@shyvas The pictures of Pingu and the Irish wolfhounds will have me smiling for days!
The Everything Animal Thread
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You haven't seen the little one that was picked up yesterday. It's a video on FB so I can't post it here. He's a hoot and it makes
me smile everytime I watch it.
One of the highlights when visiting different countries is to meet and learn about the local wildlife. At the home where I`m
staying there is a variety of wildlife that has set up their own home. For the first time in my life I saw a skunk and learned all about this
small animal who is nocturnal.
Some evenings when dusk appears you can see a whole group of them (5) hobbling down the slope and digging for food. They sometimes get into a fight over food and their tails stick up. They`ll chase each other until one gives up.
Apparently, mum skunks are wonderful with their offspring who often end up as orphans. People who are ignorant will kill them and can`t tolerate them in their gardens. They receive bad press because their spray is highly offensive. They only use it as a last resort and are quite timid creatures who do not like confrontation.
So, if you see a skunk slowly back away and chances are that they`ll simply hobble away.
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staying there is a variety of wildlife that has set up their own home. For the first time in my life I saw a skunk and learned all about this
small animal who is nocturnal.
Some evenings when dusk appears you can see a whole group of them (5) hobbling down the slope and digging for food. They sometimes get into a fight over food and their tails stick up. They`ll chase each other until one gives up.
Apparently, mum skunks are wonderful with their offspring who often end up as orphans. People who are ignorant will kill them and can`t tolerate them in their gardens. They receive bad press because their spray is highly offensive. They only use it as a last resort and are quite timid creatures who do not like confrontation.
So, if you see a skunk slowly back away and chances are that they`ll simply hobble away.
Five facts you need to know about skunks in your neighbourhood
You can coexist with skunks in your neighbourhood. These five facts will help get you started!
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@shyvas There are a LOT of skunks where I live (in lovely downtown Skunkopolis, USA) ! But although I've lived here for a full 36 years, I haven't had problems with them (although they sometimes rattled me when I first moved here). I just take measures to not surprise them, and they seem to make an effort to avoid me in turn. I remember one time I was about to walk down the walkway through my front yard to my front door, and a skunk was there. I backed up two steps, he came forward two steps... I backed up a bit more, he came forward a bit more- and he turned in to the entrance to his burrow, which was right there.
I love my skunks! I haven't seen them in a few weeks now, though. I hope they come back!
SuicideBlonde
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I saw some duckies to and from the produce stand. I can not load the video.
Washington DC: Several dogs die after becoming trapped in flooded day care centre
Heavy rain led to water rising quickly up the front of the building, before a wall collapsed and water rushed inside. Staff moved animals to higher floors, before firefighters rescued seven employees and 20 dogs.
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SuicideBlonde
Adorkable rockstar!
Pardon my tiktok stamp. I made a lot of friends. I swear animals love me. Maybe it is the food or the pets. I felt like a Disney princess with the birds all over me.
Amazing rescue story. 
It's from 2022 but still awesome.
edgarsmission.org.au
It's from 2022 but still awesome.
Victoria - Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary
Surviving for years in the Australian bush carrying 26kg (57lbs) of wool.
edgarsmission.org.au
Lou
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Local beekeepers help police catch millions of bees accidentally set loose near Toronto
With the help of a handful of local beekeepers, police managed to recapture millions of bees that were accidentally set free in Burlington on Wednesday morning.
Bee-ware! Drivers warned after five million bees fall off truck on Canada road
Beekeepers from the local area assisted in getting the bees back in their crates and onto the truck. The incident was described as "quite the scene" by police.
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Two years on and gorgeous Kaavan is still enjoying his jungle after having spent the most miserable years in a zoo:
Lou
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Lou
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Not sure where to put this.
Maybe in What Podcasts are you listening to.
hmm. maybe I'll repost it there too
This is the funniest thing I've heard all week.
The author is a a primatologist and science comedian.
This Lesbian Monkey Love Triangle Tells Us Something Really Interesting about Darwin's 'Paradox'
Science, Quickly
A “Darwinian paradox” is that homosexual activity occurs even though it does not lead to or aid in reproduction. But if you visit three capuchin monkeys in Los Angeles, they’ll show you how beneficial their liaisons are.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: Science, Quickly: This Lesbian Monkey Love Triangle Tells Us Something Really Interesting about Darwin's 'Paradox' on Apple Podcasts
Or if you don't like to listen
www.scientificamerican.com
Maybe in What Podcasts are you listening to.
hmm. maybe I'll repost it there too
This is the funniest thing I've heard all week.
The author is a a primatologist and science comedian.
This Lesbian Monkey Love Triangle Tells Us Something Really Interesting about Darwin's 'Paradox'
Science, Quickly
A “Darwinian paradox” is that homosexual activity occurs even though it does not lead to or aid in reproduction. But if you visit three capuchin monkeys in Los Angeles, they’ll show you how beneficial their liaisons are.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: Science, Quickly: This Lesbian Monkey Love Triangle Tells Us Something Really Interesting about Darwin's 'Paradox' on Apple Podcasts
Or if you don't like to listen
This Lesbian Monkey Love Triangle Tells Us Something Really Interesting about Darwin's 'Paradox'
A “Darwinian paradox” is that homosexual activity occurs even though it does not lead to or aid in reproduction. But if you visit three capuchin monkeys in Los Angeles, they’ll show you how beneficial their liaisons are.
Lou
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I wouldn't have made the connection.
Awful.
www.usatoday.com
Awful.
Pet shelters fill up in hard times. Student loan payments could leave many with hard choices.
Student loan payments resuming will impact 40 million people. With shelter surrenders already at a high, more pets will also be at risk.
www.usatoday.com
