Don’t think vultures are cute?
Ed advises you to reconsider your impressions.
Giant Anteater at the San Diego Zoo
i need to meet this man
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Beautiful Fake animal invented by Jim hensen
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snoot snoot
are you into wildlife? because I’m quite fawned of you my deer
Sacha, who ran Beaumont Exotics - a safe haven for exotic animals, typically abused or abandoned from the pet trade - died yesterday. She was an amazing, kind and intelligent woman whom I had the pleasure of knowing personally, albeit for a short while. The woman I do wildlife rehab with, Michelle, and I worked with her to help her get permitted for wildlife rehab and about wildlife medicine, while she worked with us on the veterinary aspect of things by advising us on treatment for a few animals we’ve rehabbed. She was very driven and loved animals as much as Michelle and I do.
Please share this and donate if you’re able to. There’s not just her human family left behind, but also her animal family. Beaumont Exotics will require funding. Don’t let her father’s rescue organization shut down. That’s not what she’d want. And it would be almost as sad as this. Send thoughts, vibes, prayers, etc. to her family, and please tell your loved ones how much they mean to you. Don’t waste any time. You can wake up one morning and have your whole life change.
Such a good son. I love TrashRat so much. (TR is an education animal for a state-permitted, non-profit wildlife rehab facility. He is perfectly legal and in good care, but it is illegal in most states to possess wildlife for any time without a rehabilitation permit. Any injured or orphaned wildlife should not be handled directly or if it's unsafe, and should be brought to the nearest permitted wildlife rehabber in your area. The other day, the little monkey managed to open his cage/crate while I was out and freed himself in his bedroom. Thankfully, that door stays closed all the time so he couldn't leave that room. But I was scared he could get stuck somewhere or hurt or fall from the tall bookshelf in that room. But you know where I found him...? He'd found box full of empty paper towel rolls and was taking a nap, sleeping upside down. What a bad baby. I held and petted and talked to him for about an hour after that, just glad he wasn't hurt and was okay. The bad monkey scared his momma pretty bad.
Anonymous asked:
I have a 5 month old Siberian Husky. I love him to death but anytime I try and pet him or sit down with him he bites. I understand puppies bite and everything but, his bites aren't soft either. I also don't think it's play bites all the time. I've tried disciplining him by saying 'No' loudly and then put my finger up, but when I do that he'll try and bite my finger and then continues to bite. I don't know if I'm doing it wrong either or if I need to get him an obedience class. Thanks for reading
Puppies want your attention, so even though you’re saying no and putting up your finger, you are unintentionally rewarding him by continuing to interact. The best thing to do is withdraw attention completely.
If he bites you, you can turn your body and look away. Wait until he stops, then turn back and continue play. If simply turning your body isn’t enough, and he just follows you to bite you, then stand up and turn your body. Not enough, still? Leave the room completely! Whichever method works best, make sure you always return and give him your attention so that you are communicating the message that biting = no attention and no biting = all of the attention! If you just leave and never come back, there will be no lesson learned.
jay–savage
No no honestly, the best way is not to just ignore them. You have to take the dog and physically pin it down- trust me on this. Do what mother dog would do. Place your hand on his chest and hold the dog there until he stops squirming, and calms down. This is the best way to show them your dominance. Especially in the case of a husky, which those dogs are very stubborn with a pack mentality. They HAVE to know you are boss. You COULD go the extreme route and gently give their neck a bite, which is also what mama or papa dog would do, but this is more of a last resort. It worked on my rude lhasa apso. Try everything.
Well no, mother dogs do not have hands, nor would they pin down their puppy. A mother dog combats biting by either yelping, growling, or… Withdrawing from play! Same thing with nursing, which is where dogs first learn bite inhibition. If a puppy bites down too hard, the mom will get up and move away.
Pinning a dog down doesn’t assert dominance, it damages relationships. When you pin a dog down “until it is calm,” you have successfully stressed the dog out enough for it to shut down. It hasn’t learned anything other than you are an unpredictable bully.
This is a good way to create an anxious dog, a dog that doesn’t trust you, and a dog that will learn to be a bigger bully than you.
This is Ruby! She’s a ten month old French Brittany, she enjoys a good game of fetch!
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Billing itself as the only establishment in the world entirely devoted to parasites, this quirky little museum has become a popular offbeat attraction - and even date spot - in the relatively quiet Meguro neighborhood of Japan’s sprawling capital.
The ground floor might seem harmless enough - lights flash on oversize maps of Japan to show where different parasites are present - but go up the stairs and things take a more gruesome turn.
Photographs show the severely distended testicles of the unfortunate human host of a tropical bug. Nearby, a giant herpetological parasite pokes out of a bottled turtle’s head. The museum has over 45,000 immersed and prepared parasite specimens in its collection.
But the prize attraction is undoubtedly the world’s longest tapeworm - all 8.8 metres of it - accompanied by a rope the same length that you can “play with” to get a real “feel” for its dimensions. The small gift shop sells a cheery range of parasite-themed T-shirts, keyrings, and birthday cards.
I’m So There
The group of scientists from University of Delhi, University of Peradeniya and Gettysburg College discovered and documented the interesting tadpole of the Indian Dancing frog family, Micrixalidae.
The tadpoles were discovered from deep recesses of streambeds, where they live in total darkness until they fully develop into froglets. The identity of the tadpoles as Micrixalus herrei is genetically confirmed.
These tadpoles are endowed with muscular eel-like bodies and skin-covered eyes, which facilitate burrowing through gravel beds. They lack teeth but have well-serrated jaw sheaths, which may help prevent large sand grains from entering the mouth while feeding and moving through sand. The tadpole gut contains small sand grains together with decaying organic matter, which acts as a nutrient source… Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-03-indian-frog-secretive-tadpoles-unearthed.html
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California Legless Lizard (Anniella pulchra)- Santa Cruz County, California
An often overlooked reptile in Northern California (and throughout the rest of California) is the Legless Lizard. These fossorial reptiles live underground in generally sandy habitat (such as beaches and coastal bluffs). These lizards (averaging around 12 inches full grown length) feed on insects.
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All animals go to heaven is just illogical planning. You’re telling me every crocodile that ever lived is in heaven? Heaven must be swarming crocodiles. Does that sound like heaven to you? Thousands of millions of crocodiles?
*SLAMS FIST ON TABLE*
YES, DAMMIT
And Steve Irwin is showering them all with affection
But does every Stingray go to heaven? I mean, what if Steve Irwin just randomly came across the Stingray that killed him?
Steve would probably pat it and say ‘Sorry I spooked you mate, gosh your a beauty! You must have grown three times since I last saw you!’
emaleigh42
this is a pure post
^Steve would definitely say that.
Fashion has been taken over by a Shiba Inu. Bodhi’s owners randomly discovered his love of playing dress up, but as soon as they posted photos online, they were contacted by many fashion clients who wanted to cash in on his ‘Blue Steel’ skills and he became famously known as the 'Menswear Dog.’ Source Source 2
Source: didyouknowblog.com