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"/an/ - Animals & Nature" is 4chan's imageboard for posting pictures of animals, pets, and nature.
Does your dog deserve one farm fresh egg, and if so, how frequently?
Discuss anything aquarium related here, including tanks, bowls, inhabitants, bettas, decor, plants, and issues. Before asking questions in this thread, make sure you give us at least some details when asking a question, such as:
>Tank size (include dimensions, not just volume)
>Unusual Parameters (nitrate, pH, GH, KH)
>Any inhabitants + how long you've had them
>Age of the tank
>Pictures are always helpful
Tank Cycling:
>www.modestfish.com/how-to-cycle-your-aquarium/
Stocking and Water Change Calculator:
>www.aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisor.php
>www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/EffectiveWaterChange.php
Articles and Care Guides:
>www.seriouslyfish.com/knowledge-base/
>www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/
>www.aquariumcoop.com/
>www.theaquariumwiki.com/wiki/
Aquatic Plant Database:
>www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/all.php
>www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants
Previous thread: >>4893264
previous: >>4897608
>CAN NATURALLY COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS FROM MILES AWAY
>STRONGEST AND BIGGEST THING ALIVE ON LAND
>REMEMBERS FUCKING EVERYTHING
>CAN FOLD A CAR
>OUTSMARTS ELECTRIC FENCES
>WALKS THROUGH HALF A COUNTRY WITHOUT DRINKING ONCE
>CAN PLAY INSTRUMENTS AND DRAW PICTURES
>INVENTS A TRADING SYSTEM WITH LOCAL WEAT TRUCKERS
>CAN OUTMANEUVER RHINOS WHILE BEING MULTIPLE TIMES BIGGER AND HEAVIER
>CAN SWIM FOR DAYS
>CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMAN LANGUAGES
>CAN MIMIC HUMAN VOICES
>THROWS STICKS AT LIONS
>PREVENTS PREDATORS FROM PROFANING THEIR GRAVES
>ALTRUISTIC TO THOSE THEY LOVE
>WILL NEVER LET YOU BEHIND
ELEPHANT SUPREMACISM WILL RISE
previous: >>4881506
This thread is dedicated to all animals of the Reptilia and Amphibia classes. Topics include, but are not limited to: geckos, snakes of all kinds, frogs, salamanders, newts, turtles, tortoises, and much more. Before asking a question, do a search on the internet to see if it has been answered
Classifieds for finding breeders and products:
>morphmarket.com
>kingsnake.com
>faunaclassifieds.com
>caudata.org
Most forums will have a "for sale" section on them, so look for that, especially if you have a specific herp you want. Craigslist can also be a good source for cheap aquariums, and make sure to check for any reptile expos that occur in your area.
When asking a question, make sure to include these details:
>Type and size of animal
>Enclosure dimensions
>Humidity and temperature
>Type of substrate
>The decor you use
>How often you feed
>The type of food you use
>If your animal is wild caught or captive bred
>How often you handle
>Who you bought the animal from
Other Helpful Resources
www.blackjungleterrariumsupply.com
www.joshsfrogs.com
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com
http://www.anapsid.org
http://www.hylid.clara.co.uk/caer.htm
https://www.americanmadeexotics.com/breeding-ball-pythons-article.html
When will this lie end?
Originally posted him here back in July seeking advice for potential health problems due to his folded ears.
DOB: Probably 2nd half of June 2024
Back by popular demand (or at least the demand of a few anons), you can watch him grow up from infant to big boi here.
> Tusks grow into its brain and kills it.
Previous: >>4866060
I''m going tp post a platypus every day until all of /an/ wants a puggle to snuggle. Old thread got it's leg caught in a jeffries tube. >>4793406. 300 seconds to post. Good gracious. Who did I piss off or are "we" getting attaced again?
>yeah I know we humans bred this species to suffer from severe breathing problems, hip dislocation and 15 other genetic health problems, but tee hee my pug is so cuddly and friendly, he just looks so happy to be here even though he's constantly suffering ^.^
How can you see how evil and selfish you sound when you say shit like this? Fucking psychopathic assholes.
My theory is that early hominids dragged them there for a laugh.
>Results say soem shit like "No it's a wild animal and does not make a good." And so on and so on
>Videos I see online with people keekping the animals as pets say otherwise
I'm convinced theirs just some kind of scheme going on here. I get that the average person probably can't keep most animals as pets but if you put in the effort there's no reason it shouldn't be possible.
Of course excluding money and ludicrous animals like Gorillas, Chimps and lions.
>intentionally keep the thermostat low
Previous: >>4879599
And humans should be way better at it than Impalas. I'm not talking about the zigzag bullshit, I'm talking about a high angle periodic change in direction.
>Leopard Seal tries to feed photographer penguins, despite it having no benefit whatsoever
What the fuck
Here are a few questions to kick things off -
>Have you ever been to a shelter before?
>Have you or anyone you've known adopted an animal?
>Any preconceived notions you had about said shelter that were wrong?
>Anything you wish you knew before going to the shelter?
3-3-3 Rule
https://winnipeghumanesociety.ca/3-3-3-rule-of-adoption/
Puppy Blues
https://whatagreatdog.com/navigating-the-puppy-blues-a-guide-for-puppy-parents/
Need Help?
https://pets.findhelp.com/
(It probably won't help because it requires users to input services, but it's worth a shot)
Petfinder
>select the type of animal you want to see
>sort by 'randomize'
https://www.petfinder.com/
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-79546-1
People actually believe this?
Rats need love
Rats need companionship
Rats need free roam time
Other rodents welcome
How do you give medicine to a rat?
I usually pin them on their back and get it in their mouth quick, followed by a sweet treat to get rid of the taste (raisin, dried banana etc.)
Dillinger was different, he wouldn't fight and just got it done quick (vid rel)
I'll make you this new one.
Anhingas welcome also.
Promoting Cormorant awareness and appreciation, one post at a time.
Nobody cares about horses anymore edition
>>4865949 Thread that lay down for one second
Newbies and amateurs are very welcome, and we’ll always try to answer your questions.
>Flora of the World
http://www.worldfloraonline.org/
>Plants of the World Online
https://powo.science.kew.org/
>Hardiness zones
https://www.plantmaps.com/
>Plant ID Sites
https://identify.plantnet.org/
https://wildflowersearch.org/
>Pests and Diseases
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/advice-search
https://www.growveg.com/plant-diseases/us-and-canada/
>Thousands of Botanical Illustrations
http://www.plantillustrations.org/
>Cacti and Succulents
https://worldofsucculents.com/
https://www.cactiguide.com/
https://www.succulentguide.com/
>Carnivorous plants
https://botany.org/home/resources/carnivorous-plants-insectivorous-plants.html
https://carnivorousplants.org/grow/guides
>Alpine plants
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/
>Ponds
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-build-pond
>How to Make a Terrarium
https://terrariumtribe.com/diy-terrarium-guide/
Thread from before
>>4888898
>Your elderly pet has a large tumor in their chest that was detected late
>You don't have the money for chemotherapy, and since it's an existing condition, trying to get insurance now wont cover it
>Your pet is so old that open chest surgery is likely to kill them, and if it doesn't then you still wont have much if any money left over for their other needs after the surgery when more issues inevitably arise
>Suddenly their breathing gets worse seemingly overnight, with them taking rapid short breaths
>Had a previous pet you only euthanized when they lost the will to live (on vet recommendation), which meant they had started to suffer, which made you feel wrong for having allowed it to happen at all
>Even though they haven't lost the will to live, get them euthanized knowing it will get much worse very quickly (on vet recommendation), and you don't want them to die having their lungs slowly crushed by a growing tumor
On the one hand, your pet certainly trusts that you wont kill them, so you're violating that trust. On the other hand, betrayal requires intent to harm, whereas the euthanasia was performed with the intent to prevent harm.
/an/'s thoughts?
What would you do with 1,000 mice?
>You're not allowed to kill them
>they're not neutered and breeding rapidly
>You have one (1) veterinary surgeon at your disposal
For the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, this is not a hypothetical https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/us/new-hampshire-man-surrenders-1000-mice/index.html
For the last week, they have been working to separate the males and females, since there's no way they'd be able to neuter them all in time.
Several dozen mice have been born at the shelter
The total is unknown but estimated to be between 800-1,000
Surely, this is greater than the total annual demand for new pet mice in New Hampshire, probably greater than the annual demand for new pet mice in all of New England and likely enough to supply all of north America for a few weeks.
The NHSPCA is a no-kill shelter
So what would you do, in their shoes?
And we're taking your ice cream!
Post your favourite monkey
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-and-elusive-australian-bird-once-thought-extinct-for-100-years-discovered-by-indigenous-rangers-and-scientists-180985143/
It had a collar but no tags.
What should I do?
Discuss raising chickens, ducks, geese, quail and other livestock birds for any purpose.
Not relevant to pet birds.
>Fermenting feed
Fermenting your feed can reduce your feed costs and improve the health of your birds. Simply cover a days supply of feed with water, add any fermentation aids or feed additives, and let it sit somewhere warm overnight.
>Beneficial feed additives
Charcoal (not briquettes)
Greek yogurt
Apple cider vinegar
Red hot peppers
>The baby’s mutilated body was found 3km from the Nimba Mountains Nature Reserve, with witnesses fearing the chimp may have used tools to butcher the infant.
>The attack has been blamed on famous mature Western chimpanzee Jeje, who belongs to a small troop in the region known for their human-like use of tools.
What are chimps trying to say?
>Haven't seen it eating anything in days
>Lays down all the time at the floor
>Breathes heavily through gills
>Now skin is becoming whiter and paler
Anyone here with experience keeping these fishes? Anything I can do to save it? It's almost 1.5 years old by now but google tells me it can live up to 3-5 years. For now I've changed it to a bucket and bathed it in methylene blue for half an hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLG_Q8FJda0
seriously
just look at this thing
what a horrible decision
https://x.com/kkopzoo/status/1833126029231292859
Elephants, koalas, and pandas also do this.
However there is one regular who is the worst smelling person I have ever met and I was giving cat owners the benefit of the doubt with him because he smelled so bad I assumed he must be a pig farmer or something like that who never washes his clothes or bathes. His stench is unreal.
But then yesterday I saw him in line with three giant bags of cat food so I guess I was right all along
Why dont cat owners realize how terrible they smell?
>He is getting too nasty with his brother so I got this anon
>He knows you know! Ever since he saw it he has calmed riiight down!
>*points it in front of my face condescending*
>Its called a "R I D I N G C R O P"
>You know, just like they use for "h o r s e s"!
>If he plays up he will get one of these!
>*slaps nearest work surface*
I am not the only one who sees this as abuse right or is this some valid application for dogs that I am not seeing here? Pic rel is him with tennis ball for scale.
It started weeks ago with just a few mice, I kept catching and throwing them out, but the were coming back, or new ones kept coming. I didn't want to use poison, because when one died it took me days to find while I couldn't stand the smell and I also watched a mouse who ate too little poison dying for hours. they unsurprisingly reproduced and now there's a shitload of small mice running around and droppings everywhere, I suspect that now there's probably almost 20 of mice total and I'm losing my mind. I now finally managed to find and close up the probable openings they used and I'm wondering what to do with them. I'd like to avoid killing them if possible, because the small ones are very trusting and even try to huddle up to me if I sit still (I know they're just vermin and I'm being retarded, but still), but throwing them out at this point is probably a bad death sentence anyway.
I wonder if it's feasible to keep them in a huge cage throughout the winter, but I suspect they'll suffer in captivity and it'd be more humane to kill them. if so, what's the best way to do it to ensure they won't decompose in various nooks?
Lets fix that
Sleeping bun edition
Speculative evolution is the exploration and imagining of how life might evolve in the future or could have evolved in alternate pasts. It's a multimedia sci-fi genre that harnesses scientific principles to create detailed and plausible hypothetical creatures, ecosystems, and evolutionary histories.
RESOURCES:
https://speculativeevolution.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Tutorial
>One-stop shop for relevant background information for starting a project
http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/
>Fantastic blog covering all sorts of spec evo topics in-depth
https://specevo.jcink.net/
>The Speculative Evolution forums, full of resources and ongoing projects
RECOMMENDED PROJECTS:
https://pastebin.com/zhBbaNTB
>Link to a PDF of Wayne Barlowe’s “Expedition”, a seminal work of speculative evolution full of incredible paintings and illustrations
https://youtu.be/Rbi8Jgx1CNE
>”The Future is Wild”, a CGI documentary following the evolution of life on Earth in the far future
https://pastebin.com/esdFrSEZ
>Dougal Dixon, arguably the father of speculative evolution. These are links to PDF’s of his books “After Man”, “The New Dinosaurs”, and “Man After Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egzZv8tqT_k&list=PL6xPxnYMQpquNuaEffJzjGjMsr6VktCYl&ab_channel=Biblaridion
https://sites.google.com/site/worldofserina/
https://sunriseonilion.wordpress.com/
http://www.cmkosemen.com/snaiad_web/snduterus.html
https://www.deviantart.com/sanrou/gallery/56844005/nau
http://www.planetfuraha.nl/
https://multituberculateearth.wordpress.com/
https://sites.google.com/view/lokiworldofrats/home
https://specevo.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=4578&st=15
https://www.deviantart.com/bicyclefrog
https://hardeshur.blogspot.com/p/main-page.html
https://rylmadolisland.blogspot.com/p/main-page.html?zx=bba41f9d602b6b9a
simple as.
Heres two that i return to over the years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXo-BpE8T8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWZ2QVx9pr8
Vids with animals killing each other is permitted , i think some vids of rats being fed to snakes are funny , but vids with harmless fun are more desired , or vids where animals pwn humans like steal their food and items skillfully
I found it in my closet, wanna get rid of it
(In Europe)
I'm from /his/ btw.
Not relevant to pet birds.
I am sick and tired of these fuckers. Every year they kill dozens of humans and we just sit around and fucking let them. When we train these fuckers in captivity, they never fucking learn, they are retarded and they have no emotions. Why can't we just genocide all the sharks and replace them with orcas or some shit.
Hear me out. I know just killing the sharks my have bad biodiversity impacts but like whats the worst that can happen? The worst I can picture is the seal population shoots up but can't we just breed more orcas and polar bears to cover the extra hunting load?
What are your guys thoughts. Can we wipe out all the sharks and still live peacefully on this planet? We already killed all the dodos and tasmanian tigers, and they didn't deserve it worse than sharks ever did.
I fing them washed up on the harbour shore.
Gelatinous turd like things, jelly fish?
Is it safe to eat?
as if a fly could fly into one ear and out the other
Southeastern France
"This feast was unquestioningly given to us as the most undoubted evidence they could give of their friendship. Knowing the spirit in which it was given, we could not but treat it respectfully, and receive it as anything but a high and marked compliment. The dog feast is truly a religious ceremony. The Indian sees fit to sacrifice his faithful companion to bear testimony to the sacredness of his vows of friendship." - George Catlin
I want to believe, even if some of them were scams, that they truly can.
can anyone id? also where is the invertebrate general wtf
1. Pibble
2. Rottweiler
3. German shepherd
4. Husky
5. English bulldog
>t. used to work at a boarding kennel
Is there a curren estimate of the dangers of species to be extinct?
I don't know nothing about conservation efforts, but I do assume most of the effort is going to breed the most in danger species, right?
>Upstairs neighbor is some old lady
>Constantly hear her food steps, because she walks like her feet weight 100 pounds.
>Constantly hear her praising the lord.(I suppose watching some church shows)
>Smell weed wafting down when she's getting high.
>She keeps setting off her smoke alarm, multiple times a week.
>She blasts her music loudly.
>Finally decide to fight back and turn my own music up.(I have good speakers, I just don't use them, in lieu of headphones)
>Stop hearing her music for a while.
>"Finally! I think she took the hint"
>Suddenly start hearing barking throughout the day.
>Don't know which direction the barking comes from. "It's a shame they lifted the no pet policy here"
>Suddenly smell something weird coming from my kitchen area.
>Assume a mouse died behind the walls, even though it doesn't really smell like a dead mouse.(yes, I know what that smells like)
>Have exterminators come over, and they see no signs of mice, and plug up a hole behind my fridge.
>Still smelling the smell.
>"Upstairs neighbor is stomping a lot today. I wonder if she has grandkids"
>Hear barking again
>It sounds close
>Triangulate the direction
>It starts to dawn on me.
>The barking is coming from upstairs.
>The smell is dirty wet fur, mixed with animal excretions.
>The stomping is a dog having zoomies, jumping up and down, and thumping its tail
Holy hell, my noisy neighbor got a living noise maker. How long until this thing dies? 10 years? I have no idea what breed it is. By some crazy coincidence, I've never seen her take the dog out. Only heard it barking outside. Judging by its bark, and ability to make noise, it sounds like a medium sized dog. I don't know if I can take this. Would it be wrong to report these problems to the apartment owners? I mean, I might have been able to confront the old lady about her noise. But once the dog is in the picture, there's really no reasoning with a dog. Right?
To be fair, the smell did go away.(for now)
>Steve Kroschel, says the wolverine's intelligence and powerful sense of smell makes it the perfect candidate for daring mountain rescues.
>"Wolverines are so smart that within, I would say, a week, you could train them to do this, to find a human scent," Kroschel said during an interview on CBC Edmonton's Radio Active. "It's just like training dogs. But wolverines are so much more intelligent than a dog."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNgv3opJqoQ
>Despite their nasty reputation, he says wolverines are easily tamed.
"They just really become a companion like no other wild animal that I've ever worked with," Kroschel said. "You can train them to a harness very easily, they love that. And when they're bonded with you, they will follow you around in the mountains like a dog. "And they stay gentle to you, as opposed to wolves, lynx or grizzly or any of the other fur-bearing animals of North America that I work with."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wolverines-can-be-taught-to-sniff-out-avalanche-survivors-trainer-says-1.3559850
>give them animal plushies, animal posters, animal everything
>completely fuck up any wild animal habitat at the same time
Is there any whitepill left when it comes to nature and ainmals?
The Tassili N'Ajjer National Park in Algeria to be more specific. Roughly here: 26°09'39.5"N 8°36'54.5"E
Our guide an none of the Tuareg who were with us and lived in this area for decades has ever seen a thing like that or knew what it was.
It was around 10cm long and alive.
If anyone knows what it is or where I could find any information regarding this topic or even places where asking might be more appropriate please let me know.
and yet he literally FOLLOWS me all over the fucking house meowing and meowing and swiping out at me to get me to pet him. he was chilling with my dad on the couch a second ago and when i came downstairs he sprung off the couch and went towards me for pets. What is happening here? he's not even my cat and i don't really give him any special treatment besides petting him every once in a while and yet he'll whine outside my bedroom door sometimes trying to get my attention. he just keeps following me
>come back from work
>see this weird black n white Russian style hat
>turns out the be a stray cat
>pet it
>now it wouldn't leave me the fuck alone, everywhere I go in my house it follows me asking for pets and purrs nonstop
> after some googling apparently that reminds them of when they were kitten and we're cared by their mom
Is there a reason why this animal's parental style is so in your face obnoxiously carrying, it just seems strange like human partners aren't like that
I know we can only speculate, but I just think it’s super interesting. I can’t think of one other carnivorous apex predator that we have a virtually 0% chance of being attacked by.
>end up being consumed worldwide by humans because of your spicy taste that was originally supposed to repel them
Are hot peppers the most retarded plants out there?
>have either brown, blue or green eyes and almost the exact same eye shape
>be animal
>have all the coolest type of eye colors and limitless shapes
Why are we so boring????