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Is there an RB for all???
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... CatNipped wrote: If you believe there is an RB for pets there is one for your fish for certain and for hamsters, chickens, everything. Especially tapirs. I've fallen in love with tapirs recently, I wanted a couple of them when I saw how great they were on a few zoo TV programs recently Of course I cannot have a tapir, but omg how I want one. How lovely they are and how kind to their keepers. Want one, want one.. Tweed OK, I thought I may have been thinking of the wrong animal when you said tapirs are lovely, so I looked it up and, no, I was correct: http://www.tikaltravel.com/images/ph...ages/tapir.jpg. Bless your heart for your kindness in thinking this is a lovely animal, you are a better person than I! ; I think they are wonderful. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it, there is something about them that touches my soul. About this animal, here's something that I was really surprised about... I watch almost everything on "Animal Planet" (I don't know if you get it in the UK, but it's a whole channel about nothing but animals). They have a new craze lately for shows about animal attacks - one is where they take the person who was attacked and bring them face to face with the type of animal that attacked them (something *I* would never do, but some people will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame, I guess). One lady featured was a zoo keeper in charge of the tapirs. YES!!! She was attacked by a tapir - and it mauled her very badly, just about tearing off her face and it *did* tear off her arm! I would never have believed it if I hadn't see it - tapirs appear to be so slow and calm! Anyway, this is rambling, but your post made me think of this and I'm in a rambling mood today! ; Nose Kisses, CatNipped I got curious and looked this up online - here's the story from the New York Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C1A96E9582 60 or http://tinyurl.com/6njk8a. I've looked at the link and probably the fact that there was a young baby there maybe? They are after all, wild animals. However all the tapirs I have seen on the TV here recently (in our zoos) seem calm and kind. They roll over for belly-rubs and tonight a keeper was waiting up for an imminent birth with dad tapir sitting by, and he snuggled up to her and licked her face. Don't tell me they are not lovely at all, allow me my illusions. I find them beautiful, in a strange way. They are not conventionally attractive, I will give you that. I just love them somehow. Tweed Of course I wouldn't tell you they aren't lovely (to you ;) - just that you have an extra large heart! I shouldn't even comment because *I* think snakes are almost as gorgeous as cats - they fascinate me and I love touching them. That's hardly a popularly held sentiment either! You're probably right about there being a baby tapir involved, the maternal instinct to protect her young is one of the most powerful in the animal kingdom. Nose Kisses, CatNipped |
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Tapirs (was: Is there an RB for all???)
Christina Websell wrote:
CatNipped wrote: OK, I thought I may have been thinking of the wrong animal when you said tapirs are lovely, so I looked it up and, no, I was correct: http://www.tikaltravel.com/images/ph...ages/tapir.jpg. Bless your heart for your kindness in thinking this is a lovely animal, you are a better person than I! ; I think they are wonderful. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it, there is something about them that touches my soul. You're not alone. I used to work with a woman who had a real thing about them. She had photos of them on her office wall. This workgroup was very unusual in that almost everyone loved animals and many were interested in wildlife. One of our "team-building" activities, where you get to take off work together and do something fun as a group, was to go to a local aquarium. Several of these coworkers went on wildlife trips for their vacations. And at the beginning of staff meetings, while waiting for everyone to arrive, we'd tell stories about our cats. I miss that group! Anyway, we had a tapir-lover in the group. I had never even heard of them before I met her! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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Tapirs
OK, I thought I may have been thinking of the wrong animal when you
said tapirs are lovely, so I looked it up and, no, I was correct: http://www.tikaltravel.com/images/ph...ages/tapir.jpg. Bless your heart for your kindness in thinking this is a lovely animal, you are a better person than I! ; I think they are wonderful. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it, there is something about them that touches my soul. You're not alone. I used to work with a woman who had a real thing about them. She had photos of them on her office wall. I encountered one in a "petting zoo" once, and also fell in love. A really friendly, affectionate animal. Related to the horse, and had that same warm, sweet "horsy" odor. The Edinburgh zoo has a "sponsor an animal" scheme and we picked a tapir one year. I think they're more closely related to pigs than to horses. Baby tapirs are very cute, do a google image search for them. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts |
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Tapirs
Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
OK, I thought I may have been thinking of the wrong animal when you said tapirs are lovely, so I looked it up and, no, I was correct: http://www.tikaltravel.com/images/ph...ages/tapir.jpg. Bless your heart for your kindness in thinking this is a lovely animal, you are a better person than I! ; I think they are wonderful. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it, there is something about them that touches my soul. You're not alone. I used to work with a woman who had a real thing about them. She had photos of them on her office wall. I encountered one in a "petting zoo" once, and also fell in love. A really friendly, affectionate animal. Related to the horse, and had that same warm, sweet "horsy" odor. The Edinburgh zoo has a "sponsor an animal" scheme and we picked a tapir one year. I think they're more closely related to pigs than to horses. Baby tapirs are very cute, do a google image search for them. My father and I share a love of the warthog. Its like the strut around thinking "Yup, I know I am ugly, but I really don't care, I am happy" That and of course, the meerkat. Gotta love those cheeky little things. Yowie |
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Is there an RB for all???
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... CatNipped wrote: If you believe there is an RB for pets there is one for your fish for certain and for hamsters, chickens, everything. Especially tapirs. I've fallen in love with tapirs recently, I wanted a couple of them when I saw how great they were on a few zoo TV programs recently Of course I cannot have a tapir, but omg how I want one. How lovely they are and how kind to their keepers. Want one, want one.. Tweed OK, I thought I may have been thinking of the wrong animal when you said tapirs are lovely, so I looked it up and, no, I was correct: http://www.tikaltravel.com/images/ph...ages/tapir.jpg. Bless your heart for your kindness in thinking this is a lovely animal, you are a better person than I! ; I think they are wonderful. Don't ask me why, I can't explain it, there is something about them that touches my soul. About this animal, here's something that I was really surprised about... I watch almost everything on "Animal Planet" (I don't know if you get it in the UK, but it's a whole channel about nothing but animals). They have a new craze lately for shows about animal attacks - one is where they take the person who was attacked and bring them face to face with the type of animal that attacked them (something *I* would never do, but some people will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame, I guess). One lady featured was a zoo keeper in charge of the tapirs. YES!!! She was attacked by a tapir - and it mauled her very badly, just about tearing off her face and it *did* tear off her arm! I would never have believed it if I hadn't see it - tapirs appear to be so slow and calm! Anyway, this is rambling, but your post made me think of this and I'm in a rambling mood today! ; Nose Kisses, CatNipped I got curious and looked this up online - here's the story from the New York Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C1A96E9582 60 or http://tinyurl.com/6njk8a. I've looked at the link and probably the fact that there was a young baby there maybe? They are after all, wild animals. However all the tapirs I have seen on the TV here recently (in our zoos) seem calm and kind. They roll over for belly-rubs and tonight a keeper was waiting up for an imminent birth with dad tapir sitting by, and he snuggled up to her and licked her face. Don't tell me they are not lovely at all, allow me my illusions. I find them beautiful, in a strange way. They are not conventionally attractive, I will give you that. I just love them somehow. Now you sound like Charlie. He is going to be arrested for trying to smuggle something out of a petting zoo one of these days. We are usually OK unless they allow him to pick something up. Then no matter what it is, it's likely to burrow its nose into his neck and he won't want to put it down. Birds land next to him. Squirrels come sit on his lap. It hopeless. (And we won't get into the day he was feeding a wild bear sow potato salad off a long handled spoon. In front of her cubs no less) Jo |
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Is there an RB for all???
"Jofirey" wrote in message ... Now you sound like Charlie. He is going to be arrested for trying to smuggle something out of a petting zoo one of these days. We are usually OK unless they allow him to pick something up. Then no matter what it is, it's likely to burrow its nose into his neck and he won't want to put it down. Birds land next to him. Squirrels come sit on his lap. It hopeless. (And we won't get into the day he was feeding a wild bear sow potato salad off a long handled spoon. In front of her cubs no less) Jo In our family it is genetic. Rob's mom, Rob, his sister and her kids, and Amanda are all animal magnets. Me, they run away from. Pine Cone did decide that Rob's dad needed his help with shaving though. Pam S. |
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Is there an RB for all???
On 2008-08-18, jbhajos wrote:
Do you suppose there's a Rainbow Bridge for fish? Maybe if the fish is a Unitarian. Bud |
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Is there an RB for all???
jbhajos wrote:
Do you suppose there's a Rainbow Bridge for fish? I know, a fish is not fuzzy, soft, cuddly, cute, playful, and "pettable" but.... Our algae-eater, named "Fish", died last week. We were fond of him and miss him. He had outlived all others during his 22 years as a tiny creature that matured into a 13-incher and was the last in the acquarium for several years. He looked lonely but our fish-experts advised against adding more to the tank. We worked so hard that last day to save him but I guess it was just his time to go. Maybe he's swimming around *under* the Bridge? The RB is for pets. I wonder if there is one for elephants, lions, rabbits, mice, antelope, squirrels, chipmunks, et al? Just thinking (which is something I probably shouldn't be doing). Jeanne Purrs and hugs, Polonca and Soncek |
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