I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

buffy said:

I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

What are the thoughts on us humans co-living, semi-taming wild animals.
It’s a shame it might come down to this but better than them going extinct.
You see these videos of people bonding with tigers, lions, etc in what must be zoo, reserves, etc
The same way we play with domesticated cats, just on a much larger scale.
The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

Cymek said:

buffy said:

I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

What are the thoughts on us humans co-living, semi-taming wild animals.
It’s a shame it might come down to this but better than them going extinct.
You see these videos of people bonding with tigers, lions, etc in what must be zoo, reserves, etc
The same way we play with domesticated cats, just on a much larger scale.
The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

It is very dangerous for wild animals to be living around humans, there are so many things that can injure or kill them, often accidentally. Wild animals need habitat to which they are accustomed, and if we want to assist them we must provide it for them and protect them from non-native predators.

I know there was a bloke who thought music could tame wild beasts so he went into the jungle with a violin and started playing classical music.
A lion came and sat close by, then a gorilla, then a leopard and then an elephant came and smashed the violin, picked the bloke up and threw him to the ground and trampled him to death.
The lion said “why did you do that” and the elephant said “what”.

Peak Warming Man said:

I know there was a bloke who thought music could tame wild beasts so he went into the jungle with a violin and started playing classical music.
A lion came and sat close by, then a gorilla, then a leopard and then an elephant came and smashed the violin, picked the bloke up and threw him to the ground and trampled him to death.
The lion said “why did you do that” and the elephant said “what”.

As deaf as an elephant.

Cymek said:

buffy said:

I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

What are the thoughts on us humans co-living, semi-taming wild animals.
It’s a shame it might come down to this but better than them going extinct.
You see these videos of people bonding with tigers, lions, etc in what must be zoo, reserves, etc
The same way we play with domesticated cats, just on a much larger scale.
The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

City parrots

PermeateFree said:

Cymek said:

buffy said:

I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

What are the thoughts on us humans co-living, semi-taming wild animals.
It’s a shame it might come down to this but better than them going extinct.
You see these videos of people bonding with tigers, lions, etc in what must be zoo, reserves, etc
The same way we play with domesticated cats, just on a much larger scale.
The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

It is very dangerous for wild animals to be living around humans, there are so many things that can injure or kill them, often accidentally. Wild animals need habitat to which they are accustomed, and if we want to assist them we must provide it for them and protect them from non-native predators.

This.

roughbarked said:

Cymek said:

buffy said:

I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

What are the thoughts on us humans co-living, semi-taming wild animals.
It’s a shame it might come down to this but better than them going extinct.
You see these videos of people bonding with tigers, lions, etc in what must be zoo, reserves, etc
The same way we play with domesticated cats, just on a much larger scale.
The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

City parrots

was up in perth the other day and at my favourite park while I wait for my client. Saw the usually Rainbow Lorikeets. Be nice if someone did something about them.

JudgeMental said:

roughbarked said:

Cymek said:

What are the thoughts on us humans co-living, semi-taming wild animals.
It’s a shame it might come down to this but better than them going extinct.
You see these videos of people bonding with tigers, lions, etc in what must be zoo, reserves, etc
The same way we play with domesticated cats, just on a much larger scale.
The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

City parrots

was up in perth the other day and at my favourite park while I wait for my client. Saw the usually Rainbow Lorikeets. Be nice if someone did something about them.

Sent them back east you mean?

Cymek said:

The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

It’s dangerous is what it is.

Kothos said:

Cymek said:

The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

It’s dangerous is what it is.

The first time a leopard takes a liking to a juicy young boy….

Kothos said:

Cymek said:

The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

It’s dangerous is what it is.

Yeah it could be cherry picked parts of the entire scenario.
Are most wild animals just a few captive generations away from being domesticated

roughbarked said:

Kothos said:

Cymek said:

The friendliness of them is nice to watch but is it right

It’s dangerous is what it is.

The first time a leopard takes a liking to a juicy young boy….

That’s what I am wondering can they be domesticated far easier than thought and live near humans.
The problem is I imagine unspoilt land may not exist in another 50 – 100 years, no where for any wild animals to live where humans aren’t around

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

‘You can’t park here, that’s a disabled space!’

‘I HAVE LEOPARDS! NOT EVERY DISABILTY IS OBVIOUS!’

captain_spalding said:

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

‘You can’t park here, that’s a disabled space!’

‘I HAVE LEOPARDS! NOT EVERY DISABILTY IS OBVIOUS!’

Lolz

captain_spalding said:

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

‘You can’t park here, that’s a disabled space!’

‘I HAVE LEOPARDS! NOT EVERY DISABILTY IS OBVIOUS!’

Easily spotted surely

Cymek said:

captain_spalding said:

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

‘You can’t park here, that’s a disabled space!’

‘I HAVE LEOPARDS! NOT EVERY DISABILTY IS OBVIOUS!’

Easily spotted surely

I maculate.

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

Have you got to the end of the Merck yet?

buffy said:

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

Have you got to the end of the Merck yet?

That’s my goal.

OCDC said:

buffy said:

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

Have you got to the end of the Merck yet?

That’s my goal.

Which section are you presently working through? Or do you just randomly pick which one to do next?

:)

buffy said:

OCDC said:

buffy said:

Have you got to the end of the Merck yet?

That’s my goal.

Which section are you presently working through? Or do you just randomly pick which one to do next?

:)

We choose a chapter randomly; next is haematologist appointment in May.

OCDC said:

buffy said:

OCDC said:

That’s my goal.

Which section are you presently working through? Or do you just randomly pick which one to do next?

:)

We choose a chapter randomly; next is haematologist appointment in May.

There should be some very obscure ones there.

buffy said:

OCDC said:

buffy said:

Which section are you presently working through? Or do you just randomly pick which one to do next?

:)

We choose a chapter randomly; next is haematologist appointment in May.

There should be some very obscure ones there.

I’m aiming for an obscure one that does not require bone marrow biopsy.

OCDC said:

buffy said:

OCDC said:

That’s my goal.

Which section are you presently working through? Or do you just randomly pick which one to do next?

:)

We choose a chapter randomly; next is haematologist appointment in May.

Oooh! Black pudding/blutwurst can be made.

Michael V said:

OCDC said:

buffy said:

Which section are you presently working through? Or do you just randomly pick which one to do next?

:)

We choose a chapter randomly; next is haematologist appointment in May.

Oooh! Black pudding/blutwurst can be made.

Haven’t had blutwurst but black pudding wasn’t that great.

OCDC said:

Michael V said:

OCDC said:

We choose a chapter randomly; next is haematologist appointment in May.

Oooh! Black pudding/blutwurst can be made.

Haven’t had blutwurst but black pudding wasn’t that great.

Apparently it is an acquired taste?

OCDC said:

buffy said:

OCDC said:

I hoped this would be about people with a new acronymic syndrome I could acquire. I am disappointed.

Have you got to the end of the Merck yet?

That’s my goal.

Merck Must’ve missed …
Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML)

poikilotherm said:

OCDC said:

buffy said:

Have you got to the end of the Merck yet?

That’s my goal.

Merck Must’ve missed …
Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML)

She’s a lot older than 4 or 5 years, so she’s probably already got that one diagnosed.

fuck we must be delirious we knew what the thread was earlier but just now we saw it and thought what the fuck who started a thread about living with isopods

SCIENCE said:

fuck we must be delirious we knew what the thread was earlier but just now we saw it and thought what the fuck who started a thread about living with isopods

At first glance, i thought it was ‘Living with Leotards’.

captain_spalding said:

SCIENCE said:

fuck we must be delirious we knew what the thread was earlier but just now we saw it and thought what the fuck who started a thread about living with isopods

At first glance, i thought it was ‘Living with Leotards’.

I’ve done that before, but his name wasn’t Leo. And he still owes me rent money.

Kingy said:

captain_spalding said:

SCIENCE said:

fuck we must be delirious we knew what the thread was earlier but just now we saw it and thought what the fuck who started a thread about living with isopods

At first glance, i thought it was ‘Living with Leotards’.

I’ve done that before, but his name wasn’t Leo. And he still owes me rent money.

Some things, you’ve just got to let go.

buffy said:

I thought this article was Very Interesting too.

“Living with Leopards”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/leopards-are-living-among-people-and-that-could-save-the-species/

Not a great article. Young leopards and old leopards can live quite happily with people about. There’s a famous photo taken at night with a teenage leopard snuggling up to a cow for company.

But of the big cats, only cheetahs can live happily with humans. Not lions, certainly not tigers and jaguars. Not even smaller cats like the bobcat and lynx. All of those will happily kill humans if given the chance (the lynx has never actually killed a human, but has killed quite a number of dogs).

Cheetahs are nice though, and one of the rarest in the wild. Give a cheetah lots of room to run and they could quite happily live on a farm and eat steak and rabbits.

Leopards have two major reasons why they can’t live within human society as equals. One is that leopards are a large species will commonly attack and kill other members of the same species at all times of the year. A second is that leopards react unpredictably to tranquilizers.

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals. Ditto camels, reindeer etc. The wolf is a borderline case, wolves will attack and kill humans at any time of the year but some wolves can live within human society as equals – generally with borderline cases you don’t want to risk it.

mollwollfumble said:

Leopards have two major reasons why they can’t live within human society as equals. One is that leopards are a large species will commonly attack and kill other members of the same species at all times of the year. A second is that leopards react unpredictably to tranquilizers.

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals. Ditto camels, reindeer etc. The wolf is a borderline case, wolves will attack and kill humans at any time of the year but some wolves can live within human society as equals – generally with borderline cases you don’t want to risk it.

So where do bull sharks fit in? What about the fish that swims up your penis?

mollwollfumble said:

Leopards have two major reasons why they can’t live within human society as equals. One is that leopards are a large species will commonly attack and kill other members of the same species at all times of the year. A second is that leopards react unpredictably to tranquilizers.

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals. Ditto camels, reindeer etc. The wolf is a borderline case, wolves will attack and kill humans at any time of the year but some wolves can live within human society as equals – generally with borderline cases you don’t want to risk it.

You can tame crocodiles?

Kothos said:

mollwollfumble said:

Leopards have two major reasons why they can’t live within human society as equals. One is that leopards are a large species will commonly attack and kill other members of the same species at all times of the year. A second is that leopards react unpredictably to tranquilizers.

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals. Ditto camels, reindeer etc. The wolf is a borderline case, wolves will attack and kill humans at any time of the year but some wolves can live within human society as equals – generally with borderline cases you don’t want to risk it.

You can tame crocodiles?

Ones that are too small to eat more than a finger.

roughbarked said:

Kothos said:

mollwollfumble said:

Leopards have two major reasons why they can’t live within human society as equals. One is that leopards are a large species will commonly attack and kill other members of the same species at all times of the year. A second is that leopards react unpredictably to tranquilizers.

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals. Ditto camels, reindeer etc. The wolf is a borderline case, wolves will attack and kill humans at any time of the year but some wolves can live within human society as equals – generally with borderline cases you don’t want to risk it.

You can tame crocodiles?

Ones that are too small to eat more than a finger.

Never smile at a crocodile
No, you can’t get friendly with a crocodile
Don’t be taken in by his welcome grin
He’s imagining how well you’d fit within his skin

mollwollfumble said:

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals.

Male cow?

mollwollfumble said:

Also borderline: tassie devil
What do you say to a numbat?

becklefreckle said:

mollwollfumble said:

Also borderline: tassie devil
What do you say to a numbat?

Hello Numbat.

JudgeMental said:

becklefreckle said:

mollwollfumble said:

Also borderline: tassie devil
What do you say to a numbat?

Hello Numbat.

Pay that!

AussieDJ said:

mollwollfumble said:

I gave some thought to animals that can and can’t live within human society as equals, given half a chance. If an animal can, it doesn’t mean that that species is harmless, a male cow for instance can be deadly but cows can live within human society as equals.

Male cow?

I would think he was talking bull, if you were to ask me.