutes ago (1 child)

I believe they return to their spawning grounds in Scotland.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 point 24 minutes ago

Much like monarch butterflies, those are actually two separate species. The species of Curling Stone which returns to Scotland is actually on the IUCN Red List.

[–] Francislewwis@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

I love this kind of quiet, nerdy humor. Turning sports equipment into little creatures with a seasonal life cycle is oddly wholesome and very clever.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 34 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I hope PETA wins the fight to prevent them from being hunted to make whiskey stones. 😢

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 4 points 6 hours ago

I passionately support them on this. Sadly so many people are ignorant of how cruel whiskey stones are...

[–] PhatalFlaw@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

They've actually all been murdered cut up into little curling stone memorabilia actually. $89 to own a tiny piece of the Olympic stones

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

Reminds me of the glacier mice that got posted here a few weeks ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_mice

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

they have been observed in Alaska, Chile, Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, Uganda and Venezuela

Are… are there glaciers in Uganda?

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

Apparently, there's the Rwenzori mountains with glaciers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwenzori_Mountains

This map suggests that Mount Elgon in the east is also rather cold:

But from what I can tell superficially, it doesn't have glaciers...

[–] EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

I just picture a couple of them seeing a therapist holding a stone doll asking where the bad Canadian man touched them.

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 6 points 8 hours ago

World championships start on the 27th!

[–] W_itjust_works@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Hope they get all cozy after they curl up in their den.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 2 points 7 hours ago

Nature is so beautiful