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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago

I want them to curl wombats.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 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 4 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

I believe they return to their spawning grounds in Scotland.

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 6 points 6 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 37 points 11 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 9 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 8 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

[–] EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago

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

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 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 6 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 6 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...

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 6 points 11 hours ago

World championships start on the 27th!

[–] W_itjust_works@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 2 points 10 hours ago

Nature is so beautiful