When animals attack (or do other things)

[acptulsa]

 

[acptulsa]

 

[acptulsa]

 

[Occam's Banana]

https://x.com/fopminui/status/1971789096759841082

The helping octopus. An octopus was first spotted off the coast of Portugal, hovering near a diver as he worked on underwater repairs. At first, the diver thought nothing of it, until the octopus started helping.

Whenever he reached for a wrench, a bolt, or even dropped a tool, a tentacle would appear, handing it back to him like a silent assistant from the deep.

No one believed his stories when he surfaced, so he set up cameras and recorded everything. The footage, an octopus calmly passing tools to a human, has since gone viral. When asked about it, the diver just smiled and said: “I’m just happy I had help down there.”

 

[tebowlives]

https://x.com/fopminui/status/1971789096759841082

The helping octopus. An octopus was first spotted off the coast of Portugal, hovering near a diver as he worked on underwater repairs. At first, the diver thought nothing of it, until the octopus started helping.

Whenever he reached for a wrench, a bolt, or even dropped a tool, a tentacle would appear, handing it back to him like a silent assistant from the deep.

No one believed his stories when he surfaced, so he set up cameras and recorded everything. The footage, an octopus calmly passing tools to a human, has since gone viral. When asked about it, the diver just smiled and said: “I’m just happy I had help down there.”

AI strikes again

Readers added context to this image

The image of the diver is from a 2018 video about saturation diving. There is no octopus in the video (starting at the 2:08 mark):youtube.com/watch?v=OD0r5l…

 

[ClaytonB]

AI strikes again

Readers added context to this image

The image of the diver is from a 2018 video about saturation diving. There is no octopus in the video (starting at the 2:08 mark):youtube.com/watch?v=OD0r5l…

It's morally true -- the diver did report that story, and the image is of the place where the octopus supposedly was, but the image with the octopus itself is a fake. I imagine that must be what a helpful octopus would look like...

 

[Invisible Man]

It's morally true -- the diver did report that story, and the image is of the place where the octopus supposedly was, but the image with the octopus itself is a fake. I imagine that must be what a helpful octopus would look like...

The whole point of the picture is to provide proof that the diver's story is true.

But I have to ask, how do you know a diver really did report that story?

 

[ClaytonB]

The whole point of the picture is to provide proof that the diver's story is true.

But I have to ask, how do you know a diver really did report that story?

Dude, I really don't care that much. It's a cute story. If it's not true, it ought to be. If this is the kind of fake-news propaganda that the globalists/zionists were spreading with AI, I would welcome our new AI overlords with open arms. More of this, less of the other shit. But you do you...

 

[Invisible Man]

Dude, I really don't care that much. It's a cute story. If it's not true, it ought to be. If this is the kind of fake-news propaganda that the globalists/zionists were spreading with AI, I would welcome our new AI overlords with open arms. More of this, less of the other shit. But you do you...

I don't see it as either/or. I despise both, and I think that the seemingly innocuous fakery like this end up serving the ends of those who use lies more directly to support wicked ends by undermining the concepts of truth and evidence.

 

[ClaytonB]

 

[Occam's Banana]

https://x.com/PlanetOfMemes/status/1886432574035083562

Violent Squirrel TAKES Over San Francisco Neighborhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CmzVuV0u5s
{Actual Justice Warrior | 03 October 2025|

In this video I discuss a series of Squirrel attacks in a San Francisco neighborhood & how the city is fully incapable of helping the residents.

Sources:

Local News Segment 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOosW6ZgAA
Local News Segment 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8vxkEtJJX4
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[otherone]

 

[Voluntarist]

At 06:42 hours, a domestic operative - codename Whiskers - initiated an unsanctioned discharge of a civilian rifle stationed at the eastern perimeter of the domicile. The weapon, previously leaned against the entryway wall in accordance with Article 12 of the Homeowner’s Casual Armament Placement Protocol, was commandeered by the feline without clearance from the Bureau of Pet Conduct.

Upon ignition, Whiskers was propelled backward in a ballistic ballet, clutching the rifle with the tenacity of a conscripted marsupial. Surveillance footage indicates a brief attempt to chamber a second round, suggesting either rudimentary tactical training or instinctual escalation behavior.

The homeowner, alerted by the acoustic signature of feline ballistics, emerged to de-escalate the situation. Following a brief struggle, the rifle was retrieved. Whiskers was placed on administrative leave pending a full inquiry by the Neighborhood Tribunal for Improvised Pet Warfare.

 

[Voluntarist]

Given that cats are now arming themselves, Artful Dodger should probably be frisked before being allowed on the bus.

 

[otherone]

At 06:42 hours, a domestic operative - codename Whiskers - initiated an unsanctioned discharge of a civilian rifle stationed at the eastern perimeter of the domicile. The weapon, previously leaned against the entryway wall in accordance with Article 12 of the Homeowner’s Casual Armament Placement Protocol, was commandeered by the feline without clearance from the Bureau of Pet Conduct.

Upon ignition, Whiskers was propelled backward in a ballistic ballet, clutching the rifle with the tenacity of a conscripted marsupial. Surveillance footage indicates a brief attempt to chamber a second round, suggesting either rudimentary tactical training or instinctual escalation behavior.

The homeowner, alerted by the acoustic signature of feline ballistics, emerged to de-escalate the situation. Following a brief struggle, the rifle was retrieved. Whiskers was placed on administrative leave pending a full inquiry by the Neighborhood Tribunal for Improvised Pet Warfare.

This is puuurfect. I know it's AI, but the woman having to wrestle the rifle away from the cat...hilarious.

 

[ClaytonB]

At 06:42 hours, a domestic operative - codename Whiskers - initiated an unsanctioned discharge of a civilian rifle stationed at the eastern perimeter of the domicile. The weapon, previously leaned against the entryway wall in accordance with Article 12 of the Homeowner’s Casual Armament Placement Protocol, was commandeered by the feline without clearance from the Bureau of Pet Conduct.

Upon ignition, Whiskers was propelled backward in a ballistic ballet, clutching the rifle with the tenacity of a conscripted marsupial. Surveillance footage indicates a brief attempt to chamber a second round, suggesting either rudimentary tactical training or instinctual escalation behavior.

The homeowner, alerted by the acoustic signature of feline ballistics, emerged to de-escalate the situation. Following a brief struggle, the rifle was retrieved. Whiskers was placed on administrative leave pending a full inquiry by the Neighborhood Tribunal for Improvised Pet Warfare.

"It wasn't me officer, it was the cat, I swear. I have the Ring footage right here, see?"

 

[Voluntarist]

This is puuurfect. I know it's AI, but the woman having to wrestle the rifle away from the cat...hilarious.

I wonder how difficult it is to do these videos ... but then realize that it might lead me to dying in front of a computer monitor from punching that serotonin button all day long.

Kristi Noem in a firefight with the Canine Liberation Front.

 

[ClaytonB]

 

[vomiko299]

For a quite a while, I've been meaning to start a thread for interesting items about animals (mostly due to videos I occasionally encounter on Twitter and the like), but I never got around to it.

Yesterday, I watched the video below, and knew I had to post it. So I decided to just go ahead and do the "two birds" thing.

Anyway, if you come across anything animal-related (videos, pictures, articles, etc.) that you think might be interesting to others, feel free to post it here. Over the next few days, I'll be adding some items I've previously bookmarked, for when I finally got around to starting this thread.

Also, R.I.P. Eko the Malayan tiger

People Try to Pet Tigers Sometimes...
An exploration of people who try to pet tigers.

People often misread large animals because they look calm on the surface. A tiger relies on instinct and reacts to movement very fast. It protects its space and does not think in the way humans expect. Paying attention to posture, eye focus, and muscle tension can show when the situation is becoming dangerous. Learning those signals helps explain why these encounters turn serious so quickly.

 

[otherone]

People often misread large animals because they look calm on the surface. A tiger relies on instinct and reacts to movement very fast. It protects its space and does not think in the way humans expect. Paying attention to posture, eye focus, and muscle tension can show when the situation is becoming dangerous. Learning those signals helps explain why these encounters turn serious so quickly.