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>>2462398
Why not see a psychiatrist and get some xanax and anti-depressants instead?

>>2462427
Yeah you should always go straight for drugs when trying to solve any problem you might have.

>>2462442
t. someone who has never had a panic attack

>>2462204
This is a huuuuuuuuuuuge topic to try and tackle.
Look at niche and anatomy of the animals in question.
There's a hypothesis that ingestion of psychedelic mushrooms made abstract thought possible.
Let's say for instance: tool for food --> eat mushroom --> killing stick --> become tribe leader.
You can also look at the physiology and anatomy of an animal as a product of its environment. Monkeys are social animals, they have hand, feet, many predators, live in complex habitats, ... Once you get to a certain level of cognitive function I guess evolution is almost guided in a "breeding by intent" kind of way.
Intelligence may have been the selection criterium for the ancestors we came from. Or, intelligence was simply also higher for species that did get selected to mate based on another trait.
In any way, it's very difficult to assess how we came to rule the world, but anatomy is a very big advantage over other animals that's for sure.
These topics are nothing more than ways to make a fun/cool/interesting origin story of mankind.
I love octopuses though.
Also: it's very difficult to assess intelligence in other animals and how they perceive their sentiency or even if conscience how we perceive it is the only way to interpret understanding and reflection of reality. The brain is a mindbogglingly complex organ.

>>2462219
Well in anatomy humans don't have this much of an advantage. We're runners and maybe pack hunters. It's hard to see how this pressured us and not other animals into using tools and going on from there.

Octopodes tho, are not social, maybe they would build cities and rule the world if they'd be.

Crows are smart.

Started feeding a crow that happened to be in my garden in the morning, then it always showed up around breakfest time for more food.

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>>2462156
giant water bug aka toe biter

Looks like a giant water bug, people do keep them as pets but they bite

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>>2462158
>>2462160
Thanks a bunch. He hasn't bit me yet, but he seems too weak to do much of anything. I guess I should give him some water and maybe a slug to eat? Assuming he can eat those, wikipedia says they eat snails so maybe?

Also he can't seem to stay upright, poor guy

>>2461583
Is it possible that your GF could get some allergy pills to help her? I know that it can work with some cases, but I don't know if it'll work with all of them. If she's already tried pills, try a brush and see if it works.

dumb your cunt gf

Wow, you're willing to give up your cat for a woman you've been with only a year?
There are plenty of options for people who are allergic to cats. Medication being one.

>>2461239
Why is that cat outside?

Why shouldn't he be outside? Cats need to be outside you know?

>>2461248
Cats should be kept indoors for the good of the environment

Our dog park has a row of water dishes that auto fill when water gets below a certain point. There's a group of huskies that comes every other night that basically take over this area. They will:

>dig out all the water to watch the bowls refill
>stand in the bowls with front legs in one and back legs in the other
>stand in one bowl and drink out of the other
>cry until someone drains the dirty bowls so they can dig/drink again
>push other dogs away if they try to drink out of the clean bowls

Little cunts

>saturday afternoon and good weather
>my dog and i are only ones in dog park which is inside a regular park
>family comes in with their dog
>they sit down at picnic table inside dog park
>pull out bags of fast food and start eating
>my dog keeps jumping on table trying to get their food
>i tell them food isn't allowed in the dog park and my dog is not going to leave them alone
>they give my dirty looks and move to a picnic table outside the dog park to eat
>leaving their dog inside the dog park

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>>2461219
I like dog parks in theory but I always end up being there with shitty dog owners, so I avoid going to them now.
>stuck up fags with designer small breeds
>trashy people with poorly trained dogs
>they always want to talk to me about their dogs when I just want to chill and watch my dog play
Aside from my friends I really can't stand other dog owners for the most part.

>>2460734
Neat, I hope it's not Shitbox exclusive

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>>2460734
>0:38
That's the sickest wrestling move I've ever seen

>>2460759
Kek

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>>2460451
>brown recluse
>take it to the vet
>shitbulls
>bugguy
>ferret guy
>outdoor cats
>chihuahua anon
>kot blini
>cesar millan vs. holly
>/an/ + /k/

>>2460459
I miss bugguy

>>2460462
what even happened to him? I heard that he became a janitor for /out/ and abused his powers or something

Dig a hole
Shoot yourself
Fall in hole

Make a balsawood Viking ship.

Play the most touching song you know in a bagpipe while you flush it in the toilet

No.

No...

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>>2459820
>>2459826
>>2459828
So should I listen to the corporate shills or the hippies?

>>2459448
Dogs in general tend to reflect their owner's personalities to an extent. Also they say ACDs are also hyperactive but I've seen plenty that are lazy fucks. They're pretty intelligent from what I can tell, at least enough that they can get jealous. Give them a job and they probably won't shred you couch.

>>2459448
They're sought after enough as pets to have a lot of the population bred into retardation by pet and show breeders, so while they will still display a lot of the traits they were bred for, the truly good ones will come from actual working lines and not the pet / show lines.

They're good dogs, very smart, and like to "work", whether it's catching a frisbee / ball, or herding kids. Some of them can be nippy, which can be problematic with kids since the kids think they're being attacked when the dogs are just instinctively "coaxing" the kids along via their herding drives.

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>>2459448
They are very smart and biddable, which can be as much a blessing as it is a curse.

They don't need any more exercise than your typical fit breed of dog, and in fact can be detrimental if you go in thinking they need obscene amounts of exercise. What they do need, is mental engagement, though again within reason.

They do indeed have an "off switch", though it may have to be taught.

They are good dogs, but it's imperative you do your research, and acquire them from reputable breeders (bred for working).

Here's my guy

I think either the secretary bird (kicks) or the harpy eagle (strongest eagle) would win. The andean condor is the biggest of them all, but it isn't a very keen hunter, so it might lose due to fatigue.

>>2458769
>secretary bird

Pretty sure most big eagles would snap that faggot bird's neck real easy while it's trying to do its naruto kicks

Peregrine
https://youtu.be/uapP1yldldk?t=126

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Cry while masturbating to the last experience you had with them. Cry a lot. And then tell someone who doesn't understand the emotional attachment that you can have with an animal how much you loved them and cry some more. Then write in a diary like you're talking to someone to get over it.

Pic related. Not my dog but looks like her. Mine died 3 months ago and I still think about her all day.

FeelsBadMan

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and a rabbit

Does petsmart always keep their poor betta fish in those tiny cups 24/7? Do they ever put them in a big tank to get exercise? Seems like animal abuse.

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>>2457072
Fish aren't conscious