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What the hell is This giant grasshopper?

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If we could magically completely eradicate Aedes aegypti from the whole world, would that cause some ecological impact? What is the worst thing that could happen?

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Why don't we just genetically engineer mega bees?

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So I live in Mendocino county California, and I just seen a small (and what I think to be) wildcat. It was longer than a normal house cat , but around the height of a larger one. It's ears were round, not pointy, and it was gray with dark stripes above all four of its feet with a long tail. I thought it had smooth fur, but my boyfriend-who's seen it twice before this, thinks it's fluffy.

It wasn't a bobcat or lynx, and if it wasn't for the colors, I would have normally called it an ocelot, as it had that same shape. Any idea what kind of cat it is? Google isn't helping with pictures of northern cats right now.

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Hello /an/
A few days ago, almost a week now some human trash left a blind dog in my street. The dog is skinny, with several skin injuries through his body.
It feels like his previous owner blinded at least one eye since it's swollen. I took the doc to a vet nearby but they are know here for being "butchers" so for now I'm taking care of the dog.

My neighbors are also helping by giving food and medication for the injuries. The dog is super friendly with everyone on the street.

Anyone here with experience with a blind dog could give me some advice?

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hi /an/, i wish i could talk to a pro about this, but i've already seen 2 vets, and the problem doesn't get solved, and i've already spent a lot of money on this

3 weeks ago I got a new puppy, it looked normal and healthy
14 days ago: mild diarrhea started
12 days ago: the diarrhea turned watery, the puppy refused to eat, so it was taken to an emergency vet, and stayed hospitalized 4 days (fed through blood stream), time during which the diarrhea didn't subside. it received injections to boost its immune system.
7 days ago: the puppy returned home. the vet prescribed the following meds: metronidazole (antibiotic), ranitidine (something that decreases stomach acid production), trimetoprim and sulfametoxazol (broad spectre antibiotic). the food it has been eating these days is hills digestive care
6 days ago: the puppy ate just fine. diarrhea continued, but now with small drops of blood. the vet said it was because the puppy's intestine is delicate, and gave us some probiotics, and vitamins
yesterday and today: diarrhea like in the pic attached started. the puppy is still cheerful, and eats just fine.

additional facts:
-blood tests were made, the first one had a very low white blood cell count (half of what it should've been), 3 days after the leukocyte level was back to normal. the initial low count is what made the vet think it's a viral problem
-it was given worming medications
-the vet's diagnosis is: viral gastroenteritis
-the puppy's siblings are doing fine, nothing's wrong with them
-no other symptoms

i'm starting to get desperate because the puppy has been having diarrhea for 2 weeks, and i'm really skeptical about the medications the vet prescribed. i think if i had a bloody diarrhea, no doctor would tell me to drink some yakult, and that's it. also, why would the vet give it antibiotics, considering the problem is viral?

i'm not asking for a diagnosis on the internet, i'm just asking for opinions so i can decide what to do next. please, help.

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I live in northern CA. There are about 30 raptors of aome sort being still in a tree. What are these?

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My rabbit that I've had for nearly 8 years died today. I woke up an hour earlier than usual and still saw him moving his head. After I fell asleep again and woke up an hour later he was already dead.

I got him in my first half of my senior year of high school, and had him until now, the first half of my fourth year of Ph.D. I didn't think he would die before my graduation after being so used to coming home for 8 years and seeing him waiting. Instead, he died just short of two weeks before my birthday. Today is the first time in 8 years that I came home to see the corner in which his cage and food/toys were empty. He was the only friend and companion I had and today he lays underground in my background.

I don't see myself getting any other pet anytime soon, and even then I doubt it will be anything other than fish. I'm not one for documenting my life in pictures, and unfortunately this is the newest picture I have of him. I'll post the few other pics I have of him when he was still less than a year old. I did have a couple of pictures of him the day that I got him, but after looking everywhere that I have digital media stored I was unable to find them.

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I have one of him wearing a hoody.

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>Helping my dad put siding on his house
>Taking a lunch break
>Watching the chipmunks running around and the chickadees at the feeder
>Start to wonder why chipmunks aren't domesticated to be pets like other rodents like hampsters, gerbils, rats and much etc.
>Wonder the same about chickadees which are about the same size of finches, might even be the same species.

How long of a process would it be to try and breed chipmunks and chickadees as pet?
Would there be a market for it?

Also wondered the same thing about Sunfish. They have very cichlid like markings and there might even me a market for them if they were breed down a bit.

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So my husky has been acting up (Biting, howling, barking), and i usually just hit him with a shoe on the head and he stops, but now he's just biting the shoe and me. I know huskies are a very tolerant, proud and easy dog, but he's doing too much. If i put him in a smaller cage will he learn to act a little better?

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Hi /an/! Wayne Lambright here. I was wondering if you could identify the kitty in my video. Nobody has a clue.

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> the prestige doggo that looks great on your side
or
> the likable doggo that might have some flaws but it's your cute doggo and he/she loves you

http://www.strawpoll.me/11333367

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China will actually buy stray dogs. I think this may be a profitable solution to the pet overpopulation

http://www.wildlifeplanet.net/kerala-india-to-sell-their-stray-dogs-to-chinas-yulin-dog-meat-eating-festival.html