/an/ - Animals & Nature

CATS MUST BE DESTROYED or ISOLATED
[2nd thread]

First, I'll get the point across. Cats have a huge influence on culture.
Cats are invading your home!
Cats are invading the internet!
Cats are invading your mind!
Toxoplasma Gondii is more dangerous than it seems.

Base science note:
https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=81884423
Cats of the Internet Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_and_the_Internet https://archive.fo/2012071100232

There's also an episode of the cartoon "Futurama" about cat invaders, but it's more of a joke for family entertainment/educational viewing:
https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/That_Darn_Katz!

Post and speculate about deer

Monkey hate, snake hate, and even insect/spider hate is a sign of low IQ because it shows that you are unable to override your base instincts with rational thought.

Hello, based department?

Ok, the rancher schizo is right. I'm convinced now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-Hbdxwxfc
>tldr: watch the fucking video faggot

>>5031294
>new2bunnies
https://rabbit.org/audiences/for-rabbit-newcomers/
https://www.best4bunny.com/bunny-care/
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-care/
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page
>videos
https://rentry.org/bunnyvideos

What type of flower is this?

Nanotyrannus is real
https://twitter-thread.com/t/1983926921898660347

https://youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM?si=a4C7EWREEL677mOO
I'm personally digging this, we barely get any good cenozoic content, and based on the previous two seasons of this it'll be a fun watch. Also:
>Thylacoleo
>Moa
>Steller's Sea Cow
>Doedicurus
FUUUUUCK YEEEAAAAH DUDES!!!!

>needs no company, is perfectly content being alone
>only bothers with females when he needs to nut
Truly the Enkidu of animalkind

Lisa edition
Post foxes love foxes
Previous fox: >>5062582

I was thinking of making a rice paddy aquarium that's designed to dry out like real world rice paddies.
I'd like to use loamy clay soil as the substrate. And I may possibly add crushed eggshells or chicken bones depending on how acidic the end result is and depending on acidic drift. Clean egg shells help if it's too acidic, and dirty eggs or chicken bones may make the tank more acidic due to the organic detritus being consumed.(I'm not entirely sure on the dirty egg shell hypothesis tho.)
I would form the substrate into a 30 degree sloping hill. The top of the hill will be in the back of the tank. The substrate at the lowest point(the front viewing area of the tank), would be 3 inches deep. And the substrate at the point in the back would be 7 inches deep. The highest the water will get is 13 inches.(this is starting from the bottom of the tank itself.)
The variety of rice I'd like to use would the deepwater Chao Phraya river basin rice. Which grows between 3 feet - 3 feet and 8 inches tall. Hopefully 4 or more of this 3-foot plant will be under the water when it's at the highest.
Here's a list of the fauna I'd like to use:
Medaka{maybe. Eggs can somewhat survive dry outs.}(Eggs can survive brief dry outs if kept damp.)
Triops{maybe. I'm worried they'd eat all the others.}
Apple snails(their eggs are said to survive dry conditions)
Malaysian Trumpet snails(can burry themselves and go into stasis) [aerates the soil]
Fairy Shrimp
Clam Shrimp
Seed Shrimp
Water Flees
Rotifers Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas
Flora I'd Like to use:
Oryza sativa [As the main pieces in the back, with a few seeds scattered on the slope as well. Any future plantings will use the ones on the slopes who could survive deeper water and more uncertainty.]
Duckweed
Java Moss
Pic unrelated

ITT ANIMALS ARE _VERY_ LOUD

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Many dogs edition

Post raccs, save pics of raccs, discuss raccs! Here is a critter embiggining for the winter months.

What's the coolest animal you've ever seen in the wild?

Who would win in a fight?

Previously on /jg/ (now /jef/) >>5048770

Who is Jefrey (with one F)?

He was found abandoned in some bushes filthy and covered in fleas late one night in mid-July 2024. He’s all grown up, and enjoys car rides, climbing trees, going to new places, and most of all, capybaras. Some believe him to be a goblin or gremlin. He was named after the Pixies song “Space (I Believe In)”.

Jefrey suffers from mild ear-ectile dysfunction.

Originally posted him here back in July 2024 seeking advice for potential health problems due to his folded ears, some /an/ons wanted more of him, and so now you’re stuck with him.

>probably the most successful family of land vertebrates ever
>no living descendants
Why?

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Previously on /plant/ >>5037604

Thoughts on the secretary Bird?

Here's how I would fix most pet animal welfare issues (at least in the West); I haven't decided yet about how to deal with the many issues plaguing livestock. I'm Australian, so a lot of my points will be from that lens. I'm not a bleeding heart, I'm not a vegan, I don't support PETA; I think these are very easy, practical things that can be done right now to help animals we keep as pets. I know some of you will think these are controversial.

>All dog breeders not only require a licence, but each bitch can only have one litter every two years minimum
>Pitbulls are to be no more as a breed. The dogs live confused, aggressive, lives of pain and inflict pain on others. Each Pitbull is to be adopted, and requires the same licence a dingo does, and any Pitbull pups are to be culled. The breed will be gone in a decade.
>All cats are to be kept indoors, or to have a suitable, restrained cattery outside. Cats caught outside are impounded, and, if not claimed, culled, as in Australia
>Much like with dogs, each cat breeder is to sire one litter, but because there is such a prolific problem with strays and feral cats, they will be forced to sire a litter every three years, not two.
>Both cats and dogs must be desexed if not bred.
>All parrot breeding is outlawed. Parrots can be owned, and I don't think a licence to own them will make much difference (at this stage), but every single parrot is to be adopted. After a grace period of about a decade or two, MAYBE the parrot trade can resume, with breeders HEAVILY licenced, and requiring aviaries. No hand rearing is allowed, and owners must also then have a licence teaching them taming techniques from an 'untame' bird.

If you break these regulations, you get a fine, to the amount of about minimum 5000 USD/10000 (aka the cost of a designer dog).

Is there a better way to protect the ecosystem than culling the human population by the billions?

Tell us, friends, what are your thoughts on the Orange People and their delightful facial features?

post ducks please

/an/ webm. Old thread's maxxed out. Here's the new one

What do we think about the Great Shark Coverup theory?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9q6jVAY_EA

TL;DW shark fatalities per year are vastly underestimated and the total is closer to 100-400 deaths per year. A mix of tourism boards and shark apologists fudge the numbers for profit-seeking and misguided ideological reasons (Jaws guilt). Perhaps not a true conspiracy but a convenient convergence of interests. The ocean is a jungle infested with gigantic predators and the risks, while small, are still much larger than what people will tell you, especially the 'sea puppies" crowd that insists they are just misunderstood.

What is the verdict on this theory?

>Literally a flying dog
>Nobody cares

Love your tank janny edition.

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>Unusual Parameters (nitrate, pH, GH, KH)
>Any inhabitants + how long you've had them
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>www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants

previous >>5038459

gluttony edition

Post animal memes
I made pic related after I saw my retarded cat enter the laundry room then scare himself because of it

Big steppin' edition. Discuss your kitties here.

Post your pets

Why do some pet owners let their pets run freely outdoors and then get surprised when it gets killed by wild animals or in traffic?

Animals are so lucky that they don't have the same kind of self awareness and emotional intelligence that humans do.

Of all of the species of butterflies and moths, which one would you say is the most beautiful, /an/?

I'm casting my vote for the Madagascar sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus).

Holy shit a beetle

I love hyenas, striped hyenas are my favorites

>armadillos expanding their range naturally
>several states have them listed as invasive species
Why are "conservationists" so retarded? What exactly are they trying to conserve?