Beautiful Animals

Hi, Gracie! Little Spots is a sweetie.

http://m.io9.com/5890299/watch-big-cats-get-spooked-by-their-own-reflections
Fascinating video.

Gracie! I'm very happy to see you. Very. That little PC is beyond cute. Thanks for posting it.

tsar, Loved the reactions. The only one that didn't surprise me was the lion. Thanks, kid.

Comb jellyfish:

Hi Osso!!

I know, hes sooooo cute!

HI ROBERTA! I'm happy to see you too! <3 (((HUGS)))

I've got another kitty pic!


I want him.

Imagine my surprise when the Daily B & O, which have always, up until now, held decently still when posted, started chewing at me.

Hey, Gracie Girl is back! Welcome back, Gracie!

Thought this was great--I can't see how some people still claim that animals don't think, that it's all instinct:

Hi Monterey Jack! Thank you!

That video was AWESOME! Thats like really cool.

Absolutely, MJ. We travel a lot of roads and my dog knows and remembers the good places to watch out for deer. She gets very attentive at those places and keeps a sharp eye out.

Gracie, Another wonderful kitty pic. Muchas gracias, keed.

MJ, Loved that video. It reminded me of my late lamented parakeet Billie. When my family had spaghetti, we stretched a strand out on the table for her. She was happy to work her way down. Not sure I agree with the heading on the video. I think that the cockatoo is feeding the cockatoo, and the dog is taking what's hanging down. I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.

JTT, I think fish, amphibians, and reptiles are all instinct. However, once animals became warm-blooded, I think thought, a level of consciousness, and a level of emotion became part of them.

Kid (the four-legged kind):

Grey seal.
Photograph by Mark Smith.

olga, Such a punim (face). Thanks mucho.

Baby sloth:

Opalescent sea slug:

Weasel:

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2012/Photos-of-the-day-03-05/%28photo%29/454195

All young'uns love snow....

A foal rolls in the snow near Kibbutz Ein Zivan in the Golan Heights, near Israel's border with Syria March 1, 2012.

tsar, Not quite sure what to say about that turtle. How about, "Thanks, I think."

Barry, Great pic. Reminds me of my youth. Yup, young 'uns love snow. Thanks.

baby panda snoozing and sneezing:

MJ, Thanks. I needed that. Just sent the link to a friend.

Gibbon in mid-jump. (I love dem gibbons.)

Paradise tree snake (aka flying snake):

I continue my quest for great dog faces: