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I was very sad to see this story, I wonder who was prime minister or president when it hatched.
Devon conger eel close to record - BBC News
Devon conger eel close to record - BBC News
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Amazing. Just don't try to kiss one!I'm glad you posted that. I've never before been able to feel compassion for eels.
Amazing. Just don't try to kiss one!
Check what happened to an Irish diver who got attacked by one from beneath:
Conger eel attack: Shocking picture of diver's injuries after two-metre creature bites chunk out of his face - Irish Mirror Online
While the pic in the OP is 'deceptive' (its 2 meters), big congers are some nasty fish imo. You don't want to wiggle your toes in front of their jaws.
Then you must have never had a cat I love cats, but they are more or less evil, the way they literally 'play' with their half-dead prey can be nasty to behold. I once killed a wounded mouse that my cat was dragging around, out of pity. I'll never forget, the cat looked very, very angry with me!I am not saying that it definitely didn't happen as reported, but congers are not very strong swimmers, I think its more likely that the diver in question put his face a little to close to the Eels house, and the Eel reacted as most of us would when presented with a threat in our own home. If it had bitten his hand or leg/foot I would be less suspicious of this unprovoked attack.
Maybe I am biased because I don't think any creature other than man is capable of being "nasty" or "evil".
Yea, fun and games, and it also trains the cats' hunting skills, teaches them how the prey reacts etc. No empathy for the mouse, of course. I think they are not without understanding though, perhaps even empathy. This is pretty interesting, and adoreable:That is a very good point I have two small cats, and earlier this month they caught a mouse, and toyed with it as you described, whilst it did upset me that they did not kill it straight away, I don't think they had empathy for the mouse, they just saw it as a fun game.
I'm sure you could be friends (a lion tamer!) but you'd be in constant danger of unwittingly triggering some basic killing instinct. I think that evolutionary biologists agree that cats are more or less miniature lions. I was reading about the behaviour of mountain lions recently because I was looking into that '411 missing' scare piece, I couldn't help but compare that to my experiences with housecats!But it did make me think what they (the cats) would do to me if I was as small as a mouse!
You have my respect! I try to not eat too much meat, and I like when I find good substitutes, but I'd be a hypocrite if I said that I didn't like and eat meat. I do go for organic though, but I hear you on the cruelty of long transports.The only reason I am vegetarian is about the treatment of animals, a large proportion of of my protein intake comes from dairy, and I do my best only to buy organic milk and egg products because in order to get certification as organic, certain welfare standards must be adhered to. I will no longer eat organic meat, as the animals have to be slaughtered in the same abattoirs as all the rest, due to a change in the law. Previously it was possible to have a slaughterman come to the farm and dispatch the animals, which would be a lot less stressful than if they are transported to the abattoir.
Yea, that's basically what I'm trying to say, I think that there is no easy solution, because you basically can't have life without death, unless of course you eradicate all carnivores. That doesn't seem to be a solution either, so for me the solution is to face these dilemmas head-on, accepting that the cycles of nature can be cruel, but they allow for new life to flourish and evolve. You saved some cats that might otherwise have lived a shitty life or suffered a slow death. It's all very hard to come to terms with, and I know that philosophical ideas like 'animal rights' are very controversial and challenging subjects to deal with, even for professional philosphers.I do buy pet food for the cats, as they have to eat meat, it makes me feel very hypocritical but they where rescue cats, so I am in a catch 22...