So why didn't this ever take off?
So why didn't this ever take off?
Harp seals
I want to be a marine biologist so I can play with them.
And I'm ashamed to hold the same citizenship as those ravenous hunters who kill fucking seals for their pelts and blubber. It's not simply the fact that they kill them, but the way they do it. A fucking pickaxe to kill a fucking seal? Are you fucking kidding? At least use a gun to put it out of its misery quickly you sick fucks.
I want to be a marine biologist so I can play with them.
And I'm ashamed to hold the same citizenship as those ravenous hunters who kill fucking seals for their pelts and blubber. It's not simply the fact that they kill them, but the way they do it. A fucking pickaxe to kill a fucking seal? Are you fucking kidding? At least use a gun to put it out of its misery quickly you sick fucks.
Best animals on the entire planet. Incredibly faithful, loving and protecting. The best dog we've ever had. Used to have 2, but our original one named Maya passed away in Nov. 2007. Now we just have our one, Wyatt. He's about 1-2 years old now.
I'm pretty sure I already made a favorite animals thread, but it's cool. As I established in that thread, gorillas are easily the best animals of all time. They are unbelievably badass.
For animals that you can actually own/hang out with, dogs are the best.
For animals that you can actually own/hang out with, dogs are the best.
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bonobos - they have sex face to face
That karma was from me, forgot to sign it.Poseidon wrote:
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Best animals on the entire planet. Incredibly faithful, loving and protecting. The best dog we've ever had. Used to have 2, but our original one named Maya passed away in Nov. 2007. Now we just have our one, Wyatt. He's about 1-2 years old now.
Water bears are also badass. Yes they are animals, not bacteria etc:
wiki wrote:
* Temperature — tardigrades can survive being heated for a few minutes to 151 °C or being chilled for days at –200 °C, or for a few minutes at –272 °C. (1 °C warmer than absolute zero).[11]
* Pressure — they can withstand the extremely low pressure of a vacuum and also very high pressures, many times greater than atmospheric pressure. It has recently been demonstrated that tardigrades can survive the vacuum of open space and solar radiation combined for at least 10 days.[12] Recent research has notched up another feat of endurance: they can withstand 6,000 atmospheres pressure, which is nearly six times the pressure of water in the deepest ocean trench. [13]
* Dehydration - tardigrades have been shown to survive nearly one decade in a dry state.[14] Another researcher reported that a tardigrade survived over a period of 120 years in a dehydrated state, but soon died after 2 to 3 minutes.[15] Subsequent research has cast doubt on its accuracy since it was only a small movement in the leg.[16]
* Radiation — as shown by Raul M. May from the University of Paris, tardigrades can withstand 5,700 grays or 570,000 rads of x-ray radiation. (Ten to twenty grays or 1,000–2,000 rads could be fatal to a human). The only explanation thus far for this ability is that their lowered hydration state provides fewer reactants for the ionizing radiation.
dude that vid jus summed up this thread and whats great about this planet all in one go!menzo2003 wrote:
Praire dog lol
I am terrified of these...worst animal EVER!! These and Ostrich and Geese...large birds are evil...TheAussieReaper wrote:
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