Animals and Pets

a few clips from jean's treibball training session this afternoon. she was actively afraid of the ball a few days ago, so this is awesome progress!

Its the time of the year where cold blooded animals get easier to catch!

This was found in a forest of northern Denmark. Here they call them steel worms.The common name is Slow worm and the Latin name is Anguis fragilis. It is not a worm though and although it looks like a snake, it is a legless lizard. This is one of the largest ones that I have ever found!

The bonus clip is a larvae of the Calliteara pudibunda moth, also known as the pale tussock

I work 24 hour shifts as a care assistant to a person with severe disabilities. This is their cat. I often share a bed with it!

Beautiful zebra finch birds mutations
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Long tail birds flying love
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i started this online scent work course about a week ago, and it has been a lot of fun! i'm used to more showy dog sports (agility, rally obedience, dock diving, etc), so finding something chill has been really eye-opening. you can see right around the 1:45 mark where she sniffs the other colander, realizes there's no scent, and immediately plops her nose into the correct one! i'm just so amused and delighted.

My apologies if this is not ok to post here. If not, if anyone can point me in a more appropriate direction? That would be appreciated!

From my friends in northeast KY:

"We are trying our best to do this. If you can help, it would be appreciated. Even prayers for a winning pick 4... I will be posting on the new arrivals when they come." #catrescue #rescuestory #rescuelife #rescuecatsofinstagram #rescuefunding #helene #rescuelife #fortheloveofcats #catsofinstagram #catlover #cats #rescue"

They are taking in more animals due to the emergency situation going on from the hurricane, they had not planned for this growth so suddenly.

There is a link to their vets office in her bio, if you have blankets or food that could be sent she can be reached through her profile via the link for the best way to coordinate. Even just sharing her profile/info so maybe someone else can see would be amazing.

[Image description: four male Muscovy ducks resting in a row amid grasses and low forbs. One is a light brown with some white around his neck. Next to him is a white one with even lighter brown along his wings and on the top of his head. The third is a mottled gray boy with white highlights and a black head, while the fourth is black and green on his wings with a black head and white belly]

These bees were so sweet and docile and were possibly missing their queen. I was able to safely relocate them from this residential backyard into a new hive,

Located on the western coast of Baja California Sur's peninsula, the Laguna San Ignacio is considered the last undisturbed breeding and calving lagoon of the Pacific gray whale. The protected whale sanctuary is also home to one of the world's most unusual wildlife encounters: here, curious whales regularly, and voluntarily, seek out contact with humans.

Every year from January to mid-April, thousands of gray whales arrive in the lagoon during a 19,300km journey from the icy waters of the Arctic to the warm waters of Baja California Sur to mate and give birth. While these are now safe waters for nursing and breeding, gray whales were once hunted here. Yet, the animals now seem to have learned to trust humans. In fact, during my recent whale-watching trip with Sanchez's eco-tourism company Pure Baja Travels, we witnessed mothers bringing their calves over to boats to present them like proud parents.

These unique encounters have influenced the conservation and protection of these gentle giants and spurred a thrilling – and responsible – whale-watching experience like nowhere else.

started a few days ago getting her acclimated while i walked beside the bike, and we took our first trip around the block today. she stood up a few times, but for the most part was comfortable lying down.

jean has earned 500 points in fast CAT since she started in february, so she got her DCAT title today (first was BCAT at 300 points). very proud of her! it has improved her recall and behavior around other dogs so much. 😊

[Video description: A record player playing "YMCA" by The Village people, camera panning to two depressed dogs lying on the floor. Cut to "Hold on, I'm Coming" by Sam & Dave playing; the dogs excitedly laughing at the camera.]

this is what peak performance looks like. 😎

but seriously, this lil' chihuahua mix runs like a greyhound!

photos by stirling hasen.

we have a looong way to go, but i like to keep video records of even the not-so-good practice sessions. she's really disengaged with me for a big portion of this video (probably because it's our first time doing this outdoors). hoping to eventually get her into rally obedience. :)

[Image description: our Australian shepherd gently and respectfully sniffs our newborn as I hold her for the introduction]

Sudo has been absolutely wonderful towards her - he'll come give the top of her head a small kiss when she gets fussy and then backs off to let us take care of the cause. I'll try to catch his =/ face the next time I tell him it's his turn to change the diaper

it's her absolute favorite activity in the world!

[Image description: a very fuzzy, day old yellow duckling warms up in my hand on a chilly morning.]

This little nugget decided to spend a few extra minutes in my hand after we found its mother. The temperature was hovering around 60F which is a little too chilly for a duckling this young.

[Image description: several ducklings inspect my toes for caterpillars, occasionally grabbing the toes instead]

One of them found an inchworm on my foot the other day and now whenever I stop moving they go nuts trying to find more. It's cute until one grabs a toe or the hairs and does a death shake.

[Image description: week old ducklings pile on top of one another, almost managing to be nestled under their watchful mother. One duckling is jumping to reach the top of the bunch.]

There's always at least one in every clutch that seems to prefer being the last one to the party just to be top cuddler.

[Image description: a dozen ducklings in various shades of yellow and brown rest under the potting bench in our greenhouse]

Y'all - I'm so excited. We had a disappointing first round of hatching with only three ducklings, but Pearl (tail pictured) hatched out a whopping twelve! We're five days from our niece and nephews coming up to visit during their vacation and the timing is incredible

[Image description: a female Muscovy duckling is feathering out in white, grey, and beige - a coloring called "lavender" among breeders. Her duckling down remains on her head in patches, creating a pattern of freckles around her face]