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Post by sid on Jan 13, 2009 19:02:08 GMT
Saving an animal is ALWAYS a good thing to do,IMHO
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Post by bmknj17 on Jan 13, 2009 19:22:34 GMT
Well, in the simple sense, yes. I love animals, saved the turtles for this reason, and have saved many other kinds of animals as well. And I'm kind of known for it in the neighborhood. But, releasing any captive animal can wipe out a natural population if it is sick or diseased which is not merely a small likelihood when one considers the conditions in which they were kept in these markets (or as pets in general). Just research what happened with the wild gopher tortoise population--in California, I think--after people began releasing ones they'd kept as pets. Not as simple as we'd like to think, but yes, I'm in favor of anything we can do for any animal that is not otherwise detrimental. Just 'cause I felt like it... Brett
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Post by Dinotoyforum on Jan 13, 2009 22:05:24 GMT
Saving an animal is ALWAYS a good thing to do,IMHO What about human parasites? ;D
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Post by stoneage on Jan 13, 2009 23:25:53 GMT
Saving an animal is ALWAYS a good thing to do,IMHO What about human parasites? ;D ;D Feed Them! ;D
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Post by fossil on Apr 22, 2010 22:41:21 GMT
Wheeen... youuuu... squeal with alarm As an eel chomps your arm, That's a Moray!
When you holler in pain As they swaller your brain, That's a Moray!
When you cry bitter tears While they pry off your ears Extempore...
They are finny and deft; (If there's anything left!) That's a Moray!
(Administrator/Moderator, do I have to be suspended for this? Remember in by mitigation that Oscar Wilde said, "All bad poetry is sincere.")
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 22, 2010 22:58:32 GMT
Wow, there's a thread on eels here? Cool. ;D I recall that probably the most famous eel in captivity in Germany is "Aalfred" an Anguilla anguilla. The owner caught him in 1969 and as of 2003 he was still alive (and probably still is) being kept in a bathtub here in Bochum. It was widespread in the media some years ago because animal rights activists were very upset of the conditions under which the eel was kept. www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,232597,00.html Sorry, link is in German, only.
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Post by brontodocus on Apr 22, 2010 23:05:45 GMT
That's a Moray?
I thought it was derived from Dean Martin's "That's Amore!". Gives a completely new meaning to the Dino Toy Forum... ;D
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Post by fossil on May 6, 2010 23:08:32 GMT
Well, I think you're the only one that caught it, brontodocus! Right you are! It's a spoof of Deano's "That's Amore." (Couldn't help myself.) I have a very modest eel section in my prehistoric marine collection, just visible on one of the photo's my son downloaded for me. Only about half-a-dozen or so, but I'm fond of them because they tuck so easily into irregularities when I make my dioramas and add considerably to the realism of the effort as well as lending a promise of imminent action to the scenes.
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Post by rugops on May 14, 2010 19:43:20 GMT
Does anyone here own Eels? I just ove them. They make really great pets. Yes, they sit inside of their hides all day, but at night they are very active. Especially during feeding time....my larger eel actually grabbed the tongs out of my hand. Really interesting creatures. I encourage anyone and everyone to get one. (Of course, if you don't mind touching krill ;D) Well, heres my first and largest eel, Agent Weavels (Don't ask me where the names come from because I made them up in under 5 seconds. I wanted something completely random) He is exactly 24 inches long, making him a whopping 2 feet in length! Big, huh? Can't find a descent picture of my Snowflake eel...he's too fast and spastic. But here it is: His name is Emperor Grease. Again, the name is odd. ;D This is an old pic. I had to put them into a SW holding tank while I made the finishing touches on their marine tank .It is a lot nicer then those ugly, brown pebbles. Very nice eels!
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 16, 2010 3:54:21 GMT
I've always wondered what a plesiosaur would look like with a Snowflake Eel's body coloring..might to try it someday.. ;D
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Post by rugops on May 16, 2010 16:38:51 GMT
That would probably turn out very nice.
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Post by Griffin on May 20, 2010 22:51:50 GMT
I have drawn one roughly based off of a see krait but its similar I suppose.
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Post by Blade-of-the-Moon on May 27, 2010 6:04:19 GMT
Pretty similar...shouldn't the pattern continue the length of the body ?
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Post by sbell on May 27, 2010 13:20:34 GMT
Well, I think you're the only one that caught it, brontodocus! Right you are! It's a spoof of Deano's "That's Amore." (Couldn't help myself.) I have a very modest eel section in my prehistoric marine collection, just visible on one of the photo's my son downloaded for me. Only about half-a-dozen or so, but I'm fond of them because they tuck so easily into irregularities when I make my dioramas and add considerably to the realism of the effort as well as lending a promise of imminent action to the scenes. Don't know how I missed it, but that's an old joke. I was singing that back in junior high (long enough ago) and last year, Kirk Johnson started singing his version when he saw the Safari one for sale in our store! Side note--everyone should get the Safari Incredible Creatures one. It's awesome.
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Post by Griffin on May 27, 2010 14:30:26 GMT
Pretty similar...shouldn't the pattern continue the length of the body ? It could...imean nobody knows what colors they were right? I chose to keep it on just the neck though. The idea is to break up the animal's neck since that's the most vulnerable part of the body.
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Post by stoneage on May 27, 2010 23:37:22 GMT
Pretty similar...shouldn't the pattern continue the length of the body ? It could...imean nobody knows what colors they were right? I chose to keep it on just the neck though. The idea is to break up the animal's neck since that's the most vulnerable part of the body. How does that protect the neck?
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Post by DinoLord on May 27, 2010 23:52:19 GMT
The contrasting colors confuse a predator, just like the black and white stripes of a zebra.
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Post by stoneage on May 28, 2010 0:17:14 GMT
The contrasting colors confuse a predator, just like the black and white stripes of a zebra. Well that is just a theory which has long been debated. The theory is the stripes make it hard for predators to single out one individual in a herd of animals. Some think the stripes are used by Zebras to identify each other since no two individuals have the same set of stripes. It is thought that young foals can recognize their mothers rump print while following behind her. I'm not sure how this would work with a neck only plesiosaur.
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Post by Griffin on May 28, 2010 3:30:14 GMT
The primary reason for a zebra's stripes is actually now thought to be to confuse biting flies. Studies have shown that the bugs have trouble zeroing in on a target if its of alternating contrasting colors. The confusing effect it has on predators when the animal is in a group is secondary.
The plesio has stripes on its neck so that the neck cant be seen as one big target as easily.
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