/an/ - 150 threads

Previously on /jef/ >>5112982Who is Jefrey (with one F)?He was found abandoned in some bushes filthy and covered in fleas late one night in mid-July 2024. He’s all grown up, and enjoys car rides...

https://youtu.be/6QP0OxAJZDQ?si=hrszCQJu_D7vo6Bf

Alright, lets try this again

Hello /an/,You are now reminded that Bumblebee season has officially begun in the northern hemisphere. Bumblebees and Solitary Bees are in massive crisis so this thread will be to discuss ways to help...

Foxogenic editionLove foxes and post foxes and love foxesOld fox: >>5114417

Will dogs ever be able to compete with cats?

>It's a shame no animals are as big as the dinosaurs today :(>The blue whale is bigger than the largest dinosaurs, though.>Yeah but they're boring because... because they just are, ...

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6285Truly a big guy.

Podcaster Joe Rogan has warned that mountain lions are running riot in certain states and eating household pets, demanding politicians do more to address the problem.“One of the things they found out ...

What is /an/'s favourite nature documentary? For me it's Attenborough's "The Life of X" collection. I've rewatched it recently, and the thing I like about it the most is ...

The bluestreak cleaner wrasse, a 10cm fish species that feeds off the dead skin of larger fish, has demonstrated the ability to recognize itself in a mirror -- a trait that is more so associated with ...

General for the discussion of rodent care with a focus on rats3 year old editionPic rel is Burroughs taken in June who passed on Saturday at about 3 years old>Rats need love >Rats need companion...

>https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20251121IPR31539/protection-of-dogs-and-cats-deal-on-eu-rules-to-stop-abuse>Mandatory microchipping and registration of all dogs and cats in th...

Study: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00315-5

ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN editionPrevious dog >>5106979

Post lions

It's daphnia and green water edition. Aka you're luck you're getting text edition.Tank Cycling:>www.modestfish.com/how-to-cycle-your-aquarium/Stocking and Water Change Calculator:>...

"Disregard the constabulary" edition

I'm going to post a platypus every day until all of /an/ wants to snuggle a pugglePrevious thread >>5065820 hit image limit and before anyone says it yes the males (and only the males) veno...

Tell us, friends, what are your thoughts on the Orange People and their most celebrated researcher?

Post animals that just look cool

why male cats are so nice>met stray cat>he sit on my lap>roll>had balls>had a big stray cat in my workplace>he rolls>can pat>also had balls

Rare Birth of Rhino Calf Captured in the Wild

The last 30 Asiatic cheetahs in the world are all found in Iran, where they and their habitat are currently being bombed by Blompf and Israel. Their range used to extend into India, but they went exti...

Happy Weddell Wednesday

last one died and i needed to post my duck

Post raccs, save pics of raccs, discuss raccs! Here is a critter embiggining for the winter months.

Has anyone had this happen? Like your pet got outside and could have gotten away easily if they wanted, permutant but instead your pet comes to you or lets you pick them up?>today my cat got outsid...

>neighbour has pitbull>it has bitten multiple children>has chewed through it's muzzle more than once, how is that even possible?>walking past her and it almost pulls her off her feet ...

Post wolves.>Information. >Images. >Stories. >Art. >News.>Previous thread: >>5093726

Who's ready for more of our parks to be sold to logging companies?

>tags: mating-press

Does it deserve it's crown as the "Greatest Predator That Ever Lived"?

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/cats-meals-unfinished/

Let's play find the animal

Moss & Lichen Editionpreviously on /herp/: >>5093568This thread is dedicated to all animals of the Reptilia and Amphibia classes. Topics include, but are not limited to: geckos, snakes of al...

Does bro actually know his shit, or is he just reading from Wikipedia articles?

My autism compells me to plant this tree in my yard. Anyone else being Ginko rn?

Post jaguars.

Welcome to /plant/, the happy green place on this blue board, where growers, gardeners and horticulturists share their love for things that grow.Newbies and amateurs are very welcome, and we’ll always...

Happy Bat Appreciation Day, /an/!

Post em.

it's that time againcam 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuEcam 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41eq4VzCYc4

Horse GeneralShare your saddest horse story editionOld grey Mare >>5102201>be me>on a hike with best friend when we were celebrating his recent engagement>he climbs an escarpment for a ...

>All dogs come from wolves we’ve domesticated and bred to have friendly temperament towards humans. >Wolves can breed with dogs creating hybrids >wolves can breed with coyotes creating hybrid...

it's so cruel and unfair

thinking about the past extinctions and impending future extinctions (some very soon like the 'akikiki) of hawaii's native bird species again

What are your thoughts on bears?

I have a small glass tilted jar and I was thinking it would be cool to grow something in it and have it decorate my room. I want something that smells really nice and can change the scent of a room.I ...

Explain THIS

Tell me about the language(s) of the birds, /an/. Why do we know so little about the meaning of the different calls of birds and how can we better understand and comunicate with them?

Fuck yeah

A thread for otters, wolverines, badgers, martens, grisons, weasels, stoats, tayras, fishers, polecats, ferrets, and ferret-badgers. Post pictures, videos, and stories about these cute, intelligent, a...

I found a little bobcat today bros.

>Walks in>rekts your whole tree of lifeHow many more branches of life are there we dont know about?

Knowing you’re statistically far more likely to be killed by a dog than a bear, which animal would you rather be stuck in the woods with?

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Post crocs

>largest predatory dinosaur ever>bigger specimens found all the time>recently found to have hunted and killed adult individuals of large herbivore species by biting them in the face>by far...

What the actual fuck how are people this fucking stupid

Saw there was no bug related thread going on. Post and discuss al thins crawly. Other tiny critters welcome as well.

>when you're toxic as fuck so no one wants to eat you and the whole world is just a fun place since you have nothing to worry about

Post animals being silly

Post animals having a bath (licking doesn't count)

Keep in mind that nuclear weapons would be useless against them and since they possess human-level intelligence, they will quickly figure out how to sabotage drones, take down power lines/grids, organ...

WTF 4chan and Reddit that elephants were cuddly and gentle and altruistic?!?!?!Explain this:https://youtu.be/bfrTxLiMgI0?si=qmeGJnPiT_Bfotcq&t=1055

Obscure Edition.Love Foxes, Pawst Foxes.Previously on /fox/:>>5107373

Post big cats, small wildcats, or anything vaguely feline that isn't a house cat.

Why are cats like this

COWS DEMONSTRATE FLEXIBLE MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL USECows are now UNDENIABLY far more intelligent than cats and 99% of mammals. If you think it's wrong to eat cats, then you must feel the same way abo...

why is he so insufferable??

2036 editionPrevious Thread: >>5040573WHAT IS SPECULATIVE EVOLUTION?Speculative evolution is the exploration and imagining of how life might evolve in the future or could have evolved in alterna...

Post pictures and your experiences or other writings of these much maligned and misunderstood Birds.Anhingas welcome also.Promoting Cormorant awareness and appreciation, one post at a time.

Post animals that make interesting sounds. Bonus points for surprises: if you'd never expect that animal to make that particular sound, all the better.To begin: Goldie's Bird-of-paradise:htt...

What time is it?

Cats are significantly less intelligent than dogs. They are slightly less domesticated and have the tendencies that come with that (more persistent independent action and innate skills that help them ...

Which one is more badass?

Otters are in vogue this life cycle

Catch myself scream at street cats to stop meowing in the middle of the night using the name of my cat that died from unknown causes 2 weeks ago. I had him for 3 years and he was so small and perfect....

Post paleoart and cordially discuss paleoart.>But I want to seethe and shit myself over feathers/lips/China/the CIA/religion/that one guy>But I want to seethe and shit myself over the people see...

Post and discuss livestock.

gluttony edition

>near 100% hunting success rate>Survived multiple mass extinctions, including the Great Dying; predated and outlived the dinosaurs>is still one of the most majestic animals, a perfect marriag...

How often do you trim your curly dog's hair?

>Chingo Chongu! Me turn back to wild ambush predator for selfie!How is it possible to be this dumb?

My brother and his wife recently bought a cat. What do I do when they're talking to me about it? What I mean is that their stories are always so mundane because it's a cat. They talk to me a...

>choose to kill an endangered animal over the life of a dumb niglet that climbed the fence If I were the zookeper i would've let the gorilla tear the little shit apart and leave management to ...

Among the British wildlife, what animal do you think would be suited to represent Britain as a national symbol?Because right now we have a Lion and Unicorn but there are no Lions native to the UK and ...

Thoughts?

As a pet owner I'd be very concerned about any animals being outside in general.No shot this doesn't backfire and kill some native species.

I just learned about the 'Beast of Gevudan" last night and I was wondering what /an/'s opinions are of what it could have been?Yes, it was real.>"Between 1764 and 1767, a myster...

>Fur seals (actually sea lions) are sometimes spotted raping penguinsHow common is this for animals? Using animals smaller than you and of a different species to relieve your own sexual frustration...

Is it actually a multicellular organism?Also pre-Ediacaran thread

>farm whales for their milk >make cheese out of it >strap some extravagant label on it >sell it to billionaires as an exotic culinary experience >you are now filthy rich

Looking for a field guide for microbes (book) for the microscope. Does anyone know a good guide?

When you are the last dog off the assembly line on a Friday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cg5041nrrqro

>he doesn't have a tapetum lucidum

Anything Seal or Pinniped related, this means Sea Lions/Walruses are welcome here too!

Sorry I've been MIA it's been kind of a rough patch for me, but I'm going to try and get back at it and post a platypus every day until all of an wants a puggle to snuggle

Thoughts on the secretary Bird?

The mighty sperm whale starts its deep dive towards the abyssal dark to hunt the colossal squid

I've been taking a puppy out for walks for the past 2 months and he literally gets smiles from all the women who we walk past, is this common in your experience or is my dog especially handsome?

Is it just me or is this behavior kind of fucked up?

I have managed to get a wasp queen to visit almost daily for sugar water. I guess she is building a nest somewhere, but could I somehow entice her to start building in a provided box? Maybe with build...

Big fan of these little buddies, what do you think about them?

I can't believe there isn't a thread for our de(ea)r friendspost cervines and cervine accessoriesabsolutely no odd toed ungulates allowed

i hate this dog he stinks and fucks his brother

I killed a bullfrog to eat 3 years ago, and I still can't get over it. The legs din't even taste good and I'm a huge animal lover. If I could go back in time I would take it back.

Post Eurasier. Mine died last summer with 16 years and three months. Has been pretty hard since then without her.

It is this time of the year to ask once againWhy is it still the best dino documentary for the last 27 years? What causes it to be so unique?

Post birds, appreciate birds

How come these dogs don't attack each other?

https://www.mlive.com/environment/2026/04/absolute-tank-of-a-snapping-turtle-rescued-from-lake-michigan-surf-after-wandering-shoreline-for-days.html‘Absolute tank’ of a snapping turtle rescued from La...

What is he up to these days?

My cat got spayed today and she's just standing still. It's been 8 hours after the surgery, and she isn't eating or drinking. For a relief she isn't licking her stitches but still,...

Is this common?

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/15/japan/science-health/mammals-cannot-be-cloned-infinitely/

lizard detected

What went wrong?

Do you hunt or raise animals? Is it hard for you if you like animals?

Do you have what it takes to be an animal hypnotist like Blacaman?

Cyкa, гдe мoи кpeкepы?

CAPYBARAS ARE JUST THE CUTEST ANIMAL EVER

ONE WORD.CAPYBARA.

>Be me>Middle of the night, it's quiet>Suddenly hear a cacophony of frantic yelps and screams outside>Police sirens too, coincidentally>WTF is happening, shit>Go outside, it sto...

share some animal names that sound funny when translated from your own languagein danish a bat is called flagermustranslated that would be a flappy mouse

Shoebill thread

Does /an/ like penguins?

Deep sea creatures are harmless. The only aspects of the ocean rational to be afraid of are: drowning/storms, sharks, and venomous jellyfish/conches/whatever, which are all shallow water concerns anyw...

My hedgehog is cuddlemonster. He refuses to run on his wheel until I've pet him and cuddled him for at least 2 hours. Any hedgehog owners here ever experience this? Is a hedgehog normally this cu...

/an/ bros.../g/ chads won again

surely one of you knows what the hell kind of bone this is

Do any anons have experience keeping chibbens?I'm getting myself some soon, I've built a coop complete with a little aviary and will be keeping four chickens in my backyard.My yard isn'...

ITT: POST SMASHED AND SLAMMED BULLIES, PONDER THE PYRAMID SKEEM

This is a 17 year old pic of my westie lily taken in march 2009, she was born jan 3rd 2009 so about 2.5 months old at the time of this picShes still alive but sleeps most of the time now :(

This is how much plants move in 24hours

>There's a zoo on top of a mall in Bangkok>It has a female gorilla who's been living alone for 40 years (their lifespan is 35-40 years)>Back in 2020 there's a movement to relea...

>wikipedia now says birds are "avian dinosaurs" and they're not a class but a cladeFuck this fucking pop science shit. It's like saying we're bipedal cynodonts. It's l...

Humans basically live on another plane of existence to ants; they're affected by our actions, but we're mostly just a walking natural disaster or sometimes blessing to them. Who's to sa...

Friend's dog licked my face and now my eye looks like this. Should I be worried?

I wish I could deal with the majority of life's problems by aggressively slapping my belly.

Y'all, check out this cool alpaca-dog creature I found in this calendar at work, it looks like a dog, but has a neck as long as a camelid. It must be some type of hybrid, or an AI mistake?Seeing ...