Animals

[nudge]

Went to the animal park & aquarium today. Some pics:

[Stan]

That lion. Epic. 

[nudge]

4 minutes ago, Stan said:

That lion. Epic. 

Thank you  I'm quite proud of that one!

[Stan]

8 minutes ago, nudge said:

Thank you  I'm quite proud of that one!

It takes me back to SA seeing this

Slightly tamer! 

[Stan]

'Alexa, define MASSIVE BALLS OF STEEL' 

 

 

 

 

[nudge]

Konrad Lorenz Research Center in Austria is currently in need of volunteers to take part in the NetCams project - basically watching short videos of greylag geese and northern bald ibis in their nests, and answering questions about their behaviour seen in the video. The goal of their research is to measure the breeding performance and identify behavioural patterns that contribute to reproductive success. If anyone's interested, here's the link to the project: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/spotteron/nestcams

[DeadLinesman]

20 minutes ago, nudge said:

Konrad Lorenz Research Center in Austria is currently in need of volunteers to take part in the NetCams project - basically watching short videos of greylag geese and northern bald ibis in their nests, and answering questions about their behaviour seen in the video. The goal of their research is to measure the breeding performance and identify behavioural patterns that contribute to reproductive success. If anyone's interested, here's the link to the project: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/spotteron/nestcams

Looked they were sitting in every video i got given 

[nudge]

14 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said:

Looked they were sitting in every video i got given 

In a few videos I couldn't even identify which body part of the bird was facing the camera  

[CaaC (John)+]

Quote

In pictures: Brood X cicadas emerge after 17 years underground

The story of the Brood X cicadas, emerging after 17 years.

Every 17 years, members of a group of periodical cicadas (known as Brood X) start to emerge from their underground hiding-places, shedding their skins on trees and turning into adults.

Billions and billions of these cicadas from 15 US states start to come to the surface when the soil above them hits a temperature of 17.7ºC.

Within a matter of weeks, these cicadas will emerge, grow into adults, breed, lay eggs and die, and won’t be seen again for another 17 years.

Counting down the days

 

[Carnivore Chris]

On 13/04/2021 at 16:25, Carnivore Chris said:

I'm thinking of going up to Leighton Moss tomorrow. It's a huge nature reserve(mainly birds, but also red deers, otters and an abundance of other animals), I've been flirting with the idea for a while as I haven't been since I was a kid but the amount of species up there is unreal. I even remember seeing a Bittern up there, which is one of Britain's rarest birds.

There are alsorts up there and plenty of birds of prey, including Ospreys, which is a bird I've never seen before as they mainly stuck to the lake District back then(although it's not far from the lakes to be fair).

 

 

I went up here today and saw 2 ospreys for the first time. I was very lucky. Apparently they nest up there now! 

I also didn't realise how big they were. Definitely bigger wingspan than as Buzzard.

[Stan]

Japanese Akita dogs .

Bastards.

Couple of colleagues went to visit a property. Dog was let loose, owners didn't try and stop it, and it jumped on to one colleague. The other colleague went to grapple it off and in the process, the dog bit her and they ended up in hospital . 

[nudge]

40 minutes ago, Stan said:

Japanese Akita dogs .

Bastards.

Couple of colleagues went to visit a property. Dog was let loose, owners didn't try and stop it, and it jumped on to one colleague. The other colleague went to grapple it off and in the process, the dog bit her and they ended up in hospital . 

Lovely dogs, shit owners...

[Stan]

3 minutes ago, nudge said:

Lovely dogs, shit owners...

I don't know anything about them. I've heard they can be quite aggressive to strangers though...

[nudge]

1 minute ago, Stan said:

I don't know anything about them. I've heard they can be quite aggressive to strangers though...

Every dog can be quite agressive to strangers; it's up to the owners to socialise and train them properly AND to get involved in such situations where the dog is being protective of its territory. Akitas are very protective of theirs, and they are also very pissy about strangers invading their personal space, so I can see how things went wrong there with your colleagues...

[Stan]

1 hour ago, nudge said:

Every dog can be quite agressive to strangers; it's up to the owners to socialise and train them properly AND to get involved in such situations where the dog is being protective of its territory. Akitas are very protective of theirs, and they are also very pissy about strangers invading their personal space, so I can see how things went wrong there with your colleagues...

According to colleagues, the dog leapt out the back door and the owners did nothing to stop it before it got to them. So yeah maybe you're right!

But it's still aggressive nonetheless (which isn't allowed in our properties so they'll be getting s visit from RSPCA and Police ) 

[nudge]

1 minute ago, Stan said:

According to colleagues, the dog leapt out the back door and the owners did nothing to stop it before it got to them. So yeah maybe you're right!

But it's still aggressive nonetheless (which isn't allowed in our properties so they'll be getting s visit from RSPCA and Police ) 

Just out of curiosity, did the dog bite directly when it jumped on the first person, or after the second one tried to graple it off?

Hope they don't put the dog down

[Stan]

1 minute ago, nudge said:

Just out of curiosity, did the dog bite directly when it jumped on the first person, or after the second one tried to graple it off?

Hope they don't put the dog down

From what I've been told, jumped on first person aggressively, and second person tried to grab it off her and then bit that person's arm. She has a huge bite mark and is surprised she hasn't actually lost her arm. 

 

I don't know what the law is for dogs that bite humans. It might be a case of being removed from the owners if it's not been trained properly? I don't think they're on the aggressive animals list - if they were and they aren't looked after properly, and they harm/bite a human, then I think they do get put down. I'm not 100% on that. 

[nudge]

2 minutes ago, Stan said:

From what I've been told, jumped on first person aggressively, and second person tried to grab it off her and then bit that person's arm. She has a huge bite mark and is surprised she hasn't actually lost her arm. 

 

I don't know what the law is for dogs that bite humans. It might be a case of being removed from the owners if it's not been trained properly? I don't think they're on the aggressive animals list - if they were and they aren't looked after properly, and they harm/bite a human, then I think they do get put down. I'm not 100% on that. 

Yeah, the dog bit because the second person invaded its personal space and the dog perceived her as a threat/an attack... Granted, it should not jump on strangers in the first place, but that one is completely on the owners. Should put them down instead 

[DeadLinesman]

15 minutes ago, Stan said:

But it's still aggressive nonetheless (which isn't allowed in our properties so they'll be getting s visit from RSPCA and Police ) 

Territorial thing. An RSL might own the property, but the dog lives there. Many will defend themselves if a stranger even walks upto the door. Like @nudge said, the owner is responsible. A dog can be aggressive and kept in a separate room from visitors. 

[Stan]

12 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said:

Territorial thing. An RSL might own the property, but the dog lives there. Many will defend themselves if a stranger even walks upto the door. Like @nudge said, the owner is responsible. A dog can be aggressive and kept in a separate room from visitors. 

The dog owns the property mate. Forgot to say. 

 

I fully appreciate the owner is responsible, don't get me wrong. Just very frustrating to know two colleagues have got injured at the hands of a dog because the owner hasn't trained it properly, even if the dog is physical/aggressive. 

[CaaC (John)+]

2 hours ago, Stan said:

Japanese Akita dogs .

Bastards.

Couple of colleagues went to visit a property. Dog was let loose, owners didn't try and stop it, and it jumped on to one colleague. The other colleague went to grapple it off and in the process, the dog bit her and they ended up in hospital . 

If the owner of the dog and the owner let the dog loose on your colleagues then the bloody owner of the dog should be charged and fined and be banned from dogs for life, dogs can be trained not to be aggressive and some owners train their dogs to be vicious and aggressive and that reflects on the animal in question and the poor dog could be put down because of some stupid idiotic owner.

You see guys around here, junkies, you can spot them a mile away with a bull terrier on a lead attached to a spiked collar walking with an "I am the top man with my dog named Butch/Rambo..." attitude, a lot of owners with bull terriers I know are gentle as fuck dogs who greet anyone with their tales wagging and licking (kissing) you all over, I have seen a couple of Akita dogs and they have been gentle as fuck too.

[Bluewolf]

3 hours ago, Stan said:

Japanese Akita dogs .

Bastards.

Couple of colleagues went to visit a property. Dog was let loose, owners didn't try and stop it, and it jumped on to one colleague. The other colleague went to grapple it off and in the process, the dog bit her and they ended up in hospital . 

That's all you need to know right there.... the owners should have secured the dogs in another room or out in the yard when strangers call round.. The dogs may not even be aggressive but with new people around they tend to get over excited and jump up and stuff and it frightens some people... 

[Stan]

This dog, however. Loving life. 

 

 

[DeadLinesman]

47 minutes ago, Stan said:

This dog, however. Loving life. 

 

 

It might say May ‘21 but that article is older than John.

[Stan]

25 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said:

It might say May ‘21 but that article is older than John.

 Cheers Jeff.