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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Do giraffes spit when annoyed? Actually John they both exist, So their both real, If that's what You meant. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
Llamas are also known to spit when they are angry at you. But they are much cuter!! Janice |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Llamas are also known to spit when they are angry at you. But they are much cuter!! And they are related to Camels which evolved here in North America, Then the camels departed for parts elsewhere when the Bering Land bridge formed during the last ice age. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
So camels are really lamas that got lost? |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? I saw some sort of creature coming out of the bushes while we were out for a walk last night. I stopped to see if it were perchance a raccoon, as the only time I have seen a raccoon since I've been here are the ones my boyfriend (much to my horror and disgust) chased up a tree at Christmas when he caught them on the landing outside our door. He still maintains to this day that he did it to save me and they are in fact vicious, vicious creatures that will shred a cat in seconds. Upon stopping to squint at the creature emerging from the bushes, the aforementioned boyfriend grabbed my arm whilst exclaiming "what are you doing? Don't stop here!!" So I replied "I want to see what that is coming out of the bushes!!" "It's a skunk! Now keep moving because it's about to spray you!!" "How can you tell?" I asked, surprised as I thought his night vision was less than perfect. "Because of the large white stripe down its back..." He was getting rather exasperated by this point, "..and because it's turning it's back on you!" The skunk by this time had ambled off back into the bushes and I had been dragged to a safe distance. I decided to cover my mistake by claiming that I had been concerned that it might be a mugger or crazy person coming out of the woods to kill us both. "Why did you stop then?" He asked, confused. "Why, to protect you my dear" I told him. Reality Internet Personality |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
So camels are really lamas that got lost? In a nutshell, Yep. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? You're a genius Es. :) |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Do giraffes spit when annoyed? No, I meant one that was ONLY accurate to three paces... BOINC WIKI |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
Push me-Pull me? Janice |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? I can't help it if I live a deeply exciting life. Reality Internet Personality |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? Any deeper and You'd have a Catfish as an avatar. :D The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? There is no such thing as "off topic" in the Critter Cafe. As for skunks, they will do just about anything to avoid spraying you. A skunk will always choose to flee first. If that is not an option it will, in order of threat magnitude: 1. puff its tail 2. keep puffing its tail and turn its little hiney toward you 3. stamp its little feet 4. do a little "angry dance" involving more vigorous stamping and forward jumping 5. make little screaming noises It is typically the screaming noises that precede a spraying. If a skunk is screaming at you, it is probably too late for you to back off. At that point, clearly you have done something stupid and/or very threatening and you deserve to get sprayed, you stupid house monkey!!! A skunk showing you its posterior is probably not about to spray you. More likely it is just hoping you will take a hint and move along. I interact with skunks all the time and I have never been sprayed. They are absolutely beautiful animals... a little dumb, but very beautiful and very much maligned. A few nights ago I sat quietly outside while three skunks (Puffy, Spotty and Tiny) were roaming all over my patio. There were no problems. Sometimes I go outside to get a closer look at the skunks and they don't even notice me!!! It is only when one puffs its tail at me that I am sure I have at least been "acknowledged". Why would a skunk want to spray you??? After the spraying, the skunk is virtually disarmed. Spraying is always a very last resort for a skunk. The only exception to this rule is springtime, when male skunks get a little crazy and territorial with one another... but again they're not spraying people - only other male skunks. When I hear male skunks screaming at each other, I shut all open windows because I know what is coming next! |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? I've smelled the skunks a few times since I've been here, although I haven`t heard the screaming. The only time I`ve seen (or rather smelled) a skunk spray a person was the time one sprayed my former brother in law shortly after he set fire to himself with a firework on the 4th of July. Best 4th of July ever. Reality Internet Personality |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Skunks hit by cars end up releasing their spray. If you live in a high traffic area that is also home to skunks, you may experience that "special smell" frequently. Sadly, skunks do not look both ways before crossing the street... |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Angela is gonna thump us for gatecrashing her thread! I'm gonna plead insanity and the 5th amendment, what about you? Oh yeah, You know It CRL. I've smelled ode da skunk before and It ain't nice, But then I was inside and I wasn't expecting that smell, Plus It came from some other street and property nearby. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
I had one of those move in underneath my bedroom. Well... it started as one. When it had babies.. OMG..... my eyes were watering.. *shudder* The semi-funny part about them, is cats will play with them and get along just great. they are closely related. yes they will share kitty bowls and kitty doors and everything. Janice |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
Having been blessed/cursed with two dogs that want to play with anything alive, including skunks, I have learned to keep a few bottles of hydrogen peroxide and a box of baking soda by the big sink in our basement. This really works, unlike the fancy stuff the pet supply store will sell you. It has to be mixed fresh, otherwise it doesn't do a thing (learned that the hard way). Mix about 3/4 of a big bottle of hydrogen peroxide with about 3-6 tablespoons of baking soda in enough water to wash your whole dog. This is for a small dog (like a cocker spaniel). For a medium sized dog, use twice as much, and 3 times as much for a big dog. Add a squirt of liquid soap, to help this stuff penetrate a thick coat. Lather, rinse, repeat. Don't leave it on your dog too long, it will bleach their coat, and make it brittle and prone to falling out. It works on people too (learned that the hard way too). |
Dune Finkleberry Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0 |
Not exactly a wildlife fan this BF is he? My son's gf told him when he wanted to go backpacking for 5 or 6 days that snakes lie in wait on trails for their victims to come along. Pretty sinister little buggers don't you think? |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
I can't help it if I live a deeply exciting life. I'm starting to get that impression. Reality Internet Personality |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6651 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
Not exactly a wildlife fan this BF is he? That would be an enticement for me! I even made a snake habitat in my back yard to attract more snakes. If someone tells me there is an area with a lot of snakes, then I grab my hook and pillow case and head right out! Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
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