Photo Contest - You Animal (6/6-6/13)

[Danger]

"insects" are not 6 feet tall

You never saw "Them"? And a tapeworm can easily exceed 6 feet when held vertically.

 

[scorpa]

Oh good lord, that photo scared the bejeebus out of me! That dog looks like it's ready to jump out of the screen and go for the jugular!

I told you he's just smiling lol, he's really just the biggest sweetie ever.

 

[Danger]

So the dog is listening to "It's a Small World" in that picture?

Yes, but only because it just ate half of Disney Studios.

 

[Moonbear]

Yes, but only because it just ate half of Disney Studios.

I think it's just laughing about all the small children it just ate.

Yeah, you can tell it's not really a snarl (nose isn't wrinkly, mouth is too open, ears aren't completely pinned back), but the way the camera caught it really makes it look vicious.

 

[larkspur]

Phoebe 6 1/2 weeks old (before her ears popped up):

What a cutie!
You must have huge hands to make that tennis ball look so small...

 

[larkspur]

My fruitbat.

She is adorable!

 

[0TheSwerve0]

Bawang from the San Francisco zoo.

 

[Danger]

the way the camera caught it really makes it look vicious.

It's the eyes. People with cataracts are always scary looking.

Bawang from the San Francisco zoo.

I saw that exact same shot in Hustler a couple of years ago... but after she'd shaved.

 

[0TheSwerve0]

she is a sexy one ain't she?

 

[Danger]

I decline to answer that on the grounds that W might smack me with a frying pan if she doesn't like the answer.

 

[scorpa]

It's the eyes. People with cataracts are always scary looking.

Yeah I'm not really sure what happened there, I know a lot of times you get red eye in a picture but I've never seen brown eyes come out green lol

 

[Danger]

Most predators (but mostly nocturnal ones like cats) have reflective lenses in their eyes to amplify incoming light. 'Red-eye' in a person is just from light bouncing off of the blood vessels in the retinae, so you can see how an extra reflective layer will make them glow.

 

[rcgldr]

I know a lot of times you get red eye in a picture but I've never seen brown eyes come out green lol

Here's another, not a submission for the contest, just a "green eye" demo:

 

[ZapperZ]

Do they have to be live animals or are stuffed animals or other representations of animals allowed?

No, no dead ones. The animal/s must be alive.

Zz.

 

[J77]

Some gorillas I saw last week...

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2572/gorillas15wi.jpg

 

[ToxicBug]

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/515/shushu10sj.jpg

 

[0TheSwerve0]

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/515/shushu10sj.jpg

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that's a mouse right? What kind is it?

 

[larkspur]

that's a mouse right? What kind is it?

Looks like a chinchilla.

 

[larkspur]

Here's another:

Pretty cat! Is that an Abyssinian?

 

[0TheSwerve0]

Some gorillas I saw last week...

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2572/gorillas15wi.jpg

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Do you live in Africa?!

 

[ToxicBug]

Looks like a chinchilla.

Yeah, my parent's pet actually.

 

[turbo]

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7493/jugboy4uc.jpg
Our late ferret Turbo. When we had company, he would not sleep in his bed, but would sleep in this antique crock in the kitchen, so he could be near the action, visit, and beg for food, ear-rubs, etc. He had just woken up from a nap and was still a bit dozey-looking. He had his summer coat in the avatar picture - ferrets generally get lighter-colored in the winter when this was shot.

 

[Danger]

He had his summer coat in the avatar picture

And here all this time I thought that your avatar was a badger.

 

[PRodQuanta]

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5192/photo0711050024za.jpg Here's[/URL] my dog, Gibson (named after my favorite guitar brand). Sadly, he died late last year :(

Paden Roder

 

[turbo]

Here's my dog, Gibson (named after my favorite guitar brand). Sadly, he died late last year :(

Paden Roder

Happy-looking guy! I have a soft spot for Gibsons, too, although right now, my current "ES335" is a sweet Yamaha SA800, and my favorite "'59 SG special" was a Hamer.

 

[ZapperZ]

Here's another:

Please note that we do have a size limitation as noted in our contest rules.

Zz.

 

[turbo]

And here all this time I thought that your avatar was a badger.

A badger?! Where have you ever seen a badger this cute? Turbo topped out at around 3 lbs - not exactly a badger-weight contender, but pound-for-pound these guys are about the smartest pet you can own. Don't buy a ferret unless you are willing to share all your living space (they need room and want to have a "territory"), and don't bring one home until you have ferret-proofed the house. That means magnetic and/or mechanical latches on cupboard doors AND drawers, no poisons where the little guys can get to, etc. They can sit up on their hind legs and use their dexterous front paws to open doors, drawers, etc. They don't have opposable thumbs, and that's about the only thing preventing them from taking over the world.

 

[Danger]

I have a soft spot for Gibsons, too,

I don't mind it once in a while, but I really prefer scotch over rye.

A badger?! Where have you ever seen a badger this cute? Turbo topped out at around 3 lbs - not exactly a badger-weight contender

All badgers are cute. Keep in mind that you have nothing else in that picture to give a scale reference. It could be the size of a flea or a refrigerator for all I can tell. Besides, my eyes ain't that good any more. I have no intention of obtaining a ferret, but Lucy cat knows how to open doors as well (people doors, at that). She's keeping my mother company, though, so it won't be my problem for a while.

 

[turbo]

Darn! I was expecting that most people would know that this guy is tougher than a badger :
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7493/jugboy4uc.jpg

These guys are handy! A ferret the size of a badger could have taken over all the local oil-change franchises in a year or two, and maybe some fast-food places, too. He's certainly cute enough to beat the customer-relations programs of any of the franchises.

 

[rcgldr]

Please note that we do have a size limitation as noted in our contest rules.

That wasn't a submission, only the first picture. The rules stated only one submission per member. The second photo was just an example of green eyes. I'll resize it though.