Tag: animals
Be a mushroom postal worker delivering to woodland animals in this cozy platformer
I’m a vet – parents always want to get these beloved animals as pets for kids but it’s a huge mistake… here’s why
A VET has warned parents not buy a beloved animal as pets for their kids.
Tim Montgomery, from Sydney in Australia, said that rabbits are unexpectedly high-maintenance pets requiring constant attention.
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Bunnies may love carrots – but the vegetable is their version of KFC[/caption]
Bunnies dislike being handled or confined to their hutch – and can even get sick of carrots.
He told the Mail: “I will often have clients come in having recently a purchased rabbit for their children assuming that they will be simple pets that are easy to care for which is not always the case.”
The vet added: “Unfortunately I have seen countless cases of rabbits that have been accidentally suffocated by children who just loved their rabbit too much which can be understandably devastating for everyone involved.”
Unlike dogs or cats, bunnies are prey, not predators – so they will often freeze with fear if they are held on their back or bite kids hard if rubbed up the wrong way.
They also need regular dentistry under anaesthetic and annual vaccinations.
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A good owner should only pick up their bunny when conducting health checks – but much pleasure is to be had observing your flop-eared friend going freely about their business.
No rabbit should be confined to a hutch, as they like to run around – and wherever you house them, they need fresh hay and bedding every day.
And vet Tim added that for their own good bunnies should not be permitted to gorge on carrots.
He said: “Because of the Bugs Bunny cliché, they’re often fed large amounts of carrots which is basically KFC for bunnies – they’re high in calories and not very good for them in high quantities.”
Screenshot Saturday Mondays: indie FPS bonanza (with bonus animals)
Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week, genuinely by chance, my eye was caught mostly by first-person shooters. Come for those, stay for the impressive puppet tech, the giant snake, the cute dog, and the colossal crocodile. Check out all these interesting and attractive indie games!
Here’s a game about being the spirit of nature after we’ve killed all the animals
Cute Animals Are Overrated. Let’s Save the Weird Ones
Scrapping over scraps: Animals clash over leftover food in urban gardens
The Margin: A shower of stuffed animals: Watch Turkish soccer fans pelt the pitch with toys for kids affected by devastating quakes
8 Reasons Why Octopuses Are the Smartest, Pettiest Animals
Consider the octopus. With eight arms, elliptical pupils, color- and texture-changing skin, and a scary beak, it is a creature that seems conjured from the most Boschian of realities.
Unexpected Animals That Use Tools
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were smart enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become, perhaps, less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks,…