Top three for me

1 goats

2 turtles

3 cats


P.s humans make my list at 2008 ;D

1/ Butterflies
2/ Felines
3/ King Parrots

Is this to eat?

platypus probably. have one in my river (maybe a family) but i can never get the phone out quick enough to make a video

Pussy cats -   they like to be patted.

Probably Barramundi, but flathead is nice too.

The Currawong.

It is a native Australian bird.

There is one here, where i live, which if it sees that i have my back door open wide,
it will stand just outside, waiting for me to present it with a small wedge of apple.

"Can i have some apple again please."


IMAGE.....
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Strepera_fuliginosa_1.jpg/330px-Strepera_fuliginosa_1.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currawong

Daves2017 wrote on Jul 10^th, 2024 at 8:20pm:

Top three for me 1 goats 2 turtles 3 cats P.s humans make my list at 2008 ;D

It figures  ;D

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 10^th, 2024 at 8:35pm:

1/ Butterflies 2/ Felines 3/ King Parrots

Anyone who likes cats is not a bird lover.

Yadda wrote on Jul 10^th, 2024 at 11:08pm:

The Currawong. It is a native Australian bird. There is one here, where i live, which if it sees that i have my back door open wide, it will stand just outside, waiting for me to present it with a small wedge of apple. "Can i have some apple again please." IMAGE..... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Strepera_fuliginosa_1.jpg/330px-Strepera_fuliginosa_1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currawong

There will be more than one.


Quote:

Currawongs are dominant birds that can drive off other species, especially when settling around an area used or inhabited by people.

As animals, or family members, Dogs.

aquascoot wrote on Jul 10^th, 2024 at 8:54pm:

platypus probably. have one in my river (maybe a family) but i can never get the phone out quick enough to make a video

That's actually pretty cool.

I've never seen a platypus in the wild.

My favourite animal: Chas Chandler.

I have seen ripples but no platypusses.

Dogs as favorite animal has been a firm favorite for 40K years!

—Of course, there IS a Critters and Gardens MRB this should have been started in.

Yadda wrote on Jul 10^th, 2024 at 11:08pm:

The Currawong. It is a native Australian bird. There is one here, where i live, which if it sees that i have my back door open wide, it will stand just outside, waiting for me to present it with a small wedge of apple. "Can i have some apple again please." Oh I love them as well. I must add magpie and the most beautiful songs they sing during the months the aren't kamikaze killers of anything that dares come between themselves and their young IMAGE..... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Strepera_fuliginosa_1.jpg/330px-Strepera_fuliginosa_1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currawong

freediver wrote on Jul 10^th, 2024 at 8:50pm:

Is this to eat?

Many of us have evolved from hunting and gathering.

No judgement. You just be you  :-?

Daves2017 wrote on Jul 14^th, 2024 at 12:11am:

freediver wrote on Jul 10th, 2024 at 8:50pm: Is this to eat? Many of us have evolved from hunting and gathering. No judgement. You just be you  :-?

All humans evolved from hunter gatherers.

Double-breasted Mattress Thrasher.

The Imran Khan... "like a tiger"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w31dUwTqa4&t=2s

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Jul 14^th, 2024 at 10:45am:

Double-breasted Mattress Thrasher.

What about a bouncy breasted tennis ball thrasher?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKc587Z1h6Q

UnSubRocky wrote on Jul 15^th, 2024 at 6:21am:

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Jul 14th, 2024 at 10:45am: Double-breasted Mattress Thrasher. What about a bouncy breasted tennis ball thrasher? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKc587Z1h6Q

There is a profession female tennis player who had a set(no pun intended) like that ..

her name is  Simona Halep ... she had a breast reduction to continue her tennis career

below is a before & after surgery montage

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I'm a big fan of Ibis.

Seriously what bird cleans up our rubbish and keeping snakes away.

More people should be nicer to our indegernous bin chickens !

Daves2017 wrote on Jul 15^th, 2024 at 11:26pm:

I'm a big fan of Ibis. Seriously what bird cleans up our rubbish and keeping snakes away. More people should be nicer to our indegernous bin chickens !

How do Ibis keep snakes away? ;D

Ibis are indigenous bird to Australia.

They have evolved to hunt and kill ( like free driver 😄) snakes .

Look at the beautiful long curve beak?

Perfect for grabbing a snake but keeping its head at a distance.

Ibis are highly underrated.

They clean up a lot of human rubbish but they remain a snake attacking machine.

Don't stir me up :D

I'm happy to post links.

Very valuable bird that has learnt to not only tolerance towards humans but we live in a mostly positive balance.

Bats are a different story  >:(

White ibis are carnivores. They eat a wide variety of terrestrial (land) and aquatic (water) animals. Their preferred diet consists of crayfish, mussels and insects. Frogs, fish, crustaceans, earthworms, snakes and mice are also common prey items in their natural habitat.

Ffs, now I'm going on a Ibis tangent  :'(


They are awesome birds!

I think its time for a song.

https://youtu.be/9sBXcZ0G_ls?si=zR6oD_QLdz02Itr2

Daves2017 wrote on Jul 16^th, 2024 at 8:34pm:

Ibis are indigenous bird to Australia. They have evolved to hunt and kill ( like free driver 😄) snakes . Look at the beautiful long curve beak? Perfect for grabbing a snake but keeping its head at a distance. Ibis are highly underrated. They clean up a lot of human rubbish but they remain a snake attacking machine. Don't stir me up :D I'm happy to post links. Very valuable bird that has learnt to not only tolerance towards humans but we live in a mostly positive balance. Bats are a different story  >:(

;D ;D What a load of old tosh

They are in the main worms, grubs, insects like grasshopper & cricket eaters as well as freshwater crayfish

Their long curved beak is designed to probe into grass & soft soils and has a rounded nub on th end ... it's not a sharp sabre.

any snake they may tackle would be small ... like a large worm or legless lizard.

White Ibis have become rubbish tip & suburban scrap scavengers .... but Straw Necked & Glossy Ibis have not.

There is nothing mentioned about them having a regular diet of snakes or chasing/keeping snakes away.

https://www.wildlife.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/542217/Australian-White-Ibis.pdf

Daves2017 wrote on Jul 16^th, 2024 at 8:38pm:

White ibis are carnivores. They eat a wide variety of terrestrial (land) and aquatic (water) animals. Their preferred diet consists of crayfish, mussels and insects. Frogs, fish, crustaceans, earthworms, snakes and mice are also common prey items in their natural habitat. Ffs, now I'm going on a Ibis tangent  :'( They are awesome birds!

No you're going on an Ibis fantasy.

You bring the snake I'll bring the Ibis and we can see who wins.

Ibis every time!

It will have to be on Tuesday because they are Bath on a Wednesday

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/four-reasons-to-love-the-ibis-20150813-giyi8n.html

The Multiple Hump Carmen ....

Fave animal as a domestic pet, a dog.
In the wilds…. Wetland birds.

Brown snake. It was checking the chook pen for mice and eyeballed me when I squatted next to it. Then it negotiated an understanding by displaying its fangs, sideways so I could note their size. After that it turned and moved halfway to me, eyes fixed on mine. I stepped back one pace, done deal, snake wins.  She slowly turned and ignored me and went back to the mouse hole.
( %$)6#@087  stupid humans, waste of space)

Love it ∆

Reinforced my belief that we can interact with wild animals given respect and enough intelligence just take cues .

Cat
Horse
Squirrel.

Capybara /Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Had to google that one, interesting animal.

Asking for freediver- does it taste like chicken?

I know I should probably read my own thread but does anyone else like humans?

They are a very broad range of breeds I know but I will rate them in the top ten on my list.

RussiAnVetEraN wrote on Jul 31^st, 2024 at 9:08am:

Cat Horse Squirrel.

I rate that list  other than the squirrel which I've had no contact with .

I assume it's nothing like our possums?

Daves2017 wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2024 at 1:13pm:

Had to google that one, interesting animal. Asking for freediver- does it taste like chicken? I know I should probably read my own thread but does anyone else like humans? They are a very broad range of breeds I know but I will rate them in the top ten on my list.

It tastes like a big guinea pig.

Daves2017 wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2024 at 1:15pm:

I rate that list  other than the squirrel which I've had no contact with . I assume it's nothing like our possums?

Maybe I misunderstood the meaning of the topic.

I just wrote those animals that I like.

I do not eat these animals and do not keep them as pets.

We don't have possums. They probably represent only a very distant analogue to squirrels.

In those parks where people often offer them food (mostly nuts), squirrels descend from trees and run closer to people.

freediver wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2024 at 2:01pm:

Daves2017 wrote on Aug 2nd, 2024 at 1:13pm: Had to google that one, interesting animal. Asking for freediver- does it taste like chicken? I know I should probably read my own thread but does anyone else like humans? They are a very broad range of breeds I know but I will rate them in the top ten on my list. It tastes like a big guinea pig.

So you know what a small guinea pig tastes like?   :o