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It's kinda scary, kinda thrilling and makes you kind of proud to think that in some cases, your body can be literally too strong to keep itself together. Tumblr spends a lot of time on the weird sci-fi-ness  of human physiology, which results in interesting threads like these Tumblr users exploring humans as space orcs or this Tumblr thread about aliens being defeated by earth's wildlife.

Awesome, our bodies are like natural history museums. Apparently, we're brimming with evolutionary leftovers, and Dorsa Amir mapped out a way to play around with some of these in a fun Twitter thread. 

We must admit we kinda like this new trend by dog owners who are always looking for creative ways to fight off boredom at home.  

Looking forward to the cat version too. 

One of Tumblr's favorite things to do is expound on human nature in discussions, essays and threads about the role human beings as team "hold my beer" in the universe. It's generally regarded, out of self interest and flattery that we're basically badass space orcs. These kinds of discussions go on to describe Earth as the type of planet whose wildlife could fight off an alien invasion. So in this context, the idea that a human ship would have a knife Roomba affectionately referred to as "Stabby" not only makes perfect sense, but sort of makes us want to get one right now.

Being a land of creativity and obsession, tumblr has its favorite things, on of them being looking at human nature from a humorous outsider's perspective. This series of Tumblr threads explores humans as space orcs, and this Tumblr thread imagines an alien invasion being fought off by Earth's wildlife.

Meet Snowball, a cockatoo that dances with new, non-repetitive dance moves with the beat of the music. This is something science has never seen in a species other than humans. Interested in whether modern birds are dinosaurs? Check out this article to find out. 

This article first appeared in Live Science.

Apparently, Even the tiny adorable internet's sweetheart has human-like problems.  

We all know according to evolution, we are descendants of apes. Yet, it's even more clear after seeing images of just one gorilla. 

Meet Anaka, who resides at the Zoo Altanta. Anaka is unique, not only in terms of skin, but in personality as well. "[She's] often barking at her mom and others to get a prime spot for food and juice," Altanta Zoo wrote on their website. "She is often seen riding piggyback on her brother and sisters."

When the Morena Lale commented on a post from the zoo, asking if Anaka had vitiligo (a skin condition characterized by loss of skin pigmentation).

The Zoo responded, "Well, her skin pigment has always been like that and hasn't changed over the years, so we think it's just a cool birthmark."

Cool, indeed!

Yogi is an adorable Shih-tzu dog who's owner, Chantal Desjardins, never thought he really looked like human at all: "Looking at him normally, I don't see it!", she told The Dodo. It was only after sharing Yogi's photo on Facebook that Chantal heard otherwise. People started noticing something unusual about the way he looks. Then one of Chantal's friends posted a picture of Yogi on Reddit — and the internet really began weighing in. There's indeed something undeniably human about little Yogi's countenance. The piercing gaze of his light almond-shaped eyes, the sense of a strong brow ridge above in his fluff, and those soft pinkish lips all definitely play a part in giving the dog the uncanny look of being part-person. Some people even say that at the first glance it also seems that he is the result of a very successful face swap. What do you think? 

Via: The Dodo

We know, we know: we've covered these comics before. But if you haven't seen them yet, you'll understand why we love them so much as soon as you scroll down. They remind us of how bizarre our behavior as humans is. 

Really when it all comes down to it though, we're all just tiny ants on a slightly bigger rock floating through space, so nothing really matters anyway. Now enjoy these Strange Planet comics from Nathan Pyle and be sure to check out his official Instagram page for even more!

We know, we know: we've covered these comics before. But if you haven't seen them yet, you'll understand why we love them so much as soon as you scroll down. They remind us of how bizarre our behavior as humans is. 

Really when it all comes down to it though, we're all just tiny ants on a slightly bigger rock floating through space, so nothing really matters anyway. Now enjoy these Strange Planet comics from Nathan Pyle and be sure to check out his official Instagram page for even more!

Manfried The Man is a comedy series about an anthropomorphic cat named Steve and his pet man, Manfried. A kind of reverse Garfield, Manfried annoys his owner by doing all the things that a cat would do and will make you question the nature of your relationship with your pets.

Manfried The Man is a comedy series about an anthropomorphic cat named Steve and his pet man, Manfried. A kind of reverse Garfield, Manfried annoys his owner by doing all the things that a cat would do and will make you question the nature of your relationship with your pets.

It's compelling and somewhat flattering to think of Earth as the most dangerous place in the galaxy, with humans being the only ones crazy enough to tame it. This thought brings fun ideas such as the idea of humans as super resilient space orcs, or the idea that aliens trying to invade Earth could be stopped by local wildlife. It's informative, fun, and somewhat self indulgent.

Honestly, what would be do with ourselves if we didn't have these adorable and silly lovebugs in our lives?! The following cats and dogs react to things just like any other human would, and we couldn't love them more. Dare we say, their human-like reactions are even better than ours?