Name a single animal that isn't cute
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Protip: you can't
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>>2102527
Mango worms/bloat flies. They are the creature of nightmares.
If there was any animal I would want to eradicate from the world it would be those. (Really any parasite that isn't symbiotic really).
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>>2102534
Are you sure they can't be cute?
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Ask dog questions that don't deserve their own threads here.
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first for best breed.
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>>2093754
>Feeding your dog any kibble but Acana or Orijen.
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>>2093768
>feeding kibble, period
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>buys a japanese dog
>gives it a japanese name
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>>2105055
>buys a german dog
>names it a regular human name
"Mikey"
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>Buys a pet that looks like a pet/creature from a TV show or movie
>Names it after that character
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>buys a dog
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Share stories of when you have someone animal/pet advice and they completely refused.
>woman has kitten with smelly, decaying bulged out eye
>tell her it really needs a vet asap
>she says "well she's happy, she cuddles and purrs, so she's obviously not in pain. I'm not going to a vet and wasting money"
>I tell her, and encourage her, to please let me keep the kitten so I can help it
>she gets really mad and says it's none of my business and to leave
>her neighbors eventually called the police on her for hoarding animals
>hopefully the kitten was rescued
It kills me that I couldn't take it. It's nearly traumatizing to remember.
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When I was younger, a stray we picked up had puppies. They were all adorable. It was during the summer and my dad refused to let them inside. They were all in a kennel with the mom with a tarp over the top.
One day, I found one dead. Heat exhaustion.
The rest died soon after.
I kept telling him to let them in. I even brought them into my room and got yelled at for it. The last few were sick and I asked if he could take them to a vet. The last one I held in my arms as it died...
The mother ended up escaping the kennel and got pregnant again. She died just as she went into labor.
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>>2104081
We also lived by two busy roads as a child. The stray we picked up when he left my mom and we moved out in the country. But before that we lived in town. Two major roads, one in the front of the house, one going past the side. We lived on the corner.
My mom kept 3 cats at a time. Never spayed/neutered. I'd keep one and it'd get run over. Keep another one...same thing. I pleaded with them to have the cats fixed but apparently we were too poor/they couldn't call around for a voucher bc they are both lazy shits. I gave up on that and just pleaded with them to keep my kitten inside. That didn't happen either.
I began to be distanced with pets my family kept. I could never get close to them because I just knew...
So here I am with a kitten I can finally get close to. She's my little friend and I don't have useless idiots let her out. Planning on getting her fixed soon once she gets older. She's 12 weeks old.
>pic related, 9 weeks old in pic
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>>2104088
I'm also an adult now.
To anyone who experienced losing pets one after another due to shitty parents, I'm so so sorry and I feel you. I'm sorry you had to go through that and I'm sorry if it made you indifferent to animals/pets. It'll get better. :) Especially when you can make your own rules.
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Throughout the evolution of mankind, biological features have developed out of necessity.
Some of these have naturally regressed as evolutionary needs have changed. Since the beginning, of course, this indefinitely shaped evolutionary how we appear and so needless to say many people from many parts of the world look different, developing characteristics which in some cases overlap.
Even through billions of years of biological life and millions of years of human evolution, in our DNA exists data that binds us all together and pinpoints to common data that is relative in all forms of life. The human physical form has changed greatly from the inception of mankind and many unnecessary features have either changed or been bred out perhaps simultaneously.
Huge brows in the human skull are not a common feature in most humans today, a relic of times past from interbreeding with the Neanderthals. Neither are other particular human skeletal builds, which have not lasted the test of time. Skin color has dramatically changed in addition to iris colors and types of hair for different environments.
What dictates these changes and how is an observable phenomena. But not all things have changed and some things which should have dissappeared are still very much present.
Which brings me to my point and ultimate question.
Pubes are the most useless bodily feature ever with a close second being nipples present on men. Why is it that from an evolutionary stand point that the human body continues to produce pubes and asshair? Some people produce more than others but what are pubes and asshair still trying to protect? Humans have been clothed for a millenia, from the early furs and skins to the stylish H&M we all wear. They are unnecessary yet the human body still clings to it like a raisin in the sun on the floor made to dry out and melt.
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Very simple op.
Pubes are not at all necessary, but they are not a hindrance to our survival in anyway.
I'll quickly explain evolution in case you don't entirely get it. If a member of a species develops a mutation at birth that increases it's odds at survival then it outbreeds all of the inferior members of its species (polar bear mutating to have white fur made it better at survival than other members of its species)
For the pubes gene to be bred out then those who are born with a mutation to not have pubes would have to have better odds at survival.
This leads me to my own question. Since we live in modern society and someone born without a left leg would still have equal chances at survival than a normal person, then where does this lead our evolutionary track? If nearly every mutation (faulty beneficial or neutral) would still passes on its genes?
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>>2101463
read Gould on spandrels, vestiges and atavisms.
pubes don't necessarily serve any purpose, it takes millions of years to lose traits that aren't actively selected, and we haven't existed for that long.
clothing is probably one reason they continue to exist- we don't get to see the bush until we're ready to fuck it and by that time most people aren't going to stop just because pubes.
also humans evolved to hide sexual signals regarding menstruation and arousal in women. Pubes help at that. If women have pubes (or nipples) men will too because it takes millions of years for that sort of extreme dimorphism to evolve and again, humans haven't been around that long.
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>>2101482
Even so. It takes millions of years for a neutral trait to be bred out in a natural setting. As I said in my reply we live in a modern society where nearly everyone gets a chance to breed. So I'd say it would take even longer for pubes to be stamped out
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Loach Edition.
Old bread: >>2101075
Discuss anything aquarium related here, including inhabitants, decor and issues.
Google is your friend.
Feel free to ask questions but know that there are a lot of resources out there that could answer your question a lot faster and accurately than /an/.
Make sure to include these things in your post before asking because we can't help you if we don't have the full picture:
-tank size
-parameters
-any and all inhabitants + how long you've had them
Links:
>How to cycle your tank: http://pastebin.com/x4WnB0Ah (embed)
>General aquarium care sheets - http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/
>Livestock and plants for sale - http://www.petsolutions.com/ http://www.aquabid.com
>FUCKING GOOGLE-
http://www.google.com
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First for burn victim betta!
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>>2103587
plz stop
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>>2103587
Oh, look. It's already dead.
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Is it healthy to feed fruits to your pet?
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>>2099293
if you have a cat, feed it meat/cat food you dingus
if you have a dog, feed it dog food
if you have a wolf feed it manlets
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>>2099294
But what if you have manlets?
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>>2099295
fruits
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cheetah
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cheeeeee!
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/herp/ officially official all-purpose care sheet of wonder and magic
>sand a shit
>use a thermostat
>read all the caresheets
>set up your tank before you get your herp
>do not fuck with your new herp for at least one week after bringing it home
>PVC tanks are way better for most applications and worth the extra money
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>>2096247
Looking for a GOOD armadillo lizard care sheet
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What is this baby creature? My friend found it on the ground in some dirt. We think it's a rabbit but we're not sure. If it is, what is the next step?
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ofuck man, why arent you keeping it warm?
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>>2101204
We are now. We got a warm towel and heating pad going. It's less than 10 days old because it's eyes are still closed
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>>2101213
Next what you need to do is milk your fattest friend's titties, that way the little aminal has something to nourish it back to healthy
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Need names for two male golden retrievers 2016-04-14 20:03:16 Post No.2101222
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Need names for two male golden retrievers
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>>2101222
Hitler & Stalin
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Duck and Cover.
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Bucky & Larson
Show me your fit/active/working dogs.
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>dog has had 6 knee surgeries
>can't run or kneecap goes out of joint
i wish. poor guy. i failed him. i couldn't afford the physical therapy and stuff...
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1 year old price
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JUST CLONE ME ALREADY
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Why? Natural selection took its course with these guys.
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>>2102226
We can make them better.
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>>2102226
So we can eat them
You telling me you wouldn't try some Dodo tendies?
A stray cat decided to have kittens in my yard. I just discovered them today, I saw them from afar on the side of my house in an area I never go to. There are three of them, and I'm guessing they're about 4 weeks old. They are still nursing.
I have no idea what to do. None of us in the house has ever owned a cat, and one of us is allergic. Plus we have two dogs, who also have never lived with cats. I called several cat rescue groups near me and none of them are accepting any animals. I moved here from across the country not too long ago so I don't know anyone to give them to. I know they're almost guranteed to get euthanized if I call animal control. Any suggestions?
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Call animal control and have them euthanized.
It sounds cruel, but it's the kindest available option if you want to actively involve yourself and you're not willing to take them in yourself.
What kind of life will they have, since no animal rescue groups are accepting new strays and no one you know can give them a home? Not a very good one. They can be picked up and beaten by not-very-nice people. They can get hit by a car or caught by a dog or fox or some other predator. Stray cats do not live very good lives, and the lives they DO live only create more stray cats to live more sad lives.
Unless there's a TNR program running in your area, this is your best option.
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>>2100284
>They can be picked up and beaten by not-very-nice people. They can get hit by a car or caught by a dog or fox or some other predator. Stray cats do not live very good lives
>Unless there's a TNR program running in your area
TNR won't keep any of that shit from happening anyways, you know.
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>>2100284
This. I just had a stray young cat die in my arms from severe worms a few days ago and it was terrible. Its stomach was all bloated and it was meowing softly in pain( which is why I found it) and even though my local rescue could take it, it died before I could get there. Even if they end up being euthanized, they'll have a couple days of food and warmth and love and die quickly, which is a lot better than what happened to the cat I found
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Cassowaries. Nature's best houseguests.
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my skarny poo
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Please let there be owls in this thread