"RIP tail"

This artifact is Instagram account arbol_the_geck's post showing the loss of the gecko’s tail. The owner is clearly upset, and that emotion might be why the post is more from their perspective instead of pretending to be the gecko. The owner is upset that the tail is gone, but is happy that nothing worse happened and optimistic about the future (even sans tail).

Screen name: arbol_the_geck

Instagram

Instagram

English

2000-2024

Instagram post

digital image

Posted

Caption: "RIP tail (crying emoji) he jumped to the floor tonight and tried to make an escape, and when I caught him he released his tail. That's okay. Now we get to figure out how to live life without a tail (girl shrugging emoji) I'm just thankful the dog was in the other room or I would be having a funeral for more than just a tail
#gecko #crestedgecko #crestie"

On the left: A square picture showing a terrarium full of green foliage with a tailless gecko on a branch on the far right staring away from the camera and at the leaves.
On the right: white space with the account name and profile image up top, a "Follow" button next to it, then the caption and hashtags below followed by the comments section (empty) and number of likes and date posted tag.

File size: 737604 bytes

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Caitlin H, 11/19/17