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I offer this only because it is often noted here that Australia contains a remarkably hostile biosphere. This pic emerged today — a large venomous snake seeking refuge from the summer heat by inserting itself — somewhat beautifully — inside the ice dispenser of a household fridge.
 

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His pet warthog tried to kill him. A wild animal is a wild animal...
The most plausible theory posted in the comments mentioned that Waylon was 5 years old, and that warthogs mature at around 4 years of age. So this beloved wild animal, treated as if it was a domesticated pet, had recently emerged from childhood and was now a fully adult male, an adult male defending his territory and his mate (a female warthog was also penned there).

Reminds me of chimps, which are absolutely adorable when they are young. Then they go through puberty and rip your face off and bite off your hands.
 

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The most plausible theory posted in the comments mentioned that Waylon was 5 years old, and that warthogs mature at around 4 years of age. So this beloved wild animal, treated as if it was a domesticated pet, had recently emerged from childhood and was now a fully adult male, an adult male defending his territory and his mate (a female warthog was also penned there).

Reminds me of chimps, which are absolutely adorable when they are young. Then they go through puberty and rip your face off and bite off your hands.
Yes!

Strange that they included so much details about the man’s childhood, etc. then near the end added, almost as an afterthought, one line about Peaches.

Oh, yes, by the way, there was another warthog in the pen… a female.

Obviously, we weren’t there and can’t know for sure how it went down, but I think that it was an important fact to include. Maybe they didn’t want to seem like they were blaming the guy for what happened.

Of course wild animals can be unpredictable at times and can snap just like humans, but they’re not that unpredictable if you familiarize yourself on how they behave in the wild.

Anyway, interesting read.
 

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It is observed that kābā have become habituated to human interaction and touch; they scurry across and lie in the devotees' laps or perch on their shoulders while they are sitting in the temple. They eat from the hands of visitors and from the same thali (plate) as the Charan workers in the kitchen.[2]

Eating food that has been nibbled on by the kābā is considered to be a "high honour".[5] Temple rules state that if you accidentally step on one of the rats and kill it, you must replace it with a rat made of solid silver or gold.[2]
 

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That made me a little teary.

If any of you are wondering as I was where the adults are and such, you can sign in free here.


 
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Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals-The Guardian

Researchers say they have observed a male Sumatran orangutan treating an open facial wound with sap and chewed leaves from a plant known to have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties.[…]

The team say the findings offer insight into the origins of human wound care – the treatment of which was first mentioned in a medical manuscript dating to 2200BC.

“It definitely shows that these basic cognitive capacities that you need to come up with a behaviour like this … were present at the time of our last common ancestor most likely,” said Schuppli. “So that that reaches back very, very far.”
 

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