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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6285
Truly a big guy.

The last 30 Asiatic cheetahs in the world are all found in Iran, where they and their habitat are currently being bombed by Blompf and Israel. Their range used to extend into India, but they went extinct there in the 1940s. No captive populations in foreign zoos either. Operation Epstein Fury will likely finish them off.
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>>5107543
Are the cheetahs still alive?
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>>5107894
>theocratic state with paramilitary secret police that threaten to close the straight every 5 years and proactively funds and arms every terrorist they can find
except the strait part this describes Israel. And if they had a strait then it would drscribe them 100%
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>>5107894
>funds “terrorists”
>”terrorists” that only attack israel and the US and only in retribution for them murdering palestinians, razing their villages, and stealing their homes
Here’s the behavior that precedes “terrorist” attacks
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/3/15/we-killed-dogs-israeli-troops-kill-two-children-parents-in-west-bank
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-11-02/ty-article/.premium/israeli-settlers-filmed-torturing-lambs-in-a-palestinian-owned-pen-in-the-west-bank/0000019a-4415-d151-adbb-773722bb0000
https://xcancel.com/trtworld/status/2021227655140606274
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5476663/a-wave-of-israeli-settler-attacks-reaches-a-christian-village-in-the-west-bank
Maybe eastern european jews known for genocidal behavior should not be in the middle east? The palestinians are the direct genetic descendents of the jews of the bible. It is literally their land. They were already living on it. They had cities, towns, and villages before israelis showed up.
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>>5107543
India and Arab countries had cheetahs as well but they were killed off
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>>5107572
>politicizes the preservation of animals
Reddit didn't want you and we don't want you either, faglord

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Happy Weddell Wednesday
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>>5116358
What's he doing?
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>>5116358
they really are just like us
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>>5115889
You don't seem to understand~~
A shame, you seemed an honest man
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Not a photo, but appropriate

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last one died and i needed to post my duck
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>>5118574
Very nice muscovy. We have a couple at the farm as well. This one is really friendly and he will eat of your hand, raised from chick. He pulled a random female muscovy a few years back and they have some babies each year. Most fly away, but some stay.
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>>5118590
they’re great birds, these guys moved in to a pond next to my house and immediately semi-domesticated themselves when i gave them some duck pellets. cleaning up after them is a little annoying, but they pay it back by eating an astonishing amount of bugs

Post raccs, save pics of raccs, discuss raccs! Here is a critter embiggining for the winter months.
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I had a dream where I took care of a small raccoon, but he had human-level sapience and constantly berated me for my nursing choices.
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>>5101106
I'd say they're more like gnomes or brownies.
Chimpanzees are irl goblins imo
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Hi, are these raccoon tracks?
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>>5118502
Very likely, the one on the right looks like the longer hind paws when they put the entire heel down.
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>>5118611
Ok, thanks. I had left a bag of organic fertilizer there and it was probably checking it out.

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Has anyone had this happen? Like your pet got outside and could have gotten away easily if they wanted, permutant but instead your pet comes to you or lets you pick them up?

>today my cat got outside and no one noticed, he's a Korat purebred.
>when my mom went into the backyard he saw her and happily ran over to her instead of bolting off to be a wild cat
>he could have easily bolted off and got away
>instead he let my mom pick him up and was friendly instead of abandoning us
>little guy bites all the time, could be he bites because he doesn't like us but he also purrs and cuddles on his own
>turns out he likes us after all and didn't want to run away when he got the real chance
>he's 13

Also another time

>gecko got outside, it was a young tokay (these can easily run away)
>find her inside the orange tree
>she lets me pick her up and bring her back inside and didn't run away from me but could be been scared outside so she stood still but I am not completely sure. still odd she let me pick her up, inside her cage she instantly barked and tries to bite and runs away behind branches or into her hide as fast as possible

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>>5115828
cat bites are a love sign especially if there are licks too
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>>5116735
>With dogs you gotta make sure they don't think you're playing or else they'll haul ass in the opposite direction
Mine do that EVERY time she got off, I run after her and so she run too
But if I run in the opposite direction, she follow me
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>>5115828
Cats, male cats especially, mostly have two ways of playing with you. Running after/away from you, or trying to bite/scratch you. I've had cats fetch, but only ever as something they did on their own, never could teach one to.
My last kot, who died back September last year, would take walks with me around the block. She didn't like being outside alone, but if I was there she was fine. If it looked like she'd bolt after something, I'd say "no" and she'd understand.
My new kitten, a male now 6~8 months old, doesn't seem to want to go out yet, not unless there's a bird or squirrel right on the porch to jump on, I brought him out yesterday and he ran back in yipping in fright the whole way. Its weird because he's a little fighter. My guess, since he was a street rescue at 2~3 months, he *really* doesn't want to go back out, and knows the house is safe.
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>>5115828
My dog got outside into my neighborhood because someone left the gate open and when I went looking for her she was just sitting on the front porch waiting. We let her run around in the fenceless part of our yard too when we have to do yardwork and she never even tries to go into the forest next door to explore, so at the very least I don’t have to worry about her running away like a retard.
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My gran keeps getting fucked up by her cat. Cute thing, but dangerous for reasons that can't be fixed.
Shelters won't take her. Family wants to kill her. I want an alternative because I know she'll regret that. They've talked her out of just keeping the cat in a cage (without taking it out this time).
I looked up the legality of just dropping her off someplace. Can't find anything exhaustive. Which states let you just drop off a cat?

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>neighbour has pitbull
>it has bitten multiple children
>has chewed through it's muzzle more than once, how is that even possible?
>walking past her and it almost pulls her off her feet lunging at me
>"Hey! back off! stay away from the dog! Cross the street and give us some space ya fuckin idiot"
>"If you're going to have a dangerous animal, you should control it"
>her husband starts screaming
>"DONT TALK TO MY FUCKING WIFE!"
>"Two dangerous animals"
>[incoherent alcoholic Australian screaming]
>walk away and move on with my life

Pitbulls are awful dogs, owned exclusively by terrible people
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>>5118577
How does a dog even escape when it's wearing a prong collar? Did the owner leave the door open?
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>>5118511
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvMXVHVr72A
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Pitbulls are owned by some of the most retarded people. My dumb fuck of a coworker wants to own one even though they are illegal to own where I live. Retards don't deserve dogs.
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>thread dedicated for the best dog breeds
based

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Post wolves.
>Information.
>Images.
>Stories.
>Art.
>News.

>Previous thread: >>5093726
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Fishing
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Who's ready for more of our parks to be sold to logging companies?
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>>5118443
Lmao, fuck this. enjoy your night.
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I accept your concession.
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>>5113671
>>5113674
Ironically worse than Hitler at this point.
Hitler actually wanted to set up more preservations after the war.
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>>5118534
Despite how awful he was, Hitler was actually a man of principles and stuck to his guns regarding wanting to make Germany a paragon on the world stage.

Trump is a greedy nepo billionaire accelerationist that doesn't care about anything other than himself and how others view him.
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>tags: mating-press

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Does it deserve it's crown as the "Greatest Predator That Ever Lived"?
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>>5114131
lol'd
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>>5114125
We became the greatest predator that ever lived once we discovered the greatest weapon
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>>5114138
*steps out of the water*
yeah real apex fucking predator lmao
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>>5118515
Thats not an atlatl
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>>5114131
On /vr/, I occasionally describe video games as "harder than Jimmy Savile in a children's ward".

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Hello /an/,

You are now reminded that Bumblebee season has officially begun in the northern hemisphere. Bumblebees and Solitary Bees are in massive crisis so this thread will be to discuss ways to help them, ask questions about how to plant for them, and general bombus chat.

Note that Mellifera (‘honey bees’) are NOT in crisis, are actually a major culprit in the decline of Bumblebees and Solitary Bees, and aren’t even native to most of the northern hemisphere anyway - so they are banned from this thread. So are wasps which are just shit generally.

Related, my borage in pots just starting to come into flower.
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>>5118384
Excellent. I’ll be running these generals throughout the summer so pop in if you get it and let me know. Also, lavender likes poor-ish soil so if you want to pot it into a larger container, mix a little basic garden soil with some grit in to whatever compost you use. Once a year in spring, sprinkle a tiny bit of slow-release, low-nitrogen fertilizer like seaweed meal or a bit of potash on the top. Be careful not to overwater and that it has good drainage. Lavender comes from poor soil, dry and dusty Mediterranean regions so just mimic that more or less. Other than that, cut its flowers back regularly so it reflowers often and you’re good to go. Thank you for helping the Bumblebees.
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Potting up my second wave of Borage in interim pots for a couple of days then they’re moved to 30cm deep 7L rose pots next week. Should come in to flower about mid June. I seed new every couple of weeks starting end March so I get a full supply of high octane Bumblebee and Solitary feeding through until September. After Vipers Bugloss (the absolute GOAT of all bee plants), borage is the second most prolific nectar supplier and will totally refill its nectaries in as little as two minutes. I also don’t let Borage go to seed and as soon as I see it start to fade on its flower, it’ll get pulled and mulched and its pot soil repurposed for the next wave.
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Based.
My garden is full of ground ivy and purple nettles and they really like it. A few years ago carpenter bees returned to our country after like hundred years so I am always glad to see them. Last year in july I saw a bee that I have never seen in my life so Im assuming its pretty rare here. But I cant find out the name right now
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>>5118657
how can it fly with that small wings

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/cats-meals-unfinished/
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^kys immediately
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>>5116978
Shave your pubes up retard, maybe bitches will get to kiss your willy.
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>>5115430
I read somewhere a long time ago that cats have a cluster of taste-buds-like nerves on the roof of their mouth, supposedly unknown in other animals. The hypothesis brought forward was that since cats have such a wide range of potential preys, they are more susceptible to sickness and poisoning, so this cluster "records" the most food types ingested and then has the cat seek those over everything else. Explains why they can be such picky eater when they are purpose-built to devour pretty much everything smaller then them.
>>5115431
Cats are well-wired, but they are heavily wired. It makes for a lot of potential silly quirks. Got a new kitty, really likes drinking from the tap (sometimes he takes a shower in the sink as well, little weirdo) I figured a fountain would be cleaner, and let him drink anytime, so I bought him one of those.
Now he'll sit right in front of his fountain, fully flowing, and looks at me and miaow until I open and close the tap, which he takes as a signal to start drinking from the fountain.
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>>5117295
no fucking way

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Let's play find the animal
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>>5118033
i remember not being able to see this one
can find him easily now
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>>5118554
birb
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>>5118033
Stared for like two minutes and got a genuine smile when I noticed.

Moss & Lichen Edition

previously on /herp/: >>5093568

This thread is dedicated to all animals of the Reptilia and Amphibia classes. Topics include, but are not limited to: geckos, snakes of all kinds, frogs, salamanders, newts, turtles, tortoises, and much more. Before asking a question, do a search on the internet to see if it has been answered
Classifieds for finding breeders and products:
>morphmarket.com
>kingsnake.com
>faunaclassifieds.com
>caudata.org
Most forums will have a "for sale" section on them, so look for that, especially if you have a specific herp you want. Craigslist can also be a good source for cheap aquariums, and make sure to check for any reptile expos that occur in your area.

When asking a question, make sure to include these details:
>Type and size of animal
>Enclosure dimensions

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>>5118124
>tokay gecko
Doesn't live here and the tarentola is native so it seems way more likely, but I'm no specialist
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Hey, I'm thinking about keeping a blue tongue lizard in the future (a year or two) and was thinking of doing a bioactive vivarium. What resources do you guys suggest I look into to learn more? I'm thinking either an Blotched or an Eastern, both Aus
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>>5118546
Sorry, specifically resources about bioactive vivariums
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i've given them carrots and pears but they really only seem to eat flesh
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I stepped out into the yard this afternoon and found not one, but three decently sized black rat snakes. Very happy to see these guys around, it's free rodent control, which means it's also free tick control.


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