Zookeeper Gabe’s Animal Thread V8.0

[rocketskates]

Love Bitis, my favorite genus of venomous snakes.

They are awesome. Guess the snakes in enclosures are used to people because he didn’t show any aggression. Still a pretty good adrenaline rush knowing that a glass window separates you from those long fangs.

 

[Bacco]

This jaguar only has one eye and is named Mick, they are a thing of beauty and power.

I think at equal size/weight a jaguar will wreck any other big cat

 

[Yoel Bromero]

I'm fine with either term as long as they end up in a lion's stomach.

What sort of sick fuck gets enjoyment out of this?

If she was asian I wouldn't have any issue with it bc I know all that meat is going to be used. Zero chance that bish ate any of that. Seems pointless.

 

[fungi]

 

[fungi]

 

[Oogie Sharp]

Holy shit, that was cool. His arms/tentacles were sheathed back, not moving, was wondering how he was propelling himself. Only thing I see moving are (gills?).

 

[MikeMcMann]

Frikkin amazing.


I understand evolutionary traits evolving over time where predators animals can understand that certain other 'cleaner animals' are not to be eaten as we need them to do a job that helps us live longer.

Quiet easily, the ones who allowed the cleaning did live longer, did get to mate more and thus their offspring out competed others with this 'tolerance' trait.


But how does this knowledge translate within a generation??

If the sharks are generally cautious and avoid human contact, how do they find out 'this human' is to be approached if you have this specific problem (undetachable hooks) and 'this human' will help and not harm you???

It leads me to believe that if contact with sharks was frequent enough and beneficial enough to the sharks, some form of domestication or relationship could be formed similar to what developed with Wolves.

Think about that. Instead of this...

We end up with this...

 

[fungi]

Holy shit, that was cool. His arms/tentacles were sheathed back, not moving, was wondering how he was propelling himself. Only thing I see moving are (gills?).

Was wondering that meself. Some sort of jet propulsion, I'd guess. If you pay close attention, the "orifice" between his tentacles opens up ever so slightly, rather periodically. Not sure though.

 

[MikeMcMann]

Holy shit, that was cool. His arms/tentacles were sheathed back, not moving, was wondering how he was propelling himself. Only thing I see moving are (gills?).

Was wondering that meself. Some sort of jet propulsion, I'd guess. If you pay close attention, the "orifice" between his tentacles opens up ever so slightly, rather periodically. Not sure though.

Yes both octopus and Squid swim via their version of jet propulsion. Taking in water into their gills and forcing it out quickly providing forward thrust. They do not use their limbs to swim.

This is not jet propulsion but I find it cool as Sea Anemones rarely move but when one of their few predators shows up they seem to recognize and go to what is extreme effort for them to swim away.

You can pretty much see the 'oh sh*t' moment the Anemone has as it somehow recognizes the predatory starfish and then the 'I'm out of here'.

 

[jefferz]

 

[Gutter Chris]

I watched it while his was in the background on my laptop



It was a really positive experience

 

[fungi]

 

[jefferz]

Sadly, that Nautilus is destined to die an early death. They're one of those species that should never be kept in the home aquarium or pet stores.
Monteray Bay hatched out some eggs a couple of years ago. I think an aquarium in Japan has hatched eggs as well.
They don't have a larval stage either, they hatch out into mini me's.

As they grow larger, their shell widens like a cone and they seal off the smaller chambers behind them.

 

[Gutter Chris]

@Zookeeper Gabe are mandrills dangerous or do i just think that because of the teeth and crazy face ?

 

[fungi]

Sadly, that Nautilus is destined to die an early death. They're one of those species that should never be kept in the home aquarium or pet stores.
Monteray Bay hatched out some eggs a couple of years ago. I think an aquarium in Japan has hatched eggs as well.
They don't have a larval stage either, they hatch out into mini me's.

As they grow larger, their shell widens like a cone and they seal off the smaller chambers behind them.

Agreed. It's a deep sea creature. It should live in the deep sea.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

 

[MikeMcMann]

The Trump, Kim Jong Un love affair belongs in the War Room.

MmKay!

<puh-lease75>

 

[TribalDrumz]

 

[MikeMcMann]

Hmmm. I am guessing these are prior orphan elephants reared and returned to the wild and this guy was a caregiver to them?

Interesting to see them assume protective position around him like they do for their young. Seems like they were responding to the camera crew nearby.

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Could orangutans have domesticated wolves/dogs?

 

[Anung Un Rama]

The Trump, Kim Jong Un love affair belongs in the War Room.

MmKay!

<puh-lease75>