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Can someone please tell me what kind of bug this is? Found in northern Ohio. Very friendly, didn't seem dangerous at all.

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If there really are less deer, elk, & moose in the US today because of wolves, have pronghorn populations gone up?

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Based on the sites I consulted (https://www.alleycat.org/resources/kitten-progression/ & http://www.boutiquekittens.com/Kitten-Development.206.0.html) they would be newborns. The second page shows them with their eyes open on week two, but these don't even have their eyes open yet (I will post a picture from my phone on next post). I have cats and I have taken care of kittens before, but only when I had their mother too; the only time we tried to take care of orphans (they were like a few weeks old when abandoned) they ended up dying because of a skin disease. The thing is that I have these kitten-feeding bottles and I don't have kitten milk right now but I'm trying to feed them lactose-free milk, however, they don't seem to recognize the feeding bottle. I have made sure the kittens are warm, the milk is lukewarm, and the holes in the bottles are big enough; but they won't suck on the bottles. I think they might be hungry because they were awake for a couple minutes and three of them were licking each other's faces (I guess looking to suck on the mom?), but even when I put the tip of the feeding bottle inside their mouths they wouldn't start sucking. I squeezed the bottle and dropped a drop of milk inside the white one's mouth and he/she licked it, but it didn't start sucking on the bottle anyway. I guess their survival chances are like 10-20% even if I take good care of them, but if they don't suck the bottle then it's GG right? Should I just look for a way to end them with mercy (How?), or how long will they take to starve? Right now I'm waiting a couple minutes to see if they get really hungry, but it seems like they fell asleep again after yelling for a few minutes. I'll post pics from my phone in the next posts.

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I follow some dog instagrams but I'm wondering if anyone follows any /herp/, /aq/, birb, or plant ones.

Please share! (I'll post the ones I know too)

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I stumbled across a youtube video of a cat having an asthma attack earlier and realized this is exactly what my 4 year old cat has been doing on and off for years. I always assumed he was just trying to cough up a hairball, but upon further reflection I've never actually seen him throw anything up. He's always been a tiny bit wheezy, mostly when he's sleeping or all stretched out relaxing, but I always just wrote it off as a quirk, like how some people snore and some don't.

He's due for a yearly checkup so I'll be asking the vet about it soon. In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone here has had experiences with this and could offer advice, treatment methods that are especially helpful, etc? He doesn't ever seem to have trouble breathing aside from those occasional asthma attacks, which happen about once every month or two. Normally he's romping around chasing his siblings no problem - but sites do label it as chronic and progressive, so will it get worse?

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Guys! We gotta call quick or we'll never get the free Elephants issue!

>waking up at 7am to watch the discovery channel show lions eat zebras before school

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Why is there a whole board for the Pink Floyd album Animals?

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So this tick was just pulled off my leg.

Can you tell how long it's been there by how engorged it is?

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I watched a beetle struggle on it's back for awhile, trying to make him believe in itself but he needed a hand so I helped him back over.

Do you do small favors, /an/?

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Is the Kenyan sand boa a suitable beginner snake?

My 3 Buenos Aires tetras recently died after I cared for them for nearly 4 years, and I became interested in converting their tank (15 gal) for a snake.

I have no previous snake or reptile experience. I'm assuming I would need a heat lamp and some type of loose substrate, but what else?

And as they are dimorphic, I would probably purchase a male just to be on the safe side in terms of size.

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Would you fight a cassowary 1vs1 naked with no guns for ten bucks?

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Reminder: If you own any pets then your house smells.

You're just unaware of it because you're used to it.
No one mentions it because they don't want to offend you.

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Is this normal cat behavior? Whenever I approach her she just drops on the floor, meows and rolls around on her back.

Should I be worried? I've had her for around a year, a friend moved away and I took her in.

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Any idea what's growing on my German Shepherd's leg? Small squishy/fatty sack that I just noticed. Doesn't bother him.

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These little assholes just ruined my swimming vest. What type of caterpillar or larvae is this? Should I be worried that they might spread to my other clothes?