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>>2351026
that will never ever happen

>>2351028
Why?
It wouldn't be that hard
We just need to tell illegal foresters, mining corporations, and trawl fishers to fuck off
Governments have a lot of power, they could easily crack down on these corporations who are destroying the biodiversity and ecosystems of this planet

It would be pretty great, but I don't know how the necessary human population control could be implemented in a "fair", non eugenicsy manner.
>>2351033
A lot of illegal foresters/poachers/ect are impoverished and do it to support themselves/their families. I know there are some programs to train and hire such people as park rangers to protect the local environment, but I don't know about the viability of doing that on a larger scale.

>>2349745
dicks out for harambe

>>2349745
How did a gorilla manage to make the meme that thousand of black robbers couldn't do?

>>2349863
Because gorillas are rare

>>2348920
Looks like a red corn snake morph that probably has some stupid fucking name I'm not aware of.

>>2348920
Tbh looks kind of like a miami corn snake

Looks exactly like my corn snake, minus the pavement

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I wish the care for these guys was easier. I live in very dry climate and it would be very difficult to get their humidity and airflow correct here.

2 girls 1 cup

>>2339363
>this was the most hardcore and disgusting thing i saw in my life the first time i saw it
>now it's not even hardcore anymore
Things can scale up pretty bad.

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Really big fish and whales. Deep water or water you can't see the bottom of. Pics like this are horrifying

>rape

>>2328497

How even?!

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bun buns

African Bush Elephant
No predators and hopefully I won't get shot.

>>2354121
Human

I've always wondered what life in Detroid was like

I'll be a bee. I'll live a short, simple, hard-working, and honest life and then hopefully be reincarnated as a human again.

>>2353839
Who says turtles are considered pure in heart?

>>2353839
>Will it make a good pet?
No, not unless you have a pond on your property. It is likely illegal to keep wild caught turtles as pets where you live and very young turtles can often die from inexperienced care.

If you want a pet turtle look into mud and musk turtles. They stay small, but also keep in mind turtles can live into their 50s or much longer.

>>2353850
Just humanity

>>2353580
We don't need any more -isms for fuck sake.

sage remember everyone you see a shitpost you sage that bitch ithese fucks dont deserve attention

>>2353593
Nah it's just a lot of vegans trot this out when debating meat eaters.

I don't really like dogs or dog people, so that triggers me. Would've been better if the cunt got kicked in the guts and passed out instead.

>>2353556
It's not a great situation for anyone, but the kangaroo was legit headlocking the dog so not a lot of options. Also the kangaroo seemed more shocked than hurt, everything ended decently.

>>2353585
Kys yourself, Ahmed.

I'm sorry this is happening op.

Watch for changes in his behavior. You will know when he's really in pain.

Make sure you give him some good last days op, he looks like a great pet.

>>2353445
Okay, that sounds very reasonable, thanks.

>Make sure you give him some good last days op, he looks like a great pet.
I'm doing my best. Feeding him his favorite cheapass junk kibble and the occasional tuna since his long term health is not really an issue anymore, cuddling him to the point where he almost gets irritated and all that.

I just wish I could spend more time with him instead of being at work.

Sorry man, sucks to go through this.

When my cat had cancer she hung on for a good while, but when her time came her condition deteriorated rapidly. From what I understand this is typical- though ultimately it's your call if you think they're suffering too much as it is.

Sounds like you're giving the cat lots of love and attention, though. Sometimes that's all you can really do.

Aminita muscaria

Eat it to obtain its knowledge.

>>2353416
Have you tried before?

How about you keep your cat inside if you don't want it to get hurt by a stray?

I usually tell outdoor catfags to fuck off but I'll let this one pass. OP you can't make your cats claws bigger but you can get some bladed armor which is the furthest you'll get to arming your cat but that's it. I wouldn't bother getting a helmet or gauntlets since they'll come off pretty easy.

>>2353280
>outdoor catfags
It's the most common way in smalltowns in Germany. There's not a lot of danger except for the car that occasionally kills one.

>>2353168
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7XZWlywDJ8
he made a glass box with algae ad brine shrimp in it and sealed it off. its been self sustained for a while now and the shrimp i think are mating.

You can't really make a closed ecosystem in the strictest sense of the world. Even a bottle garden is still semi-closed. The big problem with self contained and aquariums is DO. Without any system in place to oxygenate the water it'll become anoxic in a gradient toward the bottom of the tank and this compromises the viability of higher life. Neither plants nor algae will help against this.

The closest you can get is creating an algae farm and seeding it with zooplankton and gastropods. You can do this with an algal culture, or you can go to a pond in your local area that you know has been subject to algal blooms in the summer and scoop a bit of sediment + water into a jar. This is the same process for creating a winogradsky column but without any additives like sulfur or calcium. Depending on how much organic matter you take with your sediment sample, you can cultivate a rich community of cyano + algae in some months. This can then be seeded with zooplankton from your local aquarium store or (my favored solution) taking some water from a local lake.

Sealing it off completely is a bad idea. You want gas exchange, or bad things can happen in the long term like your vessel exploding. Algae produce a LOT of excess oxygen that quickly floats to the surface.

>>2353168
>Have there been any attempts to introduce animals (things like worms and such) and try to create a contained ecosystem with things more complex than plants?

What you're looking for OP is called a "Vivarium"

Which is a terrarium with animals in it.

At a minimum they normally have plants, a decomposer like springtails, and something like dart frogs.

They aren't entirely self-contained though. You'll always need to keep adding water and additional food for the animals.