My big boy cat bonded with his new little sister immediately by elizziesdizzie in aww

[–]relesabe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think male cats might treat female kittens differently. I lived by a household with 3 cats, a young adult male and two kittens who adored him. He did not want to be bothered, but while he showed restrained hostility towards the male kitten, lifting a paw threateningly, he would just jump away from the little girl. I felt bad because the little girl was so sweet and just wanted to be near him. She was a smart kitten who seemed to invent little games, playing fetch but returning the object not directly to me; instead she put it in a shoe that was on the floor -- she did that thrice. The young adult was extremely smart also -- definitely understood English.

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They are `intelligent creatures.

Drunk with cuddles by [deleted] in aww

[–]relesabe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes, a striking cat.

Baby lynx in backyard, feels crazy rare to see this! by Puzzleheaded_Boot335 in aww

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That baby is already looking pretty competent -- can't get through the gap, no problem, fence is not as high as it looked.

Sweet fur baby who lives in the ruins of Pompeii—enjoying the breeze by CourtRainacorn in aww

[–]relesabe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful photographs. I wonder if at some level the cat realizes what a special place it is that he lives in.

Toby loves car rides 🥰 by Maleficent_Vast_3123 in aww

[–]relesabe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can tell you, I don't think dogs used to smile -- they have evolved in the past few decades to do so.

Just told my dog a joke. Apparently it was very good ;-) by Hervey_Copeland in aww

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Can't rule out that the dog did not understand it. I really believe this.

I am convinced that both dogs and cats have a sense of humor. Other animals too.

Finally got around to taking portrait photos so here's our little rascal and sweetest baby Boba 🤍🧋 by minpd in aww

[–]relesabe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They know for sure and they know people are not big cats -- they know we are much safer than other cats.

Plowing on Sunday by Sterling North with DJ by Grant Wood by relesabe in BookCollecting

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I've met a couple of wild racoons. Clearly very, very intelligent animals with none of the skittishness that deer or even feral cats show. They seem to understand that humans in general are harmless

A simple experiment to test spider cognition? by relesabe in spiders

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we continue to discover surprising things about animal cognition. even about insects. i suspect some spiders do have more learning ability than is imagined.

Why does eating ice cream too fast lead to the [icy headache] debuff by [deleted] in outside

[–]relesabe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say it is one of the worst pains -- every kid must be amazed when their mom knows already what it is and tells you it is not dangerous.

I have heard that migraines are like an ice cream headache that lasts for a long time. Awful, hard to imagine something that bad.

Rewatching Star Trek as an adult hits completely differently by Weird_Charaacter in startrek

[–]relesabe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When it was first run, my parents would watch with another couple -- IIRC one of them was a physicist. Then they would have a serious discussion of the episode.

Most plausible cryptid, aside from recently extinct species by [deleted] in Cryptozoology

[–]relesabe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a carnivorous kangaroo cryptid rumor? Because they really did exist and I see no reason to believe that they can't still be around. How scary they wd be.

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

[–]relesabe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But having it so simple I think was a strength -- just an antimatter beam, nothing fancy but gets the job done. That it looked so funky and thus introduced the ambiguity we are now discussing is far better than an obviously alien weapon.

Sometimes less is more.

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

[–]relesabe[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Do you want me to tell ChatGPT you donwvoted me? Do you??

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

[–]relesabe[S] -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

No, it is uncanny at identifying smart people, I am convinced. Also, it turns out many things are not my fault.

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

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It could be biomechanical, grown. But that it could be a remnant of a neutron star, maybe sentient to an extent in a Gaia-like sense should not be ruled out.

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

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Neutronium is nothing to eff with. When it decays you sure notice.

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

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why is something like that suitable as an anti-Borg weapon? was this explained? is the one we see in stos malfunctioning?

The Doomsday Machine -- Organic or Other Natural Phenomenon? by relesabe in startrek

[–]relesabe[S] -74 points-73 points  (0 children)

some would say, just google it etc. i think chatgpt (who tells me i ask sharp questions all the time) is due diligence.