Animals are Magical

[Eva2]

'The Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal employs a colony of bats to help protect its collection of rare books. These bats emerge at night to feed on insects that might otherwise damage the books, acting as a natural pest control method.'




https://www.smithsonianmag.com/trave...h%20of%20water.

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/catturd2/status/1942386356061110360

[mountain_jim]

A few hours after posting the above, and less than one hour after picking berries in garden, a mama black bear and 2 tiny, cute cubs appeared right in the area I had left - attracted by the food composting area it appeared.

Next time I am out there I will remember to pack the 'bear' horn, which did move them along from the front yard a little later.

(of course concerned family members would rather we pack a shotgun, oh well.)

[RunningDeer]

Way cool Mountain Jim.

Farmer, Steven D. "Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-to-Use Handbook for Identifying
and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal Spirit Helpers"

If BEAR shows up, it means:

• Set clear boundaries and don’t compromise, even if pressured.
• Ask for what you want whether or not you feel you’ll get it.
• Get going on that creative project you have in mind.
• Take some time out from your usual routines and spend some time in solitude.
• You may be in need of physical or emotional healing.
• Be gentle, and show your love to those you’re close to.
• To find answers to your questions, go inside rather than reading or consulting others.

If it’s a BLACK BEAR:

• It’s an important time for meditation and introspection.
• Balance your activities with periods of rest.
• Don’t forget to play.

Call on BEAR when:

• There’s a need for physical or emotional healing.
• You want to gather power and strength to deal with adversity.
• You need physical, emotional, or psychic protection.
• You want the courage to aggressively pursue your goals.
• You’re involved in a situation that requires you to be assertive in order to maintain your dignity and integrity.

If BEAR is your POWER ANIMAL:

• You’re assertive and confident, with a strong presence.
• You’re a powerful healer, whether your focus is physical, emotional, or spiritual healing.
• You need periods of reclusiveness for your creative spark, and typically emerge from these periods with new ideas and projects.
• Winter is definitely a period to honor your need for quiet, solitude, and alone time, whereas spring is a time to act on the opportunities before you.
• You’re very independent, preferring to do things yourself rather than asking for help.
• You’re a survivor.

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
A few hours after posting the above, and less than one hour after picking berries in garden, a mama black bear and 2 tiny, cute cubs appeared right in the area I had left - attracted by the food composting area it appeared.

Next time I am out there I will remember to pack the 'bear' horn, which did move them along from the front yard a little later.

(of course concerned family members would rather we pack a shotgun, oh well.)

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

"What's up, Skip?"

https://x.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1942588442463912345

[Harmony]

Kangaroos can be very protective of their young and their territory. Large eagles can swoop down and take their little ones when they are out of their mothers pouches. I used to rehabilitate little wallabies and a type of small kangaroo which takes a lot of patience and time to rear them to adult hood. They need bottle fed every couple of hours through the night too.

I would have to take them shopping with me as well, hidden in a ladies handbag, kept warm in a woolen little pouch. Sometimes when I was feeding a little one in a shopping mall children would come up to look and I would let them nurse the little one and bottle feed it, and I would tell them about the species.

One day a man came up to me and we got talking. He told me he used to be a kangaroo shooter out west. One day when he and other guys were shooting a mob of kangaroos and most of them had jumped over a fence, he saw a little joey that couldn't jump the fence and his mother came back, jumped back over the fence, collected the little one in her pouch and jumped back over the fence, even though there was shooting. They stopped shooting when they saw the brave mother risking all for her babe. The man told me he never shot or would shoot another kangaroo after he witnessed a mothers bravery and he realised how they truelly were

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

That's a touching story, but I would have thought shooting kangaroos was illegal - it should be if it isn't. What were they shooting them for, anyway? Are they considered vermin, or a dangerous species?

I would say that mamma kangaroo touched his soul and taught him a valuable lesson. I glad he learned it. I can't abide the thought of shooting any animal unless in self-defence, when you're life is in imminent danger, and even then not to kill but to maim or immobilize.

[Harmony]

Mark, yes I agree with all you said That is one of the reasons I liked speakjng to some of the children because it was a common practice, and still is in many places to shoot kangaroos for meat and also farmers often think of them as vermin. As you can imagine, fences don't usually stop kangaroos. I did notice in Victoria (a state in Australia) the large kangaroos were allowed to wonder freely in the grape growing areas and they didn't seeem to be a problem. As many people know, our hearts are broken when we observe practices that need to change where ever posslible

Posted by Mark (Star Mariner) (here)
That's a touching story, but I would have thought shooting kangaroos was illegal - it should be if it isn't. What were they shooting them for, anyway? Are they considered vermin, or a dangerous species?

I would say that mamma kangaroo touched his soul and taught him a valuable lesson. I glad he learned it. I can't abide the thought of shooting any animal unless in self-defence, when you're life is in imminent danger, and even then not to kill but to maim or immobilize.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

I honestly don't think I've ever seen a kangaroo. I'm not sure if we have them in our zoos - I haven't been to one since I was a kid.

It's so very interesting actually: we live on opposite sides of the planet, and when I think of Australia and some of the amazing wildlife it boasts, it almost is another planet. A wide, rugged, beautiful other planet, which is so very different to northern Europe, and in so many ways. I think, in some of those ways, I'm somewhat afraid of Australia!

This fun little meme sums it up rather well.

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/PuppiesIover/status/1942936786721751520

Puppies 🐶
@PuppiesIover
·
23h
Only dog lovers will appreciate this amazing music



https://x.com/drawandstrike/status/1943128050301907217

Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit
@drawandstrike
·
10h
Husky can tell the kitten is scare of him, so he is very gentle and once he lies own the kitten begins to realize he wants to play.

Once he stands back up the kitten gets scared again.

The more time they spend together the less scared the kitten will be.
Quote
𝕐o̴g̴
@Yoda4ever
·
17h
Husky's reaction to meeting a tiny kitten for the first time..🐕🐾🐈😍

[rgray222]

Caterpillars might be some of the most magical creations on this planet, and they are (for the most part) overlooked. Here are a few of the best. Some of these creatures are even poisonous.


Cecropia moth caterpillar
This lovely creature can be found in Nova Scotia (eastern Canada) and Maine south to Florida, and west to the Canadian and US Rocky Mountains. The cecropia moth caterpillar is one of the easiest caterpillars to identify because of its impressive size and striking appearance. It begins life as a yellow or light green caterpillar, gradually maturing into a blue-green color.




Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar
This lovely beast is found in Eastern and southern United States. The spicebush swallowtail caterpillar is a real head-turner because at first, it looks like it’s staring straight at you with big beady eyes! In actuality, those “eyes” are just realistic-looking black and yellow markings on the caterpillar’s head that make it look more frightening to potential predators.




Spiny oak slug caterpillar
To find this beauty you would have to look in Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada, south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Minnesota. The spiny oak slug caterpillar has a unique and easily recognizable appearance. The slug-like body is pale green, oval, and slightly flattened in shape with a series of red, orange, and/or yellow markings down the back, and spiny orange or yellow projections along the back and sides.




Io moth caterpillar
This beautiful but dangerous little creature is found from Maine west across southern Canada to southeastern Manitoba, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Colorado, south to the Florida Keys, Gulf states, Texas, and New Mexico, and Mexico south to Costa Rica. The io moth caterpillar is one of the more well-known caterpillars because of its painful sting—a sensation likened to that of a bad bee sting, and one that can last several hours. So if you see one, definitely avoid touching it! It has a light green body covered with lots of little green spines that are connected to poison glands. Each cluster of spines almost looks like a little pine tree. Another key identifier for the io moth caterpillar is the distinctive red and white “racing” stripe that runs down the length of the body on each side.

[rgray222]

Who said animals don't have a sense of humor?

[Tintin]

Olga Bazova well known to those of us who contribute to and follow the WW3 thread do also well know that she is a cat mega-fan

This should make any cat lovers, well, perhaps feel the exact same way

[wondering]

Please don't anyone tell me this post with all the kitties is AI....I love it....

[Harmony]

Posted by wondering (here)
Please don't anyone tell me this is AI....

Just in case a reminder of how wonderful our dearest animals are

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cDCY5EPYSZE

[mountain_jim]

Hopefully this is real also - but turn volume down as lots of yelling and screaming.

https://x.com/catturd2/status/1945151063650115842

They thought their dog was going to drown, instead they found out he's an excellent fisherman

later - reading the comments, there are issues with this video - soundtrack does not go with video, looks like a cut to different viewpoint for the fish appearance, video is definitely overproduced so hard to say what exactly is the real story.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

TV addicts!

https://x.com/PuppiesIover/status/1945157236898079202

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by wondering (here)
Please don't anyone tell me this post with all the kitties is AI....I love it....

I've shared this before, but this bears reposting many times over: a Syrian man preaching to a bunch of cats about Ramadan.
(Yes, really )

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nlo6kvuyB1o

[RunningDeer]

Catching alligators on the Florida streets.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y_oU6lt9rpA

Here’s why you push away the shark's nose to avoid an attack.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tv0_ot2ypGM

[rgray222]