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We have Goldens here. Was very careful with the pup until he hit twenty five pounds or so.
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I'm not sure.
I don't think so, but they are very territorial so maybe if you were close to the (golf ball-sized) nest they might?Comment
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Many years ago I was camping at about 7K ft. It was just the earliest of dawn, still too dark to see. Sleeping on the ground. This "thing" flew just over my face. It did it about 3-4 times. It buzzed me and made a zipping sound as it went by. One of the stranger things that's happened camping. One of a few.
You have Golden Eagles? They are huge, maybe a little bigger in some countries. Here is a vid that's pretty old. Keep the little kids out of the room. Nice ride while it lasted.
Well filmed, if you like animals getting killed in a natural state. No question, some of it was pre-rehearsed, so to speak. There was some planning. Right place at the right time. It would'ev happened anyway. Has for the last thousand yrs. We are accelerating faster than nature can keep up with. Last time I watched this vid, there was no sound.Last edited by dryheat; 06-01-2023, 01:51.If I should die before I wake...great,a little more sleep.Comment
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couple that live next door to my shop have a handful of free range cats, (and some ducks, the chickens all got kilt)
once in a while you will find a pile of duck feathers somewhere, where something got one for lunch,
and the cats, some have disappeared, and some likely from other neighbors (found a skull in the driveway last year, )
meanwhile a few new kitteh's have become skittish,
one male is very friendly, but also very wary or his surroundings,, if he hears a hawk or bird, he will dive under a bush and look up,
guessing he had a near missComment
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Like mentioned before: a horrible way of death being pecked and eaten alive.
Snakes, insects and squirrels may deserve it but nothing else.Last edited by Allen; 06-01-2023, 06:24.Comment
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Animals are neither "good" or "bad" in the ethical sense. They just fulfill a niche in nature, a tiny cog in the great machine. Lots of animals eat their prey alive, I once saw a vid of a bald eagle eating a coot, the coot was still alive while the eagle plucked it (birds of prey don't like feathers apparently) and started tearing its guts out. The coot didn't finally expire until the eagle ripped out its gizzard and gulped that down. Right after the gizzard part of lunch a juvenile eagle swooped in and stole the coot. Its a hard knocks life in the wild. A clean humane kill as a matter of principle is the sole domain of the only animal that can have "ethics" or a "conciense;" human beings.Comment
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The problem is: how would you feel if it happen to one of your beloved pets?Comment
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sad, but that is nature and a risk
neighbor that lost a few chickens, one he found out got ate by another neighbors dog,
he commented that the dog would be wise to not cross the property line,
chickens did what chickens do,
dog did what dogs do,
the pile of feathers I mentioned was likely from a hawk, owl, or similar,
our neighbors cat snatched a baby bunny last summer,
I got it away, placed it (it was still frozen) in the woods and an hour later I found the head in the grass, the cat went back, found it, and had a mealComment
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Morality is a Human conceit.
Animals don't have it.
HONGRY > Catch, Kill, Eat, maybe not in that exact order.
This is "Nature".
I found a pile of feathers a few days back in my yard.
Something died, something else ate, its alive.
Nature is not "bambi".Comment
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There's a term: animal politics. There's no revenge or meanness intended.If I should die before I wake...great,a little more sleep.Comment
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My point was to be aware of things when your pet is outdoors. If your pet is an outside pet they may need extra shelter. Being in the yard while your pet is out and "doing his business" could prevent an attack by a predator. I was very watchful over mine.Comment
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the gov't sent an A.I. spy drone to check you out!
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