Would you want to own a Zoo /an/? A realistic roadside zoo or a proper AZA accredited zoo, or anything inbetween? Would you have any ideas that you think would be revolutionary, or any animals you think should be exhibited in captivity more? Would you bother with pandas?Speculative Zoo Thread and discussion
>>5163589propably because you can't see anything move, it's more like an art exhibit
>>5163587A zoo with animals often seen as pests. Coyotes, foxes, mice, raccoons, possums, etc. Could even have local predators like wolves or cougars depending on the location. It wouldn't be anything special but its purpose would be to give people education and positive experiences with animals they have a chance of encountering. The hope is that they will treat them better and know what to do in those situations.I'm guessing it wouldn't have to properly accredited if it just has small animals that live in the area anyways. It might if it has the larger predators.
>>5163818Also a kickass idea
>>5163587I already own multiple zoos anon
>>5163587I already own my own small scale raptor breeding facility. I hope to expand to some mammal species soon that are rare in the USA, like Eurasian red squirrels and Pallas squirrels. It’s not a zoo though because people can’t come and visit. Animals that need to be bred/exhibited more in the USA are the species 90% of zoos ignore; small mammals and such. Like all the new rare squirrels and rodents being imported recently. As for AZA, nobody normal can get accredited like that. It’s notorious for being a special club for the rich elite; it costs a ton of money just to maintain your annual membership. All the animal world cares about is how much money you can give them… I know people who own Pygmy hippos, rhinos, and fossa just because they have a lot of money.
I wish these niggas were still around
What was the ancestor of the dinosaurs in the Permian?
>>5161924I wonder why some of them developed beaks. I wonder if mammals could develop beaks.
>>5164086>I wonder why some of them developed beaks.Probably as something better suited tor eating tough conifers.>I wonder if mammals could develop beaks.Unnecessary, since plants nowdays are much more diverse, with the vast majority being easier to eat.
>>5163898archosauriformeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archosauriformesdinosaur ancestors in permian were pretty much lizard-looking animals into --> half-bipedal lizards into--> bipedal lizards
>>5156661Primeval gave it a pretty kickass portrayal, it even got to fight and defeat a superpredator from the future.
Why can't we just domesticate possums? I'm a europoor so I've never seen one in person but watching videos of ones that were raised by humans, they seem so docile and eager to be domesticated, probably more fit for the role than any other "exotic pet" species.
>>5161335Fatass
>>5159337yeah, but we let niggers wear human clothes and vote.
I grow fruit and there's tons of bugs in my backyard so I see them pretty regularly if I go out at the right time of night.>>5159333trips>>5159288>>5159344>>5159400>>5159744>>5162244dubs>>5159761cuteComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>5161415so you are telling me they are living fossils? qrd on the heart issues?
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I'm currently watching a relatives dog for a few days while shes are on vacation. Shes driving me nuts, I've never had a dog but that one has never been shown any boundaries. When we go out, she will eat absolutely everything and I have to worry constantly that she snaps up something thats bad for her. One second shes sniffing around, before I can act she has snapped something up and swallowed it without me knowing what it is. Also shes really insecure around other dogs and will lash out unpredictably towards some, which is stressful as fuck. ON top of that is constant begging and pestering me, because shes used to getting everything she wants, including food from the table or sleeping in her owners bed. I'm stressed as fuck for other reasons right now and really doing my best to not direct it towards the dog, but after getting barked awake after five hours sleep for the second day I'm slowly losing it. What can I do in the short term, especially so the dog doesn't get stressed due to my own stress as I can't modify her behaviour anyways within a fwe days? Thankfully she will go back tomorrow. Also is this normal, or is the dog screwed up? I know dogs need care and a re acommittement, but her neediness seems exceptional.
>>5165300>>5165310And tahts also part of my problem. The owner keeps that dog in an apartment tahts even smaller than mine and compensates with constant, long walks which I can't do due to time constraints. I think its idiocy to keep a hunting dog like that, but what can I do.
>>5165310Why dont you give it a bite or two of your food and let it sleep in bed with you? Nothing wrong with it as long as the food isn't poisonous.Keep dog on a tighter leash while walking and avoid random shit it may eat.
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>>5165333Its only page 2
Found this dude in my yard, SW Montana.From image search I think its a Banded Garden Spider.Post more 8 legged friends
>>5163276>I always get worried when the temperature goes down and it gets cooler around the house.Living in the south cures you of that complaint, because you get those big ass carolina wolf spiders that lurk in dead leaves near the door of your house and bolt for the warmth the minute the door opens. They're big spiders, move fast, and tend to go straight for you, so even the biggest toughest redneck will get startled by it and scream like a little bitch. I like spiders, but when a baby tarantula is running at you I feel like that violates the NAP. They're also big enough that you don't really want to squish one because its a gross mess to pick up.
>don't mind me, just making my web at the average human face height in a very transited path were people come and go every single day
Can someone tell me what spider this is?
>>5165263Also i currently have over 7 of them in my Apartment, today i picked one up and brought him inside.
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You guys ever just look at animals and go "man they're fucking weird?"I do that with elephants a lot.>fuckhuge>big floppy ears>20ft nose they can also use to grab shit>giant tusks too because being fuckhuge wasnt enough of a defense mechanism>bodies look like duffel bags half full of sandWhat are some animals that make you guys say wtf?
>>5164928Is this why we hunted gorillas and orangutans to near-extinction? Because we're weirded out by them?
>>5164656People still use them as transport and beasts of burden, I’d probably trust an elephant to move a plow or a harvester more than a cow desu
>>5164928Wasn't there an Ai-powered image detector that was mistaking Black people for great apes?
>>5164704Probably drop its weight ontop of you and fucking kill you by accident
>>5165284When iPhones first started automatically making albums based on what it thought was in your images, they'd routinely put photos containing black people into albums labelled "Gorillas".IIRC, they ended up removing the category of Gorillas instead of actually fixing this.
I'm going to post a platypus every day until all of /an/ wants to snuggle a pugglePrevious thread >>5118115 hit image limit and before anyone says it yes the males (and only the males) venomous (mostly seasonally).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6QHzIJO5a8 [Embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5L5fVdXueAhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/1puF5nSDV6QI have also been thinking if the daily reminder to want a platypus is too nebulous. It seems to confuse some anons. I didn't want to completely steal Sakurafish's every day until you like it, but After her ban I wanted to do something similar. Mayby a reminder every day to platonically love platypuses, but then 4chan being 4chan some will take that the wrong way. But I am open to suggestions. This is your daily reminder to want a platypus.
This is your daily reminder to want a platypus
Happy birthday 4chansThis is your daily reminder to want a platypus
Nothing against cats, I just prefer dogs since the affection and love you give them seems to really make a difference in their lives. Like, it actually -means- something to the animal itself.They'll protect you with their lives if you raise them right.With cats, the minute things get inconvenient, they tend to lash out.Even heard of few stories about cats almost immediately feeding off of their dead owner when they got hungry.Yeah I get you need to eat but damn...
>>5164036>I only care about animals if they constantly show unwavering love to meThe ego on this dogga.
>>5164081>i like imagining that an asocial brainlet is superior to me
>A 2015 study published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences by Thomas Colard and colleagues reviewed 63 cases of indoor canine scavenging and found that 24% of dogs began consuming their deceased owners within 24 hours.
>>5164232Way more than 24% dogs are abused, pitbulls, or both so this is actually way lower than expected
>>5164232What's a pet supposed to do? Throw you a funeral?
Let's discuss and observe the apes of Africa and Asia.
>>5152908Being pong is suffering...
>>5156612We could still use fewer, sturdier toes.
>>5160922ywnbara
Post album covers with animals on them.
Kiltro
This is my favorite cat by the way.
>>5163549That's a cute cat right there.
>>5163288He has badass racing stripes
everybody is brown and gay.
>>5163288margay is the best cat species.>not a monkey yet but working hard to get there.
>>5163494>Did you know that cheetahs don't attack people in the wild?Yeah, because they're tranquilized. Try walking up to one that's fully conscious and see what happens.
I miss him so much.
>>5161440I like this Allosaurus depiction because it has the same colouration as my mum's Jack Russell-Pug mix.
>>5162461Oh, huh. All these years I thought it was "but it's only me and I walk alone"
>>5162439I like this one, the colors remind me of this old piece.
>>5162995Soul
>>5162439>The bones lack signs of scavenging by other dinosaurs, suggesting that Big Al died while the environment was highly stressed; the individual might have failed to find sufficient water or food during the dry season.:(
These things were literally bred to be violent and aggressive. They are literally backstabbing, unpredictable beasts like chimpanzees.So why the fuck are they still legal?
>>5164875why does it show more pitbull deaths in 6 years than dogsbite logged in 14?that's 50 pitbull deaths a year not counting the other dogs on the listand huskies are somehow almost double german shepherdsyeah, he literally made the numbers up
>>5164875All dogs have their breaking point I guess.>>5164876>>5164877You offer no source to back up your claims so... yeah, politely disregarded. Thanks. Are you a pitbull owner perchance?>>5164878>why does it show more pitbull deaths in 6 years than dogsbite logged in 14?Probably their research either caught more or the other party missed some. But the aggregate numbers from all the different parties still have meaning and show similar traits.In my community, the local police detachment tracks who owns pitbulls & rotties because they are almost always involved in the drug trade. It's one of the profiling indicators.
>>5164854Counting or not counting pitbull violence
>>5164047Hopefully one day they will be wiped off the face of the earth. Or so I hope.>>5164056They should be outlawed (and killed) because they are stupid and ugly.
>>5164869>sketchy looking black peopleand sketchy looking white people?
Moles are really ugly animals, aren't they?
>>5165219Could be worse.
What did dinosaurs look like?
We can make guesses about how dinosaurs looked based on their bones
>>5165026i don’t see any advantage to having the small arms. medium arms would be ideal.
>>5165029Smaller arms are basically a way to save weight so the head can become bigger
>>5165029dinosaurs with large arms were able to masturbate which prevented them from reproducing with real dinosaursit is one of the issues with bipedalism in generalpic unrelated
>>5165221Why would you evolve long claws to reach out for tree branches when your neck is longer than your arms? Giant ground sloths had a short neck so it made sense
