Share Animal Pictures: For Animal Lovers

[DennisN]

This may have been posted before, but I can't remember...
A parrot tries to fit in with cats .

 

[DennisN]

 

[Rx7man]

Here are some of my babies, adolescents, the bull (a 2500 lb baby)

 

[collinsmark]

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My old martial arts instructor never cared much for that phrase. He would counter it with "Whatever doesn't kill you, . . might still permanently maim and cripple you."

(It was a caution against underestimation and carelessness.)

 

[fresh_42]

My old martial arts instructor never cared much for that phrase. He would counter it with "Whatever doesn't kill you, . . might still permanently maim and cripple you."

(It was a caution against underestimation and carelessness.)

Reminds me of a pun my Latin teacher once said: Better 5 minutes a coward than lifelong a dead.

 

[DennisN]

 

[DennisN]

 

[DennisN]

Alex, the honking bird:

 

[berkeman]

Here are some of my babies, adolescents, the bull (a 2500 lb baby)

You forgot to post a picture of your dog!

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30730051_2211816415502797_1165854780711501824_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=bedef307c5ba9c0199f4da3d78d13d17&oe=5B63E935

 

[Chris Riccard]

don't you wish you could be in a harem, oh great lion of the dunes, haha

 

[diajoy38]

How cute is this one? Would so love to have one at home.

 

[jtbell]

Why a duck?

This house (not mine!) is a block away from the college pond, which hosts some ducks and geese. I have no idea why this one decided to wander over here. I've seen it sitting under this property's hedge a few times during the past week, and just now under their car. No sign of a nest, as far as I can tell.

 

[Psinter]

https://i.imgur.com/3Zmesib.mp4



But... But how?

 

[Rx7man]

@berkeman I don't have a dog.. though I guess that would be mine if I did

lickings, scratchings,.. calf is in heaven!

Zecca is VERY sleepy.. passed out and oblivious to the world


Sigma *just* had her calf here.. didn't know what to do with it.. Then she remembered she has to lick something.. I was the recipient of it.. After a while she started to pay attention to the calf, and nearly licked the skin off his back.. (he had a sore spot!)


Here's a bunch of the yearlings doing some lawnmowing for me

Found a Northern Alligator lizard on the road.. brought it home and put it in a rock pile where there's less traffic

 

[Psinter]

Here's a bunch of the yearlings doing some lawnmowing for me
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Are those cows? I've never seen that animal before.

 

[Rx7man]

Are those cows? I've never seen that animal before.

Except for the lizard, yes, they're cows.

 

[phinds]

Are those cows? I've never seen that animal before.

You must be a city boy. NZ has lots of cows. In fact I just read that your government is going to kill 150,000 of them due to some disease that they don't want to spread further.

 

[Psinter]

You must be a city boy. NZ has lots of cows. In fact I just read that your government is going to kill 150,000 of them due to some disease that they don't want to spread further.

The cows of my place that I have seen are black and white and they have big udders. I had never seen that cow. It looks fluffy.

I heard that if one eats a hamburger in a McDonalds of say the US and then eats a hamburger of a McDonalds of say an Asiatic country, the meat tastes different. Looks like they use different cows for the meat depending on the geographic location. Can't say if it's true because I don't really like red meat and haven't taken the time to test it. It might as well be a lie.

 

[Rx7man]

They're still young'uns.. Here are some mature ones...

My bull.. he's impressively big.. about 2400 lbs

A video of him from today

 

[Psinter]

Wow! That place is huge! You could build a house there. If I had a place that big, I would build an ecological house (actually hire others with expertise). Being very careful of insulation and would go with renewable energy. But I wouldn't use wood. I hate wood houses. Also, is that white thing at the top of the far mountains, snow?

For your bull weighting approximately 2400 lb it moves pretty fast. How do you measure the weight anyways? I'm curious.

 

[phinds]

The cows of my place that I have seen are black and white and they have big udders.

Yeah, that's just a slightly different variety. We have those here too. They are called Holsteins.

 

[fresh_42]

It might as well be a lie.

It isn't. MacDonald's uses local food. It might be from farmers, who exclusively produces for them, but they don't ship their ingredients around the globe.

 

[Rx7man]

 

[fresh_42]

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So your doing cowculus?

 

[Rx7man]

So your doing cowculus?

Derivative of x² is 2x right?

 

[fresh_42]

Derivative of x² is 2x right?

Sure. Tell that $y=const.$ and she will turn into $y=2x$!

 

[Rx7man]

Y = Const. is a bull (perhaps even a steer(castrated))... as is Y =|x|

 

[fresh_42]

Y = Const. is a bull (perhaps even a steer(castrated))... as is Y =|x|

THAT is a derivation!

 

[DennisN]

I caught a common blackbird on photo this morning, just before it was starting to fly:

 

[CWatters]

I caught a common blackbird on photo this morning, just before it was starting to fly:

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Interesting brickwork in the background.

 

[fresh_42]

I caught a common blackbird on photo this morning, just before it was starting to fly:

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As I looked at it for some time, I thought I were in the photo contest thread! Just a proposal. I find it a good picture for several reasons.

 

[phinds]

As I looked at it for some time, I thought I were in the photo contest thread! Just a proposal. I find it a good picture for several reasons.

How about this one?

In my back yard. I really love the solitary nature of the subject.

 

[DennisN]

Interesting brickwork in the background.

Yeah. It looks like the mason got bored:

"This work is so repetitive, let's do something different, let's try laying vertical bricks.
[bricketi-bricketi-bricketi...]
Oh, darn, that did not fit in, let's smooth it over by laying diagonal bricks.
[bricketi-bricketi-bricketi...]
Oh, darn, that looks even weirder. Nevermind, no-one will care anyway, it's just a darn wall.

 

[HartleyManson]

I'm definitely loving this thread. Here is a photo of my Pomeranian, Jared. Whenever I'm not home, he's the man.. uhmm, dog of the house. Plays with the kids, watch Netflix with my wife, and greets me with a cheerful bark whenever I come home from work. Of course, he deserves all the dog treats and chew toys in the world, due to his loyalty and friendship.

 

[berkeman]

I worked as an EMT at a "K9 Gladiator" race yesterday, where dogs and their owners compete in a 3-6 mile obstacle course which includes multiple muddy obstacles, navigating steep ravines, and lots of other natural and human-built obstacles. Dogs and owners of all ages and sizes compete, and it was amazing to see how the 100+ dogs that were there got along so well. It was super funny to watch the reactions of different dogs to the mud and other obstacles. The reactions ranged from "You want me to do what?" to "Dat was fun! Dat was fun! I'm going to do dat again now!"

This is the first time I've ever treated an injured dog, and access was not easy since he was down in a steep ravine obstacle with his owner. (He is fine now). Here are a couple of pics from the K9 Gladiator website and related sites...

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...wT2BWxCzhsTcDVps7_FmvmB_P3T9A6yh95U1R24HCEbNA

http://www.k9gladiators.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/waterhazard2017.jpg

https://cal.patch.com/sites/default...96_1017073538451030_5873482105014452224_o.jpg