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Fine by me, I don't see the animals complaining

>>2200394
Pic related is justified. Filming inside a Polar Bear den is basically impossible.

I think OP's worry is understandable if we are talking about predation sequence where sometime documentary makers somehow manage to get said footage with such perfect timing/angle.

I don't watch Planet Earth to watch some Britbong take 45 hours to find a weird shrew to record for 3 seconds before it notices and fucks off.

I watch Planet Earth to watch a weird shrew eat bugs.

I'd blame nature documentaries for developing that kind of mentality over the fragile minds of people in order to justify the injustice of the animal world. You get to see everytime how the big mean wolf merciless executes the defenseless fox that just wanted to get some food. Or that snake killing some drugged rodent. Or how a pack of hyenas tear apart a buffalo's balls and eat it alive.

>>2200234
Way to miss the point.

>>2200227
People don't even do it for actual natural processes and predation, if you've seen some of the threads lately you'll have noticed various anons crawling out of their holes to defend trophy hunting, Mexican-related dog abuse, Flamingo-throwing etc., shit that no rational person would aggressively argue to justify. It's almost as if it's become counter-cultural to hate animals and the natural world, so an animals and nature board appears to be a bountiful playground for these edgy faggots to experiment in.

>eat exclusively out of bins
>walk everywhere instead of flying
>never heard of personal hygiene
>willing to get flattened by a taxi for some trodden-in crumbs of food

It's certainly a niche form of rugged masculinity

>>2200226
It's the kind of masculinity that died when a caveman decided fancy clubs and spears were for losers-nerds-fags and he'd rely on his own muscles only, like a real man.

>>2200222

Pigeons aren't the smartest birds. Corvids are.

>>2200086
bump

>>2200086

/brit/

help this man save his doge /an/

There as been too many 'help my dog lol' threads that at this point - hire a trainer. Just skip all the shit, and go straight into a professional and enjoy your dog.

>>2200030
Start by taking it to the bathtub, filling it up, and then putting the dog's face in it and holding it there.
Then you can feel good about yourself knowing you rid the world of another worthless monster

>>2200030
Do you even know if the puppy comes from a reputable breeder? If so you are off to a good start. Now you have to really worry about training it. I really hope you don't have any kids though.

Fuckin bros, my man. Never smush em, try to put them outside at the most. Usually just let em be

Hated them until I decided to raise a tarantula as a pet. Gained much more respect for their calm nature and uniqueness

>>2199980

Depends on species. Jumping spiders and orb weavers I always leave alone. I try to protect them from the larger brown ones that are spooky and raid their webs. Brown ones go outside if I can manage or smoosh if they're resisting.

There's many different pleco species, over 500 almost. They can range from 1.5 inches to 1.5 foot in length.

Since what's commonly traded is the bristlenose pleco, aka ancistrus, you are lucky. But if you got a sailfin pleco, you need a giant size tank.

Is that pleco in the pic yours? Looks like a bristlenose to me.

They prefer higher temperatures, wood to chew on and oxygen in the water. You can also feed them.dead leaflitter and boiled cucumber, Zucchini or peppers. They dig veggies.

>>2199975
The one in the picture isnt mine. However mine does look very similar. Its black with very faint spots on it.

You almost definitely have a common pleco. They on average get somewhere between 18 inches and two feet. They can get bigger, but thats rare.

That's a cute dog bro

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>>2199938
You have no idea mang

That's a energy mix right there. Some dogs bark way more naturally and there is no training them out of it. Negative reinforcement and pain aside, a school collar scares and confuses the fucking shit out of dogs. Barking dogs is fucking annoying. My own dog does it, just goes with her breed. Tell her to shutup or stop and ahe will IF someone is around to tell her too. But she only barks at cars pulling in our driveway, people knocking or ringing the doorbell, etc. She is warning us of unfamiliar things. This is a dog saying something is going on and people need to know. She has caught two people fucking around our yard, one just setting fires behind our fence. She isn't annoying unless on the off chance someone isn't home, then she will never shut the fuck up.
But aside from telling her to quiet we have had a lot of success with just shaking a can of pennies. She hates the noise and it helped a lot to only have her bark shortly rather than forever. Shake the can, tell her to stop, and she stopped when she was told too to the point all we have to do is tell her to stop.

Unless this is annoying neighbors then its just annoying to you and you should work around it, and the barking may never stop. Its natural for dogs. This is there way of communicating. I considered citrus sprays myself but having them go off even when a dog yawns is concerning. Still, i think it might be better to look into if it's THAT much of a problem rather than a shock collar. What dogs I've met with shock collars are confused and anxious, and not sure how to deal with situations. They pace, pant and act weird, even so much as showing them the collar seems to give them anxiety.

>>2199889
It's hard to tell but the coloration of his upper torso is bright orange. Like some sort of neon light or something

>>2199889
Brown recluse.
Don't kill it, kiss it.

>>2199896
I thought brown recluses were.... brown. Fuck you dude. You're a shitty animal fan.

>>2199866
Robber fly.

>>2199866
I would swat that mofucka so hard if it were near me.

>>2199874
Robber flies are beneficial as fuck.

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I fucking hate all the animals we have here in Florida.

There was a gator in my back yard a month ago that I had to call animal control to have it removed. This happens almost every fucking year.

Today no one at my university could get out of the parking garage because there were two stupid muscovy ducks fighting by the exit of the garage.

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>>2199867
I hate the ugly FL ducks. And the worst part is so many of them are used to people feeding them and are relentless.

>pull into parking spot near lake I want to fish at
>hear rustling in the bushes a few feet away
>Mr Ibis is scoping me out and creeping closer and closer
>ehh, those birds are straight, fuck the ducks
>give Mr Ibis a nightcrawler
>seconds later goddamn ducks surround me

Mallards are the superior duck. At least there are no Canadian Geese. Those things are cunts.

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haha xD

Case in point

Probably because it's not interesting in the slightest, added to the fact that it's already dead PLUS it isn't a giant. it's just a dead bird.

>>2199851

Yeah but still proto-kiwi

Is he getting enough exercise? Is he potty trained? Neutered? Positive reinforcement is better than punishing.

First, stop punishing. Punishing works on some dogs, but other dogs are either too smart or too dumb for it to work on. Research and try different training techniques.

Two, how much exercise does he gets? Destructive is often directly correlated to a lack of stimulation (boredom), especially in an ultra-high energy breed like a husky.

>>2199615
>Husky owners

Every fucking time.

Find an zone where cats can hide, and put food there. If its close to that guy's house, his cat should eventually bring some other cats to his house.

>>2199568
It's simple. Feed his cat some poisoned food, like rat poison or something.
Or give it something with razor blades in it. It will eat it and shred its throat and insides and die.

Nothing of value will be lost. So just find a way to kill it

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>>2199568
bring his cat to a TNR, they cut off a portion of it's ear after it's fixed. It will be funny, he'll probably get his panties in a knot about it

How is this a thing that has happened on enough occasions for you to notice this?

I've never seen my dog do this.

>>2199561
This is probably going to sound crazy but sometimes if I have like a steak or other bloody meat, I pour the excess blood over my dog's kibble just as a little treat

>>2199581
Protip: its not blood