The Official Critter Thread

[Steve Mack]

Polite kangaroo filmed patiently obeying road rules

Travelling on the left, waiting for the light to turn green before hopping on!

www.gleninnesexaminer.com.au

 

[Steve Mack]

Snakes were out early this year. This brown was relocated from a shed a bit south of town and Spring was more than a week away, 23 August.
Don't think there'd be any mice left in there.

'Monster' venomous snake found in shed

The eastern brown snake is considered the second deadliest snake in the world.

www.9news.com.au

 

[cory]

Sorta like most tree guys and gals love trees even though they cut down thousands of them, this major elk hunter saves a moose calf

 

[stig]

Warning!
This is not going to make you feel good.


Off the bat, I can think of 4 species of birds that he hasn't mentioned.

 

[BlackSmith]

https://t.co/4H0zyuBbIl

 

[BlackSmith]

Stinky Cat and friend paid a visit.

 

[lxskllr]

That's a baby that can't yet care for itself :^O Article...

https://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2016/06/keeper-becomes-surrogate-mother-to-flying-fox.html

 

[Steve Mack]

Stuff that idea.
There's been a few Hendra outbreaks in recent years near here.

Fact sheets - Hendra virus fact sheet

Hendra virus is a virus that mainly infects large fruit bats (flying foxes) which can be passed on to horses.

www.health.nsw.gov.au

• Symptoms typically develop between 5 and 21 days after contact with an infectious horse.
• Fever, cough, sore throat, headache and tiredness are common initial symptoms. Meningitis or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) can develop, causing headache, high fever, and drowsiness, and sometimes convulsions and coma.
• Hendra virus infection can be fatal.

Confirmed Hendra Virus horse death in Newcastle, NSW

Confirmed Hendra Virus horse death in Newcastle, NSW

www.ava.com.au

 

[cory]

Loyalty

Colorado hiker missing since August found dead, dog found alive and with body | OutThere Colorado

According to the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office, the body of 71-year-old Rich Moore of Pagosa Springs has been found, along with his dog, who was found alive and with his

denvergazette.com

 

[Burnham]

Loyalty, indeed.

 

[BlackSmith]

Finney probably survived on chicken.

 

[BlackSmith]

I didn’t think anybody would understand the reference, lol.

 

[cory]

Article didn't say if the guy's body had been fed on or not.

 

[cory]

 

[BlackSmith]

Article didn't say if the guy's body had been fed on or not.

This is what I was referring to.

 

[cory]

yeah you got me

 

[cory]

Rather serious bull moose brawl, kinda like a barroom brawl in a backyard. Shows their massive power

 

[Tree09]

I gotta question how smart that is filming that right by the sliding door or window.... that's not even gonna slow them down if they shove that way!

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Who much can weigh these guys?

 

[stikine]

Those are probably 1500-1700 pounds

 

[Nutball]

 

[cory]

Beautiful

 

[Burnham]

Very healthy looking. We had a nice doe under the bird feeder outside the living room windows this morning. She was healthy looking too.

 

[BlackSmith]

 

[cory]

That was good