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ChairmanMauzer
Dec 30, 2004

It wears a human face.

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redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

I'm Team Goat

Liquid Chicken
Jan 25, 2005

GOOP
Nova with her ball.



Whole lotta floof on this doggo.

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
https://i.imgur.com/WvSNYoe.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/vMyRYf4.mp4




redshirt posted:

I'm Team Goat
:same:

Liquid Chicken posted:

Nova with her ball.



Whole lotta floof on this doggo.

https://i.imgur.com/jwSoJFx.mp4

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Funky See Funky Do posted:

How much space would a pet donkey need? A woman around the corner from me has a small horse or pony she keeps as a pet on about a quarter acre block and it seems pretty happy.
You can’t keep a single donkey they’ll be miserable. They need a friend.

evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Bless the Maker and His water.
Bless the coming and going of Him.
May His passage cleanse the world.
May He keep the world for His people.

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
https://i.imgur.com/QCHqu7z.mp4

Hyperlynx
Sep 13, 2015


Wellerman! Been a while since that was a thing!

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

Watch out cat! The turtle's got wheels!!

ReelBigLizard
Feb 27, 2003

Fallen Rib

Wanna cup that hog

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007


Oi! Stop stealing me babies!

davidspackage
May 16, 2007

Nap Ghost

This is mesmerizing. The poor guy that almost makes it!


Ears :stare:

Wifi Toilet
Oct 1, 2004

Toilet Rascal

Dumb puppies need food too!

jesus WEP
Oct 17, 2004


https://x.com/venuslovesrats/status/1768920068132610186?s=20

ReelBigLizard
Feb 27, 2003

Fallen Rib



E:

quote:

Also observed:

Coordinated Group Hunting across many species of crocodilian- AKA, hunting like a pack of wolves.

Advanced Parental Care- we knew for a long time that American alligators and Gharials built nests and mothers kept their young close, but GPS tracking has shown that the father(s) also typically stuck around and brought mom kills, but the young stay inside the territory of their parents for 3-5 years, until they reach sexual maturity.

Nile crocodiles dig enormous and surprisingly complex burrows up to 40 feet deep that they share with other crocodiles- parents and children, but also adult siblings and Unrelated "Friends"- crocs that are frequently seen close together outside as well, but do not appear to be mates. many of these burrows are decades, if not centuries old, are actively maintained, and passed down through generations.

Amazon Caiman (a type of alligator) recognize individual humans (possibly by voice), and alter their behavior around them based on past interactions. Some of them become quite playful with humans they've had positive interactions with in the past, and others hold "grudges" against specific humans for decades.

All Crocodilians engage in all major types of play behavior- Locomotor play (engaging in a behavior because it brings positive stimulation), playing with toys (Sticks, leaves, carcass, and in one paper, a floating squeaky toy that had gotten into the Bayou) and social play (Playing with other individuals). Several species, but notable Caiman and Alligators also Play with animals outside their species- young caiman have been observed playing with Amazon Giant River Otters, and Alligators playing with sharks and dolphings off the US Gulf coast. Play behavior is associated with a high degree of intelligence in animals.

Male Saltwater crocodiles in Australia employ a variety of complex mating strategies, including offering courtship gifts (tailored to the preferences of individual females), sucking up to larger males to get better introductions to females (A Long-Term strategy that pays dividends- while the beta males don't typically mate the first two or three years they try it, the ones that stick with the strategy mate with more females as they age), and doing "Off years" where they pass on the fighting and displaying and just nap and get fat instead- another strategy that pays off long-term: Big Males that engage in Off-Years mated more in On years, and lived longer overall, for a larger lifetime genetic impact.

Many zoos have had success in training captive crocodilians to do "tricks"- mostly pose behaviors that let keepers examine, vaccinate or medically treat the animal with minimal stress on all sides. But they're also apparently good at "Sit up" and "Roll over".

ReelBigLizard fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Mar 17, 2024

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

the whole-rear end egg or the whole rear end-egg

Shaddak
Nov 13, 2011

ArmedZombie posted:

the whole-rear end egg or the whole rear end-egg

The whole-rear end rear end-egg

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

davidspackage posted:

This is mesmerizing. The poor guy that almost makes it!

Ears :stare:
:dogbutton:


https://i.imgur.com/vCW7hyF.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/nc2FUmq.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/QX52HCh.mp4

e:
https://i.imgur.com/y3fr9Ys.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/TOEXhA6.mp4

mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Mar 17, 2024

Captain Hygiene
Sep 17, 2007

You mess with the crabbo...



https://i.imgur.com/vCW7hyF.mp4

Dwesa
Jul 19, 2016


wow, what animal is that?

McGavin
Sep 18, 2012

A colugo, probably a Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus).

McGavin
Sep 18, 2012

https://i.imgur.com/TOEXhA6.mp4

mind the walrus
Sep 22, 2006

Everyone's gonna respond to that gif with "marry her" and they're right

Wendigee
Jul 19, 2004

That was cute

Wendigee fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Mar 18, 2024

TEMPLE GRANDIN OS
Dec 10, 2003

...blyat
a hot crepe out of the pan would be sizzlin on her facemeats

Unperson_47
Oct 14, 2007



Sound absolutely required:

https://i.imgur.com/qMaCjZT.mp4

ThisIsJohnWayne
Feb 23, 2007
Ooo! Look at me! NO DON'T LOOK AT ME!



dat Blue Steel look

SniperWoreConverse
Mar 20, 2010



Gun Saliva

Badass.
There was also a kind of arboreal crocodile in the pacific at one point iirc it went extinct with the introduction of rats

Snowglobe of Doom
Mar 30, 2012

sucks to be right
https://i.imgur.com/XBTvvEZ.mp4

Milo and POTUS
Sep 3, 2017

I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?
Getting that many cats to get along is impressive

spechtie
Feb 24, 2024

https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_s9jhimAWuP1yq0dl2.mp4

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Dwesa posted:

wow, what animal is that?

Looks like homo sapiens

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
https://i.imgur.com/UrjhoyQ.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/I0AiHnu.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/AMw2eKy.mp4

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007

That dog is just showing off!

Captain Hygiene
Sep 17, 2007

You mess with the crabbo...



https://twitter.com/cursed_kittens/status/1769767386792501385

Mess with the...catto??

redshirt
Aug 11, 2007


lol

uber_stoat
Jan 21, 2001



Pillbug

hoist the Black Cat.

Dia de Pikachutos
Nov 8, 2012

This reminds me of the painting I have on my wall at work titled "Cats with Gats"

Livo
Dec 31, 2023
I found some very old photos on my computer of a brush tailed possum from a family friend, who was a WIRES native wildlife rescue volunteer. This was a habitat for brush-tailed/ring-tailed possums with possum boxes in it for rescued possums she cared for until they were well enough/old enough to be released into the wild. They're nocturnal, so not very active in the day when these were taken. I had to awkwardly crop my face out of the photos, so that's my arm that's partially visible. That's a native plant I'm offering btw, they eat usually plants, leaves & fruits.



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BOOTY-ADE
Aug 30, 2006

BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

mind the walrus posted:

Everyone's gonna respond to that gif with "marry her" and they're right

The end sealed it when she offered some to the camera person :3:

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