MEGASTORM LOOMS OVER PACIFIC NORTHWEST!!

/may coat the area with one to three inches
//EVERYBODY PANIC!!!
///nah laugh at them

Summon Calvin to make the snowmen

meh

Lions are like, WTF is this shiat?

They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

The best time to go to the zoo is when it's about 40 degrees F outside. Most of the animals are much more comfortable in this weather than the 80-90 degree summer days and are a lot more active. Particularly the bears and wolves. Plus, tickets are often cheaper in the winter.

spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

only if you get to do it in the open where after you shoot them, they can run you down and eat your ass

Marley'sGirl: The best time to go to the zoo is when it's about 40 degrees F outside. Most of the animals are much more comfortable in this weather than the 80-90 degree summer days and are a lot more active. Particularly the bears and wolves. Plus, tickets are often cheaper in the winter.

My experience disagrees with yours. My wife and I went to the zoo on a cold winter day. Tickets weren't discounted that much. I think they were still $40 bucks a piece or something ridiculous for how lame the zoo was. And then all the animals were inside and not on display because it was too cold. The only upside was that we were the only two people there, so we threw rocks at the animals.

iamrex: A Fark Handle: //EVERYBODY PANIC!!!

Have you driven anywhere today?

why would i? i live off welfare and can walk to the liquor store...

/i'm scared of seattle drivers in the snow

Marley'sGirl: The best time to go to the zoo is when it's about 40 degrees F outside. Most of the animals are much more comfortable in this weather than the 80-90 degree summer days and are a lot more active. Particularly the bears and wolves. Plus, tickets are often cheaper in the winter.

And free parking, too!

flipping off zoo animals (new window)

Marley'sGirl: The best time to go to the zoo is when it's about 40 degrees F outside. Most of the animals are much more comfortable in this weather than the 80-90 degree summer days and are a lot more active. Particularly the bears and wolves. Plus, tickets are often cheaper in the winter.

I've found the best time is around November - not too cold and a bunch of the animals are in their mating seasons. I got to see Big Horn sheep, dik-diks and other antelopes all doing the nasty.

spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

I prefer them in their cages. My clothes won't get dirty and the chain link makes a handy rifle rest .

Freakin Rican: spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

only if you get to do it in the open where after you shoot them, they can run you down and eat your ass

GIS for man eating zebra:

spentmiles: Marley'sGirl: The only upside was that we were the only two people there, so we threw rocks at the animals.

Charming

spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

I know you are just bringing the funny, But some time ago my little brother and 2 of our cousins were actually doing that with the local moose population up here. Everyone had a different color paint and you got extra points for scoring the best shot. They had a leader board set up...weekly challenges...the works. It was a pretty involved sport they had going.

Then one of them happened to be spotted by a neighbor who called the troopers on them. Yeah, all that preparation and effort and not a one of them thought to check out that Alaska does not take kindly to harrasing wildlife. They were all minors though so they were let go with just a slap on the wrist.

/always sounded like fun, in a "fark-them-moose" sorta way
//til someone gets stomped, that is

spentmiles: The only upside was that we were the only two people there, so we threw rocks at the animals.

Ha ha, that reminds me of the time a few Christmases ago me and a couple buddies were at the San Francisco Zoo. Good times, though Carlos didn't have one.

iamrex: A Fark Handle: //EVERYBODY PANIC!!!

Have you driven anywhere today?

got to work on time at 7 this morning - slushy but fine. lots of water.

/SNOWPACALYPSE!
//cause there isn't anything else in the world to report on.

Skyd1v: spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

I know you are just bringing the funny, But some time ago my little brother and 2 of our cousins were actually doing that with the local moose population up here. Everyone had a different color paint and you got extra points for scoring the best shot. They had a leader board set up...weekly challenges...the works. It was a pretty involved sport they had going.

Then one of them happened to be spotted by a neighbor who called the troopers on them. Yeah, all that preparation and effort and not a one of them thought to check out that Alaska does not take kindly to harrasing wildlife. They were all minors though so they were let go with just a slap on the wrist.

/always sounded like fun, in a "fark-them-moose" sorta way
//til someone gets stomped, that is

I've always wondered about that. I'm not particularly interested in hunting to kill, but I would like to go out and shoot animals with non-lethal weapons. So, as far as the state is concerned, me shooting a grizzly in the ass with a paintball gun is worse than blowing its brains out with a high powered, scoped rifle? That doesn't make much sense. And what about fish? Isn't catch and release promoted by the state? Shouldn't I be allowed to lasso bobcats if I just want to reel them in for a pet before setting them free? And what about tazering squirrels? Our wildlife regulations need to be rewritten at the federal level to accommodate all the changes in technology.

The Washington Post had this picture on the front page a few years back. I cut it out and still have it on my fridge.



Bigger version here.

Zoo pic thread!

brigid_fitch: Freakin Rican: Lions are like, WTF is this shiat?

That's what I thought when I saw the cheetahs. The tiger was like, "meh", though.

If it's a Siberian tiger, more like "You call this shiat a 'snowstorm'?"

Every year. Snowmageddon. News crews on the zoo overpass on 26 crying out "hey, there's a snowflake!".

This is the banana belt. Georgia and Tennessee have worse weather in the winter.

Only suckaz pay to get into the zoo. Here at home we have the largest free zoo in the country. Just walk right in. They don't even check you for drugs, rocks or weapons.

/throwin' rocks at a one-armed monkey after snorting a bunch of crushed-up primatene tablets ftw!

baronvonzipper: Every year. Snowmageddon. News crews on the zoo overpass on 26 crying out "hey, there's a snowflake!".

This is the banana belt. Georgia and Tennessee have worse weather in the winter.

Not this year, it's been nice and mild. We do have a worse zoo, though, with at least one killer elephant.

/still worth going to 'Feast with the Beasts', where you can get stupid-drunk at the zoo

spentmiles: Skyd1v: spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

I know you are just bringing the funny, But some time ago my little brother and 2 of our cousins were actually doing that with the local moose population up here. Everyone had a different color paint and you got extra points for scoring the best shot. They had a leader board set up...weekly challenges...the works. It was a pretty involved sport they had going.

Then one of them happened to be spotted by a neighbor who called the troopers on them. Yeah, all that preparation and effort and not a one of them thought to check out that Alaska does not take kindly to harrasing wildlife. They were all minors though so they were let go with just a slap on the wrist.

/always sounded like fun, in a "fark-them-moose" sorta way
//til someone gets stomped, that is

I've always wondered about that. I'm not particularly interested in hunting to kill, but I would like to go out and shoot animals with non-lethal weapons. So, as far as the state is concerned, me shooting a grizzly in the ass with a paintball gun is worse than blowing its brains out with a high powered, scoped rifle? That doesn't make much sense. And what about fish? Isn't catch and release promoted by the state? Shouldn't I be allowed to lasso bobcats if I just want to reel them in for a pet before setting them free? And what about tazering squirrels? Our ...

I'm not sure I'd want to lasso a bobcat, they have pointy-bits and will use them. I would certainly be happy to join you in tazering some squirrels, though. Can I throw fishing lures at wild turkeys?

Cheers.

spentmiles: Skyd1v: spentmiles: They should do a Paintball Hunting Night. For like $50, you get to walk the zoo and shoot the animals with paint balls. It's way too farking boring and requires no skill to simply wander around a zoo, eating ice cream. And the paint would dress up the animals too. Who isn't sick of your standard black and white zebra? A little color wouldn't hurt, would it? And there should be a special thing at the end where they release one of the lions or other large predators, so you can hunt it with real rifles and live ammunition. I would so have my birthday party there if they actually had dynamic attractions rather than the same old static stupid crap.

I know you are just bringing the funny, But some time ago my little brother and 2 of our cousins were actually doing that with the local moose population up here. Everyone had a different color paint and you got extra points for scoring the best shot. They had a leader board set up...weekly challenges...the works. It was a pretty involved sport they had going.

Then one of them happened to be spotted by a neighbor who called the troopers on them. Yeah, all that preparation and effort and not a one of them thought to check out that Alaska does not take kindly to harrasing wildlife. They were all minors though so they were let go with just a slap on the wrist.

/always sounded like fun, in a "fark-them-moose" sorta way
//til someone gets stomped, that is

I've always wondered about that. I'm not particularly interested in hunting to kill, but I would like to go out and shoot animals with non-lethal weapons. So, as far as the state is concerned, me shooting a grizzly in the ass with a paintball gun is worse than blowing its brains out with a high powered, scoped rifle? That doesn't make much sense. And what about fish? Isn't catch and release promoted by the state? Shouldn't I be allowed to lasso bobcats if I just want to reel them in for a pet before setting them free? And what about tazering squirrels? Our ...

More of a "Don't ping wildlife with high-velocity gel capsules because the bigger ones will get pissed-off and stomple you into paste at the very least" kind of thing.

kid_icarus: baronvonzipper: Every year. Snowmageddon. News crews on the zoo overpass on 26 crying out "hey, there's a snowflake!".

This is the banana belt. Georgia and Tennessee have worse weather in the winter.

Not this year, it's been nice and mild. We do have a worse zoo, though, with at least one killer elephant.

/still worth going to 'Feast with the Beasts', where you can get stupid-drunk at the zoo

Cool. I'm originally from Elbert County (NE GA)

/getting drunk with the beasts - college?

nucular bum: Only suckaz pay to get into the zoo. Here at home we have the largest free zoo in the country. Just walk right in. They don't even check you for drugs, rocks or weapons.

/throwin' rocks at a one-armed monkey after snorting a bunch of crushed-up primatene tablets ftw!

St. Louis would like a word with your "largest free zoo" claim.

victrin: My feelings of "ZOMG those poor animals are being exposed to non-natural elements" are greatly outweighed by D'AWWWWW


Don't feel too bad for them... They have a cozy den, will never starve to death and get medical care.

For them the snow that they might not see snow too often where they're from (though I could swear I've seen photos of them in snow in the wild somewhere at some point) is a curiosity, not a life-threatening force. in the wild cheetahs have quite a struggle to survive... They have bigger, nastier predators to worry about (particularly when they have a litter of young in tow), finding enough food to satisfy their high energy demands is a constant struggle (that they don't always win), some of them get killed by poachers, etc. etc....

Yes, seeing a glorious animal in it's natural habitat can be an amazing thing and is preferred... but a modern zoo in a developed nation is not exactly a bad place to live out your days as an animal either. Be glad it's a US zoo and not some south east asian shiathole zoo in some 3rd world nation where they make animals fight each other sometimes for amusement.

mongbiohazard: They make animals fight each other sometimes for amusement.

Wow your post was boring me to sleep until you came up with that idea. That would be badass. Is it like two of the same animals against one another, or do they pit different species? I'd like to see a starved python go up against an ostrich with razor blades on its feet.

Brian_of_Nazareth: I'm not sure I'd want to lasso a bobcat, they have pointy-bits and will use them. I would certainly be happy to join you in tazering some squirrels, though. Can I throw fishing lures at wild turkeys?

Try it with some swans and see how that works out for you.

The tigers are probably thrilled. People don't often realize that they're actually built for snow - they're Siberian, after all.

/love that zoo, got great pics of the tigers in summer

clovis69: Brian_of_Nazareth: I'm not sure I'd want to lasso a bobcat, they have pointy-bits and will use them. I would certainly be happy to join you in tazering some squirrels, though. Can I throw fishing lures at wild turkeys?

Try it with some swans and see how that works out for you.

I suspect it would work just as well. Each of those birds (turkeys and swans) are nasty. Swans bite, toms have those vicious spurs. This is why you throw things at them: so you're far enough away that they'll just leave rather than attack.

Cheers.

/I don't actually throw things at animals, I love them
//some are cute, some are tasty, what's not to love?

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Zoo pic thread!

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Zoo pic thread!

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Why is there a monkey hanging from the underside of that zebra?

spentmiles: mongbiohazard: They make animals fight each other sometimes for amusement.

Wow your post was boring me to sleep until you came up with that idea. That would be badass. Is it like two of the same animals against one another, or do they pit different species? I'd like to see a starved python go up against an ostrich with razor blades on its feet.


lol, thanks lazytroll.

Well yes, they do pit different species against each other. I'm not sure about any python vs. cockfight ostrich battles, but if you search on Youtube I'm sure you can find plenty of bears vs. big cats, and big cats vs. other types of big cats (tigers vs. lions). I'm at work so I can give you any links, but the videos should be very easy to find if you're so inclined.