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Post lil niggas that you miss like people wouldn't believe.

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>Doot hoo, woo hoo
>Doot hoo, woo hoo
>Doot hoo, woo hoo
>Hoo
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>>5132208
Too many pigeon threads, need countermeasures
pic rel
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>>5132360
Nigga can just fly away
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>>5132360
>cat enthusiast talks about overpopulation
Pottery
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>>5132675
Gotta be fast
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>>5132680
The sort of genuine comedy you only get from retarded people

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>As of the present writing, it is known that the pheromone released in the vagina of an ovulating woman replicates the pheromone from the ovulating rhesus monkey’s vagina, so that the wipings from a human vagina smeared on a virgin female monkey are a “turn-on” for a male monkey, under laboratory conditions.
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>>5130375
>>5130388
this feels like a good example of convergent evolution.

Macaques are kinda the hyenas to the dog evolution of humans
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>>5130388
>You know, I've been noticing more and more how much more macaque-like humans are than we are alike to any of the apes.
Back in the pity thread days, there used to be a webm of a baby macaque that was so traumatised that it just rocked back and forth in the fetal position. Out of all the webms posted in those threads that was the one which I saw unnerve anons the most with how human and childlike it was, which only goes to show with that cottage video industry the appeal is largely driven by the fact that macaques are as close to being child-like as you can get that is readily available for physical/emotional torture, something that the locals of those regions are not too bothered about as they consider macaques as local pests.
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>>5130391
I see why they were killed off...
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>>5131010
That's cool as hell and seeing this stuff makes me want this idea I've had for a while even more now.
I've been thinking of a fantasy game that, instead of the typical fantasy races, is populated by human subspecies at technological levels they never reached. Tech levels around maybe early bronze age. These bipedal baboons(they're more closely related to baboons than macaques) would be an excellent wildman tribal danger in the wilderness for Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals.
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Dogs be like
*BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK*

But cats be like
*...*
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>>5131970
kek
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>>5131970
>filename
You must also have the /wsg/ webm, right?
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>>5132388
>pic
>shits all over the road
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>>5132388
>cats make a massive mess
HUH?
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>>5131965
A dog constantly barking is usually a sign of thirdieesque mistreatment by the owners and not the fault of the dog.
It's generally because of boredom and pent up energy which could easily be prevented with proper exercising and socialization.

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Milk, Meat, Fiber, Hide. What more does one need?

for the intake & cost of one coo, you can maintain 4-5 sheep. redundancy; one gets mastitis? still milking 3-4. hungry? eat one, process the hide, make textiles. still milking 3-4. cold? shear one & still have full count.

can't do that with coos, rabbits, chickens, pigs OR goats.

Lamb, Hogget & Mutton.

Superior.
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>>5132344
This. The sheer amount of sheep breeds that exist are there for a very good reason and shaving isn't just for getting wool as a product, it's for the sheep's own health too because they are some of the most susceptible livestock to illness/disease. You also need dozens of sheep because the lamb mortality rate is exceedingly high even with dedicated sheep farms. 1 lamb per ewe after a year is never a gurantee but you are still going need to help the ewe give birth to the lambs one by one with no expectation that the lamb will survive after and, even then if they do survive, adult sheep can die before being ready for slaughter or breeding (which also happens a lot).

The amount of maintence and vet bills you get with sheep makes them not a golden bullet choice for livestock. If anything I would pick a pig instead as they require less space, can rotovate fields for fodder crops as well as be fed a diverse set of food while the pigs pack more meat per animal compared to sheep. Heck, if you want to be quirky do flemish giants, that's what a lot of medieval farms lived off. Quick to reproduce, light to feed, big on lean flesh AND warm pelts.
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>>5132344
>>5132349

dairy sheep. mostly Lacaune × East Frisian. two are Lacaune × East Frisian × Awassi (tar baby & far left, by water bowl, less "pointy" snoot)

thats what washing, pickers & carding rollers are for. doesn't need to be "exceptional" wool. not everything requires the staple length and feel of moreno. awassi are great for rugged textiles. East frisian are fine for coats or pullovers. our polypay/Cotswold/EF/LAC is a fine texture for socks. yet every single one is an excellent milk producer with high fat content and great bag structure. the meat is far superior in flavor to actual meat breeds like Texel, Barbados or ANYTHING you get from NZ, just a slightly smaller carcass.

im our years so far, we have lost 2 lambs, both were stillbirths, each one one one of a set of twins, leaving one healthy lamb each instance. this year we had no deaths/stillbirths. we had 4 sets of twins, two singles. our veternaty care this year has consisted of 3 doses of batryil and 6 doses of ivermectin, so probably less than the cost of a Tim Hortons value meal.

yes, there are specialized sheep for specific primary purposes. no other livestock can provide as much value or as many options per calorie fed, space occupied or time on the hoof.
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>>5132350
Why are two guys holding hands while a machine milks a sheep?
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>>5132587
Because OP is a homosexual sheep farmer
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>>5132587
>>5132653
sheep are just gay goats

It is this time of the year to ask once again
Why is it still the best dino documentary for the last 27 years? What causes it to be so unique?
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The reason nobody can figure out WWDs feel is because it was a high budget, high concept documentary that was trying to emulate a low budget stock footage documentary of the 80's & 90's

Prehistoric planet is trying to be a high budget BBC documentary like the Planet Earth series.
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>>5132456
if you want an example of what I mean.

https://youtu.be/xwWQu8rSqjQ?si=QXUEiPZkfY52WsX4&t=414

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA4nIRKZ1m8
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>>5132431
>Dinosaurs may have had penises that exended and wrapped around into their mouths so when they pissed the piss went into their mouths and they drank piss and they did it because dinosaurs loved drinking piss!!!
Time to put speculatory pissing-drinking dinos into a documentary.
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>>5128024
>If you looked at frigate bird skeleton, would you have any idea it had a giant balloon on its chest?
What the fuck kind of argument is this supposed to be? And if you did this with every other bird you would be reconstructing them incorrectly. Congratulations you just disproved your own stupid ass argument.
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>>5126821
Why do you closet homosex crave this shit? What is it doing for you exactly? You do realize this isn't normal behavior, right?

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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6285
Truly a big guy.
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>>5118702
>article locked
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>>5130523
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yasuhiro-Iba/publication/404144951_Earliest_octopuses_were_giant_top_predators_in_Cretaceous_oceans/links/69eb36c332a2ba2b2d5537da/Earliest-octopuses-were-giant-top-predators-in-Cretaceous-oceans.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb25Eb3dubG9hZCIsInByZXZpb3VzUGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19
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>>5119281
Cope. Giant squid are shark feed.
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>>5118955
THEY SHRUNK THE DUNK!
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>>5130531

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dogs are male and Cats are female. They represent the two energies of the world. Why does a dog's bark sound so powerful and masculine? Do you think a Cat's meows sounding feminine and seductive are just a coincidence? It's all makes cents to me now
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>>5132518
So what you're saying is dogs should be absolutely locking up cats with the knot
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>>5132518
>dogs are male and Cats are female
Yes BUT lions and fat cats are male while poodles and foxes are female. I don’t make the rules
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>>5132518
But what about horses
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>>5132581
futa
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>>5132518
My dog’s barks are high-pitched and it sounds like she’s saying “Ugh!” It’s pretty funny.

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Do you think intelligent social animals like elephants, orcas, and apes have any cultural memory of "the time before the humans came"?
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>>5130860
Probably not. I don't think their means of communication are complex enough to tell stories. Tho if there was one animal that i guess could be on that level it would be cetaceans
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>>5130860
There are probably individual whales living in Antarctica that are old enough to remember that
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>>5130860
no
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>>5130869
>Metal behemoths that drag their claws across the seabed, leaving a trail of wastelands everywhere they go.
If they can remember, they probably think the apocalypse is at hand.

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Are raccoons too smart to be domesticated?
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>>5121282
>but they would just be bred for warfare anyway
why do pseuds always say shit like this
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>>5129226
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>>5129234
Doy you think that toadline racoons will become a thing?
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we're very smart don't try to domesticate us
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>>5131326
this video is one of the last things DMX posted before he died

I keep food and water out for a bunch of birds, but lately some blackbird has apparently gotten the impression that this is some kind of free daycare. In the morning I spot an adult and a juvenile, then the adult fucks off and the little guy just NEETS around all day, either sitting in the shade, hopping around a bit, taking a bath or eating. In the evening the adult shows up again and they disappear. There's no fighting with other passing birds (who also bring their kids), but I don't know if this is good long-term.
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>>5131766
There's a reason it's called a black bird
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>>5131883
That's not a fledgeling it's a NEET in training.
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>>5131766
You don’t do shit wagie.
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>>5131931
>That's not a fledgeling it's a NEET in training
lel
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I skipped putting out food today and a bunch of tits gathered in the bush nearby and started complaining, likely a bunch of juveniles and a stressed adult (m)

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Wolve spotted on the Veluwe in the Netherlands
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Mangy. Not doing well. Probably desperate. Avoid.
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>>5132481
he's just like me fr
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Bedankt Peter, heel gaaf
Kankerjoden in dit kloteland willen onze natuur afschieten maar vervolgens wel allerlei tuig uit het buitenland binnenhalen
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>>5132466
looks more like a mangy coyote
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>>5132466
They should catch him and treat him for that

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They terrorize me about once a year. As in, one bug drops by and wags its tail at me once a year. Oddly happy demeanor, yet aggressive dance while it shoots me devious grins. I am 72. Drawing attached for reference (however the face [blackface], torso, black, weird tail assassin utility, also black. imo if you ask me id say it is a demon but I also don't know bugs as well as I should but maybe bug people don't know demons well enough... I live in North Florida fyi
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>>5132285
Reminder if you see a lot of these that means your house is infested with roaches
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>>5132395
>>5132397
I just mulched a ton of leaves outside which I think are breeding grounds for roaches and mosquitoes. I def have an influx of bug activity lately... Maybe I will meet another one of these people soon
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>>5132385
I don't think AI or even other forums could handle this kind of query
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>>5132488
It'd come back with something retarded like "this is an image of a table"
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>>5132488
>>5132498
I didn't even mean to open up this topic of conversation, in fact I avoided it - but truth wedges its way in at some point. And yeah, I undercooked my rice.

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So, Syros a Greek island is making international headlines by offering free accommodation (food, housing and all) for people who come caring for their outdoor cats. I don't get it. Why wouldn't those cats be able to survive without paid tourists?
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imagine letting a pack of 50 dingos lose on that island
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>>5130814
>Why wouldn't those cats be able to survive without paid tourists?
The local greek natives want the money from the tourists attracted by the tourists attracted by the cats.
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>Syros Cats aims to improve the lives of stray cats through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) – a humane method of controlling stray cats by trapping them safely, caring for them and getting them vaccinated, and then returning them to their outdoor homes.
will they ever, ever learn?
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no paleoschizo, its an island
use your brain, or whatever parts arent riddled with pus and snot from the holes forming in it
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Mediterrenean island sounds nice and probably is

Until 75 rabid subsaharans wash up in a rowboat

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>As finally developed, the decoy consisted of a pool of water, leading from which are from one to eight curved, tapered, water-filled ditches. Over each ditch is a series of hoops, initially made from wood, later from iron, which diminish in size as the ditch tapers. The hoops are covered in netting. The combination of ditch and net-covered hoop is known as a pipe. On the outside curve of the pipe, for two-thirds of its length, there are overlapping screens

>Wild ducks fly in to settle on the central pool; the decoy operator might maintain a resident population of tame ducks to encourage them to do this.[5] When a sufficient number have gathered, they are encouraged to swim down one of the pipes leading from the pool, where they are trapped. If the decoy has several pipes, then wind direction determines which one is used – it is important for the wind to be blowing approximately up the pipe so the decoyman remains downwind of the ducks

Rofl how confused must ducks be by this?
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>Ducks are naturally curious and when they see a predator, such as a fox, they will keep it at a distance, but tend to follow it. The decoyman uses a dog, preferably a breed similar in appearance to a fox, to lure the ducks along the pipes. For this purpose in the sixteenth century in the Netherlands the kooikerhondje breed was developed. The dog appears between a gap in the screens and the ducks approach. It then appears at the next gap further along the pipe, and so on until the ducks are trapped at the end of the pipe. For a dog to be suitable for this task, it must not bark, and must be completely obedient to the decoyman. The decoy man quietly directs the dog using hand gestures while watching the progress of the ducks using peep-holes in the screens.

I mean they must be so baffled by this, by how effort was involved just to catch them, there's dogs involved(specially bred in fact)-how deep does the conspiracy go? All this to catch little old me?

The duck would never know what happened to them. It'd be like finding out all of history was a trap devised by aliens just to catch you
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>>5129253
that's not a duck decoy, that's a ritual.

ia! ia!
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>betrayed by their own kind
Tragic
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>>5130945
They’re like Uncle Tom ducks or Kapos
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>>5132210
judas ducks would be the term


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