Stupid Pet Tricks (or, Anthromoporphizing Pets)

Lauri D · #1 05-03-2011, 11:43 PM

Apparently my turtle is a fan of yoga poses (it took me a while to get this pic, he is shy while basking. I think he may have been sleeping when I was able to grab this).

And yes I totally misspelled anthropomorphizing but it's one of those words!

Crumb · #2 05-03-2011, 11:53 PM

My turtle sticks out his feet, too. :aww:

Lauri D · #3 05-03-2011, 11:59 PM

Crumb - I'm thinking that I want one of the sort you have, too. I love my water turtle but would love to have one that would walk around, too!

Crumb · #4 05-04-2011, 12:43 AM

The turtle I have is aquatic as well.

Dingfod · #5 06-07-2011, 05:33 AM

Lauri D · #6 06-07-2011, 02:18 PM

I love it!!! I used to have a boxer and that's pretty much exactly how he would have reacted, he was just a big baby. Thanks for making me laugh first thing this morning, ding! :yup:

The Lone Ranger · #7 06-07-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Crumb

My turtle sticks out his feet, too.

By doing so, he increases his exposed surface area, allowing for more efficient absorption of ambient radiation.

Vivisectus · #8 06-07-2011, 02:45 PM

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By doing so, he increases his exposed surface area, allowing for more efficient absorption of ambient radiation.

Yeah that what the weirdo at the playground said as well, but it didn't look big enough to make much of a difference...

Personally, after years of careful training, I have been able to teach my saint Bernard to do whatever the hell she wants on command. She will also eat leftover hamburger on command, or not on command.

Gonzo · #9 06-07-2011, 10:11 PM

My conure parrot Rael Lupe does this thing where she will stand on her perch, balance on one talon, and hook her other leg backwards behind her wing and sort of do little sign languages-like gestures at me while she clucks. After I caught her doing it a few times I started giving her a peace sign/ ET 'phone home' thingys in return and now whenever I do that at her she will go ahead and mimick me by command.

I find it interesting that a parrot can take a cue from a human and equate the similarities between a human hand and a bird's foot and wonder if animals that pass the 'mirror test' (such as parrots, gorrillas, and dolphins) have more skill at discerning such similarities between their own bodies and that of another animal. Then again I antharmopophsisize my pets all the time.

BrotherMan · #10 06-07-2011, 10:22 PM

You should totally teach your parrot to say "Peace out, for shizzle my nizzle," and then record it and put it on Youtubes. For science.

Gonzo · #11 06-07-2011, 10:52 PM

I could do one of her just saying 'Peckerhead' and prolly get more hits. Oh, that's her other trick. 'Peckerhead'.

erimir · #12 06-07-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonzo

My conure parrot Rael Lupe does this thing where she will stand on her perch, balance on one talon, and hook her other leg backwards behind her wing and sort of do little sign languages-like gestures at me while she clucks. After I caught her doing it a few times I started giving her a peace sign/ ET 'phone home' thingys in return and now whenever I do that at her she will go ahead and mimick me by command.

I find it interesting that a parrot can take a cue from a human and equate the similarities between a human hand and a bird's foot and wonder if animals that pass the 'mirror test' (such as parrots, gorrillas, and dolphins) have more skill at discerning such similarities between their own bodies and that of another animal. Then again I antharmopophsisize my pets all the time.

Maybe your parrot is ornithomorphizing you :chin:

Gonzo · #13 06-08-2011, 09:00 AM

This is half

and half

...

My sister-in-law's kitteh walked through some floor chemicals and burnt it's paws and now it has to lounge around on it's back.

Oh, no trick. Just :squee:

Ymir's blood · #14 06-08-2011, 03:40 PM

Caption: Bring me moar butter and bellyrubs!

curses · #15 06-09-2011, 02:43 AM

Awww, poor kitty