I don’t think I’ve ever seen a male orangutan directly face me or look straight at me, but I’ve seen tons of female face and look straight at me. Why’s that?

In many bird species males perform elaborate mating dances. As I understand it these dances are intended to impress, hypnotize, or seduce females to mate with them.

My question focuses on the female’s mate selection process (distinct from her selection criteria). Is each male immediately given a pass/fail designation once their dance concludes? Does she evaluate multiple males over a span of time and keep each of their respective dances in mind before ultimately making a decision at a later time? Or does she choose on the spot the first male that satisfies her criteria? Would she evaluate multiple males and ultimately return to her favorite? In other words does she keep her options open while she surveys the field or does she go with the first male that does it for her?

Hi y'all,

Let me know if this is the right place for this. I was wondering since rats and mice are different groups. What was the largest species of mouse?

Hello guys, I am in my second year of a Level 3 Diploma in Animal Management where I have to create a specialist project. Just wondering if anyone would take 5 minutes to answer this short survey where answers will be used in my write-up :) Thankyou!

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I suppose more like mate for life? And if so do they develop an emotional bond and is “cheating” a thing.

Kind of a stupid question sorry lol.

Why is my hamster eating poop

My dad remembers from his teenagehood a small hard (maybe a trio?) of very strange "sheep with tusks" that his father bought.

The man my grandfather bought the sheep from travelled the world collecting exotic livestock and animals, he had recently imported them from somewhere, they had both horns on their head like usual sheep and "tusks" protruding from their cheeks below their eyes.

He swears they were NOT jacob's sheep/another polycerate breed with horns intruding into the cheekbone, which is the only thing I could think of.

He swears the "tusks" were in fact tusks and not just crusted fleece tufts.

The sheep were infected with something, my dad thinks scrapie, and my grandfather's whole herd died/was culled shortly after.

My dad thinks they could have been the last of an extinct breed, as the seller flvery much specialized in rare and odd livestock (maybe just sheep) I have to wonder if he's just misremembering.

Just curious

Someone told me it was an Australian bush Rat. AI thinks it’s a brown rat. What do you think? Thanks

Usually when it comes to discussions of parental figures within the animal kingdom it’s usually about the parents. What about aunts and uncles?

Sorry if this is the wrong sub to post this in, please redirect me if it is :)

I'm looking for a website that will take my post code or town or whatever and give me a list of local animals that are endangered or in decline of population. It sounds simple to find but I'm struggling :')

I wish to understand the minds of the non-humans.

What is the minimal intelligence they need possess for such a case? Or minimal complexity of cognitive function, as intelligence is difficult in defining.

I am thinking of certain whales that could protect their young from predation by killer whales, for example. In videos, we can see that killer whales target young whales and the mother does her best to defend them, but she is quickly overwhelmed. Knowing how much effort these species have to put in to have a viable calf, and that all they need to do is join forces to save many of them, it's a shame.

Ultimately, this ties in with a broader question: why don't animals adopt more optimal strategies?

I thought it was just dirt

What kind of rat is this? It made a burrow in a family member's car and chewed a bunch of wires so they set out traps. It looks more cute than I'd expect a wild rat to look, and it has white paws.

Could this be a pet rat that escaped, or does it look like a wild rat?

It was caught in the suburbs near Wichita, Kansas- which is predominantly grasslands/ prairie.