>the closest they are related is the phylum level
>its like saying eating beef is the same as eating rats because they're both chordates
>...BUT YOU EAT BUGS THOUGH AHAHAHA
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>the closest they are related is the phylum level
>its like saying eating beef is the same as eating rats because they're both chordates
>...BUT YOU EAT BUGS THOUGH AHAHAHA
>Results say soem shit like "No it's a wild animal and does not make a good." And so on and so on
>Videos I see online with people keekping the animals as pets say otherwise
I'm convinced theirs just some kind of scheme going on here. I get that the average person probably can't keep most animals as pets but if you put in the effort there's no reason it shouldn't be possible.
Of course excluding money and ludicrous animals like Gorillas, Chimps and lions.
>Steve Kroschel, says the wolverine's intelligence and powerful sense of smell makes it the perfect candidate for daring mountain rescues.
>"Wolverines are so smart that within, I would say, a week, you could train them to do this, to find a human scent," Kroschel said during an interview on CBC Edmonton's Radio Active. "It's just like training dogs. But wolverines are so much more intelligent than a dog."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNgv3opJqoQ
>Despite their nasty reputation, he says wolverines are easily tamed.
"They just really become a companion like no other wild animal that I've ever worked with," Kroschel said. "You can train them to a harness very easily, they love that. And when they're bonded with you, they will follow you around in the mountains like a dog. "And they stay gentle to you, as opposed to wolves, lynx or grizzly or any of the other fur-bearing animals of North America that I work with."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wolverines-can-be-taught-to-sniff-out-avalanche-survivors-trainer-says-1.3559850
Discuss anything aquarium related here, including tanks, bowls, inhabitants, bettas, decor, plants, and issues. Before asking questions in this thread, make sure you give us at least some details when asking a question, such as:
>Tank size (include dimensions, not just volume)
>Unusual Parameters (nitrate, pH, GH, KH)
>Any inhabitants + how long you've had them
>Age of the tank
>Pictures are always helpful
Tank Cycling:
>www.modestfish.com/how-to-cycle-your-aquarium/
Stocking and Water Change Calculator:
>www.aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisor.php
>www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/EffectiveWaterChange.php
Articles and Care Guides:
>www.seriouslyfish.com/knowledge-base/
>www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/
>www.aquariumcoop.com/
>www.theaquariumwiki.com/wiki/
Aquatic Plant Database:
>www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/all.php
>www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants
Previous thread: >>4920410
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1734730186285817.webm
>>>/mu/124897469
>>>/mu/124878331
>>>/mu/124889809
>>>/mu/124896283
Food & Nutrition
>http://catinfo.org/docs/Feeding%20Your%20Cat%20-%204%20pages%2011-13.pdf
>http://consciouscat.net/2012/03/22/the-best-food-for-your-cat/
Outside Enrichment
>https://catiospaces.com
>http://www.adventurecats.org/backcountry-basics/train-your-cat-to-walk-on-a-leash/
Behavioral problems
>https://thecatsite.com/threads/inappropriate-peeing-problems-answered.9563/
>http://www.catvets.com/public/PDFs/PracticeGuidelines/FelineBehaviorGLS.pdf
Kitten care
>http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2137&aid=912
previous: >>4912115
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
>Humidity and temperature
>Type of substrate
>The decor you use
>How often you feed
>The type of food you use
>If your animal is wild caught or captive bred
>How often you handle
>Who you bought the animal from
Other Helpful Resources
www.blackjungleterrariumsupply.com
www.joshsfrogs.com
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com
http://www.anapsid.org
http://www.hylid.clara.co.uk/caer.htm
https://www.americanmadeexotics.com/breeding-ball-pythons-article.html
https://generator.ninja/animals/random-animals/
Roll 1 (one) random animal, tell us what you got, and tell us what you do with your newfound chance at a fresh start!
Speculative evolution is the exploration and imagining of how life might evolve in the future or could have evolved in alternate pasts. It's a multimedia sci-fi genre that harnesses scientific principles to create detailed and plausible hypothetical creatures, ecosystems, and evolutionary histories.
RESOURCES:
https://speculativeevolution.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Tutorial
>One-stop shop for relevant background information for starting a project
http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/
>Fantastic blog covering all sorts of spec evo topics in-depth
https://specevo.jcink.net/
>The Speculative Evolution forums, full of resources and ongoing projects
RECOMMENDED PROJECTS:
https://pastebin.com/zhBbaNTB
>Link to a PDF of Wayne Barlowe’s “Expedition”, a seminal work of speculative evolution full of incredible paintings and illustrations
https://youtu.be/Rbi8Jgx1CNE
>”The Future is Wild”, a CGI documentary following the evolution of life on Earth in the far future
https://pastebin.com/esdFrSEZ
>Dougal Dixon, arguably the father of speculative evolution. These are links to PDF’s of his books “After Man”, “The New Dinosaurs”, and “Man After Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egzZv8tqT_k&list=PL6xPxnYMQpquNuaEffJzjGjMsr6VktCYl&ab_channel=Biblaridion
https://sites.google.com/site/worldofserina/
https://sunriseonilion.wordpress.com/
http://www.cmkosemen.com/snaiad_web/snduterus.html
https://www.deviantart.com/sanrou/gallery/56844005/nau
http://www.planetfuraha.nl/
https://multituberculateearth.wordpress.com/
https://sites.google.com/view/lokiworldofrats/home
https://specevo.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=4578&st=15
https://www.deviantart.com/bicyclefrog
https://hardeshur.blogspot.com/p/main-page.html
https://rylmadolisland.blogspot.com/p/main-page.html?zx=bba41f9d602b6b9a
Newbies and amateurs are very welcome, and we’ll always try to answer your questions.
>Flora of the World
http://www.worldfloraonline.org/
>Plants of the World Online
https://powo.science.kew.org/
>Hardiness zones
https://www.plantmaps.com/
>Plant ID Sites
https://identify.plantnet.org/
https://wildflowersearch.org/
>Pests and Diseases
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/advice-search
https://www.growveg.com/plant-diseases/us-and-canada/
>Thousands of Botanical Illustrations
http://www.plantillustrations.org/
>Cacti and Succulents
https://worldofsucculents.com/
https://www.cactiguide.com/
https://www.succulentguide.com/
>Carnivorous plants
https://botany.org/home/resources/carnivorous-plants-insectivorous-plants.html
https://carnivorousplants.org/grow/guides
>Alpine plants
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/
>Ponds
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-build-pond
>How to Make a Terrarium
https://terrariumtribe.com/diy-terrarium-guide/
Previously on /plant/
>>4902657
But instead everyone wants a pitbull. Second place are labs, german shepherds, chiwawas, rotties, huskies, etc. Why does no one ever own collies? The world's smartest breed.
Love Foxes, Pawst Foxes
Previously on /fox/:
>>4917011
Official Thread Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjlW_GWuXys
I''m going tp post a platypus every day until all of /an/ wants a puggle to snuggle. Old thread got it's leg caught in a jeffries tube. >>4793406. 300 seconds to post. Good gracious. Who did I piss off or are "we" getting attaced again?
![Mouse_white_background[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/an/1737138701445193s.jpg)
Rats need love
Rats need companionship
Rats need free roam time
Other rodents welcome
How do you give medicine to a rat?
I usually pin them on their back and get it in their mouth quick, followed by a sweet treat to get rid of the taste (raisin, dried banana etc.)
Dillinger was different, he wouldn't fight and just got it done quick (vid rel)
Imagine that you came across 1,500 shrimp about to be painfully killed. They were going to be thrown onto ice where slowly, agonizingly, over the course of 20 minutes, they’d suffocate and freeze to death at the same time, a bit like suffocating in a suitcase in the middle of Antarctica. Imagine them struggling, gasping, without enough air, fighting for their lives, but it’s no use.
Fortunately, there’s a machine that will stun every shrimp, so that they’ll be unconscious during their deaths rather than in extreme agony. But the machine is broken. To fix it, you’d have to spend a dollar. Should you do so? We can even sweeten the deal and imagine that the machine won’t just be used this year—it will be used year after year, saving 1,500 shrimp per year.
It seems obvious that you should spend the dollar. Extreme agony is bad. If you can prevent literally thousands of animals from being in extreme agony for the cost of a dollar—for around a fourth of the cost of a cup of coffee—of course you should do so! It’s common sense. In fact, this would be the best dollar you spent all year—every penny would save 16 shrimp from an agonizing death per year!
I asked ChatGPT to make an image of 1,500 shrimp in a lecture hall—here’s the image, but it’s only of ~200 shrimp, so you really save much more than this:
A large lecture hall filled with 1,600 shrimp, each seated in rows as if attending a class. The shrimp vary slightly in size and have expressive eyes, some holding tiny notebooks or pencils. The lecture hall is designed with realistic details like wooden desks, chairs, and a large chalkboard at the front. Warm lighting fills the room, creating a whimsical yet realistic scene of shrimp attending a lecture. Overhead, a large projector displays a slide with shrimp-related topics. High level of detail, 3D style. (Above image is not realistic—shrimp do not actually attend lectures).
Orca - 21,000,000,000
Human - 16,340,000,000
Pilot whale - 13,966,000,000
Bottlenose dolphin - 12,700,000,000
Beluga - 10,000,000,000
Sea otter - 10,000,000,000
Western gorilla - 9,100,000,000
Orangutan - 8,900,000,000
Chimpanzee - 7,400,000,000
Asian elephant - 6,775,000,000
Bonobo - 6,250,000,000
Blue whale - 5,000,000,000
Elephant seal - 3,994,000,000
Walrus - 3,929,000,000
Mandrill - 3,102,000,000
Hyacinth macaw - 2,944,000,000
Giraffe - 1,731,000,000
Rhesus macaque - 1,710,000,000
Kea - 1,281,000,000
Snowy owl - 1,270,000,000
Raven - 1,204,000,000
Horse - 1,200,000,000
Harp seal - 1,168,000,000
Sulphur-crested cockatoo - 1,135,000,000
German Shepherd - 885,460,000
Grey parrot - 850,000,000
Beagle - 844,410,000
Greater kudu - 762,570,000
Golden retriever - 627,000,000
Yorkshire Terrier - 572,140,000
Blesbok - 570,670,000
Lion - 545,240,000
Chihuahua - 513,330,000
Striped hyena - 495,280,000
Raccoon - 453,000,000
Emu - 439,000,000
Barn owl - 437,000,000
Domestic pig - 425,000,000
Red fox - 355,010,000
Capybara - 306,500,000
Brown bear - 250,970,000
House cat - 249,830,000
Wild turkey - 105,654,000
Rabbit - 71,450,000
Guinea pig - 43,510,000
Hedgehog - 24,000,000
Mouse - 14,000,000
Honey bee - 170,000
Lets fix that
Sleeping bun edition
Is anyone else seeing this? It is straight up just a penis a penis between two clams!
How are those called geoducks it should be named penis since it looks exactly like a penis and just like a penis it also squirts water!
How can nature create an animal that looks and acts exactly like a penis this is blowing my mind!
>some motherfucker left their fucking filled and knotted plastic dog shit bag in the middle of the path
Just don't use plastic bags if you walk your dog in the forest you fucking npc retards
Winter of our Hopelessness
Thread that got made to lie down for a German show - >>4911995
I think finnish dogs are very silly
But only the wisest know kelp isn't a plant. Protists deserve more credit!
Post about slime molds, macroalgae, and all your favorite fruiting bodies here.
However there is one regular who is the worst smelling person I have ever met and I was giving cat owners the benefit of the doubt with him because he smelled so bad I assumed he must be a pig farmer or something like that who never washes his clothes or bathes. His stench is unreal.
But then yesterday I saw him in line with three giant bags of cat food so I guess I was right all along
Why dont cat owners realize how terrible they smell?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-and-elusive-australian-bird-once-thought-extinct-for-100-years-discovered-by-indigenous-rangers-and-scientists-180985143/
>Leopard Seal tries to feed photographer penguins, despite it having no benefit whatsoever
What the fuck
>horse can stop far
>horse can go fast
>that will be $1,500,000, please
Why the fuck are horses so expensive and who is paying money to watch this shit?
Who is Jefrey (with one F) and why should you care?
He was found abandoned in some bushes late one night, filthy and covered in fleas back in mid-July 2024. He’s growing up fast, and enjoys car rides, climbing trees, fetching his ball, playgrounds, and capybaras. Some believe him to be a goblin or gremlin. He was named after the Pixies song “Space (I Believe In)”.
Jefrey suffers from severe ear-ectile dysfunction.
Originally posted him here back in July 2024 seeking advice for potential health problems due to his folded ears, some /an/ons wanted more of him, and so now you’re stuck with him.
>The baby’s mutilated body was found 3km from the Nimba Mountains Nature Reserve, with witnesses fearing the chimp may have used tools to butcher the infant.
>The attack has been blamed on famous mature Western chimpanzee Jeje, who belongs to a small troop in the region known for their human-like use of tools.
What are chimps trying to say?
I understand fixing female cats is different because they go into heat and get crazy but my lil guy is very chill for an intact uncut cat
>be born with a barbed prick
>have a one in eight chance of even surviving to adulthood because if dad gets desposed by another male lion the other male lion will kill you to put your momma into estrus
>at the age of 2 get expelled by papa and have to team up Double Dragon style with other male lions just to survive(usual outcome is slowly starving to death)
>much like Double Dragon, you end up fighting your friends for the right to take over a pride and mate
>have to also take over a pride by fighting an established male lion
>IF you win - only get two to three years as the "king" of a pride
>But hey, 3,000 sexual copulations for every one lion cub you make
Is it worth it /an/?
Even with mixed color dogs like huskies and collies, more grey than black and more white than grey makes for a cuter dog.
It started weeks ago with just a few mice, I kept catching and throwing them out, but the were coming back, or new ones kept coming. I didn't want to use poison, because when one died it took me days to find while I couldn't stand the smell and I also watched a mouse who ate too little poison dying for hours. they unsurprisingly reproduced and now there's a shitload of small mice running around and droppings everywhere, I suspect that now there's probably almost 20 of mice total and I'm losing my mind. I now finally managed to find and close up the probable openings they used and I'm wondering what to do with them. I'd like to avoid killing them if possible, because the small ones are very trusting and even try to huddle up to me if I sit still (I know they're just vermin and I'm being retarded, but still), but throwing them out at this point is probably a bad death sentence anyway.
I wonder if it's feasible to keep them in a huge cage throughout the winter, but I suspect they'll suffer in captivity and it'd be more humane to kill them. if so, what's the best way to do it to ensure they won't decompose in various nooks?
Uni is a chicken boy.
That is all.
https://x.com/kkopzoo/status/1833126029231292859
Elephants, koalas, and pandas also do this.
She seems to either have an allergic reaction to the dog peanut butter I give her as a treat, or the dry climate where I live or she has mange and I don't know which for sure.
Her eyelids are balding and receding of fur and her chest and thought are more pink.
For all I know it could be both, so I stopped giving her that specific dog peanut butter that has pumpkin mix in it, but she is leaving a scab where she scratches and has less hair then back of the ears.
Just wondering if you guys suggest not giving her peanut butter is the right move before the vet visit?
I found a baby bobcat out in the wild and decided to take it in. It seems healthy, but I need some real advice on what to do next.
- **Feeding**: What do I give it? Any brands or types of food that work best?
- **Housing**: What kind of setup do I need? I want to make sure it’s safe but also comfortable.
- **Handling**: Should I interact with it often to help it socialize, or should I leave it alone as much as possible?
- **Release**: How do I prepare it for release back into the wild later?
- **Legal Issues**: What laws should I know about keeping a wild animal like this?
Looking for any tips or resources you can
How's that?
>examples: https://youtu.be/JEigGPmYJuo?si=gbaTxlBtbeUuc0bn https://youtu.be/LHszQL-kxfQ?si=4mydjxQQSMnVLjFn
(Pictures are of the Crystal Palace Museum in London)
And we're taking your ice cream!
Wow...
Nobody ever asks "Why wolf?"
>work in entertainment industry
>Visiting family on farm during off-season
>younger brother has to go to on business trip, leaves his dog for us to watch for the weekend
>little sister, who owns and breeds rabbits, asks what breed brother's dog is
>brother says it's possibly a Pitbull terrier
>make joke about pitbull mauling a baby
>brother says "that's a stereotype anon, pitbulls only do that if they have bad owners"
>agree that's a fair statement, he had another dog that wasn't a pitbull but it lived a good long healthy life until it was run over by one of the neighbors
>brother leaves for weekend
>pitbull terrier tries and fails several times to attack sister's pregnant rabbit, attempts include tearing through 2 screen windows, kicking out bottom of rabbit's cage, and grabbing the rabbit's leg while the cage is being cleaned
>"pitbulls are only bad if they have bad owners"
>mfw
Anyone have any idea why it did this? Was it a mistake? Did it know where it was going?
I'll make you this new one.
>Tiger perceives this as an aggression and attacks
>Turn your back on the tiger
>Tiger perceives this as an opening to attack you
What a retarded species. Is this why they always look to their side?
Anhingas welcome also.
Promoting Cormorant awareness and appreciation, one post at a time.
I'll start with this moth, taken in southern Ontario during April.
>He likes the hard stuff like antlers and bones, but I'm worried those will hurt his teeth or he might get micro-bits of hard stuff
Should I just let him chew my socks?
>European green crabs are small, measuring just four inches across. But since they were first introduced in the 1980s, these spiny crustaceans have become a massive problem, wreaking havoc on coastal ecosystems along the western coast of North America. They destroy eelgrass habitats, feast on juvenile salmon and king crab, and outcompete native crabs. In doing so, these invasive critters also pose a threat to the crabbing and fishing industries, which many coastal communities rely on for income.
>European green crabs are not only detrimental to coastal ecosystems, but they’re also extremely difficult to eradicate. States have spent millions of dollars trying to combat the invaders, without much success.
>Now, biologists have identified a new, furry ally in the fight against European green crabs: sea otters. At the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in California, hungry southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) are gobbling up the invasive crabs and keeping their numbers in check, researchers report this month in the journal Biological Invasions.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hungry-sea-otters-are-taking-a-bite-out-of-californias-invasive-crab-problem-new-study-finds-180985749/
simple as.
>discover dinosaurs
>hell yeah.epic
>be me, now
>start getting into paleontology
>find out that most dinosaurs are incomplete, even the ones considered complete are only hypothetical and controversial in the community
>some will make a new species based on as little as 4 teeth
How are paleontologists so retarded? My teeth and your teeth dont look the same, we must not both be human !!!!
Literally destroyed my dinosaur dreams. Anyway, cool dino thread
https://imgur.com/gallery/rhino-sounds-l5XhaKj
Has anybody kept their best buddy living well after his rear legs started collapsing?
> Tusks grow into its brain and kills it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLG_Q8FJda0
>live in heavily forested area
>playing with my dog in the back of my land
>walking back to house
>dog stops, turns around and starts barking
>he is so special that he barks at pictures of realtors in "for sale" signs
>obviously disregard it
>catch up to dog and turn around
>a fully grown black bear had crept out from behind a shed and was stalking us
>shock paralysis
>bear starts backing up
>dumbass dog soon decides to charge the bear
>i run after him screaming his name
>bear decides it doesnt want to deal with this shit
>the wild bear fled
i look when dogs bark now