The Official FC Pets & Animals thread

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
I wish all hikes were like this! - fernbiographer
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grokit

well-worn member
This is Jambo, long live Jambo.

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Jambo shot to international news stardom overnight in 1986, when five-year-old Levan Merritt fell into the gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness. Jambo stood guard over the boy when he was unconscious, placing himself between the boy and other gorillas in what ethologists analyze as a protective gesture.
 

pakalolo

Toolbag v1.1 (candidate)
Staff member

"He followed me home, can we keep him?"

Since we're doing statues of animals, here's a couple in St. John's, Newfoundland, honouring the Greater St. John's Water Dog (foreground) and the Lesser St. John's Water Dog. You might know them as the beloved Newfoundland dog and the world's most popular breed, the Labrador Retriever. Yes, these breeds are related and originated in the same place.

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Enchantre

Oil Painter
"He followed me home, can we keep him?"

Since we're doing statues of animals, here's a couple in St. John's, Newfoundland, honouring the Greater St. John's Water Dog (foreground) and the Lesser St. John's Water Dog. You might know them as the beloved Newfoundland dog and the world's most popular breed, the Labrador Retriever. Yes, these breeds are related and originated in the same place.

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Our son has a Newfy. They are wonderful dogs...


true story, I work in a call center, and one day I heard a co-worker say, "Really? there's a Labrador in Canada? wow, they named it after the dog, huh?"

I was not aware of how closely they were related, however. Thanks! :)
 

lwien

Well-Known Member
Our son has a Newfy. They are wonderful dogs...


true story, I work in a call center, and one day I heard a co-worker say, "Really? there's a Labrador in Canada? wow, they named it after the dog, huh?"

I was not aware of how closely they were related, however. Thanks! :)

I love Newfy's. Reminds me, I was at the park a few years ago and this girl had this dog and it was soooooooo obvious what the mix was and it was just amazing. It was a Newfy/German Shepard mix and it looked just like what that kind of mix would look like.

Some mixes are really neat, like this Collie/Shepherd mix. Just look at the marking and shadings:

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