Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 13

Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

Courtesy TRex, who could have used this content in an ONT:

A TED Talk: What happens when your dog uses the internet?

Should your dog be able to make more choices concerning his or her social life?

Would you like your dog to be able to call you while you are out shopping or at work?

Related:

How scientists are building an 'animal internet' with phones for dogs and touchscreens for parrots

New experiments suggest technology could allow pets and zoo animals to choose their own social interactions and even make friends worldwide.

Researchers at Glasgow University are experimenting with digital tools to help animals communicate more directly with both humans and other species. From video calls for dogs to interactive touchscreens for parrots, the work is laying the foundations of what scientists describe as an "animal internet." The project goes beyond enrichment activities, aiming to give animals more autonomy in shaping their own environment, the Financial Times reported.

The Financial Times piece includes details from studies on dog and parrot internet arrangements. Some studies were conducted here in the USA.

Would you like to communicate with an animal via internet?

The dear, Dog and the Parrot are Friends pic.twitter.com/FUGdu8Bfx5

— aww (@omgaww) April 23, 2023

Mandi Clark:

This incredible shot was captured by Shasta Schlitt (Everything Back Yard Chicken). Her rooster, Jay, jumped in to defend one of his hens from a hawk. The hawk didn’t survive the encounter, but Jay—though left with a few puncture wounds—pulled through and is doing well. What a brave protector!

Life can be rough for some of our pets.

We are waiting for PetMoron news. It seems that most of them are photo-shy this week, or perhaps they are occupied on the internet.

Thanks again, KT, here are some more turtles. I meant to send this in last week but time escaped. These are fairly recent from earlier in July. Whenever you see them in the water, and they know you can't easily get to them, they will still keep a baleful eye on you while you're there--as you can see from the one on the thin branch. It's hard to see on the other one, as his head is positioned oddly (it's lower left in the picture), but I believe he's doing the same.

Thanks for the weekend threads!

BeckoningChasm, East Tennessee

They are fun!

From jsg:

This is Charlie. Charlie hangs out on the back garage light at least 3-4 times a week. We like Charlie. He's very low maintenance.

Charlie is great!

Thank you for sharing your pet and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com

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Until next Saturday, have a great week!

If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 6

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

posted by K.T. at 03:37 PM

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