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micfranklin · Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject: You know something?

We've not had a "what's your favorite animal thread?" on here. I find that kinda odd, but I think I should start this off.

Anyway, I think komodo dragons are cool

perdidochas · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 15424 Location: Florida

micfranklin wrote: We've not had a "what's your favorite animal thread?" on here. I find that kinda odd, but I think I should start this off.

Anyway, I think komodo dragons are cool

In the Audubon zoo in New Orleans they have a couple of nice sized Komodo dragons. When my youngest was about 2 we had a neat, but unsettling experience there. When he came up to the plexiglass, the komodos started perkingup--like I do when I smell barbecue, for instance. They started to react to him like prey.

My favorite animal, though, is probably the shark.

Wizard From Oz · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 11297 Location: Kansas

Yeah sharks are seriously cool - Ya gotta admire the design comittee that came up with that concept. I always love the quote from Jaws, the only thing sharks do is eat and make little sharks.

I have always loved Kodiak bears.

We think we are an apex predator till we meet one of them things in the wild - then we learn real quick about the pecking order of nature.[/quote]

perdidochas · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 15424 Location: Florida

MG1962 wrote: Yeah sharks are seriously cool - Ya gotta admire the design comittee that came up with that concept. I always love the quote from Jaws, the only thing sharks do is eat and make little sharks.

I have always loved Kodiak bears.

We think we are an apex predator till we meet one of them things in the wild - then we learn real quick about the pecking order of nature. [/quote]

We are apex predators. We can kill any other animal on earth. However, in nature, we do realize that we are comparatively small, weak and powerless (without tools) compared to the other major predators.

toddytodd · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 2736

micfranklin wrote: We've not had a "what's your favorite animal thread?" on here. I find that kinda odd, but I think I should start this off.

Anyway, I think komodo dragons are cool

I always admired raptors. They would be my 2nd choice if I were going to study animals. Snakes are also very interesting, particularly the cobra. More recently I have become drawn to sharks. They are amazing. But I still ranks whales/dolphins/porpoises at the top. They run the range of extremely social to solitary. They are extremely intelligent (some studies even think they are self aware), gentle yet powerful, graceful yet originally evolved from a fierce creature, curious and mysterious....

micfranklin · Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject:

perdidochas wrote: MG1962 wrote: Yeah sharks are seriously cool - Ya gotta admire the design comittee that came up with that concept. I always love the quote from Jaws, the only thing sharks do is eat and make little sharks.

I have always loved Kodiak bears.

We think we are an apex predator till we meet one of them things in the wild - then we learn real quick about the pecking order of nature.

We are apex predators. We can kill any other animal on earth. However, in nature, we do realize that we are comparatively small, weak and powerless (without tools) compared to the other major predators.[/quote]

Quite a few animals on earth can kill us, whether we're in nature or not. Some of which we can't even see right.

Ever seen one of these?

bob.appleyard · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 7747 Location: Manchestar, innit

Sharks FTW

eynon · Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:

killer whales and wolves.........good team players :)

chenmon_1983 · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:17 am Post subject:

my favorite animal........puppy

ChuckBerry · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2436 Location: Lafayette, LA

stingrays.

too soon?

The Grandmaster · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:12 am Post subject:

perdidochas wrote:
We are apex predators. We can kill any other animal on earth. However, in nature, we do realize that we are comparatively small, weak and powerless (without tools) compared to the other major predators.

I agree. As far as just physicality, humans are quite small, and certainly quite weak in comparison to most predators. I might even go so far as to say we are physically weaker than more than half of all animals, and would get whipped by most of them.

But unfortunately for the other animals, where they have their claws, and power, and teeth, we need only our mighty brains. With our brains...we defeat all animals! Animals pwned.

I think cats are my favorite animal. Yes, I like cats.

CCD wrote: stingrays....

*perfectly times pause*

too soon?

I don't often feel guilty. But I couldn't help but laugh. You delivered that perfectly. :lol: :-| :-| :wink: :) :lol:

micfranklin · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject:

Leopards are awesome.

Josh · Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 6646 Location: Across America

llamas and emus

gemma · Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 142 Location: AZ

One day some animals were proclaiming their greatness due to the size of their broods. The cow, the fox, and the rabbit all chimed in about their numerous offspring.

The lioness stood silently by. Rabbit scornfully challenged the lioness to name how many children she has borne.

Lioness says, "Only one...but it's a lion."

--African folktale (I think)

sunwook · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 457

toddytodd wrote: micfranklin wrote: We've not had a "what's your favorite animal thread?" on here. I find that kinda odd, but I think I should start this off.

Anyway, I think komodo dragons are cool

I always admired raptors. They would be my 2nd choice if I were going to study animals. Snakes are also very interesting, particularly the cobra. More recently I have become drawn to sharks. They are amazing. But I still ranks whales/dolphins/porpoises at the top. They run the range of extremely social to solitary. They are extremely intelligent (some studies even think they are self aware), gentle yet powerful, graceful yet originally evolved from a fierce creature, curious and mysterious....

How would one go about studying raptors?

My fav animal... Homo sapiens sapiens

bob.appleyard · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 7747 Location: Manchestar, innit

sunwook wrote: How would one go about studying raptors?

Go into the countryside? Plenty of hawks, falcons etc.

The Comrade · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 12039 Location: Zagreb

hippopotamus!

TheGirlNextDoor · Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 22608

I have always been a fan of the big cats, but my favorite big cat is not only BIG but it's HUGE and my favorite. How could it not be?

The Liger

Demothenes · Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 2139 Location: My Happy Place

TheGirlNextDoor wrote: I have always been a fan of the big cats, but my favorite big cat is not only BIG but it's HUGE and my favorite. How could it not be?

The Liger

Am I the only one going to bring up Napolean Dynamite here . . .?

Anyway . . . I prefer people, but I always enjoyed the wolf . . .

TheGirlNextDoor · Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 22608

Demothenes wrote: TheGirlNextDoor wrote: I have always been a fan of the big cats, but my favorite big cat is not only BIG but it's HUGE and my favorite. How could it not be?

The Liger

Am I the only one going to bring up Napolean Dynamite here . . .?

Anyway . . . I prefer people, but I always enjoyed the wolf . . .

That was,.... hands down..... the stupidest movie I've had the misfortune of watching.