> Prove dragon COULD exist.
>>5165653Im gonna fuck that and make lizard/human hybrids and start a new nation in the levant
>>5162613>compares doubting consensus to suicideLiberal detectedAs far as you know, NHI resembled dragons or had them here temporarily. Some people think religion came from drug use. I think it came from whatever caused us to diverge so much from chimps so fast. The earliest religions just say…>the gods had power over life, death, fire, and form. They rode great chariots in the sky and could live in the water. They made us to do labor for them because they were above it. >they think we are annoying and dumb and tried to kill us all because of that. then they left. we hope that if we keep praying they will come back!
>>5165738There were salties in China within recorded history
>>5165745noooo you arent allowed to even entertain believing something the experts have not verified as scientifically true!
>>5165653kek
show them
>>5163277That one is a snake. You can see the typical scale pattern. A king cobra I think. The tortoise shell isn't a real one either.
>>5149942fascinating! i like how theyre splitting from each other and disappearing again in real time! almost looks like completely made up ai dogshit
>>5154301Corporate america
>>5162291>''Just demolished these trees''
Post wolves.>Information. >Images. >Stories. >Art. >News.>Previous thread: >>5116312
>>5165178warm kisses in the winter
I have wolf deficiency
we need to re-wolfify dogs imowe went too far
>>5164175From what I understand, pure wolves do exist. They're more common in remote areas, less common in north america, and the least common in eurasia. Most of the mixing in north america actually comes from coyotes. We pushed them out of their ranges and killed many, making them breed with coyotes instead.Fun fact: black wolves come from an ancient mix with native american dogs. The coat was so beneficial that it spread and they are still around.
New >>5165648
i've never taken my pets to the vet and i just let life takes its natural course
>>5165292people get pets on end of life medications to treat pain and other conditions, what do you mean.
>>5165022I would pray and let God decide
>>5165293OP implies that he doesn’t do anything for his dying pets.
>>5165291>it's not distressing to dieCome here you little snotnosed pissant faggot, let me put a kabar through your chest cavity and have you choke on a throat-ful of blood in your final moments. Let's see then if you still think dying is not distressing.
Why did he do it?
>>5165430that's an impressive bladder
>>5165430More, please
>>5165430god i wish that was me
>>5165622nothing's stopping you from wetting your bed right now
>>5165625Forced bedwetting takes rigorous training, all for the goal of being disabled. As hot as diapers are, no.
General for the discussion of rodent care with a focus on rats. Other rodents welcome but replies maybe slowNo brakes: muh feet's don't reach edition>Rats need love >Rats need companionship >Rats need free roam time Caring for your rats https://ratguide.com/care-intro Rat first aid: http://neratsociety.co.uk/articles/firstaid.shtml Good and bad food: https://squeaksandnibbles.com/safe-foods-for-rats/ Cage cleaning https://ratguide.com/care/environment/cage_cleaning.phpContinuing from >>>5061960
>>5164153I don't want you to apologize for getting this off your chest anon. Loss is unfortunately something too common in the rat owner world. Such short and bright lives they live.
>>5158714Not a mouse, but I guess I should speak up. I was tasked with taking care of a wild Hispid cotton rat as part of a job at one time. Little guys (rodents in general) can become quite affectionate in a short amount of time. After only a few days the little guy would start holding and licking my finger, occasionally nibbling at my fingernails. The little guy would not survive in the wild since part of his tail was missing. I wish he got a mate, though I know how troublesome it would be to raise a bunch of little rats.On the other hand, there was also a black rat which was particularly nasty to me, but that was because 1) he was perfect healthy and could survive in the wild 2) his cage was too small and they would not listen to me about getting a bigger cage and 3) he was fed an awful diet of scraps and lots of alcohol (though rats can digest it, it is a case of can and should). On 3) the rat was only ever happy when it passed out in a puddle of its own piss. It didn't sit with me well quite frankly since it was an addiction. I fed the cotton rat seeds, grass, clover, some corn, some cane sugar (in small amounts) and pine bark, which is essentially its natural diet, a couple of times I would get a tiny amount of brown sugar, mix it in water, dunk my hand into it and then put my hand in the little guy's cage, so he could lick it for 30 minutes and give me an excuse not to chop wood and get rid of wasps. The black rat would attack my hand so I started having to wear a leather glove, but it liked vegetables, so I fed it mostly that. The owner fed them everything under the sun, including stuff like styrofoam, which upset me. Why not give them a piece of a rice cake as a treat instead?So many things concerning disagreement about animal care, even beyond the rats, led me to leaving after eleven months.
>>5164153This >>5164435 this is the tough part. From their perspective they lived long happy lives but for us it's too short, it doesn't makes the experience any less and is no less fleeting than the potential of any relationship. Ultimately, like any death you take it one day at time and focus on the good life they hadI think it's fair for people thinking about rats to know this is one of the hardest parts of rat ownership but really any pet ownership will end with that pet passing>inb4 some parrots and tortoises - to you even have someone to inhereit it
you all look a lil.. hm.. suspish..
>>5165414>>5164435Thank you anons ;_; Today I packed the cage and donated the rest of food to local wildlife rescue.Now I have only memories and photos. It's over. And it doesn't hurt any less.I was thinking about continuing my mice house with new young pack of mice but I will be moving soon from my apartment and changing job so the situation is now better with no pets I guess.
This is cladogram piece is apparently from the gameplay demo for Planet Zoo 2 held yesterday, how did they fuck it up this badly?
>>5165515>Grey WolfWhat the fuck they haven't confirmed wolves yet?I hope they are planning on adding a bunch of animals post-launch for free like in JWE3
>>5165558Wait i'm a retard i read that wrong.Still my second point stands. I hope they do that
>>5165387>>5165472Nope it was a ray lol. No peacocks (the number 1 most common zoo animal) in the zoo game.https://youtu.be/KCODEVRnAdA
>>5165570Glup Shitto fish
>>5165570The peacuck was easily the most detested animal in pz1 literally nobody liked them or ever used them
What did dinosaurs look like?
>>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
>>5165029Multiple theropod lineages (abelisaurs, carcharodontosaurs and tyrannosaurs) evolved reduced arms because they didn't need them, they used their jaws for killing prey to the point that the arms were mostly useless. It's the same reason why apes don't have tails.
>>5164921my ass, no but seriously
>>5165029square root law
>>5165580>square root lawAccording to archives you've been saying this since 2020 and not once did anyone try to correct you. Presumably because there's nobody here to correct you.
/an/ book thread
been meaning to start this series, I really enjoyed the 1975 adaptation
Is it really necessary for them to be that fluffy
>>5165321yes.
>>5165489cute
>>5165201Owls are egale killers
>owner leaves>dog runs toward the door and starts jumping up trying to reach the doorknobWhy are dogs so smart bros?
>>5164088Cats are smart, too. The only reason cats don't do this is because they suffer from separation anxiety like dogs.
>>5165290cats are borderline brainless m8o, less brainpower than a chihuahuaits not that the cat doesnt care its that the cat is physically incapable of caring
>>5165290Dsmn I meant to put a "don't" there. Oh well, hopefully it's clear what I meant>>5165295Cats do care about their offspring. They don't care about us because they see us as slaves
>>5165290Cats are funny. They live in the extremes of genius and pure retardation.I love them so much.
Found this dude in my yard, SW Montana.From image search I think its a Banded Garden Spider.Post more 8 legged friends
>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.
>>5165260
That's a lot of kids right there
>>5165085Yeah, but also really cool. The kinds of eyes that starfish have evolved are far more alien-looking too. Pic related is from this article( https://phys.org/news/2014-01-starfish-eyes-home.html ) and it shows how they can even close their eyes too.
>>5161231I'm surprised no one posted hooded tick-spiders yet. They're a group of arachnids without eyes but they also have a hood covering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RicinuleiPic related shows the hood lifted up, revealing its chelicerae(claw mouth parts).
A great philosopher once said, if you haven't got eyes, you shouldn't have wings.
>>5165095What's the purpose of that hood?
>>5165473I don't fully know but their eggs are carried in the hood until they hatch, so it seems it at least plays a function in that. If I had to guess though then I'd say that's an exaptation. Another kind of eyeless animal for the thread though, remipedes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RemipediaThey're venomous "crustaceans"(in pancrustacea but they're more closely related to insects than decapods(what most people think of as crustaceans)) and they live largely in anchialine(coastal aquifers and caves) systems.
Why haven't we domesticated deer?
>>5146764What criteria do they need to meet to be domesticated?The definition most commonly used is a species of animal bred over multiple generations by humans for a specific function/purpose, that also exhibits genetic changes as a result. Fallow deer meet all of these criteria. They are farmed for meat and pets, come in different color morphs, and are different from their wild populations. The only reason anybody who say they aren’t domesticated is because they don’t believe they should be be in non-zoo homes.
>>5155718>wonky unpolished amateur anthro art for small town companysovl
>>5165327fuck you domestication is evil kys
https://youtu.be/ysVEzSD8Dx4?si=JVCLzcdBbgBFExioThis shit makes me want to cry, both because somebody (interpreted charitably) cared enough about the disabled deer to keep them enclosed and fed, but also at the fact that they too have a bunch of disabilities and suffer just like us humans, pushing through it all. I don't appreciate deer friends enough, I need to be better :.)
>>5146764They've got to be difficult to fuck or something. Everyone talks about various reasons certain animals could or could not be domesticated but no one mentions how easy they are to fuck had to have played a big part.
Animals we eat, get nutrition from in some form or make products from them or what they produce: eggs, meat, dairy, aquaculture, pelts, hides, leather & textiles, wife just made $500 selling 3 lambs. 2 wethers and a ram. we already have two 14cuft freezers full of lamb, hogget & mutton, so we didn't need them for butcher. they were just taking up space and consuming feed. we already have 3 select breeding rams. we only keep the ewe lambs for dairy. ewe lambs sell for a premium price but like many species, males tend to be more numerous than needed, so $500 for a trio of males is spectacular. they went to a "pet" home so definitely worked out in their favor as well. what are you raising and for what purpose(s)? what would you like to raise? what do you just have questions about or a general interest in?
>>5165436>If aliens offered you a life where you got everything you needed to live a happy stress free life would you be okay with them harvesting your hair?No. Have you seen Wall-E? What kind of existence is that?
>>5165443I wouldn't either but I bet a lot of people would.
>>5165445Domesticated sheep can't opt-in to that lifestyle.
>>5165447A lot of people thinking they are opting in wouldn't really consider it a choice either if it was between a life of extreme hardship and struggle or what the aliens offer. But yeah they don't get to choose because we choose for them and they would die if we werent there to cut their wool off. It's our responsibility at that point.
>>5163915I buy hogs from a local guy. Buck a lb live weight and he hauls it to the butcher. We pay the processing fee and pick up the meat from the butcher. Good stuff.
