Cats, birds and other special, funny or whatever animal videos

[Outlander]

Experiment to show crows using tools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmJ3xuJrUcM

[Outlander]

Smart Animals Compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6RakWBBcF4

[Elen]

Smart Animals Compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6RakWBBcF4

Very enjoyable compilation Outlander! Thank you again!

[Outlander]

A raven's memories are for the future
by: Markus Boeckle, Nicola S. Clayton
14 Jul 2017

The human brain stores memories of past events to guide decision-making about current and future events. Researchers long assumed that animals do not use memories in this way but rather exist in a constant stream of present needs, unable to plan for the future (1). Studies on nonhuman primates and corvids challenge this view and show that some species can plan for the future at least as well as 4-year old children (2, 3). These results suggest that planning for the future is not uniquely human and evolved independently in distantly related species to address common problems (4). On page 202 of this issue, Kabadayi and Osvath (5) show that ravens anticipate the nature, time, and location of a future event based on previous experiences. The ravens' behavior is not merely prospective, anticipating future states (6); rather, they flexibly apply future planning in behaviors not typically seen in the wild.

Although some corvids make and use tools as part of their ecological predisposition, ravens are considered a non-tool-using corvid and are not known for trading items for food. However, they are known to cache food in nature and can use tools in experiments (see the photos). In their study, Kabadayi and Osvath test ravens' abilities to plan for future tool use and trading, rather than for food caching (a behavior that might be considered as an adaptive specialization to gather food in order to eat it at a future date). They thus provide compelling evidence against the argument that future planning in corvids is a cognitive ability that can only be used during food caching or some other specific evolutionarily selected adaptation. The study provides evidence that future planning can flexibly serve different behaviors not only in humans but also in nonhuman animals.

The authors presented five ravens with a choice of objects. Only one of these objects was a functional tool, which could be used to retrieve food from a puzzle box. The ravens chose correctly not only when they were offered the box but also when they had to store the tool and plan for the next day. In another experiment, the ravens were trained to exchange tokens for food. When the ravens knew that trading would only happen on the next day, they chose and stored these tokens as soon as they were offered to them. By manipulating tool choice, time, and trading opportunities, the authors controlled the value of the items at choice in relation to current as well as future interactions.

The results from the two experiments show that ravens take temporal distance between item choice and reward into account, exercise self-control, and make decisions for predicted futures rather than arbitrary ones. Thus, the birds opt for a more distant but higher gratification rather than an immediate but lower gratification and do so flexibly across behaviors.

What are the selective pressures that led to complex cognition and enabled future planning to evolve? The answer to this question may be best understood by investigating convergent evolution among distantly related species such as corvids and primates (4). In the 1990s, scientists discovered that mammals and birds share homologous forebrain structures, the neurobiological foundation for complex cognition (7). On the basis of this evidence, corvids and parrots were tested for cognitive abilities to explore the evolutionary development of cognition. There are two main hypotheses to explain the evolution of intelligence. According to the physical intelligence hypothesis, complex cognitive capabilities evolved according to the physical demands of the environment, such as the need to memorize location, time, and availability of food or how it can be extracted with tools. The social intelligence hypothesis focuses on the social environment and the requirement to anticipate and manipulate the behavior of individuals from the same and other species. These mechanisms need not be mutually exclusive and might interact with phylogenetic heritage and developmental constraints (8).

CONTINUE: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6347/126.full

[Dreamtimer]

Heron Huntin' in Grassland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2md8Al--7F8

[Outlander]

Big Cats
& some of them not so sweet & funny...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBwhYP_F6-8

[Outlander]

How not to invade an elephant's space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjTLKLllMVA

[Outlander]

Birds are Jerks
Birds can be jerks, and the Internet is full of proof. Be they duck, ostrich, swan, goose, crow, parrot, penguin, chicken, emu, ostrich or seagull, none can be trusted. They bite, scratch, kick, and flap.
Enjoy this compilation video of birds being rude, destructive, crazy, selfish, and mean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK7ALNC-07c

[Dreamtimer]

Ow! Mother...

Great ending. I guess I'm lucky, I've never been attacked by birds. The gulls are really good at stealing food.

My son and his girlfriend were in Iceland and a bunch of birds started attacking them a la Alfred Hitchcock. They put their jackets and hoods on and the birds shat all over them!

My friend has a rooster that attacks her and will even attack the chickens.

She can't bring herself to get rid of him because he's so handsome and she's such a softy...and he's terrorizing her egg laying hens. :fpalm:

[Aragorn]

My son and his girlfriend were in Iceland and a bunch of birds started attacking them a la Alfred Hitchcock. They put their jackets and hoods on and the birds shat all over them!

Birds can be mean. Just wash your car and leave it outside on a sunny day. It won't last for two days without getting hit by bird poo, and that stuff eats into the lacquer like acid. :p

My dad used to say it's because the car is very shiny after washing, and then the birds look down and they see their own reflection in your car, and it startles them so much that they just shit themselves. :p


:ha: :hilarious:

[Dreamtimer]

In Sonoma the Ravens were pulling stripping and wiper blades off cars.

[LuKarma]

That's really smart!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9La_blKOsDs

[Aragorn]

That's really smart!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9La_blKOsDs


Birds are much more intelligent than what people give them credit for, and yes, they know how to use tools. ;)


That said...



http://users.telenet.be/stryder/The_One_Truth/Miscellaneous/welcome.jpeg

:fire:

[Dumpster Diver]

Heron Huntin' in Grassland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2md8Al--7F8

When we lived in Coronado, we watched a Blue Heron fly in and take a foot long fish from two seagulls who were fighting over it. BH pecks at gulls, gulls back off, BH grabs fish, gulps it down...show is over except for a few seagull wing-flaps. These birds are rough, tough, mean bullies carrying a sharp sword-like beak...I get why the seagulls got out of the way.

When not beating up seagulls, the BH parked himself over my door pooping large piles while lording over about 200 yards in either direction of the shoreline. Very large and in-charge. No other birds, including the ospreys, challenged him...and ospreys are toughies themselves.

BTW, I didn't challenge him either. I just cleaned up the poop and stayed out of his way. He lives there today while I moved to AZ.

[Dreamtimer]

Wow. When I run into them by the river they fly away.

Down by the bay in MD, Osprey's and Eagles hunt. An Osprey trespassed in Eagle territory and when it caught a fish the Eagle swooped down and took out the Osprey in a flurry of feathers. That was the Osprey's last day.

[Elen]

See what all that "useless" bread can be used for...I can almost see the fishing-line between the trows. :tiphat: Clever bird.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXw4mWT3so

[Outlander]

The Most Mysterious Strange Places on Earth Nat Geo Documentary 2017 - The Kruger Crocodiles Dying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b-Q3FsM-1g

[Aragorn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3o5pkOSgwc

[Elen]

Thanks Aragorn...it was a heart-opening moment to watch those Raccoons. :D

[Dreamtimer]

I've never seen raccoon videos like this. I love how they ask by rubbing their hands together. Our dog does the paws together motion, which is kinda similar.

They're brains have so many neurons devoted to their hands that they can practically see with them. Their tactile sense is incredible.

[Outlander]

Funny ANIMAL compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbE_gFgl2EI

[Outlander]

Cat is horrified watching a horror film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgRFHaNo-Y

[Emil El Zapato]

As twitchy as cats are before they go into panic mode, they will check out the reactions of people around them to determine if they should run like hell or not...

[Aragorn]

I don't know whether this has been posted here before, but Tracey Ann posted this at Eye-Rise and I thought it was hilarious. :p



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[Elen]

I don't know whether this has been posted here before, but Tracey Ann posted this at Eye-Rise and I thought it was hilarious. :p

:ha: Very funny! I found another with subs and very strong political views and a lot of attitude...:p


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akmU4ZRFw7k

[Aragorn]

Cat is horrified watching a horror film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kgRFHaNo-Y



And now for extra points, who can name the movie that the cat was watching? :p

(Hint: The clue is in the soundtrack. :eyebrows:)

[Elen]

I have no idea...I don't watch horror movies as a rule...so I may be at a disadvantage here. :nails:

[Aragorn]

I have no idea...I don't watch horror movies as a rule...so I may be at a disadvantage here. :nails:

It wasn't an actual horror movie, or at least, not in the modern sense of the term, with loads of gratuitous gore. It was actually more of a thriller, although it may have been billed as a horror movie when it came out, back in 1960. ;) But okay, since you and I are the only two members online at the moment, I'll give you the answer: the movie is "Psycho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_%281960_film%29)", by Alfred Hitchcock. It's a classic. ;)

And here's the clue... Near the end of the clip above with the cat, you can hear a woman's voice say "Mrs. Bates?", and then about five seconds later she screams. Mrs. Bates was the deceased mother of motel owner Norman Bates, and the woman screams because the "Mrs. Bates" she sees sitting in the chair is actually the decomposed corpse of the real Mrs. Bates.

I'm not sure anymore how she died — i.e. whether she died of natural causes or whether Norman killed her — but throughout the movie, you regularly see her shadow in front of the window, and you hear her speaking to Norman in an authoritarian and possessive tone, but all of that was Norman himself, suffering from multiple-personality disorder. And on the rare occasions that you see a glimpse of Mrs. Bates moving the curtain aside in order to look outside, that too was Norman, wearing his mother's clothes and a wig.

It is only when the young woman finds Mrs. Bates' room and goes inside that the viewer discovers that the real Mrs. Bates has been dead for ages already, and that it is Norman himself who is spying on the girls through the various peepholes in the walls, and who killed the girl in the shower. ;)

[Elen]

It wasn't an actual horror movie, or at least, not in the modern sense of the term, with loads of gratuitous gore. It was actually more of a thriller, although it may have been billed as a horror movie when it came out, back in 1960. ;) But okay, since you and I are the only two members online at the moment, I'll give you the answer: the movie is "Psycho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_%281960_film%29)", by Alfred Hitchcock. It's a classic. ;)

And here's the clue... Near the end of the clip above with the cat, you can hear a woman's voice say "Mrs. Bates?", and then about five seconds later she screams. Mrs. Bates was the deceased mother of motel owner Norman Bates, and the woman screams because the "Mrs. Bates" she sees sitting in the chair is actually the decomposed corpse of the real Mrs. Bates.

I'm not sure anymore how she died — i.e. whether she died of natural causes or whether Norman killed her — but throughout the movie, you regularly see her shadow in front of the window, and you hear her speaking to Norman in an authoritarian and possessive tone, but all of that was Norman himself, suffering from multiple-personality disorder. And on the rare occasions that you see a glimpse of Mrs. Bates moving the curtain aside in order to look outside, that too was Norman, wearing his mother's clothes and a wig.

It is only when the young woman finds Mrs. Bates' room and goes inside that the viewer discovers that the real Mrs. Bates has been dead for ages already, and that it is Norman himself who is spying on the girls through the various peepholes in the walls, and who killed the girl in the shower. ;)

Charming...:p That is exactly why I don't watch them...and I don't eat insects either...:p

[Aragorn]

Charming...:p That is exactly why I don't watch them...and I don't eat insects either...:p

I'm afraid I'm not getting the insects reference. :confused:

[Elen]

I'm afraid I'm not getting the insects reference. :confused:

Well it is unrelated...BUT that would be really horrible...hey?

[Aragorn]

Well it is unrelated...BUT that would be really horrible...hey?

I saw a woman do that on Conan O'Brien's show once. It was completely unexpected, and Conan just about shrank away in horror, as did the audience.

The woman brought insects with her to the studio, including a cockroach. She let the cockroach walk on the table while she provided some information about their behavior, et al. Then suddenly, without any prior warning, she picked up the cockroach, bit its head off and ate it. It was disgusting. :vom:

[Elen]

I saw a woman do that on Conan O'Brien's show once. It was completely unexpected, and Conan just about shrank away in horror, as did the audience.

The woman brought insects with her to the studio, including a cockroach. She let the cockroach walk on the table while she provided some information about their behavior, et al. Then suddenly, without any prior warning, she picked up the cockroach, bit its head off and ate it. It was disgusting. :vom:

So now you know why I don't watch horror movies...to me eating insects is so not unrelated...but the same experience in a roundabout way. :hiding:

[Aragorn]

So now you know why I don't watch horror movies...to me eating insects is so not unrelated...but the same experience in a roundabout way. :hiding:

Well, I don't watch horror movies anymore either — I don't even have cable TV anymore. ;) But there's a difference between the horror movies of yesteryear and those of today. The old ones were often billed as horror when they weren't all that horrifying. They were often more like thrillers, with only an occasional bit of blood, but they were usually billed as horror because they contained either a scifi- or a fantasy-related theme. In those days, the "horror" label was used more in relationship to the scare factor of the movie, as opposed to anything gory — although there were some of those too already, of course.

An example would for instance be "The Prophecy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophecy)", which was billed as horror, but which is more of a thriller. It's a movie about a war in Heaven between the angels of Michael and those of Gabriel, and the war somehow finds itself a way to Earth when both sides come looking for the soul of a recently deceased psychotic colonel from the Korean War.

Simon (Eric Stoltz), one of the angels who stayed loyal to God, wants to find the soul in order to hide it from the other side, while Gabriel (Christopher Walken) — and one of his lieutenants before him — wants to find it before Lucifer (Viggo Mortensen) can lay claim on it and take it to Hell, so that this evil colonel would be able to fight for Gabriel and break the stalemate in Heaven. And in the midst of it all is the LAPD detective Thomas Dagget (Elias Koteas), who at one point in the past was about to be ordained as a Catholic priest, but who then suddenly got a vision in which he saw angels killing each other, after which he turned his back on religion and became a cop.

I have that movie on VHS — purchased — and I've already watched it so many times (since 1995) that I know all of the dialogs by heart. ;) The movie starts with a voice-over from Simon, who is seen standing near what appear to be the scorched remains of an angel in the middle of the desert. The voice-over goes something like this...



"I remember the first war...
The way the sky burned...
The faces of angels... destroyed...

I saw one third of Heaven's Legion vanish,
and the creation of Hell.

I stood with my brothers and watched Lucifer fall.

But now, my brothers are not brothers,
and we have come here, where we are mortal,
to steal the dark soul not yet Lucifer's,
to serve our cause.

I have always obeyed...
But I never thought
the war would happen again..."


The trailer is a bit misleading on account of the sequence of the scenes. The angel bursting into birds — ravens or crows? — at the end is not Gabriel (Christopher Walken) but Lucifer (Viggo Mortensen), and that scene has nothing to do with the gunshot fired by Katherine Henley (Virginia Madsen). ;)




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7PSZ7NDEgU

[Elen]

Oh yes this proves to me that we have become numbed by the horror movies of late...so that the old ones just looks like thrillers, hey? I don't mind people watching horror, it's just that I choose not to myself. I think the cat's reaction was amazing, by the way. :D

[modwiz]

I have no idea...I don't watch horror movies as a rule...so I may be at a disadvantage here. :nails:

I don't watch movies as a rule.....so I am blessed.:grin: Keeps me out of trivial conversations.

[Emil El Zapato]

And now for extra points, who can name the movie that the cat was watching? :p

(Hint: The clue is in the soundtrack. :eyebrows:)

I heard the 'Mrs. Bates' ... :)

[Elen]

I don't watch movies as a rule.....so I am blessed.:grin: Keeps me out of trivial conversations.

:h5:

[Aragorn]

I don't watch movies as a rule.....so I am blessed.:grin: Keeps me out of trivial conversations.

Some movies are most definitely worth watching — not all, but many of them nevertheless — if not for the story itself then for the acting performances and the artistic (or otherwise ingenious) directing, especially when there's a renowned director involved. Examples of such would be the many samurai-themed movies by Akira Kurosawa, and most of the movies by Alfred Hitchcock — which includes the original "Psycho" movie from 1960.

When you're dealing with movies from Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick et al, then you know it's going to be worth your time to watch them. And what Peter Jackson did with the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy was simple phenomenal, even if he did leave out certain story arcs and characters from the books — he took even more of an artistic license with his adaptations of "The Hobbit", and I personally wouldn't rate those as highly as the three "Lord Of The Rings" movies.

[Dreamtimer]

We finally went to see Black Panther. I really enjoyed it.

Now there's a heckuva cat.
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[Elen]

We finally went to see Black Panther. I really enjoyed it.

Now there's a heckuva cat.
https://s17-us2.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodthingsguy.com %2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F01%2Fb833a790baebba5dd7 b090bbe1127927.jpg&sp=10fcb382325870670e3640dda740503c

OK OK OK now I have to see it too. :) I've been holding back, because I decided that all those "Super-Hero" movies must stop (for me). A woman on a Glasgow radio was asked which Super-Hero woman was the scariest...and she answered "Stupid Woman". I don't know why...but it made me laugh out loud. That I guess IS really scary, hey? :ha: Especially at the moment!

[Dreamtimer]

The raven is very smart. We saw a lot of ravens in Alaska. We also saw them in California. They can be shy. I never perturb crows or ravens, they'll remember me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=Sng1oV_uDzM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7_f-PfUxk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=7jwMxwwSdug

And a little song:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=afuHNPY_shw

[Elen]

When I was in Norway, there was a squirrel that kept on taking a short-cut over the terrace from time to time. On the last day, the squirrel left me a gift...a nut next to where I would have my feet (not when I was there), nonetheless it was appreciated by me. :love:

[Dreamtimer]

How sweet.

[Aragorn]

Having an otter as a pet... :)




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko_rqnwKawE



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTH5dd5x4pQ

[Emil El Zapato]

Squirrels scare me, so do Rabbits, they weird, and as a predator my cat is pretty much useless....which, in truth, I'm happy about, they may be weird but they don't deserve to be crunched...My cat is just sorta fat, dumb, and happy, but still has the heart of a lion...he just no good at it... :)

One time we even got into an argument when I stopped him from attacking a bird...that was the last time he accomplished anything...except when he dragged in a road kill squirrel...that one couldn't outrun him...

[Aragorn]

Squirrels scare me, so do Rabbits, [...]

Now that is bizarre! :belief: Squirrels and rabbits are cute. :D Of course, they do bite when they feel threatened, so you have to be careful not to upset them. :noidea:

[Emil El Zapato]

What do I do if they threaten me?

[Dreamtimer]

Oh my gosh, that otter is soooooo adorable. I'm in love...:love:

[Dreamtimer]

NAP, throw out a peanut with its shell still on, the squirrel will take it a busy itself with either eating or burying it.

Rabbits like greens. I cannot imagine a rabbit chasing you. They are quite skittish.

[Emil El Zapato]

lol...I had a bad experience with a rabbit when I was a child...those eyes are just weird, though...Haven't you ever seen "Night of the Lepus" super yeeikes...The eyes of the preyed upon...it's totally unnatural.

[Dreamtimer]

My nephew used to be freaked out by the eyes of goats.

[Emil El Zapato]

So was he institutionalized? :)

[Dreamtimer]

Actually, he got over it. Once he was an adult.

[Wind]

I see mostly bunnies here in the city. Then of course birds, ducks and even squirrels.


http://youtu.be/xpNrn0_97LM

[Emil El Zapato]

well, I didn't... :) lol

you're messin' with my head now...My daughter loves that guy... :)

[Wind]

My nephew used to be freaked out by the eyes of goats.


http://youtu.be/Dp0Bt2cbcc8

[Emil El Zapato]

lol, that's funny...that 'thing' is pissed...I guess it's a goat? And I grew up in a farm town...

[Wind]

Yeah, a goat. That video has always cracked me up.

I didn't use to know what the guy was saying, but apparently he is asking the goat something about governments.

[Emil El Zapato]

lol...

[Dreamtimer]

I'm perishing from all of the adorableness. (swooning emoji)

[Cearna]

Oh my gosh, that otter is soooooo adorable. I'm in love...:love:



I've always loved otters, and this one takes The cake for loveable. I can see I'm going to have to fully charge this tablet, so I can watch all these adorable or finally learn how to use my lap top. In the meantime, the sunshine outside beckons.

:angel:

[Elen]

http://youtu.be/Dp0Bt2cbcc8

:ha::ha::ha:

[Cearna]

lol...I had a bad experience with a rabbit when I was a child...those eyes are just weird, though...Haven't you ever seen "Night of the Lepus" super yeeikes...The eyes of the preyed upon...it's totally unnatural.

Rabbits are one of my favourites. I was born in the Chinese year of the rabbit. Astrologically, I am what is know of as a triple Aries- or Aries Sun/Aries Moon/ Aries ascendant. When I looked up the Chinese equivalent, I was an Rabbit/Cat, but I relate more to the rabbit, more family oriented, living in a burrow, hidden away and safe, where I can twitch my whiskers, to feel if all is safe, and if so, I can get outside into the garden. In Native American Astrolgy, similar to the China's on the day born the month born and the year born with all three I was the Eagle. All of which helps because some bright spark, at a Reiki seminar told me I was born on the worst day of the week, a Wednesday, and the worst day of the months, the 19th, then to cap it all I maŕried a man born on the It as of March, the 15th.

My sister, had a couple or rabbits running around the house as pets for the two kids, and they ate any loose electricity chords near the floor, till they were unusable, and dangerous. They ate a hole in the back of the lounge, then made themselves a nest in the middle, so the It was very difficult to get them out.


For our American friends who are old enough, you may remember Denise Lynn, who did many seminars, in the 1980s, one of which was to make a Native American Drum. She then had another night where a couple of hundred of us were to find out our totem. Those who had previously made ttheir drums, drummed for us whilst we meditated on our Totem. I don't see any pictures at all usually, but imagine my surprise, when I saw this white rabbit, standing just behind the head, on the back of the Golden Eagle. A lady who used to visit our web page, way back, in the early nineteen eighties, when we first began a web page, put the image together for me, and I was so thrilled. IT'S still on our members webpage.

[Aragorn]

I was born in the Chinese year of the rabbit.

So was I ─ a Fire Rabbit ─ and like you, I am also an Aries. :)

[Wind]

You two have a lot of Fire energy in that case! Follow the white rabbit, Alice. :)

[Cearna]

So was I ─ a Fire Rabbit ─ and like you, I am also an Aries. :)


You probably won't remember this, but way back, not long after you first arrived, I made the comment that you and I are alike, and I received a very emphatic, oh, no we're not. See my whiskers were twitching, maybe you were down the rabbit hole? :love:

[Dreamtimer]

Asking the goat about governments. That makes it even more funny.

[Catsquotl]

You probably won't remember this, but way back, not long after you first arrived, I made the comment that you and I are alike, and I received a very emphatic, oh, no we're not. See my whiskers were twitching, maybe you were down the rabbit hole? :love:

:hilarious:. :hilarious:. :hilarious:

[Emil El Zapato]

Rabbits are one of my favourites. I was born in the Chinese year of the rabbit. Astrologically, I am what is know of as a triple Aries- or Aries Sun/Aries Moon/ Aries ascendant.

Wow, that's unusual, I don't think I've ever seen a chart like that...Do you have Mars or Aries influences elsewhere. Anything beyond 3 similar influences is going rare in a chart. Have you ever checked to see if you were born within an eclipse or full or new moon...

[Cearna]

Wow, that's unusual, I don't think I've ever seen a chart like that...Do you have Mars or Aries influences elsewhere. Anything beyond 3 similar influences is going rare in a chart. Have you ever checked to see if you were born within an eclipse or full or new moon...

Please look on your profile for a reply. I believe I was born at the time of a Balsamic moon, which would probably rule out an eclipse. :unsure:

[Emil El Zapato]

Hi Cearna, I read your post and message... :)

[Wind]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwZ5j_e1pxI

[Dreamtimer]

Fulminator. I love it.

Supremely adorable.

[Wind]

Furminator. I love it.

Yeah, it does wonders. I had one for my dog.

[Dreamtimer]

My dog would sometimes sing under the piano when I played...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=OIVX1JVpxPQ&feature=emb_logo

[Dreamtimer]

Good Dog! Good Mink!

If you like rats, this would not be the video for you. If you have ever had a rat problem, you might hire a team like this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=176&v=sbg5dK3JksM&feature=emb_logo

My son's girlfriend once had a marmot come to the campfire and crawl on her as if it was her pet. She was a bit freaked out at the time. Marmots, minks, ferrets, weasels, otters, mongoose, fishers, ermine...it's a fantastic family of animals.


At four minutes he mentions cats and the carnage they wreak upon native bird populations. He does not like the hypocrisy of some commenters. Cats can be a problem which is why there has been a movement for quite some time now to both keep them indoors and have them fixed. Some folks declaw their cats, but I saw that first hand and would never do it. Those poor cats were never the same afterwards.

Look at the pile of vegetables at 6:47. What's up with that?

[Emil El Zapato]

I had schoolyard friend whose family raised mink ... A group of us spent a day at his farm. One of the things we did was sharpen sticks and wade out into river and try to spear fish. I was the only one that got a fish that day. The neanderthal runs deep in me ... :) rats really suck!

[Dreamtimer]

Todays' special, a bucket of rats!

[Emil El Zapato]

ewwww!!!

[Dreamtimer]

This reminds me a little of the fellow with the hawks who travels to fruit farms to scare off birds who eat the fruit.

I don't recall if it was on this forum...there was an old black and white video of Irish farmers using rat terriers to catch rats in the potato fields. They lined up with their pitchforks and a slew of dogs. Then they turned over the earth to reveal the rats and the dogs went wild! There were a lot of rats. It was carnage. And I'm glad it was in black and white.

Rats have followed humans everywhere.

We call rats plague bringers, while we bring them everywhere. :blink:

[Emil El Zapato]

fork ... i grew up with a rat terrier ... Teri the Terrier who beget Pierre the Poodle

[Aragorn]

Todays' special, a bucket of rats!

My brother catches them for a living. :)

[Dreamtimer]

He'll always have work. For him, Rats! is a positive expletive. ;)

[Elen]

My neighbour told us that he's caught two rats lately and is planning on getting more of them. Synchronicity going on here Dreamtimer.

One day we'll deal with them in a better way, they are smarter than dogs and cats.

[Aragorn]

Todays' special, a bucket of rats!

My brother catches them for a living. :)

He'll always have work. For him, Rats! is a positive expletive. ;)

It's not just rats, by the way, but all kinds of invading species and pests, even non-indigenous plants that threaten the natural ecosystem ─ some are poisonous, while others suffocate other plants.

He works for a non-profit organization which itself works for the province. He doesn't like killing the animals, but he knows he has to, and he does it as mercifully as possible. They also catch feral cats ─ which is a very difficult and dangerous enterprise ─ and then those cats are taken to a special facility where they are sterilized or neutered, and then they're set free again.

[Dreamtimer]

So true. My yard is an homage to invasive species: multiflora rose, japanese honeysuckle, japanese stipple grass, wavy-leaf basket grass - scourge! - mile-a-minute, and more.

The cats are indeed dangerous when feral. There was an Animal Planet (I think) episode where a man had a house full of cats and it had gotten out of control. The house was filled with feces and urine. The animal control folks had to wear masks due to the ammonia. They had stacks of cat boxes. I think there were twenty-something of them. Many cats had mange, parasites, etc.

The workers were marveling that the man had been able to live inside the house in such conditions.



In this case, crazy cat man.

[Wind]

http://youtu.be/WaPXhYaFReY

[Emil El Zapato]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFODjZuGa98


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTKzToiyYY

[Octopus Garden]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zjelcpoIQw

[Wind]

FKBYWI3vqDA

[Dreamtimer]

God I love the baby hedgehogs. I went down a baby hedgehog rabbit-hole the last time one of these was posted. It's gotta be one of the cutest things in existence. Swoon. :love:

I can't stand it. I'm making high-pitched noises. Good thing the dog isn't around or she'd be looking all over the place for what I'm reacting to.

[Emil El Zapato]

Ok, don't be frightened - The Wizard of Id ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNZO4ho_M9o

[Wind]

Does your cat see spirits, NAP? :)

[Emil El Zapato]

all the time, he's a freak! I just tell him to ignore it, but then he never listens to me.

[Dreamtimer]

I see cat people.

Visions of Chanur. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d7/f7/33/d7f73389f620065e5d3bdfc8b30ddfac.jpg

This will surely melt your hearts.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKb4vUPpQzo

The cat was almost toast. Now the cat's mom is Toast. :love::love::love:

[Emil El Zapato]

that's pretty amazing behavior.

[Emil El Zapato]

My cat loves sunflower seeds. I use to have a dog that would actually crack a shell, spit it out and eat the seed. I'm an expert consumer. I can spit sunflower seed shells for distance and accuracy. I wonder if there is a competition for that? :)

[Emil El Zapato]

I've determined that my cat is psychologically healthy.

I OD'd him on his catnip treats and now he won't touch them.

He's always meow'in his head off in the morning for food treats, what's bad is he's getting chunkier ... :)

Anyway, the other morning I gave him some catnip treats and he chomped then down, and then meow'd for more...so i gave him some more and kept giving him more until he was sated. Normally, I switch them up with several different types but I wanted to see if i could get him buzzed on catnip, when he was little he would just start running around in circles. He then disappeared for a couple hours and since he came back, came down he won't touch them anymore. I guess he disliked the coming down part... :)

[Aragorn]

https://twitter.com/PopularPuppies/status/1333031502674759685

[Emil El Zapato]

that dog is better than most people ...

[Octopus Garden]

This one is for Wind!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYIvfQ5siM

[Wind]

:)

[Octopus Garden]

I watched this last night. Very heartwarming!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRI7kfowBoA

[Dreamtimer]

That momma dog was amazing. Stopping the hand, taking the meat, giving it to her pup. Very special. And the looks she gives at the end. No need for anthropomorphizing here.

[Dreamtimer]

The kittens blue eyes turned green. What a beauty. So cute. Kittens really melt my heart.

[Emil El Zapato]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNfetnUwOUo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZhVPsCmyxQ

[Emil El Zapato]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyjerh9kLQA

[Emil El Zapato]

Not so funny or cute: The shadow at work.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls

[Octopus Garden]

Corvid 190, much scarier than Covid 19!

[Emil El Zapato]

this comes under the topic of 'whatever' ... u asked for it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOF7xg5lug

I remember watching this movie at a drive-in theater with my dad and my younger brother and older sister. During this scene I exclaimed "Wow, that was cool" or something to that affect. I'll never forget my dad jumping all over my case for saying it. He said there's nothing 'cool' about that. I was properly chastised, but I was still thinking to myself, 'well, i thought it was cool'.

My dad was like that, he always was touchy about my excitability... I guess it really bothered him for some reason ... :)

[Octopus Garden]

Birds one, humans zero...what's not to like? I think it's kind of cool when the natural world rebels in some way! Particularly circus elephants. There used to be some great videos of elephants going berserkers under the big top, which greatly appealed to me. And I confess I have mixed feelings about video showing animal trainers being killed by killer whales.

I am filled with compassion and sorrow for the human being thrown around but understand well the animal's rage at being kept in captivity.

As I used to live smack dab in the center of killer whale territory and have witnessed whole pods breaching while they hunt, some as close as 50 feet away, I have a special feeling for the beauty, wildness, intelligence of these animals. Also, their sense of "fun" some of which unfortunately can involve terrible a use of smaller marine mammals.

[Aragorn]

Birds one, humans zero...what's not to like? I think it's kind of cool when the natural world rebels in some way! Particularly circus elephants. There used to be some great videos of elephants going berserkers under the big top, which greatly appealed to me. And I confess I have mixed feelings about video showing animal trainers being killed by killer whales.

I am filled with compassion and sorrow for the human being thrown around but understand well the animal's rage at being kept in captivity.

As I used to live smack dab in the center of killer whale territory and have witnessed whole pods breaching while they hunt, some as close as 50 feet away, I have a special feeling for the beauty, wildness, intelligence of these animals. Also, their sense of "fun" some of which unfortunately can involve terrible a use of smaller marine mammals.

The name "killer whale" is a misnomer, by the way ─ and likewise in the case of the "false killer whale", so named because it's entirely black. Orcas are not whales; they are actually the currently largest living species of dolphins. ;)

[Emil El Zapato]

Some years ago I watched a very captivating story, in a dour sort of way, that began with this emergency call, "The black fish just ate its trainer" or something like that, it was pretty eerie really.

[Octopus Garden]

The name "killer whale" is a misnomer, by the way ─ and likewise in the case of the "false killer whale", so named because it's entirely black. Orcas are not whales; they are actually the currently largest living species of dolphins. ;)

Well Aragorn, They're both fish, so what does it matter??:ok:

[Emil El Zapato]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G93beiYiE74

[Aragorn]

The name "killer whale" is a misnomer, by the way ─ and likewise in the case of the "false killer whale", so named because it's entirely black. Orcas are not whales; they are actually the currently largest living species of dolphins. ;)

Well Aragorn, They're both fish, so what does it matter??:ok:

Please tell me you're not being serious with that statement. :shocked:

[Emil El Zapato]

lol, it was hard to tell, huh ... :)

I'm pretty sure she was just being sarcastic/joking.

[Wind]

Imagine yourself floating freely in a clear, tropical ocean. Through this liquid universe moves Earth’s largest, most majestic and graceful creatures. You are immersed in the mystical blue world of humpback whales, sperm whales, and blue whales.
XXiG9ykGldo

[Dreamtimer]

Ocean life is amazing.

Landlubbers aren't so bad either...

Ow! Watch it! Let me in. You're stepping on me. Who farted?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTiPoCDdh5g&feature=emb_logo

Good puppies!



Who loves the snow? Kitties!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2L2ygQBBG4&feature=emb_logo

[Emil El Zapato]

XXiG9ykGldo

Has anyone ever seen a whale in the wild ... I've seen dolphins which is a pretty amazing sight in itself. I remember as a very young child my dad and mom both recounting stories of seeing whales. My dad saw them in the Pacific and my mother saw them in the Gulf of Mexico, off the cost of Tampico Mexico where she was born.

aw what cute puppies ... that one is darker than the other ... oh oh ... sumpin' ain't right ... :)

[Dreamtimer]

My son saw humpbacks breach when we did an Alaska cruise. I didn't see it. I've seen them from a distance, mostly tails and spouts. I've had a lot of good dolphin or porpoise sightings from beaches and have also seen them from cruise ships.

[Wind]

I can only wish, it's on my bucket list to see some whales and dolphins before I leave this plane of existence!

[Dreamtimer]

This is awesome.

https://twitter.com/StuartDahlquist/status/1109627485480607744

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2YwS3-UcAA3_2s?format=jpg&name=large

[Emil El Zapato]

I know I'll get hated for this one:

My neighbor's wife told me this morning a hawk tried to get my cat but he fought it off ... apparently ... he's still here but yesterday i did notice that he has shed some blood here and there but I couldn't find any wounds on him though I did notice him to be limping a little ... I wasn't sure.

My neighbor asked me this morning if I was going to keep my cat inside now and I said, I wasn't sure. I told him I had this thing about animals being kept in confined spaces. I feel that sort of existence is contrary to their natural instincts. To keep them cooped up is akin to denying them a fulfilling life. :( I don't prefer to have pets for that reason alone but I inherited the baby kitty from my daughter.

I do care about him and i do care for him ... I try to give him some momentary respite from the trials and tribulations of the wild life but I can't get myself to restrain him. I think he would appreciate it ... I always keep my back door open, weather permitting so he can come and go as he pleases. That has its own problems. His nemesis across the street, a.k.a. Max, a.k.a. The Black Monster comes over and helps himself to my poor defenseless kitty kat's food while he just watches passively as the monster does it. If he is in the mood that is, they have fought for years with my cat usually getting the worst of it, but I think the balance changed over time ... The Black monster has made overtures to be friends with defenseless kitty kat but he will have none of it.

[Emil El Zapato]

I thought this was really interesting on a number of levels. I'd like to try the experiment on my cat but he knows the house too well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuIYD-zTEDc

[Aragorn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGelhzl4l84

[Emil El Zapato]

that cat definitely needs counseling ... that's as mean as feral ... a whole lot meaner than the neighbor's Big Black Monster.

[Elen]

that cat definitely needs counseling ... that's as mean as feral ... a whole lot meaner than the neighbor's Big Black Monster.

That cat just said NO and nobody listened...:)

[Dreamtimer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGelhzl4l84

That cat is fearsome. I'm quite impressed with the gloves. They look a good bit sturdier than the ones I use to protect from rose thorns. I love how the owner is taking video to prove just how ferocious her cat is.

"You wanna try for the microchip or not?"

"Nah, we're OK."

Lol.

[Emil El Zapato]

No doubt about that Elen, but there it is a nutshell, though. Humans trying to make animals subservient, but in this case ostensibly for the kitty cat's benefit. A cat such as that is so 'natural' he/she, actually by the coloring it is female, doesn't belong living in a human environment. But there is a lot of cat vs. human issues playing out there. If cats aren't 'socialized' early, at least to some degree they never will be. The cat is a danger to any bystanding 'innocents'. Proceed with extreme caution. :)

Grammarly says I just invented a new word ... Woo! Hoo!

[Wind]

He's there to help loosen your bowels.

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Funny-Wildlife-Photography-13-602e704390119__700.jpg

Very Hitchcockian!

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/crappy-funny-wildlife-photography-5ff5d9bc7f43a__700.jpg

[Emil El Zapato]

He's there to help loosen your bowels.

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Funny-Wildlife-Photography-13-602e704390119__700.jpg

Very Hitchcockian!

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/crappy-funny-wildlife-photography-5ff5d9bc7f43a__700.jpg

that's actually pretty common in Austin Texas. the boids.

[Aragorn]

He's there to help loosen your bowels.

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Funny-Wildlife-Photography-13-602e704390119__700.jpg

And does anyone here recognize that critter in the photo? If you do, then you'll also know where the photo was taken.

Let's see who the smarties are around here. :onthequite: :sarcastic:

[Emil El Zapato]

And does anyone here recognize that critter in the photo? If you do, then you'll also know where the photo was taken.

Let's see who the smarties are around here. :onthequite: :sarcastic:

Wherever it is, I'll stay away from it. :)

[Aragorn]

And does anyone here recognize that critter in the photo? If you do, then you'll also know where the photo was taken.

Let's see who the smarties are around here. :onthequite: :sarcastic:

Wherever it is, I'll stay away from it. :)

That would be advisable, yes. But in your case, there's not much to worry about. You see, they don't generally travel to the USA (although you may find them at a local zoo)... :p

[Dreamtimer]

And does anyone here recognize that critter in the photo? If you do, then you'll also know where the photo was taken.

Let's see who the smarties are around here. :onthequite: :sarcastic:

I did, and I was going to make a bad pun along the lines of "something's dragon the Komodo down." (play on commode)

[Aragorn]

And does anyone here recognize that critter in the photo? If you do, then you'll also know where the photo was taken.

Let's see who the smarties are around here. :onthequite: :sarcastic:

I did, and I was going to make a bad pun along the lines of "something's dragon the Komodo down." (play on commode)

Indeed, it's a Komodo dragon. Kudos! :) :congratulations: :beer:

[Dreamtimer]

:victorious::smiley-dance013:

dragon emoji breathing fire

[Aragorn]

:victorious::smiley-dance013:

dragon emoji breathing fire

Not actual fire, but they do possess two venomous glands in their mouths, they have a vicious bite, they have very strong and sharp claws, they can run at speeds up to 20 km/h (12 mph), they can stand on their hind legs, they can climb trees, and they're very intelligent ─ they can count up to six and they can identify individuals.

They mainly eat carrion ─ which they can smell from over 9 km (~ 5 miles) away ─ but they do also stalk and attack live prey up to the size of a water buffalo, and they're quite aggressive in the wild. So you better not get too close to them. ;)

[Dreamtimer]

Stand on hind feet and climb trees? :belief: Yikes.

Interesting about the counting. How was that determined, I wonder?

[Aragorn]

Stand on hind feet and climb trees? :belief: Yikes.

Interesting about the counting. How was that determined, I wonder?

I'm not sure. It was mentioned in a referenced book about monitor lizards. But ample specialized intelligence/cognition tests do exist. For instance, bees and octopuses have also already been established as being able to count. :noidea:

[Emil El Zapato]

Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!

Quote Originally posted by Dreamtimer View Post
Stand on hind feet and climb trees? Yikes.

Interesting about the counting. How was that determined, I wonder?
I'm not sure. It was mentioned in a referenced book about monitor lizards. But ample specialized intelligence/cognition tests do exist. For instance, bees and octopuses have also already been established as being able to count.

hey, I can count two

[Aragorn]

hey, I can count two


https://jandeane81.com/images/misc/Reply_With_Quotes.jpeg

[Aragorn]

Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!

Quote Originally posted by Dreamtimer View Post
Stand on hind feet and climb trees? Yikes.

Interesting about the counting. How was that determined, I wonder?
I'm not sure. It was mentioned in a referenced book about monitor lizards. But ample specialized intelligence/cognition tests do exist. For instance, bees and octopuses have also already been established as being able to count.

hey, I can count two

That's not replying with quotes. That is making your post unnecessarily unreadable by literally copy/pasting user interface elements into your post. :rolleyes:

[Emil El Zapato]

That's not replying with quotes. That is making your post unnecessarily unreadable by literally copy/pasting user interface elements into your post. :rolleyes:

ahaha ... lol I'll try to do better I promise ... :)

[Wind]

Back to school, NAP!

[Dreamtimer]

Can you guys see this otter jumping on a trampoline? Sooooo funny.

https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/1371128190547099650

[Dreamtimer]

Can there be too many? (I have none at the moment)

https://images.dailykos.com/images/927223/large/Screenshot_2021-03-15CatMemesCreatedByPeopleClearlyLivingWithOne-YouTube.png?1615809589

[Emil El Zapato]

Can there be too many? (I have none at the moment)

https://images.dailykos.com/images/927223/large/Screenshot_2021-03-15CatMemesCreatedByPeopleClearlyLivingWithOne-YouTube.png?1615809589

Funny stuff ... that otter looks to be having a new and fun experience ... I don't generally like rodents but that one looks pretty cute ... :)

[Elen]

Otters Are The Cats Of The Sea.

See for yourself (https://www.thedodo.com/otters-are-the-cats-of-the-sea-571085933.html) Not a rodent, actually.

[Emil El Zapato]

Otters Are The Cats Of The Sea.

See for yourself (https://www.thedodo.com/otters-are-the-cats-of-the-sea-571085933.html) Not a rodent, actually.

lol ... wow ... that's cool ... I might get one ...

[Aragorn]

Funny stuff ... that otter looks to be having a new and fun experience ... I don't generally like rodents but that one looks pretty cute ... :)

Otters are not rodents. They are carnivores, and they are related to ferrets, weasels and wolverines.

[Emil El Zapato]

Otters are not rodents. They are carnivores, and they are related to ferrets, weasels and wolverines.

In that case, it's a rodent... it is a cute video anywho ... :). Have you ever seen a soaked cat ... they look like rats.

[Aragorn]

Otters are not rodents. They are carnivores, and they are related to ferrets, weasels and wolverines.

In that case, it's a rodent...

In that case, I recommend you go back to school. :facepalm:

Rodents are omnivores. Otters, ferrets, minks, weasels and wolverines ─ which are all related ─ are mandatory carnivores. They are as different from a rodent as a wolf is from a tiger.

[Dreamtimer]

That family which also includes ermine and fishers is quite extensive. The Mustelidae (looked it up) are nocturnal and crepuscular. (another awesome word) Also in the family are polecats, martens, badgers, tarya, sable, stoat, and grison (which look like badgers to me).

They appeared around 40 million years ago, around the same time as rodents. So there's your 40 million year old connection pal. ;)

I recall that Modwiz prefers mongoose which are part of the family Feliformia. (that is, in fact, related to cats)

And otters like to slide on snow like crows and dogs and polar bears.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6L-mg6kH-8

[Emil El Zapato]

That family which also includes ermine and fishers is quite extensive. The Mustelidae (looked it up) are nocturnal and crepuscular. (another awesome word) Also in the family are polecats, martens, badgers, tarya, sable, stoat, and grison (which look like badgers to me).

They appeared around 40 million years ago, around the same time as rodents. So there's your 40 million year old connection pal. ;)

I recall that Modwiz prefers mongoose which are part of the family Feliformia. (that is, in fact, related to cats)

And otters like to slide on snow like crows and dogs and polar bears.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6L-mg6kH-8

that's the word i've been trying to remember DT ... thanks crepuscular ... hunt at dawn and dusk ... thank you very kindly ... :)


That family which also includes ermine and fishers is quite extensive. The Mustelidae (looked it up) are nocturnal and crepuscular. (another awesome word) Also in the family are polecats, martens, badgers, tarya, sable, stoat, and grison (which look like badgers to me).

They appeared around 40 million years ago, around the same time as rodents. So there's your 40 million year old connection pal. ;)

I recall that Modwiz prefers mongoose which are part of the family Feliformia. (that is, in fact, related to cats)

And otters like to slide on snow like crows and dogs and polar bears.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6L-mg6kH-8

that otter been eatin' good ... :)

[Elen]

I don't understand the language, but I know what they're talking about. :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mwg5Na-B4A

[Dreamtimer]

Ah. So this is what they call imprinting. Daddy! Daddy!

[Dreamtimer]

I really hope everyone can see this. I just couldn't stop laughing.

https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1372205550474293261

I can't stop looking at these tweets. The animals are amazing, even the humans. ;)

[Dreamtimer]

This is an amazing optical illusion.

https://images.dailykos.com/images/928122/large/crim.png?1616092415

[Elen]

:ha::ha::ha:

[Dreamtimer]

Brood X is coming to our neck of the woods this year. Us and Ohio. They came when we had lived here for just a few years. Now, it's a couple decades. Time for the sound of spaceships about to rise up over the hill and the sickly sweet smell of crushed cicadas. It will be a time to remember.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjLiWy2nT7U&t=310s

[Dreamtimer]

This man went around zoos to play for animals. I've seen music played for cows and horses and other farm animals, but not zoos. Wow.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5vbyxHjOQ

Did you see the seals flip him off? :ttr:

[Elen]

This man went around zoos to play for animals. I've seen music played for cows and horses and other farm animals, but not zoos. Wow.

Did you see the seals flip him off? :ttr:

I did! :)

And I think this elephant enjoyed the music as much as I did:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4AcjvsVn5k

[Aragorn]

I did! :)

And I think this elephant enjoyed the music as much as I did:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4AcjvsVn5k


Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata ─ one of my personal favorite piano pieces (not that I can play it) ─ is indeed an excellent piece to play before an elephant. ;)

By the way, did you notice the sudden reaction of the elephant when the chord changes from having a major third to a minor third at around 00:50? Also, the elephant turns toward the pianist at around 03:04 because of the prolonged descent down the scale without that any bass notes are being played ─ elephants are very sensitive to low frequencies and rhythm, and that descending run breaks the rhythm by omitting the bass line.

I am either way convinced that the animal both appreciated and enjoyed the piece. The way it responded to certain passages and transitions ─ e.g. the insertion of diminished chords ─ says it all, and elephants are after all one of the most intelligent species on Earth. :)

[Wind]

That elephant will surely remember it too.

[Dreamtimer]

These videos make me think that one of the reasons humans are here on earth is to make music.

[Aragorn]

These videos make me think that one of the reasons humans are here on earth is to make music.

If only that were true... ;)

[Emil El Zapato]

That elephant will surely remember it too.

:)

[Elen]

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata ─ one of my personal favorite piano pieces (not that I can play it) ─ is indeed an excellent piece to play before an elephant. ;)

By the way, did you notice the sudden reaction of the elephant when the chord changes from having a major third to a minor third at around 00:50? Also, the elephant turns toward the pianist at around 03:04 because of the prolonged descent down the scale without that any bass notes are being played ─ elephants are very sensitive to low frequencies and rhythm, and that descending run breaks the rhythm by omitting the bass line.

I am either way convinced that the animal both appreciated and enjoyed the piece. The way it responded to certain passages and transitions ─ e.g. the insertion of diminished chords ─ says it all, and elephants are after all one of the most intelligent species on Earth. :)

I love the way that you interpreted the Elephant's responses. Yes, it is very intelligent and love-driven...i.e. the hug at the end. :smile2:

[Wind]

NQ5zFfaupkQ

[Dreamtimer]

More on music and animals and :love:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OBVRzyJ0DE&t=29s

[Emil El Zapato]

I can't believe that anyone would be crazy enough to keep a pet tiger. Bengal ... those suckers are BIG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_yBEDDSDpI

[Dreamtimer]

Guess he ain't no tiger king. ;)

[Dreamtimer]

The owner was out on bond on a murder charge.

Wait, what? I hope it wasn't murder by 'tiger's dinner'.

And he didn't own the house. Oh dear. Someone's in big trouble.

[Emil El Zapato]

The owner was out on bond on a murder charge.

Wait, what? I hope it wasn't murder by 'tiger's dinner'.

And he didn't own the house. Oh, dear. Someone's in big trouble.

I think it is insane ... hell, my kitty cat is a monster when he gets mad ... I can still take him, though, but a Bengal, not likely. If i saw that in my neighborhood would I go outside ... double extreme hell no.

[Wind]

Meanwhile in Florida. Who needs Jurassic Park?

RXn1g0xtUMk

[Dreamtimer]

Dave! Get next to it for perspective!


Ahhhhhhhhhh!

My brother had a lizard go for a ride on a golf cart. It was hanging off the roof. Eventually they put it on the fairway. When they drove off, it ran after them. It missed its new buddies. ;)

[Aragorn]

Dave! Get next to it for perspective!


Ahhhhhhhhhh!

My brother had a lizard go for a ride on a golf cart. It was hanging off the roof. Eventually they put it on the fairway. When they drove off, it ran after them. It missed its new buddies. ;)

Contrary to popular belief ─ especially within this so-called alternative community ─ reptiles can feel and show affection, and some of them are quite playful and/or social. ;)

[Dreamtimer]

I believe it.

We went to a reptile show once. The man clearly adored all of his animals. He showed us an alligator and then a crocodile. He explained that he could feed his alligator and become familiar with it and it would not be aggressive or dangerous as long as he was careful.

He then showed us a small crocodile with it's jaws firmly wrapped shut. The man explained that no matter how much he fed the crocodile, and talked to it, and sheltered it, it would eat him the first chance it got.

Apparently, alligators are much less aggressive.


I've known folks who have reptiles as pets and have seen the affection of which you speak. I could befriend a small snake. They're cool, as long as they're not poisonous. :p



But not a big one!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GiorE8PqZA

[Aragorn]

I believe it.

We went to a reptile show once. The man clearly adored all of his animals. He showed us an alligator and then a crocodile. He explained that he could feed his alligator and become familiar with it and it would not be aggressive or dangerous as long as he was careful.

He then showed us a small crocodile with it's jaws firmly wrapped shut. The man explained that no matter how much he fed the crocodile, and talked to it, and sheltered it, it would eat him the first chance it got.

Apparently, alligators are much less aggressive.


I've known folks who have reptiles as pets and have seen the affection of which you speak. I could befriend a small snake. They're cool, as long as they're not poisonous. :p



But not a big one!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GiorE8PqZA


One thing, though... There's no point in talking to a snake, because they're deaf. They can feel vibrations in the ground ─ it is part of how they hunt, together with the flicking of the tongue, which is actually their olfactory sense ─ but they're as deaf as a brick wall. ;)

[Dreamtimer]

I don't think I knew that.

I can't call my snake? "Here slinky!"

Oh well.

[Emil El Zapato]

Dave! Get next to it for perspective!


Ahhhhhhhhhh!

My brother had a lizard go for a ride on a golf cart. It was hanging off the roof. Eventually they put it on the fairway. When they drove off, it ran after them. It missed its new buddies. ;)

I'm pretty sure I've seen this before on the news probably ... The thing was probably chasing its next meal DT.

[Wind]

Contrary to popular belief ─ especially within this so-called alternative community ─ reptiles can feel and show affection, and some of them are quite playful and/or social. ;)

That's true, my ex could be affectionate too despite being one.


The thing was probably chasing its next meal DT.

Trump? :ttr:

[Emil El Zapato]

That's true, my ex could be affectionate too despite being one.



Trump? :ttr:

lol

[Emil El Zapato]

The local claim about the tiger is that it is still on the loose, more accurate would be to say that no one knows where it is. The keystone cops let the bad guy get away AND with his tiger. I hope that tiger likes going for long rides. I still can't believe it ... that's about 5 levels past stupid and several magnitudes above crazy. A pet tiger ... good night!

[Emil El Zapato]

This is my brother's city ... from yesterday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YG3rfBRtb0

[Wind]

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6879818752/hEF69BADE/

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6877014272/h6C20C17B/

[Dreamtimer]

I watched a raccoon kill a black snake in my yard.

And I saw a fox trotting across the yard with a black snake in its mouth. I didn't know foxes could kill them.

[Emil El Zapato]

I watched a raccoon kill a black snake in my yard.

And I saw a fox trotting across the yard with a black snake in its mouth. I didn't know foxes could kill them.

Black snakes are pretty harmless though, No?

[Dreamtimer]

To us, black snakes are harmless. To the babies of animals like raccoons and foxes they're likely very dangerous. Black snakes usually eat rodent and lizards and climb up trees to get to bird nests.

But a full grown snake can eat an adult squirrel. I imagine fox or raccoon babies in dens in the ground or in tree nests would be a tasty snack.

Certainly, a black snake will feed a den of fox pups well. The momma always looks a little skinny. Nursing pups takes a lot out of a mom.

[Aragorn]

I watched a raccoon kill a black snake in my yard.

What, you mean Slinky's dead now? :p

[Dreamtimer]

Lolol. I should have a small service. Maybe do a snake dance.

Still laughing...

[Dreamtimer]

The sound of the Brood X cicadas gets louder each day. They are more quiet on cloudy days and at night. The usual bug cacophony comes in August. But this year...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAbGdvQruL8

I realized that I'll be in my seventies when they next emerge. :unsure::blink:

The particular sound is the hum. Not any of the buzzing.

Last time around I compared it to the sound of a space ship about to rise up from over the hill. It's a cool sound but I got really sick of it by the end.

When the cicadas die, and there are so many, they have a cloying, sweet smell which I grew to detest.

[Dreamtimer]

Sooooo adorable!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn1-YU8n_MU&t=20s

[Dreamtimer]

Gettin' relief from the summer heat.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7a5ATVuZw&t=11s

[Emil El Zapato]

https://www.tiktok.com/@haimaitest1/video/6974953709532892421

[Dreamtimer]

Eight legged cat!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5joudiX0AQkqhq?format=jpg&name=medium

[Wind]

https://d3qvyul2tp4j8.cloudfront.net/i/Xa8Y4vbyzF.jpg

[Dreamtimer]

Pucker up!

[Dreamtimer]

There's a horse at a farm in our town that we call Pinky. It's a roan with a pale, pinkish patch on its nose.


This kitty looks just like my friend Bob's cat (who passed away a few years ago). The shot is perfect, straight down.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6SurIOX0AYVRXN?format=jpg&name=medium

[Catsquotl]

XL-0PyGnoR0

[Dreamtimer]

Cloud God Cat

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjR2nAEWsAMgOkO?format=jpg&name=medium

[Dreamtimer]

This cat's face is a winner. It's BatCat!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7JEG3TXMAEhhMu?format=jpg&name=large

[Wind]

https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/1426225044758302721

[Dreamtimer]

God that was the cutest, sweetest thing ever. That baby was so tiny. Mom was scared and brave.

[Dreamtimer]

On the subject of 'gender bending' fish, which is a very unscientific term, I found a clip of what I was thinking of. (also, some fish do have lips, as you can see)

This fish, a Kobudai, is a kind of wrasse. It's been described as "sequential hermaphrodite", meaning a female can transform into male under certain conditions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBYftObAKyo

[Dreamtimer]

This is just cool, and part of nature.

However, a great deal of gender bending phenomena being observed are being caused by chemicals in the animals' environment which can mimic or screw with the natural hormones.

This happens with humans in unfortunate ways, such as lowered sperm count.

We reap what we sow, even when we don't know.

[Dreamtimer]

Arachnophobe alert, this one has some real close-ups. I just love to watch nature films of spiders. They're so amazing. And I don't really want to see them up close in person. So this solves that issue. And the sound effects are superb.

I'm just wondering who decided to name the fuzzy dame Portia.

The moving color in the prey spider's abdomen is amazing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHyYtcMZYGs

[Wind]

Iln6xfwYt8A

[Dreamtimer]

I have taken black snakes out of the house wearing gloves. I have captured wolf spiders and taken them outside. I even relocated a yellow-spotted salamander from my front hall back to the outdoors.

This, however, is way above my pay grade!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXLRkezJ7L0&t=69s

Just don't lose the trash can.

[Emil El Zapato]

I have taken black snakes out of the house wearing gloves. I have captured wolf spiders and taken them outside. I even relocated a yellow-spotted salamander from my front hall back to the outdoors.

This, however, is way above my pay grade!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXLRkezJ7L0&t=69s

Just don't lose the trash can.

the guy is a hero to the kids ... to me, he be crazy ... :)

[Dreamtimer]

Kitty mix'n'match:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBbzFk3XIAQ7D_6?format=jpg&name=900x900

[Dreamtimer]

How to chill...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBf54cBVIAE5pIj?format=jpg&name=medium

[Emil El Zapato]

Kitty mix'n'match:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FBbzFk3XIAQ7D_6?format=jpg&name=900x900

guess what, that is a trans cat ... :)

[Dreamtimer]

I see.

Trans Cat was followed by Trance Cat. ;)

[Aragorn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXezLv_5RaY

[Dreamtimer]

Happiness...is a warm cat,

purr purr, knead knead.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCch5SyXsAAh_7S?format=jpg&name=small

[Emil El Zapato]

Happiness...is a warm cat,

purr purr, knead knead.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCch5SyXsAAh_7S?format=jpg&name=small

my daughter use to sing this poem when holding the cat...warm kitty, little ball of fur (I think it came from that TV show with the high nerd factor). She's had 'the' cat for over two weeks now and doesn't appear to be in a hurry to bring it back. I'm kinda okay with that. :)

[Dreamtimer]

Cloud Cat God is back

https://images.dailykos.com/images/1009363/story_image/cloudprayingcat.jpg?1637358216

[Wind]

Looks like Garfield is looking for his heavenly lasagna there.

YOsVpoe5tzY

[Dreamtimer]

That's fun.

[Dreamtimer]

Look who's coming to town.

https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5036916/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2778x2083+0+0/resize/1760x1320!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F 2022%2F03%2F04%2Fap21302039513418-e6f65a914f87d023225495b9f669c62ad9393061.jpg

Joro spiders balloon when young and are traveling up the east coast of America. They're from Japan. They can be three inches long. They're not poisonous and might be good food for birds.

I really do not relish seeing a three inch spider crawling up my leg. No doubt they'll show up here. There are plenty of bugs to eat in our yard. (for now)

[Emil El Zapato]

I guess that's a whatever?

[Dreamtimer]

Ichika is very special. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[Emil El Zapato]

Ichika is very special. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Well, it sho' ain't funny ... :)

[Emil El Zapato]

If you or your cat gets bored, play this, mine tried for 15 minutes to get to those damn cats. He nearly knocked my laptop off my bed and he nearly fell twice himself (if I hadn't caught him). :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Bkd_XFJzY