The Official FC Pets & Animals thread

[momofthegoons]

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[grokit]

 

[Melting Pot]

 

[DDave]

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[DDave]

I'm not the only one who noticed the cat in the background thinking "Lunch", am I?

 

[Amoreena]

Reminded me of this picture which I saved years ago. Someone at the old Webshots site had it in an on-line album.

 

[momofthegoons]

Just watched this and found it fascinating...

 

[lwien]

^^ It always has been about balance, eh? Great vid mom.

As long as we're talking about balancing:

 

[grokit]

 

[Melting Pot]

World’s smallest Deer Species born in NYC Zoo weighs only 1 pound

 

[DDave]

Mouse Lemurs? Awesome!

 

[grokit]

African HeroRats detect landmines.

Using positive reinforcement behavior that is respectful of the animals, African pouched rats are taught to identify the explosives, receiving treats for their efforts. After months of training, the rats are set a test and accredited as HeroRats if they pass.

The pouched rats are perfect for the job; intelligent with a keen sense of smell, they are small enough not to trigger mines and large enough to be easily identifiable in the field. No rat has been killed in a minefield.

Banana for scale

The rats can clear two hundred square meters in just 20 minutes. It would take humans with metal detectors five days to cover the same area.

The rats live for up to eight years, but retire after six and live out their twilight years eating avocados, apples and bananas, and being regularly patted by their handlers.

 

[Eschient]

awww-wwww-wwww! Best rats ever!

 

[DDave]

 

[cawshook]

The Blue Tongue

The Blue Tongue Fatty

And the Blue Belly

Fun Fact: rub the blue belly lizard's stomach and he stays in the position you see above. Don't know why, but worked when I was a kid...

Used to have a gecko. I heard they dont have a diaphragm and they actually pass out when you do that because they can't breathe. I'm not sure if that's the case or just a defense mechanism.

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[dimildarko]

Wow what is that first dog? Pointer pup? Also that's gotta be one of the cutest puggles I've ever seen.

We've got two little snort monsters our selves, both female Bostons. Don't you just love all the gas?

 

[Seren]

Check this guy out, what a showoff:

Is that dude hawking from a parasail of some kind? WTF? And I thought FC had some odd people.

Do free fallers usually wear gloves like that?

Wild birds very rarely wear armbands of any kind...

It's parahawking - it's on my to-do list:

 

[Melting Pot]

 

[lwien]

 

[Melting Pot]

 

[SSVUN~YAH]

 

[grokit]