MetaFilter posts tagged with animals

The Human's Mistake was Believing that the Ice Cream was Ever His.

quin — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:35:34 -0800

"Peaches the Cat is Kind of a Dick"

quin — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:20:04 -0800

Peaches the cat and Lucky the one eared dog battle in slow motion. [slyt | via]

"Go Baby Go!"

quin — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:17:08 -0800

While visiting Mexico on their 20th anniversary, one lucky couple captured a rare moment of wonder: Several killer whales frolicking in the wake of their boat. [via]

"The story of Grizzly Adams is big and powerful. Beautiful!"

zarq — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:46:21 -0800

"Now, my friend Adams was accused of a crime he didn't commit, so he escaped into the mountains, leaving behind the only life that he ever knew." In 1977, three years after the popular movie The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams introduced the story of John "Grizzly" Adams to the public, a TV show of the same name premiered. Background * Official Site for the movie and tv series * John ‘Grizzly’ Adams did exist. He was a California frontiersman who lived from 1812 to 1860, and resided in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the 1850s. He experienced the great California Gold Rush and the birth of San Francisco. The movie and tv show were loosely based on his life. Contemporary Essays * P.T. Barnum: Old Grizzly Adams and The California Menagerie * An essay from James Adams himself: Jaguars in California * Two biographies of the real John "Grizzly" Adams are available for download at archive.org: 1) "The adventures of James Capen Adams, mountaineer and grizzly bear hunter, of California" by Theodore Hittell (1860) 2) Old Grizzly Adams, the bear tamer; or, "The monarch of the mountains." (1899, c1884) by Frank Powell. Movie * The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974) Starring Dan Haggerty, who would continue to play the role in the two-season television series.The movie had a reported budget of between $165,000 and $250,000. By 1978, it had made over 30 million in box office sales. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV Show: 1977-1978) Playlist Links to Individual Episodes 1: Adams Cub 2: Blood Brothers 3: The Fugitive 4: Unwelcome Neighbors 5: Howdy-Do, I’m Mad Jack 6: Adams Ark 7: Redemption of Ben 8: Tenderfoot Theodore 9: The Rivals 10: The Unholy Beast 11: Beaver Dam 12: Home of the Hawk 13: The Storm 14: Hot Air Hero 15: Survival 16: A Bear’s Life 17: The Trial 18: The Orphans 19: The Search 20: Gold Is Where You Find It 21: Track of the Cougar 22: The Choice 23: Woman in the Wilderness 24: The Spoilers 25: Marvin the Magnificent 26: A Time of Thirsting 27: The Seekers 28: A Gentleman Tinker 29: The Runaway 30: The Great Burro Race 31: The Littlest Greenhorn 32: (TV Movie) The Renewal 33: The Stranger 34: The Quest 35: The Skyrider 36: The World’s Greatest Bounty Hunter 37 (TV Movie): Once Upon A Starry Night Haggerty went on to reprise the role in The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982) Music * The theme song was performed by Thom Pace, and is named Maybe. Here’s Pace performing it in 1979. * A larger medley: Wear the Sun in Your Heart / Maybe

Halfcat

Greg Nog — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:00:32 -0800

Halfcat. The magic of Google Street view is that it has shown us a new animal. A good animal. Thank you, science magic. Bonus: Top Ten Google Street View animals.

Hooray a new friend!

griphus — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:11:35 -0800

Frenchie and police horse are friends.

Getting Stuffed

Artw — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:48:07 -0800

David Sedaris buys an owl.

More amusing than it has any right to be.

quin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:04:58 -0800

Deep-Sea Fauna with Googly Eyes. [via] Favorites include: • Shinkaia crosnieri • Lepidonotopodium piscesae • Yeti Crab • Melanocetus johnsoni • Grimpoteuthis • Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis

More evidence that cats can sleep anywhere at any time.

quin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:01:04 -0800

Cat sleeps on its head. [slyt]

'Lizard'

ominous_paws — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:55:36 -0800

How Animals Eat Their Food (SLYT)

The Llama Stares Back

bigbigdog — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:12:49 -0800

Animal Eyes

Boom!

quin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:14:21 -0800

PANDA TACKLE!! [slyt]

Mmm. Crickets.

quin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:02:28 -0800

Dumbo the Owl seems to like living with his people. [via]

DENIED!

quin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:00:35 -0800

Goalie Cat is keeping you from scoring. [slyt]

Eagle-Hawk Death Match in New Jersey

spitbull — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:47:10 -0800

Eagle vs. Hawk to the Death (video, cue to ca. 1:16:50, UStream, violentce alert). Article.

AMBUSH!

quin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:38:12 -0800

Cat Assassin [slyt | cute]

Mass Hysteria

quin — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:36:47 -0800

Cat leads dog home by its leash. [slyt | via]

"...What sweet music they make."

quin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:28:37 -0800

Visitors to Indiana’s Wolf Creek Habitat were fortunate to capture some eerie and wonderful footage when a chain reaction started all 30 wolves howling at the same time. [via]

Not-so dumb animals

Athanassiel — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:55:37 -0800

Frans de Waal argues that animals are smarter than we might think. "Experiments with animals have long been handicapped by our anthropocentric attitude: We often test them in ways that work fine with humans but not so well with other species." He also mentions the Clever Hans effect and suggests that we might suffer from it when evaluating the intelligence of children.

where the wild things are

moonmilk — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:36:47 -0800

Wilder Mann - photos of traditional animal costumes of Europe, by Charles Freger. Also in National Geographic, and in the New York Times' Lens Blog:

“These traditions come from Neolithic times — from shamanism — and they have never stopped,” said Mr. Fréger, 38. “For a few nights you can behave like a goat, drink a lot and forget about being civilized. You can be a wild animal for three days and then you go back to controlling your wildness.”

Come on little guy, you can make it, no no, too far, try again!

quin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:33:22 -0800

Newly weaned harbor seal pups attempting to climb onto a surfboard with a camera attached: Seal Pup Slip n' Slide [slyt | adorable ]

Happiness is Moms and a Mud Puddle.

quin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:35:11 -0800

Baby elephant Navann plays in the mud pit and takes a dip in the river with his mother and nanny at Elephant Nature Park in Mae Tang, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. [slyt]

Not Tentacle Porn (well, kinda tentacle porn...)

quin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:42:03 -0800

The sex lives of octopuses is often difficult to photograph in the wild, however Dr. Roy Caldwell got very fortunate with a pair in his lab. Here are some very rare pictures of the Abdopus aculeatus octopus mating, with a photo by photo explanation of what is happening.

Truck-surfing raven

Pyry — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:53:24 -0800

While it's well known that dolphins will surf in the bow waves of ships, at least one wild raven has learned to 'surf' on the pressure wave in front of trucks (second video). Bonus raven videos: pet raven brings coffee, catches treat midair in slow-motion

"This is the Amazon as one imagines it as a child"

stbalbach — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:59:32 -0800

"Hi, my name is Paul Rosolie. I'm a naturalist based out of southern Peru and today I'm headed into the jungle to show you a place that very few people have gotten to see. I'm in the Madre de Dios region of Peru, this is the far western Amazon and some of the deepest jungle on earth."