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Marine Life in The Philippines & S.E. Asia. and the World. Post #172: Sea Otter
Meet the chungungo or marine otter, not to be confused with the sea otter.
These adorable critters are found along the South American coastline in Chile, Peru, and Argentina!
The marine otter, like its relative the sea otter, belongs to the order Carnivora and is in the Mustelidae Family, which also includes weasels 🦦
The chungungo is one of the smaller species of otter, weighing up to around 13 pounds.
They eat a variety of prey, including invertebrates and even fish, birds, and other mammals.
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Meet the chungungo or marine otter, not to be confused with the sea otter.
These adorable critters are found along the South American coastline in Chile, Peru, and Argentina!
The marine otter, like its relative the sea otter, belongs to the order Carnivora and is in the Mustelidae Family, which also includes weasels 🦦
The chungungo is one of the smaller species of otter, weighing up to around 13 pounds.
They eat a variety of prey, including invertebrates and even fish, birds, and other mammals.
📍Humboldt Archipelago Hope Spot
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MOTO-KAR DELUXE, 1939
Manufactured by the Moto-Scoot Manufacturing Company
in Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
A three-wheeled scooter/microcar. Streamline designed for a single passenger, only a handful of examples are known to survive today.
Its unusual layout—one front wheel and two rear runners/skis—suggests possible use on snow or ice, or simply an experimental and highly original chassis design.
Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
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October 8, 1906 — Leo Tolstoy refuses the Nobel Prize in Literature.
At the age of 78, the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy declined consideration for the Nobel Prize in Literature, firmly convinced of the moral harm of money.
When the Russian Academy of Sciences nominated him, Tolstoy wrote to his Finnish friend and translator Arvid Järnefelt, asking him to intercede with the Swedish Academy to award the prize to someone else.
Järnefelt — surprised but loyal — fulfilled the unusual request.
As a result, the 1907 prize went to the relatively unknown Italian poet Giosuè Carducci.
Tolstoy later said that his refusal spared him the heavy burden of deciding what to do with such a large sum of money.
He believed that “in money itself, in the very possession of it, there is something immoral."
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The Castle of Guimarães 🏰
The Castle of Guimarães, located in northern Portugal, is one of the country’s most important and symbolic medieval monuments.
Built in the 10th century and later expanded in the 12th century, the castle played a crucial role in the early formation of the Portuguese nation. It is closely associated with Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, who is believed to have been born nearby and used the fortress as a key military base during the struggle for independence from León.
With its solid granite walls, imposing keep, and defensive towers, the castle reflects the austere Romanesque military architecture of the period. Its strategic position allowed control over the surrounding territory, reinforcing its role as a center of power in medieval Portugal.
Today, the Castle of Guimarães stands as a powerful national symbol and a major cultural landmark. Carefully restored in the 20th century, it offers visitors the chance to walk along its battlements, explore the central keep, and enjoy views over the historic city below.
The castle forms part of the UNESCO-listed historic center of Guimarães, often referred to as the “Cradle of Portugal.” Its quiet courtyards and massive stone structures evoke the atmosphere of the nation’s earliest days.
Whether visited for its historical significance or its striking simplicity, the Castle of Guimarães remains a proud reminder of Portugal’s origins and enduring identity.
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Full recipe for the best dish in the world: 
Episcopal Palace, Astorga, Antoni Gaudí, 1889-1913. When the original Palace burned in the 19th century, the bishop assigned the design of the new building to his friend.
Gaudí used his personal Catalan Modernist style to create one of the three buildings by Gaudí outside Catalonia.
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This impressive Art Nouveau stained glass balcony is located in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Catalonia, Spain.
It is part of the 19th-century "Cal Calixtus" building, being an addition to the original 1885 building, designed by master builder Narcís Aran Vidal.
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Indonesian Culture Sasak
traditional clothing 🇮🇩
Winter in Milan 🇮🇹 across the decades.
Explore Milan: www.tasteatlas.com/milan
Winter in Milan once unfolded on the streets and behind shop windows. In crowded pasticcerie during the holiday season, around oversized panettone displays finished in gold, and in winters that occasionally brought the city to a halt, such as the snowfall of January 1985.
Cuddly snowmen in varying sizes and designs have appeared across Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province,
drawing attention from visitors as they fill the city with winter joy.
