Beautiful Animals

Wonderful photos. I loved the lion and the coat of the red panda is very beautiful. Makes me wonder if the red panda was ever hunted for it's coat. The peacock was too beautiful for words.

Nice pic Roberta.

Is it my imagination or does this guy look cunning ?

Cunning indeed, I hear you..

Izzie, After scouring google looking for red panda pics, I've come to the conclusion that these guys are the most photogenic animals I've encountered. It's not possible to find a bad picture of one.

The peacocks are breathtaking. And I love dem primates. I can relate to the lion. I feel that way a lot. There are few animals that can languish like a cat--be it large or small.

Arella Mae, From what I've been able to glean, red pandas are more closely related to cats than they are to giant pandas. However, they are basically in their own category of species. Red pandas eat a lot of bamboo, which may be why people thought they were related to giant pandas. However, red panda are omnivores. They'll eat anything. I don't know how naturally aggressive they are, but any wild animal can be dangerous.

Of course the rabbits won't be there, dj. You just announced your intentions on the INTERNET. No wabbit can ignore that.

You're not hallucinating, Ionus. The fox looks cunning.

Francis, I love that picture. Big dog. Little girl. Wonderful. Thanks.

A wolf as in Little red riding hood..

Aha! Gotcha. Hey little girl, watch out.

(Looks like a wonderful big dog to me, but what to I know.)

I always wanted to have a husky but they can jump 6' fences and I heard the are unusually energetic

Beautiful pic of that husky.

Philis, That dog could be a husky. It could also be a malamute. I bet Francis knows.

Dragonfish:

Seaweed.

Fabulous photo's here. Love to look at and talk to the animals.

Never smile at a crocodile regardless of what country he's from.

The world's largest fresh water fish.

Ionus, Small sea-horsey type fish with magnificent camouflage.

Letty, I guess there are catfish and then there are catfish. Holy moley.

That dragonfish is fabulous.

They sure can jump a fence that tall. I had a husky once. His name was Kodi and he was so gorgeous but he kept jumping the fence. I tried tying him but he still tried to jump the fence and nearly hung himself. He disappeared one day while I was at work. Never knew what happened to him but about a year later the neighbors told me he had been there during that day. Made me cry so hard and I never saw him again.

As close as I could get without freaking out poor old Mama Robin. She's built a nest in a spruce tree next to the house and there are at least two eggs in it. I'm hoping I get to watch the babies learn to fly.

Arella Mae, Sorry you lost your husky. They are wonderful beautiful dogs. Not good for cities though. I rarely see them.

My cousin had two malamutes. Very similar in appearance to huskies but much bigger. I remember Moose (the male) decided to greet me by standing on his hind legs. He put his paws on my shoulders and licked my face from above. Big dawg. Malamutes like to run too. My cousin had a big place upstate.

Tai, I hope you get to see the fledging too. That's a very big nest. Don't think I ever saw a robin's nest before.

Would love to see a picture of that!

Tai, here's hoping you get to watch the babies grow.

What a wonderful sea creature Roberta.

And I would have to say that Francis' pooch pic is of a Siberian Husky. Malamutes or Alaskan huskies tend to be much larger then their Siberian counterparts.
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Ionus? I'd willingly let that fox con me of my soul anytime. What a magnificent beast!!

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Do you think because they were born in captivity that is why the mother refused to feed them? That is such a hard thing to understand. I know animals have reasons for all that they do but that's just sad. They don't look worse for the wear though. Beautiful!

tsar, What a wonderful little creature that palm civet is. Great pic. Thanks.

Arella Mae, I'm not one of the great Googlers. I tried to find out whether mother animals rejecting their young is more common in captivity than not. Couldn't find it. Doesn't mean it's not there. Sorry I couldn't be more help. The up side to babies being rejected in captivity is that humans will take over. The babies won't starve or be lacking in care.

Weasel:

That's possible. But there are also some species where the mother forces early independence on their little ones by leaving them to fend for themselves. I'm not sure but I don't think that this is a mammalian trait.