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Apparently the reason this hasn't been done is you can't just put two bears in a cage and expect them to mate like you can with dogs. Bears have to be wooed.
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Kwyndig posted:Apparently the reason this hasn't been done is you can't just put two bears in a cage and expect them to mate like you can with dogs. Bears have to be wooed. See also: the latest Baldur's Gate 3 trailer.
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Jul 27, 2023 22:25
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IIRC the ancient Egyptians took a swing at hyenas but it didn't work out so great
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Antivehicular posted:IIRC the ancient Egyptians took a swing at hyenas but it didn't work out so great They also tried with weasels.
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Jul 27, 2023 22:28
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Pandas would be great pets if they weren’t so drat hard to breed
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Jul 27, 2023 22:39
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Crimson Harvest posted:I think if you give them a long enough time to process and express themselves some reptiles seem pretty communicative huh I really hate that people dismiss animals in general as soulless or stupid. So many examples exist of them having intelligence, sentience & even emotions just like people or domesticated pets. I probably posted it multiple times here & in other threads but a favorite of mine is a shark conservationist who's been friends with a tiger shark named Emma for over 20 years. Any time he's around it's like she can tell by sight/smell that he's there & she rushes up like a domestic dog to get pets & interaction. There's SO much we don't even understand about the animal world & I love watching little interactions like kitchen snek that prove there's more behind their eyes & actions than we really comprehend.
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Jul 27, 2023 23:05
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Kwyndig posted:Apparently the reason this hasn't been done is you can't just put two bears in a cage and expect them to mate like you can with dogs. Bears have to be wooed. Thankfully we have Grindr technology now so this is a thing of the past.
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Jul 27, 2023 23:16
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There's a universe out there where the Ancient Romans figured out the "pair a Cheetah with a Dog so it's anxiety will be reduced enough to breed in captivity" trick and having a pet Cheetah is only somewhat rarer than owning a house cat or dog
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BOOTY-ADE posted:I really hate that people dismiss animals in general as soulless or stupid. So many examples exist of them having intelligence, sentience & even emotions just like people or domesticated pets. I probably posted it multiple times here & in other threads but a favorite of mine is a shark conservationist who's been friends with a tiger shark named Emma for over 20 years. Any time he's around it's like she can tell by sight/smell that he's there & she rushes up like a domestic dog to get pets & interaction. There's SO much we don't even understand about the animal world & I love watching little interactions like kitchen snek that prove there's more behind their eyes & actions than we really comprehend. Same. I remember a diver/marine biologist who has been visiting the same reef for 30 years, and every 5 years or so, has visited a moray eel. Now the eel pops out of her cave to visit the diver and says hi because they have been cuddly friends for so long. The eel loves her diver friend simply because they are familiar and friendly. There is no long pattern of sharing food, they just pat the eel and love her.
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Pookah posted:The eel loves her diver friend simply because they are familiar and friendly. There is no long pattern of sharing food, they just pat the eel and love her. That’s a moray!
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drrockso20 posted:There's a universe out there where the Ancient Romans figured out the "pair a Cheetah with a Dog so it's anxiety will be reduced enough to breed in captivity" trick and having a pet Cheetah is only somewhat rarer than owning a house cat or dog Cheetah mating behavior requires square miles of land, sadly.
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I love that video and that eel looks shockingly cuddly. https://youtu.be/3IQ2I-P8Ucw
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ultrafilter posted:Cheetah mating behavior requires square miles of land, sadly. That just means it would be really easy to tell a breeder is unethical.
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Eels love pets. In fact most animals love pets and/or scritches. Sharks, bears, tigers, if you can get them to lower their guard they'll certainly act like they enjoy being petted. It's almost like mankind was put on this earth to give pets to all the creatures of the earth.
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Kwyndig posted:Eels love pets. In fact most animals love pets and/or scritches. Sharks, bears, tigers, if you can get them to lower their guard they'll certainly act like they enjoy being petted. It's almost like mankind was put on this earth to give pets to all the creatures of the earth. Adam was such a gently caress up. Whole garden full of friendly animals. Does he give pets? No, he's all, "huh what should I do with all these animals? Should I name them? I'll name them."
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Kestral posted:Imagine if your childhood Big Comfy Dog scaled up with you as you aged. Dogs should be big enough to sleep on when you’re sick or out of sorts. While I fundamentally agree I must point out that absolutely nobody wants the task of picking up Clifford's poo poo.
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Facebook Aunt posted:Adam was such a gently caress up. Whole garden full of friendly animals. Does he give pets? No, he's all, "huh what should I do with all these animals? Should I name them? I'll name them." Naming animals is pretty fun though ngl The latest Pikmin has an alien dog called Moss which might be the best dog name Ive ever heard.
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Ror posted:we have more important things to work on right now Raccoons seem like they're half-acclimated to being around humans already...
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A Sometimes Food posted:Naming animals is pretty fun though ngl That’s how I ended up keeping my last (current) cat. Dog found a stray in the backyard, about 5-6 weeks old, let’s keep it in the bathroom for a few days then get it to a shelter etc. I walk in to check on him a couple of days in and said “Good morning little puff, how you doin’ today? …ah, gently caress I just named the cat.” Puff remains fat and sassy almost 3 years later. Good name. Most passive cat I’ve ever had.
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Facebook Aunt posted:Adam was such a gently caress up. Whole garden full of friendly animals. Does he give pets? No, he's all, "huh what should I do with all these animals? Should I name them? I'll name them." they need names first so you have something to sing while you're petting them
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the name ought to be the sound either you or they make when petting
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Base Emitter posted:Raccoons seem like they're half-acclimated to being around humans already...
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Kwyndig posted:Apparently the reason this hasn't been done is you can't just put two bears in a cage and expect them to mate like you can with dogs. Bears have to be wooed. I've heard an old adage that bears are poo poo in being wooed.
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People keep raccoons as pets but it's apparently a big hassle because they get into everything and open locks and stuff.
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Dewgy posted:That’s how I ended up keeping my last (current) cat. Dog found a stray in the backyard, about 5-6 weeks old, let’s keep it in the bathroom for a few days then get it to a shelter etc. Could use a pic of this cat
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wakka wakka posted:I've heard an old adage that bears are poo poo in being wooed. Very good.
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That is a very well behaved bird, whatever it is. I can't tell if it's a toucan or a duck or a chicken with a really big beak.
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Kwyndig posted:That is a very well behaved bird, whatever it is. I can't tell if it's a toucan or a duck or a chicken with a really big beak. ... it's a chicken with a normal sized beak there's also a duck, a goat and a small child
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it looks like they're in south america maybe?
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Kestral posted:The little head tilts oh my god, why are they not domesticated yet Because they absolutely stink.
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LifeSunDeath posted:it looks like they're in south america maybe? Might be but I assure you: that is no toucan
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LifeSunDeath posted:it looks like they're in south america maybe?
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Kwyndig posted:Eels love pets. In fact most animals love pets and/or scritches. Sharks, bears, tigers, if you can get them to lower their guard they'll certainly act like they enjoy being petted. It's almost like mankind was put on this earth to give pets to all the creatures of the earth. My brother had an Oscar (thats a fish for those of you who might not know) and some times when it was sleeping, I'd put my hand in the tank and start petting it. It would wake up and just sit there and chill while I was petting that MF. Then later it killed itself by jumping out of its tank, which I've heard is pretty common for them.
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I posted that same vid to the gbs thread. I dare you to jump in
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"I always knew it would end like this," I whisper as I swan dive into the big cat cuddle pile.
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Sininu posted:https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/953720362678505504/1134210551380193301/yFIShFC.mp4 Looks like somebody's been outfoxed
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