Cats are significantly less intelligent than dogs. They are slightly less domesticated and have the tendencies that come with that (more persistent independent action and innate skills that help them in the wild, reminiscent of the ways chimpanzees and orangutans outperform humans on select tasks), but overall, have inferior cognition and a less rich inner world, while dogs are complex social animals with more going on inside their head.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dogs-when-you-count-neurons-have-a-lot-more-than-cats/Some dog breeds, such as german shepherds, can have over 800 million cortical neurons, twice as much as the average mid sized mutt.Therefore, since dogs psychological needs are greater than their suffering is deeper, public policy should prioritize canine well being, while making concessions to a clean society and the natural order and regulating cats as if they are simply less aware of their situation anyways, because they are.Proposed changes:Dogs must have at least 1/4 acre to roam around in at any given timeIt is illegal to crate a dog except under less than ordinary circumstancesDogs must be allowed to roam in a fenced in park at least once a week, for at least an hour, if their behavioral tendencies allow itSpay and neuter must be delayed until sexual maturity for dogs to ensure proper cognitive developmentDogs must be taken to the vet for a physical and psychological wellness check at least one every three monthsCats must be kept indoorsCats must be spayed and neutered as soon as possible to prevent overpopulationWhen roaming cats are third class citizens akin to escaped rabbits
>>5136536>their shed fur is less pervasiveQuite the opposite, short furred animals shed more often because the 'lifespan' of the individual follicle is a lot shorter, and so individual hairs drop out more frequently. Its just slightly less visible because the hairs themselves are shorter. I also find its harder to brush a cat with short fur since you don't get a grip on as much fur. I just resorted to using my old comb.
>>5136635Short cat fur is the opposite of short dog fur. It just falls off your clothes. Long cat fur sticks as badly as short dog fur.
>>5136536>Long haired cats smell like shitty piss and ruin your clothes. Short haired cats just smell like basement+attic and their shed fur is less pervasiveI've had cats of all fur lengths and they all smell like nothing. It helps I don't live in a garbage heap though
Worthless fucking jannies, why is this flame-bait still on my 'log? This kinda shit is why everyone liked it when you got doxxed. Clean this fucking shit up you stupid retard.
How the fuck is this thread still going?
Thoughts on the secretary Bird?
>>4989049Why would god make such a.... Lewd. Animal
Waterproof editionPrevious /bg/: >>5017245
>>5135598looked like a monkey's arm
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Nagasaki Biopark has a new beaver baby?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAboyPd1liE
>>5136731Looks like 4 kits were born on 18/6 according to insta posts. Along with their 3 siblings born last year, total they have 9 beavers in the lower enclosure. (while the mom's bachelor brother occupies the middle enclosure alone...)
filename thread fellow /an/onsill start
thinking about the past extinctions and impending future extinctions (some very soon like the 'akikiki) of hawaii's native bird species again
>>5133447Misanthropy is so last century.
>>5133604Not counting migratory birds/ vagrants17 Hawaiian honeycreepers2 thrushes3 monarch flycatchersThe Hawaiian crowThe Hawaiian hawkThe Hawaiian short eared owl subspeciesThe nene goose 2 endemic ducksThe Hawaiian pink legged stilt subspeciesThe Hawaiian moorhen subspeciesThe Hawaiian cootBlack crowned night heronsThe Laysan millerbirdComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>5115250>some insular darwinian dead end taxon goes poofLol, who the fuck cares?
>>5115512That exists! The hoatzin from South America has clawed fingers on its wings to climb through trees when it's a baby. Apparently they lose them when they grow up, but I can't find any documentation on how the claws go away, so it's a mystery. They either fall out or shrink I guess.
>>5136595dude tons of birds have these. CHICKENS have them.
Post birds, appreciate birds
>>5136303>image limitYeah, 150 per thread.
This year birds have been nesting in the outside bathroom vents behind my work building. This is the first time this has happened since I started working here 10 years ago. I'm seeing dead baby birds everywhere.
Saw a big heron fly by over the river on my run this morning. Also saw a Steller's Jay
hwell make a new thread
>>5136608you will wait another 150 days until we reach page 10
The Rat
>>5132709Silkies in shambles!!!
>>5133088ok what were they bred for then?
>>5135812The modern breed? Same reason as bulldogs: proportions. The original breed? Coursing larger animals, often in large groups to hold down a single game animal for a hunter to be able to shoot.
>>5135816makes sense
hey
Filling a bunny shaped hole in the catalogue.>new2bunnieshttps://rabbit.org/audiences/for-rabbit-newcomers/https://www.best4bunny.com/bunny-care/https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-care/https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page>videoshttps://rentry.org/bunnyvideos
>>5135059It is a Haretise
>>5118753Spotted this today, which one of you is it?
>>5135004I miss Turtle bun
>somewhere between the darkness and the light
>page 10
So, did theropod dinosaurs have reptilian style lips, or did they freeball it with exposed teeth?
>>5136657That's the thing for me. You would have to add hippo levels of soft tissue on the bottom jaw in order for it to have lips
>>5136680yes, and ONLY the bottom jaw. the overbite is nuts.
>>5136657>>5136680>>5136685I mean wouldn't lips on the top jaw cover both when the mouth is closed? Partial coverings would also accomplish the moisture retention well enough instead of having to be fully covered too, so that's another viable avenue if facial fleshy coverings were present. Wouldn't have to be optimal.
>>5136657this may shock you but the wear marks on teeth don't give a fuck what the restorations you see look like
>>5136297>>5136701They don't actually do that according to Pete Larson. His claim is that the wear is on opposing sides, on the outer side in the upper jaw and on the inner side in the lower jaw.He attributes this to rubbing against bones when biting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g5XG5o2CtI
Too Big To Fail EditionPreviously on /fox/:>>5121687
Foxpawsting break. Take care, lads.
Could Pale Foxes be from outer space? Feel free to speculate(and do anything else) in the next /fox/!>>5136686>>5136686>>5136686
>we humans are currently at season 4 of Earth's game update after the major server wipeout millions of years ago in game time
gb2/v/
There's already a TierZoo thread up
https://screenrant.com/nbc-surviving-earth-documentary-trailer-exclusive/Made by Impossible Pictures; the same guys who did the original Walking With Dinosaurs.
It actually makes me really happy to see a Mesozoic mammal get some focus, even if it's only in the last segment.Honestly I've sorta preferred to ending segments post-extinction to the main segments in both of these episodes so far. They feel more focused and less meandering. Not to say I didn't enjoy various scenes of the main segments, but that's the problem; they're long segments of not much going on and pre-commercial repeat footage with the good stuff in between, while the ending segments are, as mentioned, more focused and only have one commercial break.
the cg in the latest episode looked pretty weird...
>>5136574Depends on the section.I thought the stuff in the rain looked very convincing.
>>5136574>>5136583Particularly, the brief shot at 2:26 is great. Looks almost like a practical effect.https://youtu.be/kNwfAA_Xvwg?t=146I also like how you can see the rain splash off their skin upon impact.
>>5129089Everyday we stray closer to Spinofaarus.
I have a challenge for you today /an/. I challenge you to speculate an animal that evolved to USE lead. Not evolved to mitigate it, but actually use it for something productive biologically.
>>5136515a hardy little critter that lives on a moon that regularly travels through the radiation belt of the gas giant it orbits and it consumes lead rich minerals to extrude into a heavy radiation resistant shield.
>>5136515shell material for a molluscthey've used dumber
>>5136621Don't Xenophyophores like to accumulate heavy metals in their "shells" ?
Why are ravens associated with the goth movement when black cockatoos exist?
>>5134917Hmm... Must be from Bangladesh
>>5134923Hmm... Must be from Afghanistan
>>5134950But there's so many of them. Doesn't that make them and the Chinese more successful than the other races of the world?
>>5136141SQUAWK Polly want bloodSQUAWK
>>5125157Edgar Allen Poe didn't write about a parakeet, now did he?
frens edition
>>5136598rhinos are so fucking cool
>>5135224>ass in a sling
>>5132342nobody tell them the video is reversed
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