Animalia

Nitpicker · Post by **Nitpicker** » Sat May 30, 2015 11:09 pm

I've always thought the lyrebird should be worth more than 10 cents:

http://wiki.australian-coins.net/wp-con ... 76-10c.jpg

(You can tell the coin is Australian, because the obverse shows the British monarch.)

bystander · Post by **bystander** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:38 pm

http://likes.com/animal/a-white-tiger-a ... abies-ever

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:23 am

http://www.wfsb.com/story/29213006/vide ... -egg-whole

geckzilla · Post by **geckzilla** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:42 am

It was gentle and not aggressive toward them, they said, but they also said they were still horrified by it. Kind of odd to remain horrified of something despite it completely failing one's expectations of it being an actual horrible thing.

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 4:20 am

Snakes, spiders and creepy-crawly things, just seem to trigger/bring out the horrorbility factor for a lot of people.

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 3:23 pm

Donald was never one to duck a free beer.

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:51 pm

http://www.wfsb.com/story/29294333/gian ... s-of-tokyo

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:11 pm

Animals in mirrors.

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Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:18 pm

More animals in mirrors.

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emc · Post by **emc** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:08 pm

After having read this thread I decided to have my cup of coffee on the front porch. I sat down in our rocker and immediately felt sharp pain in my lower left cheek. My first mental image was of a snake (I blame this thread... and further, I blame Geck) to which I jerked up out of the rocker spilling half my cup onto my right leg. At first I didn’t see the culprit but finally noticed under the rocker was a staggering wasp... he must have put his all into the attack. Now he has interfered with what I do best according to my wife... sit. (I’m glad I got thru that without a typo)

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geckzilla · Post by **geckzilla** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:03 pm

You've probably got a nest nearby. They will typically sting you if you get too close to it. It may even be on the underside of the rocker.

emc · Post by **emc** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:33 pm

Hi Geck,

Just kidding that you were to blame for the snake image in my head... my head is too much responsibility for anyone.

No nest could be found near on or near the chair so I expect he was just hunting. What I was funniest about the experience was that image of a snake popping into my head... I mean what would a snake be doing in a rocking chair? Everyone knows that there is typically no serpentine motion in a rocking chair, only back and forth... which has to be alien to a snake. But then again, who’s to say there couldn’t be some particular wacky snake that likes to get outside the box.

Ron-Astro Pharmacist · Post by **Ron-Astro Pharmacist** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:57 pm

While on vacation in northern Indiana I was able to snap a picture of a cardinal in my wife's brother's backyard. We don't get them in the west so I was happy to see one. Any ideas why they haven't spread west? I can't seem to find the specific reason other than adaptability.

Cardinal.jpg

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Cardinal-Northern_vq2234.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_cardinal
http://birdsbybent.netfirms.com/ch31-40/cardinal.html

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:58 pm

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33262884

emc · Post by **emc** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:04 pm

Beyond wrote:http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33262884

My first instinct was to scream...

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:47 pm

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bystander · Post by **bystander** » Sat Jul 18, 2015 4:24 am

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2015/07/fe ... ina/107684
http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150716/ ... 11775.html

geckzilla · Post by **geckzilla** » Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:13 am

I'm loving all the new feathered dinosaurs being found, as well as the so-called feather revolution that apparently a lot more dinosaurs than just the bird-like ones had feathers. Even t-rex gets them. Unless, of course, you have an image style to upkeep in a certain blockbuster film. Check out this emu/turkey vulture-like t-rex. http://moricemonkey93.deviantart.com/ar ... -489843658

Ron-Astro Pharmacist · Post by **Ron-Astro Pharmacist** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:20 pm

Is it Praying Mantis?

Mantis 1.jpg

or Preying Mantis.

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Either way they are pretty cool. Unless you're the bug.

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:25 pm

Ron-Astro Pharmacist · Post by **Ron-Astro Pharmacist** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:57 pm

That's what happens when you let the cat - into the bag.

Hairless Cat.jpg

Though it's not nearly as sexy when the cat takes off it's shirt

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:19 am

With some things, you just have to grin and bear it.

http://www.wfsb.com/story/29742958/bear ... start=true

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:31 am

Bear goes for a swim in Canadian family's pool, then relaxes in their hot tub.

http://www.wfsb.com/story/29843011/vide ... milys-pool

Ron-Astro Pharmacist · Post by **Ron-Astro Pharmacist** » Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:49 pm

This really surprised me. http://cattime.com/cat-facts/lifestyle/ ... love-water I had no idea some are hydrophilic.

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Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:18 am

Animals getting along good with one another.

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