I thought i uploaded these pics but i couldnt find them, but bloody hell are these guys fun to watch at night, so active as they wander about actively hunting crickets.
“Look at them! They dance with others of their species they’ve never met before just for their shared love of certain sound patterns! That is so sweet!”
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“The humans have told me that this process is called ‘hugging’, and it involves simply holding each other to release endorphins. Isn’t that precious? Look how happy they are!”
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“Humans have a physical response called ‘laughter’ to indicate high positive emotions and humor. It seems to be infectious, as one laughing human can easily cause laughter and endorphin responses in other humans!”
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“They pack bond so easily, even with inanimate objects. A human companion of mine recently purchased a small ‘cactus’ plant simply because it was not shaped as perfectly as the rest and she wished to give it a home. She has named it Bartholomew.”
“Yes, my own human friend has displayed this tendency as well. When I questioned her, she expressed that she has pack-bonded with me. I felt I must perform a ‘hug’ in order to express how adorable she is.”
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“My human companion has adopted another, smaller Earth predator into his home. I frequently find him carrying it around or napping with it simply to share companionship and feel the vibrations the creature produces. He very often expresses how adorable and precious the feline is, though he does not seem to realize that he is similarly so.”
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“The humans record themselves playing pretend and telling stories so other humans can watch them. I have samples of these ‘movies’ to share with the rest of the observation party. For research purposes.”
“celebration”: bit of an overstatement. soundwave: merely going about usual duties with slight sense of renewed determination from having passed new milestone of survival. and also wearing party hat
laserbeak: appreciates her own extra hat as well. apparently this makes her “double the forgeday-haver” as myself. this is blatantly false but i will allow it if it makes her happy
May your Monday be motivated like these baby sting rays attempting to scale their window
*your Monday, whatever it may be
For anyone curious, this is a very common behavior among stingrays in aquariums. Stingrays normally flutter along the bottom of the water, and they rarely, if ever, encounter steep walls. When it finds the side of the tank, a stingray in an aquarium simply keeps going as though the tank wall is the bottom of the tank. This is why you see rays in touch tanks coming up to the surface and sticking out a little bit- they’re programmed for “swim along solid surface”. It’s not going to do them any harm, it’s not stressful, it’s just what they do.
In other words, these lil guys, who do not have swim bladders to keep them still in the water, are probably pretty confused as to why they keep sliding along the ground. They can’t just hover in place like most fish do.
Here’s a cat with less severe brachycelaphy than the one below. Probably a functional cat! Still not the best skull design, but workable. Definitely cute. Very round.
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