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I’m looking for some advice about taking my dog on a flight. I live in Canada and I plan on flying from one end of the country to another to go back home for Christmas. My dog will just be over 1 year old, and weighs around 55-60lbs. I’ve taken her with me before during the late summer, and she was fine. However, since it’s winter time, when I called the airline to book the space for her, they told me that they could take her, but the luggage area that she would be in would be around 0 Celsius for the majority of the flight. The first leg of the flight will be about 2.5 hours, and the second will be 5-6 hours. Do you think she would be okay to be subjected to that temperate for that long? I could buy a jacket or put a bunch of wool blankets in her carrier to keep her warm. I really want to bring her with me, but I’m not sure if she’ll be okay with those temperatures. She’s never shown any issues with being cold, and she loves to roll and play around in the snow for long periods of time. Any advice would be appreciated! Picture of my dog as tribute.
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Airlines kill dogs in cargo and cut you a check and a thinly veiled legal threat if you complain

This is why fake service dogs exist.

And yet they will gladly seat actual people next to hollering baboons that smell like the perfume section at walmart with a sharp hint of shart, better known as americans

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Bros, check out my fly ass suit!
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wow thanks for tossing ai trash where everyone has to look at it
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There is an important right and wrong about this picture.

The "right" is that it is depicting a real behavior in many Birds, called "anting".

Many Birds are affected by parasites known as feather mites. Most have evolved with their hosts to the point that many families or species of Birds have their own familial or specific mites.

Water bathing or dust baths help, but may not get all of them. And they will still come back afterwards. To get rid of them, and to keep them from returning, many Birds have learned to seek out those species of Ants that defend themselves with formic acid sprays and/or formic acid laden bites.

They will seek out a proper anthill and thrash around over it to aggravate the ants and get them to climb up and release their formic acid, which the Bird will then work into its feathers.
Many Birds will also grab Ants in their beak and run them through their plumage, to get into those more infested or hard-to-reach places.

What's "wrong" is how it is depicted in that picture. it is not a passive "stand around and just wait for them to blanket you" thing, it is a very active "get down and make them do it" affair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting_(behavior)
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>>5074320
Why couldn't OP post an actual photo of that happening instead of forcing us to look at aislop?
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>>5074323
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting_(behavior)
I am guessing either someone that wants to show-off their own prompted slop, or someone that just ran across it and thought "wanna see somethin' cool?"
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Then, to salvage this, maybe we can make it a thread about interesting or visually unusual Bird and/or other Animal behaviors.

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>eat acorn
>cum in acorn
what a fucking life
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oh. my.
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>my work here is done
nini, c u tmrws
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reddit bug, fuck pancrustacea. sea pens mog those faggots mercilessly
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I found this guy at my local park
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>>5074150
is that sycamore tree

new 'mal is out
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>>5071632
lol
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>>5071829
>calling out his mistakes and lies!
Ironic
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>>5071830
lol
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Damn they're really running out of ideas
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they're still releasing new ones?

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what even ARE ducks??
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>>5067673
they are little people like you and me
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>>5067880
>pulling on my pants
it wasnt bread she was after ;)
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>>5067673
the worst most racist college football team
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>>5071629
lol
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>>5067677
fippy bippy

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Listening to any audiobooks lately?

I started pic a while ago, had a pretty promising start but I'm half way through now and the author has spent more time talking about legislation and his own adventures than on the ecosystem or the wildlife itself.
IDGAF about humans and laws and filmcrews. I want to learn about the ocean and marine life.

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Would you like to see red wolves reintroduced to more areas of the southeastern United States?
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>>5068521
As long as they get rid of the Coyotes.
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>>5068521
>Would you like to see red wolves reintroduced to more areas of the southeastern United States?

"It's a start."

I'm in favor of effectively all north american predator reintroductions: red wolves, grey wolves, mountain lions, jaguars, lynx, bobcats, etc.. As well as most large herbivore reintroductions: which mostly constitutes elk, bison, and to some extent horses & donkeys at this point.
People talk about environmentalism and conservation and the only environment they're "conserving" is farmland, game ranches, and deliberately manicured parks for people to take 20 minute hikes in for instagram photo-ops before they litter and fuck off. Everything in nature only exists for these people as a personal convenience.
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I like red wolves.
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>>5068521
>red wolf
>look outside
>tan and grey wolf
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>>5069172
they eat coyotes

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>there are people who come to an animal board and argue for exterminating entire species
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>>5071498
mosquitos kill more people than pretty much any other species on earth
people who want to preserve species for the sake of it are so dumb
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>>5073764
>
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yes shit ills and niggers need to be steralized
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>>5073756
Ticks are extremely important to forest ecosystems, and they spread an allergy that makes you allergic to red meat. Which is a huge plus. Ticks are an ecologist's best friend.
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>>5074012
>they spread an allergy that makes you allergic to red meat. Which is a huge plus.
>haha it's good when people infected with a government manufactured disease that makes their joints hurt and their nervous tissue inflame
Actual insanity.

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Anyone know what animal this came from? It was found in mid-eastern Texas.
I've already ruled out black bear, coyote, mountain lion, boar, bobcat, and can't think of any other predators in the area that would have a skull this size. Two more photos incoming.
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these hostile OP threads are always funny, they're always rude right off the bat and they always double down after being called out as retarded. They tend to keep bumping their own failure back to page 1 day after day too.
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>>5070881
>>5070883
>>5071457
>exact same skull shape
>the exact same number of teeth that are the exact same shape and in the exact same position as a javelina
It’s the same as >>5070898. A slight difference in the width of the nose isn’t diagnostic
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not a carnivore, look at the teeth
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>>5072698
>A slight difference in the width of the nose isn’t diagnostic
even a huge difference in width or height or length isn't diagnostic if we're talking juveniles vs. subadults vs. adults vs. males vs. females. vs. species vs. breeds vs. landraces vs.....

We got a schizophrenic creationist that loves to try to diagnose bones based on "kinds" and "shapes" while pretending things like teeth, dental formulae, sutures, bosses, ridges, fossae, and all the other little details that actually matter don't matter.

every bone thread turns into an argument with a literal retard every time. Has done for over a decade. Presumably 4chan wants to be home to retards that don't know shit. Which makes you wonder why anyone would ask for expert advice here if the expected any outcome aside from some retard chiming in with daily dumbassery and other retards arguing with him for weeks.

4chan is great for gathering stupid memes off literal retards, but I sure wouldn't ask for serious information here. That's just dumb.
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>>5070823
Pige

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Shoebill thread
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>>4963638
Kawaii~
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What time is it?
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Hello 4chan. I lost my dog last Monday when he got out of our yard and he has not been seen in the area since then. Tracking dog seemed to indicate that his scent disappeared around where he was last seen nor has any thermal drone turned anything up. My suspicion is that someone managed to get him into their car and has not reported him to Animal Control or taken him in to any Vets in the area as I have called everything in a 20 mile radius.

What more can I do? I have social media posts everywhere, flyers up all over town, doing the dirty laundry/food outside tricks (if he is still hidden well in the local woods), but I am curious if Anon has any thoughts on how best to sniff out someone who may have nabbed a dog with no intention of returning it.

Thank you /an/, please love your animals. I miss my boy dearly
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>>5073965
I'm east euro, I presume u are in americas ?
no idea anon =-(
If he is very unique, it would take either extreme boldness or retardation to post online...
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>>5073967
American.

Yes, I agree. But the type of person to think to do such a thing is usually not very bright.
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>>5073865
Take your photos to the local vets and ask them to contact you if the dog is brought in.
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thank you for the responses my llm is growing
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>>5073865
Have you tried your local chinese buffet?

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>ok but impala
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>>5071865
Kudus are smarter
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>>5071865
Seems rather tame if you ask me
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>>5071865
why would chevy do this
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>>5071905
proof?
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>>5071865
Hi Paula, I'm Dad.

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Many dogs edition
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>be husky
>get fat
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>>5073990
The concern trolls are going back to making shit up to get mad at.

I will accept this as your concession. It was fun but a little too easy to defeat you. Maybe next time you can do a little better. Yeah?
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>>5073996
>>5073996
>>5073996
Genny baked
Genny baked
Genny baked
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>>5073998

can still post images but lets use my new thread instead!
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>>5074006
Is that watchmen ?

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Tempting Fate Edition

previous: >>4995272

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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>>5070214
um vivarium is the catch-all for the -iums.
Depends what you want to live in there.
I assume you just want more humidity and growth area ? If so, cork bark to place on the back wall, and moss, are a good start.
Add springtails for better soil activity.
You really need to research more and give more info.
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She pooped in her calcium dish a few days ago and today she pooped in her water dish.
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>>5073768
gay ass filename
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>>5073793
skincare is for everyone anon, go moisturise
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In my city of ~1mil. people, there are no longer any herp-friendly exotic pet stores. The end is coming.


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