Author Topic: Animal Friends thread (Read 410,732 times)

hamradio · « **Reply #50 on:** November 09, 2012, 06:48 PM »

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Viewers of the accompanying video might initially wonder why the person doesn't just give the cockatoo its nuts, rather than make the poor bird work painstakingly for its meal. But what's astonishing is that the bird, a captive-bred Goffin's cockatoo named Figaro, possesses the skills to craft a tool, and use it to achieve its objective.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/40256/in+a+first+cockatoo+recorded+crafting+and+using+tools+to+obtain+nuts/

mouser · « **Reply #51 on:** November 09, 2012, 07:08 PM »

Great find ham, love it!

Deozaan · « **Reply #52 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:32 PM »

Quote from: hamradio on November 09, 2012, 06:48 PM

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Viewers of the accompanying video might initially wonder why the person doesn't just give the cockatoo its nuts, rather than make the poor bird work painstakingly for its meal. But what's astonishing is that the bird, a captive-bred Goffin's cockatoo named Figaro, possesses the skills to craft a tool, and use it to achieve its objective.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/40256/in+a+first+cockatoo+recorded+crafting+and+using+tools+to+obtain+nuts/

"The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement."

EDIT: Found it here, too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20170195

mouser · « **Reply #53 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:42 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtP8qSzvsI8

mouser · « **Reply #54 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:48 PM »

Keep in mind he's not just using a twig someone put in his mouth -- he actually goes and breaks off twigs and cuts them down to size so that he can use them for this task.

Renegade · « **Reply #55 on:** November 11, 2012, 02:45 AM »

Not so sure if these are "friends"...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/drunken-elephants-ransack-indian-village_n_2089483.html

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Herd Of Drunken Elephants Ransack Indian Village After Drinking Purloined Liquor

A pack of boozing elephants turned a small Indian village upside down Sunday as they trampled crops and homes in search of a strong local alcoholic beverage called Mahua.

About 50 elephants had been drawn out of the jungle by the smell of the drink, according to the Times of India, and their first stop was a shop that sold the beverage. The elephants made quick work of the shop's supply --18 containers of the drink, made from the nectar-rich flowers of the mahua tree.

But it is kind of funny!

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #56 on:** November 24, 2012, 02:23 AM »

Can't find a better place for this...

Deozaan · « **Reply #57 on:** November 24, 2012, 06:07 AM »

Quote from: Stephen66515 on November 24, 2012, 02:23 AM

Can't find a better place for this...

How about here? http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=30778.0

mouser · « **Reply #58 on:** November 26, 2012, 06:32 PM »

Dog brings cat home on command:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mXFVoX8INQ

mouser · « **Reply #59 on:** November 28, 2012, 06:56 AM »

Peter the Elephant plays a Green Piano:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5KoN54culM

From http://www.neatorama.com/

tomos · « **Reply #60 on:** November 28, 2012, 09:30 AM »

Quote from: mouser on November 28, 2012, 06:56 AM

Peter the Elephant plays a Green Piano:

brilliant

mouser · « **Reply #61 on:** November 29, 2012, 06:04 AM »

Boy and Kitten play a friendly game of ping pong:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm_nr0vj0L0

Edvard · « **Reply #62 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:11 PM »

I like cats, and I like owls.
Two great tastes that go together...

Mouser posted the first part here:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=26750.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqmba7npY8g

But wait! There's more!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhD5bc6Fmg

Deozaan · « **Reply #63 on:** November 30, 2012, 12:24 AM »

Quote from: Edvard on November 29, 2012, 08:11 PM

I like cats, and I like owls.
Two great tastes that go together...

Mouser posted the first part here:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=26750.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqmba7npY8g

But wait! There's more!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhD5bc6Fmg

Cue the first video up to ~29 seconds. Cue the second video up to ~1:18. Figure out how to play them both at the same time.

Somehow I managed to unknowingly get those two clips to play at the same time and it was amazing!

Renegade · « **Reply #64 on:** December 09, 2012, 03:46 PM »

This is just wicked cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdsZz8StyV4

Deozaan · « **Reply #65 on:** December 10, 2012, 06:53 AM »

Quote from: Renegade on December 09, 2012, 03:46 PM

This is just wicked cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdsZz8StyV4

That is cool. But those animals are not friends.

mouser · « **Reply #66 on:** January 01, 2013, 07:42 AM »

From http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4715219/Blind-dog-taken-for-walks-by-guide-cat.html

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Eight-year-old Terfel kept bumping into things and spent most of his time stuck in his basket after being diagnosed with cataracts.

Then owner Judy Godfrey-Brown let a stray cat into her home — and was amazed by what happened next.

The puss, named Pwditat, walked up to Terfel and led him out of his basket and into the garden. She has been helping him find his way around ever since.

via: http://www.neatorama.com/

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #67 on:** January 08, 2013, 12:22 AM »

From a more serious thread elsewhere:

Quote from: fenixproductions on January 07, 2013, 10:24 PM

Forbes has now Schrödinger's cat on their page

YOU CAN'T USE IT
YOU CAN USE IT

They should, least, use < s > tag for old info…

While staying with family after my move, I am around pets more - a dog and a couple of cats. If I ever decide to get a cat later I think I really might name it Schrodinger!

(Cue the fun! Schrodinger is the cat, and you all know cats own you!)

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #68 on:** January 08, 2013, 05:50 PM »

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #69 on:** January 10, 2013, 04:59 AM »

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TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #70 on:** January 10, 2013, 05:08 AM »

Eew Rotating Pics. Sorry, those send me away. If not for Adblock!

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #71 on:** January 10, 2013, 05:23 AM »

Quote from: TaoPhoenix on January 10, 2013, 05:08 AM

Eew Rotating Pics. Sorry, those send me away. If not for Adblock!

Shh Tao!

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #72 on:** January 10, 2013, 05:27 AM »

With Great Efffort I shall reign in my OCD and allow your post to intersect my five fast ones. Oh wait... : )
"I am Tao, I have OCD" : )

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #73 on:** January 19, 2013, 02:08 AM »

Or something.
This one is Stephen's fault.

http://i.imgur.com/vDCp0.png

Join me in Awww.

mouser · « **Reply #74 on:** January 20, 2013, 11:39 PM »

The deer that thinks it's a sheep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqoZXkQ6bto

From Neatorama.