What is your favourite wild animal?
Discussion
nordboy said:
Favourite animals..
Land animal, a Leopard/ jaguar, just power to weight ratio is awesome, they seriously punch well above their weight but are also fantastic family animals.
Water animal, a Great White shark, just simply amazing and so wrongly victimised, maybe the ultimate predator. Was gutted to find out that Orca do hunt them, admittedly a pod of Orca rather than one on one.
Mine would be Tiger for land and Orca for ocean. Land animal, a Leopard/ jaguar, just power to weight ratio is awesome, they seriously punch well above their weight but are also fantastic family animals.
Water animal, a Great White shark, just simply amazing and so wrongly victimised, maybe the ultimate predator. Was gutted to find out that Orca do hunt them, admittedly a pod of Orca rather than one on one.
The Orca has a bite force of 19000psi. The Great White has 4000psi.
Female Orcas have been known to kill Great Whites while protecting their calfs.
One v one, the Great White has very little chance and lone Orcas have killed them.
The Orca is the apex predator of the ocean.
YorkshireStu said:
nordboy said:
Favourite animals..
Land animal, a Leopard/ jaguar, just power to weight ratio is awesome, they seriously punch well above their weight but are also fantastic family animals.
Water animal, a Great White shark, just simply amazing and so wrongly victimised, maybe the ultimate predator. Was gutted to find out that Orca do hunt them, admittedly a pod of Orca rather than one on one.
Mine would be Tiger for land and Orca for ocean. Land animal, a Leopard/ jaguar, just power to weight ratio is awesome, they seriously punch well above their weight but are also fantastic family animals.
Water animal, a Great White shark, just simply amazing and so wrongly victimised, maybe the ultimate predator. Was gutted to find out that Orca do hunt them, admittedly a pod of Orca rather than one on one.
The Orca has a bite force of 19000psi. The Great White has 4000psi.
Female Orcas have been known to kill Great Whites while protecting their calfs.
One v one, the Great White has very little chance and lone Orcas have killed them.
The Orca is the apex predator of the ocean.
shirt said:
otters!
watching this explains why better than i could. they're the happiest animals going and just don't give a s
t.
Another otter fan here. I spent a lot of time as a kid fishing in Ireland. Otters would come up to within touching distance of me, then jump in the water, and jump back out again in 10 seconds with a fat trout. It would eat the fillets off each side of a still flapping fish, then go for another swim. They are amazing creatures, insanely capable.watching this explains why better than i could. they're the happiest animals going and just don't give a s
t.
Has to be the crocodile for me. Physically massive and tremendously powerful yet they hunt with stealth, relying on patience and total stillness broken only by sudden, tremendous violence.
They look totally intimidating and they even roar, so they tick all the boxes for a real life monster.
I've been able to spend quite a bit of time in places with wild crocs around which, having grown up in the UK, introduced me to the feeling of not being the one at the top of the food chain. They command a level of respect that very few other creatures can match.
They look totally intimidating and they even roar, so they tick all the boxes for a real life monster.
I've been able to spend quite a bit of time in places with wild crocs around which, having grown up in the UK, introduced me to the feeling of not being the one at the top of the food chain. They command a level of respect that very few other creatures can match.
Smollet said:
CountyAFC said:
I've got a similar thing booked at The Big Cat Sanctuary.
And I've done one with otters previously.
The Big Cat Sanctuary has some rather large cats there. They used to have a female Bengal tiger who was triggered by male pheromones. I didn't realise it wasn't just male tigers pheromones that set her off. A bit scary. And I've done one with otters previously.
durbster said:
...yet they hunt with stealth, relying on patience and total stillness broken only by sudden, tremendous violence.
Nicely put. Reminds me of Rik and Eddie in 'Bottom'!Animal-wise I'd like a Pallas cat: https://www.lovemycatz.com/life/manul-cat/
Silvanus said:
I've been lucky enough to fly a golden eagle, very cool animal. I'd love to get a closer view of the south coast White tailed eagles, only seen them from a distance. I'm off up to Scotland in April, hoping to do some raptor watching with my daughter.
I saw one of the White Tailed Eagles a week or so ago. It was flying above Christchurch Harbour, just inland of Mudeford Spit. By the time I'd got my camera out of it's bag it had gone low over the marshland in the far distance. It was being heavily "mobbed" by a large flock of smaller birds. durbster said:
Has to be the crocodile for me. Physically massive and tremendously powerful yet they hunt with stealth, relying on patience and total stillness broken only by sudden, tremendous violence.
They look totally intimidating and they even roar, so they tick all the boxes for a real life monster.
I've been able to spend quite a bit of time in places with wild crocs around which, having grown up in the UK, introduced me to the feeling of not being the one at the top of the food chain. They command a level of respect that very few other creatures can match.
I went to a wild animal demo day at my kids primary school in Australia. Park rangers brought along a small small(ish) crocodile, about 8 ft long. I asked them how strong it was, they said it can make four grown men just flop around when they try to carry it. It was just solid muscle. Impressive!They look totally intimidating and they even roar, so they tick all the boxes for a real life monster.
I've been able to spend quite a bit of time in places with wild crocs around which, having grown up in the UK, introduced me to the feeling of not being the one at the top of the food chain. They command a level of respect that very few other creatures can match.
smithyithy said:
Kuwahara said:
Jasey_ said:
Got to be the honey badger.
+1 the crack heads of the animal kingdom…zero fks ever given…
The leopard
Saw one in Kenya up a tree jump down. Hit the ground with such grace.
Any Tiger a close second.
Mind you, watching Lions hunt and take down a wildebeest was the highlight of the trip really. Oh, and the crocodile taking another...
Saw one in Kenya up a tree jump down. Hit the ground with such grace.
Any Tiger a close second.
Mind you, watching Lions hunt and take down a wildebeest was the highlight of the trip really. Oh, and the crocodile taking another...
Edited by Gary C on Tuesday 13th February 22:18
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