Animals

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Tourons of Yellowstone

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... Moose — an Algonquin word that means “twig eater” — injure more people than any other wild animal in the Americas....

I did not know that. I would have guessed deer through MVCs.

I once had a mama moose encounter while hiking by myself in Isle Royale National Park. She was feeding in a lake down the trail from me as I walked up. She stared me down and backed me up the trail about a quarter mile.

I finally left the trail and hid behind a tree and she passed me by. She won.

I was not feeling any love from her.

[Vrede too]

I once had a mama moose encounter while hiking by myself in Isle Royale National Park. She was feeding in a lake down the trail from me as I walked up. She stared me down and backed me up the trail about a quarter mile.

I finally left the trail and hid behind a tree and she passed me by. She won.

I was not feeling any love from her.

Friend and I woke up to snuffling and heavy footsteps just outside our tent in the Yellowstone backcountry. Finally got up the nerve to unzip and look - mama moose and calf grazing. First reaction was relief that it wasn't a griz, then realized that it was potentially just as dangerous. Spooked mama could have done a tap dance all over us. We lay there very very quietly until they left.

Speaking of dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_jrkwNSxuE


I could understand if this was a mating ritual, but babies do it, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSh9Shgwc5o

[GoCubsGo]

I once had a mama moose encounter while hiking by myself in Isle Royale National Park. She was feeding in a lake down the trail from me as I walked up. She stared me down and backed me up the trail about a quarter mile.

I finally left the trail and hid behind a tree and she passed me by. She won.

I was not feeling any love from her.

Friend and I woke up to snuffling and heavy footsteps just outside our tent in the Yellowstone backcountry. Finally got up the nerve to unzip and look - mama moose and calf grazing. First reaction was relief that it wasn't a griz, then realized that it was potentially just as dangerous. Spooked mama could have done a tap dance all over us. We lay there very very quietly until they left.

Speaking of dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_jrkwNSxuE


I could understand if this was a mating ritual, but babies do it, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSh9Shgwc5o

[Vrede too]

Watch a Mountain Lion’s Savage Take-Down of an Adult Guanaco
The stunning clip was filmed by a wildlife photographer in South America

Plus a second attack. Who will prevail?

[Vrede too]

Bear attacks climber

Holy crap! Did you see the cub? I didn't.

Slo-mo showing barely missed bite and claw swipe, each fist and foot strike, and with cub pointed out:


Lookback at the bear attack

"My apologies to the bear family."

[Vrede too]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeW6b0IzCOk

Article:
"If there were cries by the coyote, they are not heard in the footage."

[Vrede too]

So many of these interactions end up being near misses like these two:

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Article


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm4-dsBnosU
Article

This was not a near miss:

Yellowstone tourist suffers consequences after getting too close to bison: ‘Got what he was asking for’
“Can’t read and won’t follow the rules.”

touronsofyellowstone's
You okay over there Bob??!

New to me:

How unintentionally poisoning vultures is killing humans | It's Complicated

Africa has lost about 90% of its vultures over the past 50 years. It’s a rapidly growing crisis, and the decline is not down to natural causes.

Most of these birds are being poisoned, often unintentionally, by humans. We know the impact that mass vulture death can have on humans, because India suffered the same fate just 20 years ago. Neelam Tailor looks into how humans are accidentally killing millions of vultures, and the deadly impact it has had on people.

[Vrede too]

"It was my first time seeing a gator in real life so I was like it's pretty cool, but once I saw what it had I was like 'is that like a mannequin?'"



Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified

Can you imagine? I would move away from the Southeast.

[billy.pilgrim]

"It was my first time seeing a gator in real life so I was like it's pretty cool, but once I saw what it had I was like 'is that like a mannequin?'"



Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified

Can you imagine? I would move away from the Southeast.

Lions, bears, coyotes, snakes of all kinds, hell, you've even got insects, arachnids and killer groundhogs

And worst of all - people

[O Really]

"It was my first time seeing a gator in real life so I was like it's pretty cool, but once I saw what it had I was like 'is that like a mannequin?'"



Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified

Can you imagine? I would move away from the Southeast.

That, or stay out of canals.
That was a huge gator - way bigger than most in public-ish places. And they rarely attack adults and practically never on land. Gators like to grab their lunch and roll it around under water until it drowns then eat it in peace (piece?) But hey - nothing about Florida is "like it used to be" so maybe they're getting aggressive and vicious.

[GoCubsGo]

Woke gator.

[Vrede too]

Lions, bears, coyotes, snakes of all kinds, hell, you've even got insects, arachnids and killer groundhogs

And worst of all - people

Sure, but what strikes me is that being the first gator he ever saw. I would avoid a second time.

Woke gator.

Aha.

"It was pale and white."

Fucking CRT!

[billy.pilgrim]

I bet that homeless camp found higher ground

[Vrede too]

I bet that homeless camp found higher ground

Idk, I hear that a prime site just became available.


From coast to coast and border to border I'm telling you that they've turned on humans:

Florida Man, 74, Bitten By Rabid River Otter 41 Times In Brutal Attack
The feral animal went on to attack a dog in the neighborhood the same day.


Scientists are saying that groundhogs will be the next to flip. Ut-oh, Whack9. Better invite billy.pilgrim up before it's too late.

[billy.pilgrim]

I bet that homeless camp found higher ground

Idk, I hear that a prime site just became available.


From coast to coast and border to border I'm telling you that they've turned on humans:

Florida Man, 74, Bitten By Rabid River Otter 41 Times In Brutal Attack
The feral animal went on to attack a dog in the neighborhood the same day.


Scientists are saying that groundhogs will be the next to flip. Ut-oh, Whack9. Better invite billy.pilgrim up before it's too late.

His story has proximity gaps. He sees an otter, walks away and the otter jumps him. Come on, where's the chase, the Battle at the Gate?
Besides the fact that there are no real Florida Mens living in West Palm, the only Scagliones in North America are New Yorkers (even the ones from Jersey) who are known to believe that all small furry creatures need to be petted and buffaloes too

[Vrede too]

His story has proximity gaps. He sees an otter, walks away and the otter jumps him. Come on, where's the chase, the Battle at the Gate?
Besides the fact that there are no real Florida Mens living in West Palm, the only Scagliones in North America are New Yorkers (even the ones from Jersey) who are known to believe that all small furry creatures need to be petted and buffaloes too

Rabid otters prefer furriners and carpetbaggers?


Same as groundhogs, just different preferred habitat:

They kill their own parents, children and neighbours. Now life is even worse for the vicious alpine marmot




Be afraid, Whack9, be very afraid.

[Vrede too]

He needs a sandwich, or maybe some lox and bagels.

An Old Bear Has Returned To Get Fat For Another Year, And People Are Celebrating

Might be Otis' last opportunity to win Fat Bear Week, but that will be postponed or cancelled by Spineless SINO McCarthy and the unpatriotic House GQP extremists:

Government Shutdown Could Spell Trouble For This Big Alaska Tradition
The state's most-watched popularity contest involves residents choosing one of these animals who's been stocking up for winter.

Bastards.

[GoCubsGo]

He needs a sandwich, or maybe some lox and bagels.

An Old Bear Has Returned To Get Fat For Another Year, And People Are Celebrating

Might be Otis' last opportunity to win Fat Bear Week, but that will be postponed or cancelled by Spineless SINO McCarthy and the unpatriotic House GQP extremists:

Government Shutdown Could Spell Trouble For This Big Alaska Tradition
The state's most-watched popularity contest involves residents choosing one of these animals who's been stocking up for winter.

Bastards.

Well that's criminal.

Lock him up!

[Whack9]

Hoover the seal. He was able to imitate human speech. Audio in the link

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_(seal)

[billy.pilgrim]

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