Animals are Magical

[rgray222]

If you don't think Bigfoot is real, think again.

[Arcturian108]

Cutesy bird video

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Arcturian108 (here)
Cutesy bird video

[RunningDeer]

“Yuna has had so many firsts: her first meal, first steps on grass, first rainfall, first enrichment toy… and her first peaceful night’s sleep without fear.”

One Year On… Rescued Yuna's Life Has Completely Changed (2 min)

Rescued from war-torn Ukraine, she was shell-shocked and had never felt grass beneath her paws. In 12 months, Yuna has had so many firsts: her first meal, first steps on grass, first rainfall, first enrichment toy… and her first peaceful night’s sleep without fear.

With patience and care, she’s grown stronger, calmer, and more confident. In March 2025, Yuna moved into her forever home at the Lion Rescue Centre, joining Rori, Vanda, Amani and Lira, finally safe, loved, and happy.

Happy one-year anniversary, Yuna. Your journey reminds us why every rescue matters.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=J-yCkJ9YOFs

[rgray222]

While the second video is a very short animated film, I hope it still aligns with the spirit of this thread. The greater our understanding and awareness of animals, the more effectively and humanely we will be able to share our planet with these amazing creatures.

[onawah]

Built by the Sea: Evolution’s Strangest Creations
Under the Sea /Free Documentary - Ocean
13.9K subscribers
May 13, 2026

(Definitely some very odd creatures in this documentary... The Creator is nothing if not imaginative!)

"The ocean is life’s birthplace and evolution’s first frontier. In a world that’s hostile to most species, only the strangest and toughest have found ways to endure.

From ancient sea jellies that have survived for hundreds of millions of years to bizarre deep-sea octopuses, venomous impostors, walking sharks, and animals that thrive between water and land. This documentary reveals the weird, wonderful, and often unbelievable adaptations that keep ocean life alive."

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

[rgray222]

I would suspect that many people feel the same way I do about zoos, which is not good. What is Zoochosis and how do animals get it.

If you’ve ever been to a zoo and seen polar bears swimming in circles compulsively for hours, or seen tigers pacing back and forth endlessly, or elephants swaying back and forth rhythmically, all with a blank look in their eyes, you’ve witnessed an animal suffering from zoochosis.

There are people who argue that animals are happy in zoos, or are at least content. Are they?

Read on to discover: Zoochosis

• What Is Zoochosis?
• What are the Signs of Zoochosis?
• What Causes Zoochosis?
• Is Zoochosis a Sign of Suffering?
• Is Zoochosis a Disease?
• How Many Animals Get Zoochosis?
• If I Don’t See Signs of Zoochosis, Does That Mean Everything is OK?
• How Can We Prevent Zoochosis?

The video below is a sad to watch but worth the effort; it is only 1:41

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=f6nU40YPums

The video below is a bit of food for thought about how zoochosis applies to humans. It is certainly something to think about. Video 1:37



To read more: https://www.idausa.org/campaign/elep...-is-zoochosis/

[JackMcThorn]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lfqKgE65uS4

[Inversion]

Posted by JackMcThorn (here)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lfqKgE65uS4

The animal behavior in that video resembles what was depicted in Barack's movie Leave the World Behind. They could make animal run into the city with frequencies generated from Montauk. If they could do that then they could also make them stand in one spot. Maybe they're getting ready to pull the pin on the next false flag.

Above link post #15.

There’s a planetary cross point at Montauk Air force Base which is within a traffic circle. It’s a common theme since WWI for military bases to be placed on grid points of the planet.

10/24/23
Leave The World Behind | Official Trailer | Netflix

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cMVBi_e8o-Y

[JackMcThorn]

Posted by Inversion (here)

The animal behavior in that video resembles what was depicted in Barack's movie Leave the World Behind. They could make animal run into the city with frequencies generated from Montauk. If they could do that then they could also make them stand in one spot. Maybe they're getting ready to pull the pin on the next false flag.

Above link post #15.

There’s a planetary cross point at Montauk Air force Base which is within a traffic circle. It’s a common theme since WWI for military bases to be placed on grid points of the planet.

10/24/23
Leave The World Behind | Official Trailer | Netflix

I always thought no one would believe me but I woke up once one night in Wisconsin during early winter with about 6" of snow on the ground. Went over to my kitchen sink that overlooked the front yard. And I saw about 1 dozen whitetail deer trotting in formation 2 by 2 in front of my kitchen window and down the long drive to the street. This was in the middle of the night. This was sometime before 2o12.

[RunningDeer]

I was singing for a Binturong when this happened.

Literally Hanging Out

The binturong, also called the bearcat, is a medium-sized mammal native to the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It is famous for smelling strongly of hot buttered popcorn. Despite its common nickname, it is not a bear or a cat.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QvU9iVMsPfA

Physical Traits

• Looks: Shaggy black or dark brown fur, long white whiskers, and a heavy body.
• Tail: A long, strong, prehensile tail that acts like an extra hand to grip branches.
• Family: Belongs to the family Viverridae, making it a close relative of civets and genets.

Unique Habits

• Popcorn Scent: Their pee contains a chemical compound (2-AP) that smells just like fresh popcorn. They use this scent to mark trees.
• Tree Life: They spend most of their time high up in the forest canopy.
• Diet: They eat mostly fruit, especially figs, but also small animals, birds, and eggs.

How the Scent Forms

• The Chemical: When a binturong urinates, the liquid contacts bacteria on its skin and fur.
• The Reaction: This interaction creates the volatile compound 2-AP.
• The Spread: Because binturongs have long, shaggy fur on their tails and legs, they trail this scent behind them as they move.

Why They Use It

• Territory: They rub their tails against trees to mark their territory for other binturongs.
• Communication: The scent tells other animals their gender, presence, and readiness to mate.
• Easy Tracking: Since they live high in the dark rainforest canopy, a strong smell helps them find each other easily.

[RunningDeer]

Merrkats Started Falling Asleep

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xf4tGEvCJOU

[Johnnycomelately]

Ben Woodruff, representing Hutchings Museum in Lehi, Utah, USA, talks about a tiny critter that lived in North America before the extinction event 10-12k years ago.

In the first part of the vid, he sets the stage, talks about a number of the other species from that time. Learned some new info, he is more in depth than most sources I’ve seen/heard/read.

L = 15:26.


The smallest antelope of the Ice Age

Hutchings Museum
12.9K subscribers

Aug 19,2026

In this episode, I teach about a fascinating species of American antelope, the Dwarf Pronghorn. This recently extinct species, was only about the weight of a jack rabbit! In this video I teach all about the species, the landscape it lived on, and its closest living relatives. This is a species that Native Americans most definitely interacted with, and may be the inspiration for stories about the Jackalope.
Visit the museum in person:
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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cYAe-oPiPqY

[Satori]

I just had a communion with up to six hummingbirds flying around and eating from one of my hummingbird feeders on my back patio. It was awful in the original sense and meaning of that word. It filled me with awe. It was wonderful.

[noxon medem]

What about this for animal magic.



Air or Waterbending skills ?

[RunningDeer]

Deer, donkeys, puppies, monkeys, heifer, horse, parrot, elephants, & meerkats

Plumes Singing for Animals Compilation

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AMyjsvA2Vu8

Posted by noxon medem (here)
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[noxon medem]

Fixed, with a little bonus.
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Giant indian flying Squirrel ..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian...lying_squirrel

[Eva2]

Perhaps more unsettling than "magical" this legendary creature of nature is an interesting one.

'The Giant Spider of Congo Builds Traps That Catch Deer — And Science Can't Explain How It Breathes

In 1890, an English missionary in Uganda watched two of his companions get killed by spiders. Not normal spiders. Spiders large enough to trap grown men in their webs and overpower them. He escaped. The locals told him the creature had always lived in their forest.

In 1938, British explorers driving through the Belgian Congo stopped their truck for what they thought was a small child crossing the road. It was a spider with a leg reach of four feet.

For generations, the Baka people of the Congo Basin have described the J'ba Fofi — the "great spider" — with the kind of detail that doesn't come from legends. Egg size. Egg color. Juvenile markings. Adult coloration. Web construction. Hunting strategy. Burrow design. Prey species. Venom potency. And the fact that they consider it a delicacy.

Science says a spider this large cannot breathe in our atmosphere. The Baka say they've been living alongside it for longer than anyone can remember. Three hundred million years ago, the Earth's atmosphere supported spiders far larger than this. The oxygen dropped. The giants supposedly vanished.

But the Congo Basin has hidden gorillas, bonobos, and forest peacocks from Western science well into the twentieth century. If a full-sized ape can hide in this forest, what else is still in there?'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zKeniXuCqn0

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oEEXtIZZ3Kg

J'ba Fofi stacked against the Goliath Tarantula

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SbgxB87D15c

[Bill Ryan]

As an antidote for the terrifying(!) video above, here's a different African magical animal which is rather more friendly and fun.



https://avalonlibrary.net/Bill/Eleph...re_magical.mp4