Animals are Magical

[Icare]

So cute:

Unforgettable encounter with super cute Koala

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ry5jTvGPiH8

[Icare]

Anybody who has ever encountered a dolphin up close while diving knows how special that is. I'll never forget the two times it happened to me. Dolphins are special.

Here's an interesting short clip:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4nACXjvd10

[Icare]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fXlryzYBkMI

AutumnW,

thank you for uploading this.

It actually made me chuckle. I think it would also be a good contribution to the 'you must laugh once a day' thread, that way a lot more people might get to see this.

I just love the sheer joy in those leaps.

[DeDukshyn]

Cats being funny ... a whole new take on pavlov's bell?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JD2G0uqCp4o

[Icare]

Just wow.

Humpback whale saves diver.

And no, it's not about the whaleshark on the picture the video starts with.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rufhXkzdwdI

[onawah]

Also see Araucaria's insightful comments here:
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=1#post1346253
...including: "Bad behaviour is infectious, but then good behaviour is contagious too; it’s called example. Good behaviour is your vaccination against bad. Title for a spaghetti eastern: the good, the bad, and the pretty.
This is why social distancing is problematic: the positive contagion is halted too. But the problem has to be overcome. You need to be able to live with the source of danger, like Anna Breytenbach with the wild leopard Diabolo. In her case, there was no need to bring down the fence or enter the cage, for she was able to communicate telepathically. Telepathy supposedly does not exist but the results are there for all to see. This is one example of novel breakthroughs. Roger Federer has another method: tennis. You don’t need to share race, creed, gender or sexual orientation to enjoy a game of tennis with someone, especially if they donate to your favourite charity. You can keep the social distancing across the net, play at weaponized conflict, and engage in communication, reach a degree of understanding, at some other level. This is all actually very basic stuff, but it needs to be taken to a new level, to create interactions among people who are otherwise seemingly too far apart."
and this from https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...1#post1347673:
"But the need to command respect is more germane to this discussion, for it is something this big cat Spirit (ex-Diabolo) rightly thinks we have trouble understanding. The existence of an elite is the result of a confiscation of this sense of self-worth among ordinary people. The problem becomes insoluble when viewed as species-based issue that has lasted for thousands of years. But it can be scaled right down to authoritarianism or paternalism at an individual level. It is an ineffective approach where the corresponding effective solution is education. It goes like this. You can’t do this properly (because I haven’t taught you). So I’ll do it myself. No one can do it like I can, so no one gets to do it and so no one gets to learn. This approach is ineffective because anyone who makes themselves irreplaceable is placing an intolerable burden on their own shoulders. When they are unable to go on, as inevitably happens at some point, there will be an awkward transitional period while others learn from scratch and get up to speed. This is how castes are formed, when one group’s self-worth is raised at the expense of everyone else’s. People who were simply leaders became gods and it has been one long downward slide ever since. In the 17th century, Charles I of England was still touting this divine right of kings nonsense… until he was beheaded. This problem is still with us to the present day, because as government becomes intrinsically ever more difficult, the need to pretend to have some control is ever greater, and in fact many are buying into the idea that the controllers actually do have what amounts to a stranglehold. It was always make-believe and the lie has only got bigger, along with the level of incompetence."

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)

Posted by onawah (here)
If you've never seen the story about how Diablo the black leopard became "Spirit", this is a must-see.
The incredible story of how leopard Diabolo became Spirit - Anna Breytenbach, "animal communicator".

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gvwHHMEDdT0

Anyone reading this thread MUST MUST MUST see this short video. It's a story that's nothing short of truly extraordinary.

[onawah]

Elephants clowning around (wait for it...)

[Icare]

I've never seen a cat do things like that

and the dogs are fun to watch, too.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pHhrgSJXzfo

https://youtu.be/pHhrgSJXzfo

[Tracie (Bodhicee)]

Hello All

I happen to have met this cat . One early morning I was strolling along a local beach and there he was with his Bengal cat brother, sniffing around on the sand, sitting on some rocks and very interested in the surf!
It was a wonder to behold - 2 cats on a beach!.. Didga's custodian is a professional animal trainer.

Thanks for such a beaut thread; it is a wealth of upliftment and inspiration.

[Anka]

This really made my day....

Lyrebirds are nature's masters of mimicry and are capable of imitating almost anything, even chainsaws and building sites. How they and other bird species do this has been a mystery - until now.

Lyrebird says: "No sunblock"...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eP_Gsceq6gQ

Lyrebird: The Best Songbird Ever!...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WA0tP-p7m40

Lyrebird mimics construction sounds...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=C0ZffIh0-NA

[Bluegreen]

Gangsta cats!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VS6UOyTb5eU

[Icare]

3:07 minutes of magical encounters with animals


I experienced the one with the dolphins myself and will never forget it. A whole pod of dolphins were swimming next to our diving boat in the Red Sea and seemed to enjoy our reaction to seeing them by doing some beautiful jumps for us and staying with us for a few minutes.
Those are magical moments in our lives.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PcQCvV_3Q8k

[Icare]

Some really cute photographs of bears cubs playing, it looks like they are dancing.

https://twitter.com/boredpanda/statu...54517690466304

If you click on the tweet you get to see more pictures of an incredible encounter in a forest in Finland.

[Mark Tuahmen]

Beautiful animals and thank you for thread.

My favourite animal white moose. Sometimes I sit in remote forest and spend time among the moose. King of forest! I love this animal so much. So gentle and
curious. Spend much free time helping with protection of moose, conservation of moose forest. Many cruel hunters.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cwG0ZfpQ_Fg

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-9WnLz26Bwc

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnHLOl5TC1Q

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VnTm-h9Ro68

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5NahNrIaiE

[Mark Tuahmen]

Too much delight to see this! Thank you! Cheer my day and put smiles on my little girls faces!

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Posted by Mark Tuahmen (here)
Too much delight to see this! Thank you! Cheer my day and put smiles on my little girls faces!

Sorry, for above bear.

[Icare]

Some heartwarming moments of different species interacting

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hnB8jLCznHI

[Icare]

A dog driving a car ...



The information under this clip:

Dogs this smart deserve a home.
Every year, the SPCA need to find homes for thousands of dogs just like Porter -- dogs who have been abused, abandoned, or just forgotten. Our dogs may be a motley bunch, but they're all smart and they're all lovable. So please don't forget about them. Adopt them.
To find out more about our #drivingdogs head to www.drivingdogs.co.nz or visit www.spca.org.nz today to adopt a dog.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BWAK0J8Uhzk

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Happy Easter

[raregem]

Cat vs Dog.... handling obstacle!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=liy0afJ8Gzw

[Bill Ryan]

Two dozen hummingbirds together at a pool party:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YAer4rDnA6I