Zookeeper Gabe’s Animal Thread Vol 9.0

[Zookeeper Gabe]

I'm no Zookeeper Gabe's but I'm pretty sure it varies quite a lot. European and chinese mantis were both voluntarily introduced, aka sold to farmers as pest control in the late 1800's ... With hints of european ones arriving randomly by boat as early as the 1600's. So there is both the "date of arrival" and the "way of arrival" that matters in how the specie is locally seen with of course the whole "does it integrate nicely in the ecosystem or does it fucks everything up?" side.

In Paris we now have wild populations of green parakeets spreading in the nearby woods and parks, streaming from escaped pet birds that adapted well . From what I gathered they are no threat for the local birds, apart probably for some food competition in the winter. On the other hand we have the louisiana crawfish, introduced by fishers, that kills and eat local crawfish. The asian ladybeetle does basically the same thing, and was believe it or not introduced by "green farmers".

The whole "grey squirrels" vs "red squirrels" in UK is quite a show too.

I remember seeing the monk parakeets when we were there a few years ago. Quite bizarre, we actually have multiple populations of
Those in the states as well. Supposedly one near the airport here in Rhode Island.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Hey I heard they changed the Aussie Shepard dog breed into the American Shepard dog breed.

Now what in the blue hell is that. Who decides these things and how? How can this get done but we can’t get the K out of knife??

 

[AngryWeasel]

I remember seeing the monk parakeets when we were there a few years ago. Quite bizarre, we actually have multiple populations of
Those in the states as well. Supposedly one near the airport here in Rhode Island.

Yep, monk parakeets !

"Self-sustaining feral populations have been recorded in several U.S. states and various regions of Europe (namely Spain, Portugal, Azores, Madeira, Balearic Islands, Gibraltar, France, Corsica, Malta, Cyprus, Sardinia, Italy, Greece, Channel Islands, Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium), as well as in British Columbia, Canada,[14] Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Israel, Bermuda, Bahamas, the United States, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, Easter Island, South Korea, Singapore,[15] and Japan. As it is an open-woodlands species, it adapts readily to urban areas. "

It seems that the monk parakeets are aiming for the pigeon world domination strategy

 

[Bacco]

Yep, monk parakeets !

France, Corsica

Sardinia, Italy

It seems that the monk parakeets are aiming for the pigeon world domination strategy

Also they seem to consider islands as autonomous states

Btw is true, live in Milan and about any decent size park have some of them

I doubt they even have any considerable enemy here, only i can think are either carrion crow/hooded crow but they are'nt many lol

 

[AngryWeasel]

Also they seem to consider islands as autonomous states

Btw is true, live in Milan and about any decent size park have some of them

I doubt they even have any considerable enemy here, only i can think are either carrion crow/hooded crow but they are'nt many lol

Did you notice that they fuck litteraly all the time ? Usual birds fuck on spring with some parades here and there but no, no parades they just fuck. They are the bonobos of the birds.

Fucking all the time = demographic win. I wonder what the pigeons can do

 

[Bacco]

Did you notice that they fuck litteraly all the time ?

No, we signed a mutual agreement to don't spy on each others in such situations

 

[AngryWeasel]

No, we signed a mutual agreement to don't spy on each others in such situations

Ze italiens. Ze human parakeets

 

[Anung Un Rama]

In Paris we now have wild populations of green parakeets spreading in the nearby woods and parks, streaming from escaped pet birds that adapted well . From what I gathered they are no threat for the local birds, apart probably for some food competition in the winter. On the other hand we have the louisiana crawfish, introduced by fishers, that kills and eat local crawfish. The asian ladybeetle does basically the same thing, and was believe it or not introduced by "green farmers".

The whole "grey squirrels" vs "red squirrels" in UK is quite a show too.

We have them in AZ, too. They stay in the city and don't affect the ecosystem. They're all over my neighborhood, I love seeing them.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

 

[Zookeeper Gabe]

Wood

 

[MichiganMMA1978]

Wood

Have you given wood to a giant moth before, or would that be your first time?

 

[JBSchroeds]

On the hunt for lamps.

 

[Zookeeper Gabe]

Have you given wood to a giant moth before, or would that be your first time?

My nickname in college was the flame for nothing

 

[AngryWeasel]

Best I could do with my phone !

 

[the ambush]

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Best I could do with my phone !

this is awesome

 

[AngryWeasel]

this is awesome

Thanks !

They are quite cool critters. Compared to the classical european mantis they tend to tune everything up to 11 : the camo obviously, the "I am watching you buddy" where they follow your movements with their head and the threat display ("attitude spectrale" in french) where they try to make themselves bigger and scarier ... Almost never seen it from the regular mantis ; those mini buddies did it to my fingers two times already, it's both awesome and hilarious

Next time I'll try to find a purple one

 

[Anung Un Rama]

How many of these you got @jefferz


so pretty

 

[Mack McMarkles]

How many of these you got @jefferz


so pretty

Ohhhh I know that fish. it taste wonderful with some soy and wasabi.

 

[jefferz]

How many of these you got @jefferz


so pretty

Asian Arowana's are illegal AF in the US, they're a CITES fish. You're probably going to federal prison if you get caught with one. There are captive bred Asian Arowana's, but the US still doesn't allow them, and you'll be prosecuted the same as if you broke CITES law.
You can buy silver or jardini Arowana's though.
Asian Arowana's like what we have now are a "living fossil" and have been around for a couple of million years (estimates are from 1-3 million)