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Foxhound posted:Cat getting a haircut, can't tell if it is angry as balls or enjoying it. I see no human blood so my guess is enjoying it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLz1GSkJeks Stinkcat
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# ? May 28, 2015 15:38 |
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Omg it very adorably charges teeth first into battle
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# ? May 28, 2015 15:46 |
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My mom rescued a de-stinkified skunk from her neighbor when she was a kid. "Rescued" because they were horrible to it. She says it was like having a cat that wasn't an rear end in a top hat or some kind of cool nearly-silent dog.
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# ? May 28, 2015 17:22 |
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Haruharuharuko posted:Lions really are just big house cats Doesn't exactly look like a barrel of laughs in there.
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# ? May 28, 2015 18:25 |
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I have absolutely no frame of reference for a skunk's behaviour and initially thought it was actually attacking. But the universal language of belly rubs soon let me realise it was play time. Are they all so quiet?
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# ? May 28, 2015 18:52 |
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Pretty much all members of the Musteloidea superfamily have the same behavior and make the same sounds. The most you'll ever hear from a skunk, badger, wolverine or ferret is a soft chuckling kind of sound when they're really excited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KpqiBhyP7Q Otters are the exception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4muQOgayq8 But they still make the same sound as the others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ_Krei6EKw
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# ? May 28, 2015 19:07 |
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I rescued a baby crow today. I didn't have the foresight to take pictures but it looked almost fully grown with white tufts on its wings. I found it hopping about in the path by my house, so I led it into the back garden and called the RSPCA to rescue it. The lady that came said that they would have to hand rear it, and that the parents would likely be looking for it. I can hear them cawing outside, which is a bit of a bummer, but hey at least the baby will survive. So yes I'm requesting crow stuff, please.
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# ? May 28, 2015 19:21 |
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I read about skunks on Wikipedia and found this 1630s description amusing:quote:The other is a low animal, about the size of a little dog or cat. I mention it here, not on account of its excellence, but to make of it a symbol of sin. I have seen three or four of them. It has black fur, quite beautiful and shining; and has upon its back two perfectly white stripes, which join near the neck and tail, making an oval which adds greatly to their grace. The tail is bushy and well furnished with hair, like the tail of a Fox; it carries it curled back like that of a Squirrel. It is more white than black; and, at the first glance, you would say, especially when it walks, that it ought to be called Jupiter's little dog. But it is so stinking, and casts so foul an odor, that it is unworthy of being called the dog of Pluto. No sewer ever smelled so bad. I would not have believed it if I had not smelled it myself. Your heart almost fails you when you approach the animal; two have been killed in our court, and several days afterward there was such a dreadful odor throughout our house that we could not endure it. I believe the sin smelled by Saint Catherine de Sienne must have had the same vile odor.
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LOCUST FART HELL posted:I rescued a baby crow today. I didn't have the foresight to take pictures but it looked almost fully grown with white tufts on its wings. I found it hopping about in the path by my house, so I led it into the back garden and called the RSPCA to rescue it. The lady that came said that they would have to hand rear it, and that the parents would likely be looking for it. I can hear them cawing outside, which is a bit of a bummer, but hey at least the baby will survive. So yes I'm requesting crow stuff, please. Totally missed out on feeding and watching the bugger to gain their trust and have your own flock of trained corvids
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# ? May 28, 2015 20:03 |
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Gorilla Salad posted:I have absolutely no frame of reference for a skunk's behaviour and initially thought it was actually attacking. But the universal language of belly rubs soon let me realise it was play time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueGERaVwJiI They like hitting stuff and making noise when playing or angry.
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# ? May 28, 2015 20:41 |
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All weaseloids are pretty drat awesome.
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# ? May 28, 2015 21:09 |
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A while back, someone posted the Sheffield peregrine family. I've been following both them and the Salt Lake City peregrines for about two years. Except the thing is, this year in SLC, the female half of the pair was found on the ground and diagnosed with aspergillus but is expected to recover and possibly be an educational raptor. Anyway, the webcams are still on and capturing a pigeon family that happened to move in. The egg just hatched today. Look at that ugly little thumb-thing. It was born among the bones of its fallen brethren. Seriously, the parents built their nest partially from the bones of other pigeons that fell prey to the falcons. Admittedly, not as cool as watching peregrines grow up, but nice nonetheless.
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# ? May 29, 2015 00:35 |
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Sea lion chilling on a police boat:
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# ? May 29, 2015 01:32 |
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LOCUST FART HELL posted:I rescued a baby crow today. I didn't have the foresight to take pictures but it looked almost fully grown with white tufts on its wings. I found it hopping about in the path by my house, so I led it into the back garden and called the RSPCA to rescue it. The lady that came said that they would have to hand rear it, and that the parents would likely be looking for it. I can hear them cawing outside, which is a bit of a bummer, but hey at least the baby will survive. So yes I'm requesting crow stuff, please. I loving love crows. FWIW, if you regularly have crows outside, keep in mind that they do that all the drat time so it may be unrelated crows. And yeah, at least the little guys are safe. You probably already know this, but a group of crows is a murder, and a group of ravens is an unkindness. Which is hilarious since both birds are pretty chill. They're not aggressive predators*, just skillful opportunists. If they can't crack a nut, they'll lay it in the street for cars to run over. If they can't crack a carcass, they'll imitate wild animals to come and break it open so they can get the remnants. http://www.cracked.com/article_19042_6-terrifying-ways-crows-are-way-smarter-than-you-think.html As cool as it is to just look at crows, even more awesome is crow facts! http://www.avesnoir.com/10-really-weird-crow-facts/ Crows are awesome and anyone who thinks differently is a big dumb dingleberry. *mostly. They can be aggressive out of necessity, but aren't assholes like bluejays.
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# ? May 29, 2015 04:21 |
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# ? May 29, 2015 04:30 |
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Maggie Fletcher posted:Crow loving poo poo talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbzgu_qaxPM
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# ? May 29, 2015 04:33 |
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Not a crow, but still pretty rad. Edit: cptn_dr has a new favorite as of 06:05 on May 29, 2015 |
# ? May 29, 2015 04:36 |
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At first glance I thought that was a dog with its head stuck in a log and now I'm sad it's not.
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# ? May 29, 2015 11:37 |
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Ili pika
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# ? May 29, 2015 11:38 |
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LOCUST FART HELL posted:I rescued a baby crow today. I didn't have the foresight to take pictures but it looked almost fully grown with white tufts on its wings. I found it hopping about in the path by my house, so I led it into the back garden and called the RSPCA to rescue it. The lady that came said that they would have to hand rear it, and that the parents would likely be looking for it. I can hear them cawing outside, which is a bit of a bummer, but hey at least the baby will survive. So yes I'm requesting crow stuff, please. Aren't the ones with white on the tips Currawongs? Or are they forest ravens? I know Currawongs love getting drunk on apple cider because they used to bother the hell out of tourists when they got tipsy close to where I live.
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# ? May 29, 2015 11:40 |
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Kennel posted:Ili pika
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# ? May 29, 2015 12:01 |
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Kennel posted:Ili pika Capybaras make me think "I'm sorry I'm not good enough". Viscachas make me think "I'm sorry I have not yet attained enlightenment, master". This li'l guy? "I'm sorry I scared you". So sorry, adorable fuzzy critters. (Quokkas make me think life is OK, though!)
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# ? May 29, 2015 12:17 |
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kinmik posted:A while back, someone posted the Sheffield peregrine family. I've been following both them and the Salt Lake City peregrines for about two years. Except the thing is, this year in SLC, the female half of the pair was found on the ground and diagnosed with aspergillus but is expected to recover and possibly be an educational raptor. Anyway, the webcams are still on and capturing a pigeon family that happened to move in. The egg just hatched today. Unfortunately, an eagle family in the city that also has a nest cam lost all of their eggs this year. Such a bummer because watching them grow up last year was so fun.
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Wrageowrapper posted:Aren't the ones with white on the tips Currawongs? Or are they forest ravens? I know Currawongs love getting drunk on apple cider because they used to bother the hell out of tourists when they got tipsy close to where I live. UK here, so while those Aussie crows sound cool, mine was just an adolescent carrion crow which hadn't fully shed its baby plumage.
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# ? May 29, 2015 13:21 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7tHTLd-WWA
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# ? May 29, 2015 13:51 |
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This is my favourite GIF of all time, and I constantly refer to it when I am feeling sad. I used to work in a pet store and my favourite part about the weather getting cold was the promise of getting to watch the new dog boot walk.
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# ? May 29, 2015 21:31 |
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cash crab posted:This is my favourite GIF of all time, and I constantly refer to it when I am feeling sad. I used to work in a pet store and my favourite part about the weather getting cold was the promise of getting to watch the new dog boot walk.
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# ? May 29, 2015 21:36 |
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Eee, puss in boots walk is good, too. Okay, official request for animals wearing clothes. I will begin.
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# ? May 29, 2015 21:41 |
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Needs the accompanying GIF of Charlie covering his ears while the cat walks across the table to the dubbed-in clanging and crashing sounds.
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# ? May 29, 2015 21:45 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0N4jc0aTW0 The cat at 0:47
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# ? May 29, 2015 21:53 |
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He does a great job of not cracking up when the cat falls off. He barely flinches.
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# ? May 30, 2015 01:17 |
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Went back to MEOW to visit all the kitties (well, also to do IT stuff, but mostly kitty-visiting), and have returned with some pictures! Crackerjack is still around, engaging in some of his favorite hobbies; Yelling at me for not continuing to pet him for the one second it took to take this picture And rolling around on my shoes for some reason This is June, who is 12 years old, and spends pretty much all of her time sat exactly like this, in this exact spot Here is Rosie, looking like a panther This is Sally being a bit upset that some jerk is taking her picture instead of feeding her And then there's Scooby, who is too cool to look into the camera And finally, a little Frankie news! She's doing very well at her new home. Here she is, enjoying her welcome home gift, a brand new cat tree!
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# ? May 30, 2015 01:21 |
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I recognize the body language for that "awww yisss" head-rub on the cat tree That's a happy cat.
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# ? May 30, 2015 01:34 |
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Bumblefuck! posted:Went back to MEOW to visit all the kitties (well, also to do IT stuff, but mostly kitty-visiting), and have returned with some pictures! If I lived nearby I would totally adopt Crackerjack and/or Rosie
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# ? May 30, 2015 03:24 |
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Bumblefuck! posted:Crackerjack is still around, engaging in some of his favorite hobbies; I want this cat and I am so, so glad I do not live near you so I can have it (only because I have two already ). That little mark above his eye is awesome. And this is just goddamn adorable.
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# ? May 30, 2015 03:41 |
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Bobby Digital posted:If I lived nearby I would totally adopt Crackerjack and/or Rosie I want June for the and maybe Scooby because he seems deeply concerned by the strange camera man. And have a headbirb (with a hastily edited out sweaty old man torso)
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# ? May 30, 2015 04:01 |
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Transmogrifier posted:At first glance I thought that was a dog with its head stuck in a log and now I'm sad it's not. It's probably for the best because the capy wouldn't care and would just keep on munching flowers.
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I am just head over heels for Frankie! Is there any way that her new owners can give you updates and pictures on the reg or take over the Facebook account? Requesting silly nakey kitties in the meantime
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