Unpopular and Maligned Animals

Gemme · 12-09-2011, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by starryeyes

I have a pet ferret named Smokey. I live in California where they are illegal and not of the norm. When I tell people about him, people always freak. They say ferrets are "baby killers" and will chew the fingers and noses off babies. I don't understand where this comes from. My ferret sleeps in his hammock all day, plays with my dogs, snuggles with me, watches me take a shower (lol) and is just a pleasant little cutie. Are these "baby killer" rumors true?? I have never seen anything in print that would justify them.

Cats also have this stigma. They are rumored to steal the breath of newborn babies.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/catsuck.asp

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Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

I am moved to hear that rats have empathy.

So cute.

I recently learned armadillos carry Leprosy...I had no idea. With the weather changes they are arriving in TN in larger numbers now.

Possums do creep me out, I admit. One lives behind our apartment and my roommate screams her head off every time it peers in our window. Big Butch girl meltdowns crack me UP!

Bugs? Our once every 13 year cicada infestations creep me out, but individual bugs I just leave alone mostly. After living in South America and Texas, our TN bugs seem kind of insignificant.

A coworker had a pet praying mantis until it flew off a d a bird ate it.

I had a praying mantis! She was awesome. She was quiet and required little care and Hell, any creature that rips the heads off of its mate is kind of cool in my book, not that I recommend that for us humans.

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Originally Posted by RiverBoi

Bats would fit into this category. I personally think that they are kinda cute.

AND I love the fact that they eat mosquito's (which is a WONDERFUL friend to have in the south) Bat's eat around 250,000 pounds of insects a night. I suppose many people are scared of them due to rabies or Ozzy lol. I haven't heard of a rabid bat swarm, targeting humans however.

http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-...17_1_bat-house

http://blog.liveattheorchard.com/fil...ustin-bats.jpg

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Originally Posted by kannon

It's a baby gargoyle! Okay, not really but it does kind of look like it.

kannon · 12-09-2011, 11:49 PM

this was my most feared creature as a child

Somehow I always managed to have a stare off or a show down with one. They could sense the fear in me. I was frozen with fear. And it always, always ended with them JUMPIN. I never saw them land. I just assumed they were in full on attack mode and jumped on me to start their physical assault. My reaction was to run screaming to my mom and have her do a full body search.

SoNotHer · 12-10-2011, 12:21 AM

Love these. They make me smile every time I seem them, especially if they jump.

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Originally Posted by kannon

this was my most feared creature as a child

Somehow I always managed to have a stare off or a show down with one. They could sense the fear in me. I was frozen with fear. And it always, always ended with them JUMPIN. I never saw them land. I just assumed they were in full on attack mode and jumped on me to start their physical assault. My reaction was to run screaming to my mom and have her do a full body search.

Jett · 12-11-2011, 03:04 PM

Cin · 12-11-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jett

And he rocks. Who knew bats self stim. I had a few in my life but none that did.

That might be the cutest bat ever.

Jett · 12-11-2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Tick

And he rocks. Who knew bats self stim. I had a few in my life but none that did.

That might be the cutest bat ever.

Yes he rocks after he gets his little belly full

(and good to see you my friend, now that I know who you are... heh =)

SoNotHer · 12-11-2011, 05:01 PM

This is one of the most amazing and frankly hopeful things I have seen in a while. Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Jett

Elijah · 12-11-2011, 06:07 PM

The collared peccary, or javelina, evolved in South America and migrated north, only recently arriving in Arizona. Javelina bones are not found in Arizona archaeological sites and early settlers made infrequent references to their occurrence. It's possible that the peccary spread simultaneously with the replacement of Arizona's native grasslands by scrub and cactus. The collared peccary has one of the greatest latitudinal ranges of any New World game animal, occurring from Arizona to Argentina. The range of the peccary is still expanding, primarily northwestward. In the United States, the collared peccary only occurs in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.

Novelafemme · 12-13-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jett

The girls and I watched this video 4 times in a row and now we all want a baby bat to hang on our finger and rock himself to sleep. That video melts me!

Apocalipstic · 12-13-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CatalinaRose

The girls and I watched this video 4 times in a row and now we all want a baby bat to hang on our finger and rock himself to sleep. That video melts me!

Meee tooo. Its so sweet. LD's teeny feet and wings.

Rockinonahigh · 12-13-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CatalinaRose

The girls and I watched this video 4 times in a row and now we all want a baby bat to hang on our finger and rock himself to sleep. That video melts me!

Ive never thuought much about bats but after watching LD,I want one.My son is puting up bat houses cause we have seen the flying round at ight.

tonaderspeisung · 12-13-2011, 06:38 PM

i had one of these

she was named penelope but i called her bubba
she slept in my pantry, was afraid of mice, liked creamed corn and tried to save my life once

if they are unpopular or maligned they shouldn't be

DapperButch · 12-13-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tonaderspeisung

i had one of these

she was named penelope but i called her bubba
she slept in my pantry, was afraid of mice, liked creamed corn and tried to save my life once

if they are unpopular or maligned they shouldn't be

What was her top weight?

always2late · 12-13-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jett

Now I have to see if there is a local bat sanctuary and go volunteer! I want to rock baby bats too!

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