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Are you sure it's not deaf?

>>2259263
>Bengal/ragdoll
So what you mean to say is it's a moggy and you're a special snowflake

has he been checked out by the vet?

that's not really normal, but all kittens are different. how old is he? he's likely meowing because he's still very young so he's calling out so his mother knows where he is. insecure kittens tend to meow a lot, or he could just be talkative.

Very nais dogo

>>2258663
that is an optimal dog. good job on your top dog

>>2258663
Cool doggo, good warm brown eyes, optimal nose that looks wet and cold

>>2257889
Those are babies

Not rabies

>>2257896
But do they cause rabies?

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us hyenas develops rabies only in our labs.

>>2257563
You mean "tame". "Domesticate" means something else.

>>2257563
Whatever you are trying to do is illegal and fucked up.
Also you cannot tame a wild animal. Few retarded kid succeeds at that, it would end in tragedy.

>>2257563
Just do the same thing Hiccup did in How to train your dragon. Shoot him and go pick him up in the forest. Then breed him and after a few generations of artificial selection you'll have a new domesticated species.

>>2257535
Who cares, most of the endangered or extinct animals failed to adapt to a changing habitat; there aren't very many cases where humans took it upon themselves to genocide a species, it's not like we're responsible for every single living creature on this planet.

Once we get VR technology to the masses, we won't even need zoos or the animals themselves anymore, they'll all be preserved forever, digitally, and we won't have to have stupid save the pandas campaign and the only animals left will be the ones that successfully adapted, or the ones we breed for companionship, food, or scientific experimentation, the way god intended it to be.

>>2257535
Domestic cats will fill every single niche in the ecosystem. People will all die from toxoplasmosis.

>>2257539
Nowhere in the post did I make a value judgement whatever it was bad or not. That was you.
I'll tell you this: I don't care about every single species. For these reasons:
1) I simply don't like and value some species
2) The species has many species like it (I wouldn't mind a few dragonflies going extinct, if there's still plenty species of dragonflies around)
3) Mass-extinctions can happen regardless of humans
4) Extinction means opportunities for other species to flourish and evolve

On the other hand what I would find depressing:
1) A very low biodiversity world or very low complexity natural world
2) Unique species going extinct, those species without any or few relatives, once you lose them they are forever gone (consider it a heritage)
3) The species I do value, going extinct
4) Species that have a long track record for surviving, such as crocodiles and horseshoe crabs (I dunno why but it makes me sad when I think about it)

Also, if you are a Christian you would know that God gave humans a duty to care for the natural world. It was only later that Christians adopted the view that nature was something to be overcome.

Anyway I do care, but it's a mixed bag. If I were a Christian I would actually hold a much more depressing view, because with evolution you have some prospect for the future. I have not heard of the possiblity of God creating anything new, which evolution will eventually do.

The trouble with evolution of course, is that it can take extremely long for new species to become. You won't suddenly have very distinct new species in my lifetime.

>>2257512
I believe I saw one near Galveston.

haha long boy

>>2257512
You know what they about guys with long legs

>>2256756
>Green Iguanas are the worst

People who think green iguanas can be kept as pets in a 2 room apartment are actually the worst.

>>2256756
>Blue Iguanas
Bet they have the same ecological niche as the green iguana, who cares.
If the green iguanas are outcompeting something as rare as the solenodon: that is more signficant.

But just by looking at Wikipedia it aren't even the green iguanas making them endangered. At least get it right.

But desu, I'll give it to you the blue iguana is much prettier.

>>2256759
And three (or four) lizards, idiot.

>that one bird that's just like "fuck it" and goes head first into the sand

Probably to another dimension.

quicksand is a non-newtonian fluid

that's just normal sand flowing through a hopper or something

the birds were likely crushed

proof that those male chicks that go through the grinder at the sexing factory probably don't suffer too much trauma

>>2259405
Go to a pharmacy you fucking idiot

you have scabies, man. also, fungus.

Take yourself to the ve-, I mean, doctor.

>>2259393
Just to clarify, you dont feed him or walk him or anything, everybody else handles that?
Did you do any of that at any point? Lile when you first got him?

>>2259393
holy shit that ass

>>2259416
Well, I kinda walk and play with him whenever I can.

>>2259242
It's just a shitty cat.

i wouldn't put my mouth on that bong after that dirty cat was all over it

>>2259242
Just because it won't harm a human doesn't mean it's the same for an animal

a dog will spend a week digging a hole under a fence

>>2259220
Wew lad, is it now you realise dogs are not humans?

>>2259245
No, a dog will try to dig a hole. Then everyday it'll come by the hole again, see it, think of digging again and likely do it. It's not just "I'll just dig here for a week" once and keeping to it.

>Training dog
>do a trick, get a treat
>dog gets good at trick, so treats happen less often
>dog still does trick anyways even though it isnt gauranteed a trick every time
>dog recognizes that it is worthwhile to put in effort now for some reward that might happen in the future

>>2259115
They're cats. They aren't affectioate.

As to why they like the smell of your shit, who knows. They're smelly animals, maybe that's why.

they're disgusting, dirty animals

Taking a shit is a sign on weakness. They're watching your back to protect you from predators.

>expecting an animal to eat the same day it's moved into an entirely new habitat

Are you retarded?

Are you retarded? You never let an animal like that loose into the wild! That's rule fucking one!

If you get rid of him you sell him off or give him to an animal shelter or exotic animal shelter or you give/sell it to the pet shop or other ones.

Grow the fuck up

Treat it right! I would kill to own one! It is illegal here so be fucking grateful of it!

Also this could also be a general thread for non wolves and normal ass foxes. Maned wolves, crab eating foxes, etc fine though.Or more obscure predators in general. I don't really care.

Fuckloads of zoos have them, there was even that story a few years ago where some idiot dropped a kid in with some, with predictable results. I think you'll find a lot of people are heavily interested in african hunting dogs.

>>2258795
>Anyone know why that is?
wild dogs are barely the size of whippets

spotted hyenas are massive alsatians
>hence why lions are afraid of them