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vonny
 
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Reply Sat 3 Jun, 2017 01:55 pm
@tsarstepan,
A male orangutan.

http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/u/fQYSUbVfts-T7odkrFJckdiFeHvab0GWOfzhj7tYdC0uglagsDth6k43XxefLJ4Ps94KPO38Oz0HaFdz7G0mywMwHPb1GG2buHSwOLNVL3CVZp2f0faK5QFhC7JarPNLHit_FqFfZ2_bQHkmhroVnOOAp7ndFA5-02hT6NIJaepDW0RIGbaScqjs_0KS4vdbVgSClk7Nsf731PHNx_3LN05mD6U/
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ossobucotemp
 
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Reply Sat 3 Jun, 2017 02:24 pm
@tsarstepan,
Thank you, wonderful.
I'm mixed on zoos, long story, told before.
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sat 3 Jun, 2017 11:40 pm
A while back, I saw a show on Animal Planet about bad-ass animals. Numero uno without any question was the honey badger. I just watched a rerun of that show. It reminded me of the honey badger. Could there be a bad-assier animal?

http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/badger-honey-1.jpg
Builder
 
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Reply Sun 4 Jun, 2017 12:00 am
@Roberta,
Did that show mention the Tasmanian Devil?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyvPjn2m240
saab
 
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Reply Sun 4 Jun, 2017 01:50 am
http://jyllands-posten.dk/incoming/image/9627073/uckixa/ALTERNATES/g-5_3/egyptianvultureinflight.jpg
Egyptian vulture seen in Denmark north of Copenhagen.
It is the forth time. First time was 1918 then 1993 and 2010
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 4 Jun, 2017 02:57 pm
https://scontent.fhou1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18921064_10158729884050654_9203436339873199803_o.jpg?oh=f6ab40a547150c1f918ed73e5fd7e120&oe=59B15011
Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 4 Jun, 2017 04:16 pm
@Builder,
The tasmanian devil was most definitely mentioned. Just not no. 1.

To my surprise and disappointment, the wolverine was overlooked.
Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Sun 4 Jun, 2017 09:20 pm
@edgarblythe,
edgar- That is adorable!!!
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 4 Jun, 2017 10:58 pm
Hooded merganser:

http://www.animalspot.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Hooded-Merganser-Pictures.jpg
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 05:37 am
@Roberta,
That bird has Confidence to spend! Very Happy
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 11:03 am
@tsarstepan,
A rare dogfish.
https://i.imgur.com/2kZ9eRI.jpg
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Builder
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 03:25 pm
@Roberta,
Quote:
The tasmanian devil was most definitely mentioned. Just not no. 1.


To be honest, the little devils are more talk, than action. Tough jaws, but I can't recall hearing of anyone being bitten. That honey badgers looks totally bad-ass, even in a photo.

As an aside, I was camping in the highlands of Tassie, and a devil made off with my folding egg-flip. Not sure what he'd want with one, but I'd been cooking dinner with it an hour before.
roger
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 05:05 pm
@Builder,
Raccoons are bad about stuff like that, too. It wouldn't pay to get physical with them, either.
Builder
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 07:04 pm
@roger,
LOL, I've seen videos of them on the attack.

Our brushtail possums can turn very nasty in no time at all.

Quolls are another ball game altogether.
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 10:45 pm
@Builder,
I don't know that I require human carnage in order to classify an animal as bad ass.

Another animal mentioned is the mantis shrimp. The ocean is filled with danger. If a shark doesn't get your leg, a steenkin' shrimp will get your toe.

What a world.
Builder
 
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Reply Mon 5 Jun, 2017 11:05 pm
@Roberta,
Quote:
If a shark doesn't get your leg, a steenkin' shrimp will get your toe.


We used to spear striped mantis shrimp in the west Kimberley on a rising tide. Had to watch out for crocodiles, so it was a case of being middle of the food chain to get fed. Tasty critters.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jun, 2017 07:32 am
@Builder,
https://i.imgur.com/UGnD5eu.jpg
See One of the World’s Coolest, Most Specialized Raptors in Action
They have a full screen gif/short video of the bird in action at the top of the page that I wish I could capture and produce here. But alas....
Roberta
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jun, 2017 12:16 pm
@tsarstepan,
tsar, please be more specific. Where at the top of the screen? Also, what boid is this?
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jun, 2017 12:41 pm
@Roberta,
Roberta wrote:

tsar, please be more specific. Where at the top of the screen? Also, what boid is this?

https://i.imgur.com/qdPbW2M.jpg
It's a Snail Kite. The very large image at the homepage of the Audubon site is the video image.
Roberta
 
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Reply Tue 6 Jun, 2017 01:51 pm
@tsarstepan,
Grazie mille, kid. Doozy bird.
 

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