I recently took in a stray cat who was likely a TNR at some point. I know that typically means a cat is feral but this guy has been super tame and friendly, so I suspect he might be a stray. He was very outgoing and persistent in getting my attention and almost constantly hangs around me.
It's all going so well, which makes me feel uneasy sometimes. I worry this cat might have rabies or something, because I can't believe an animal could appreciate or trust me so quickly without some neurological problems. I haven't been able to take him to a vet yet and we've only been together 2 days. Am I just being paranoid?
Work at a shelter. We hear this kind of story all the time with strays that get brought in - many of them are extremely sweet and get picked up because they walk right up to people. Don't be paranoid.
>>2404856
Never trust a stray/feral. Especially blacks
Enjoy your cat
what kind of bug is this?
>>2404817
solifugae, camel spider
>>2404817
don't those things chase people
>>2404817
your mom's krabs.
They're HUGHE
ITT: Baby Animals
Go!
A Utahraptor is inside your home right now. How fucked are you?
>>2404267
Harder daddy
>>2404267
Zoo Tycoon 2, good taste
I'd probably get devoured but I don't care because I'm ready to go
>>2404267
>Zoo Tycoon 2
Man I wish there were more games like that. It's been years since the last good one
>tfw Saiga will go extinct within my lifetime
I don't know how I'm going to cope with this /an/
>>2404266
have you ever met one?
>>2404270
No.
>>2404271
Have you ever tasted one?
Has anyone bought one? It's expensive but looks like hella fun.
I'm quite happy with my $5 electric tennis racket.
One of the most fun things I've had in a long time. They have the 2.0, fixed some... bugs... with the first one. I got the Lawn & Garden edition and the fucker has enough armor pen to btfo cockroaches, and took out a yellow jacket as well. Best 50 bucks I ever spent.
>>2403730
>enough armor pen to btfo cockroaches
Enough to tackle palmetto bugs?
Penguins' closest relatives are albatrosses.
Falcons' closest relatives are parrots and songbirds. (They're relatively distant from hawks and eagles.)
Pigeons are rather close to flamingos.
Chickens and ducks are the most basal modern birds (everything except ostriches and tinamous); their direct ancestors coexisted with their famous NAKED relatives.
http://www.nature.com/news/flock-of-geneticists-redraws-bird-family-tree-1.16536
Also, hippos are related to whales
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2967721/How-hippos-related-whales-Fossils-28-million-year-old-ancestor-provide-missing-link-creature-s-family-tree.html
...manatees are descended from elephants...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_sirenians
...and we are closer related to rats than cats and dogs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euarchontoglires
Capybara are fairly closely related to guinea pigs.
Capy taxonomic name Hydrochaeris is greek for 'water hog'.
>>2403611
This is the closest living animal to elephants an Dugongs.
>>2403657
Native Africans actually suspected this, since some of them have small tusks.
im freaking out. my cat is an indoor cat but I take him on walks everyday on a leash. A few mins ago he was cuddling with me and I felt something in his fur, which turned out to be a tick. It was tiny, I didn't even know it was a tick until I googled one that wasn't bloated, but it was attached to his skin and impossible to pull out. In the panic trying to follow removal instructions I think I killed it, which I read is BAD as it can vomit its guts into him. I can't remove its body, it's attached too well. Vet doesn't open until 6 hours from now, there are no emergency services and I don't know shit about ticks. Is my cat gonna make it?
>>2402192
nice bait post picture of cat pls
>>2402199
its not bait. i am genuinely concerned. i come from a city but i moved to the norwegian country side and wasnt prepared for ticks. i read you can get deadly diseases from them. i caught it before it started bloating so maybe he will be ok?
pic related is my cat.
more pics of him. he loves sniffing flowers and grass and nibbling on it. I'd hate having to stop walking him. What precautions do i need to take now that i know ticks are a thing?
Manatee General
A thread for any manatee pictures you can find and any manatee related discussions you might have
Here's a pic of some in the underwater observatory in Homosassa Springs, Florida.
>>2397979
Thanks for the pic
I want to hug one
More pictures like this
i like upset cats
this is all i have though i wish your thread good luck
I'm posting some great ones in the other thread
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>>2403710
>oreo
>>2403710
>oreo
Such an original name. I bet it had an original personality as well
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;_;7
As stated ive found a small bird he cant flight properly but seems like he is not injured .. can you guys please help me determine what kind of bird this is and what to feed him?
Bird was abbadoned for hours and refused to leave our backyard .. i live in downtown so is impossible to search for his nest or parents so the care of him is up to me .. please help this poor guy
Rotated pic
Hmm sorry its stupid ipad ..
And here
Thoughts on Taylor Nicole Dean?
Is she our waifu /an/?
wtf is a wiffu?
She's cool. Nice sense of humor.
>>2403373
What breed of dog is this bitch?
>want to get a dog
>like to listen to music like noise, black metal and drone really loud on my stereo
How do dogs react to music? Will different kinds of music affect them in different ways?
>>2403145
noise isnt music and your dog would probably not like nearly any music blasting very loud,
>>2403145
Start out quiet, he'll get used to this.
If you're old enough to take care of a dog you're old enough to grow up and stop listening to childish genres
>walk into my parent's bedroom
>my dog is on their bed furiously licking her cunt, again
>mfw
>does this at least once a day, only when nobody is in the bedroom
>when she's done, she comes out heavily panting, every single time
What the fuck does my dog mean by this?
>>2403022
>dog licks crotch
>collect frog picture
>let's go to /an/ - Animals and Nature
>why does my dog lick it's crotch
FUCKING WHY?
>>2403023
What the fuck does the frog picture have to do with this? I didn't collect it solely for this thread, I've had it for a long time.
And I'm asking because she's clearly isn't cleaning herself.
>>2403033
She's clearly pleasuring herself, fucktarded frogposter.