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Dyna Soar
Nov 30, 2006
dogs love us, cats live with us b/c we give them food. take that as you will

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Dyna Soar
Nov 30, 2006

Cigstomper58 posted:

Dogs were bred specifically to love us. Dogs that didnt take to humans were usually drowned. The "love" is hardwired into their brain and only systematic extreme amounts of torture from bad owners can break it.

this is really only half the truth b/c the first dogs were wolves who benefited greatly from living with humans. they love us because we've bred the individuals who tolerated humans the most true, but it's unclear which species too the first step.

dogs are the second most widespread and well, succesful animal on this planet.

Dyna Soar
Nov 30, 2006

The Biscuit posted:

There are more dogs than birds?

do you have more fingers than brain cells

Dyna Soar fucked around with this message at 13:51 on Sep 16, 2016

Dyna Soar
Nov 30, 2006

notZaar posted:

So what animal is that? A pallas cat?

thats a fossa. it's not a cat it's related to mongooses.

Dyna Soar
Nov 30, 2006

Maldoror posted:

Why do they look so cat like? Convergent evolution I'm guessing? The Wiki says they've been isolated in Madagascar for 20 million years.

I swear it look like the first successful genetically engineered combination of a cat and a dog.

yeah, convergent evolution.

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Dyna Soar
Nov 30, 2006

Falun Bong Refugee posted:

What's the lowdown on capybaras though? It's like a giant rat dog that only eats vegetables and likes to swim.



they're cool but totally not pets. leave the capybaras alone

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