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Weird Animal Behaviours
Topic Started: Dec 18 2014, 08:02 AM (1,700 Views)
Ulquiorra
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After looking through the topic "weird animals" I noticed there isn't one for weird behaviours. So lets talk about weird or unusual behaviours that you wouldn't expect to occur or a behaviour that has left even the experts baffled and nobody can come up with a clear explanation for.

I'll start off with something disturbing that's been in the news recently,

Fur seals raping penguins. Scientists have observed fur seals chasing and attempting to mate with King Penguins on Marion island. This behaviour was first documented in 2006 and has been witnessed a further four times on a more recent trip to the island, leading to some believe that this behaviour is becoming more frequent. Nobody knows why this happens, suggestions have been made include, young or inexperienced male seals using the penguins for practice, frustrated adult males or a form of predatory behaviour, although only one of the four documented cases did the fur seal kill and eat the penguin after, in the other three, the seal released the penguin.

I would show photos, but I think some of the images won't be appropriate.
Edited by Ulquiorra, Dec 18 2014, 08:04 AM.
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To me it's not weird, people are just becoming aware that animals might think alot more like us than we know, including some of them want to show how much power they have, or they have sexual frustrations just like any of us. They are probably young males who couldn't win a spot on the beach or any female's affection for one reason or another, or perhaps they are young males just reaching puberty and during this time they start to have the same drive as the older, dominant males but have no chance to win against them for any rights.

So...when you feel powerless and frustrated because all of the older, senior jocks in school won't let you get any girls or have any fun? Take it out on those less powerful than you.
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Burns
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Sifakas dancing I would consider a weird animal behaviour.
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Ulquiorra
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Another unexpected behaviour,

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Wels catfish hunting pigeons, similar to how Orca hunt Fur seals/sea lions on beaches. The catfish swim into shallow water when pigeon flocks fly down to drink or forage on the river bank and use there barbels to feel around for any pigeons that are close to the waters edge, before launching themselves onto the river bank, sometime successfully grapping a pigeon.

The fish that hunt pigeons are young catfish all roughly 1 meter in length. It is believed these fish have adopted this hunting strategy to avoid larger catfish in deeper water and once these fish exceed a meter in length they will too large to hunt the pigeons.
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Stephen
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^I find that one so scary. God damnit if they keep that behaviour when they're bigger and someone is walking their dog...which gets in the water...and comes across a large wels catfish.

Or imagine it's a kid. Even worse. Creepy things those wels catfish.
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^ :o

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Stephen
Dec 18 2014, 08:34 AM
^I find that one so scary. God damnit if they keep that behaviour when they're bigger and someone is walking their dog...which gets in the water...and comes across a large wels catfish.

Or imagine it's a kid. Even worse. Creepy things those wels catfish.
It just aswell, that catfish larger than a meter are too large to sneak up in shallow water so close to the river bank, so a dog or child will be safe, unless they go into deeper water.
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Jules
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I was at the city where this stuff happens with the catfish. I witnessed it.
These things are slimy whiskered crocodiles D:
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I have just a question : is this topic only for natural weird behaviours or also for weird unnatural animal behaviours noticed in captivity ?
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Stephen
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Both, I suppose. It's no use making a separate topic for weird behaviour in captivity :P
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Ulquiorra
Dec 18 2014, 08:29 AM
Another unexpected behaviour,

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Wels catfish hunting pigeons, similar to how Orca hunt Fur seals/sea lions on beaches. The catfish swim into shallow water when pigeon flocks fly down to drink or forage on the river bank and use there barbels to feel around for any pigeons that are close to the waters edge, before launching themselves onto the river bank, sometime successfully grapping a pigeon.

The fish that hunt pigeons are young catfish all roughly 1 meter in length. It is believed these fish have adopted this hunting strategy to avoid larger catfish in deeper water and once these fish exceed a meter in length they will too large to hunt the pigeons.
I heard that happened because the catfish actually overhunted the other aquatic species in the river ...
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Furka
Dec 18 2014, 11:56 AM
Ulquiorra
Dec 18 2014, 08:29 AM
Another unexpected behaviour,

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Wels catfish hunting pigeons, similar to how Orca hunt Fur seals/sea lions on beaches. The catfish swim into shallow water when pigeon flocks fly down to drink or forage on the river bank and use there barbels to feel around for any pigeons that are close to the waters edge, before launching themselves onto the river bank, sometime successfully grapping a pigeon.

The fish that hunt pigeons are young catfish all roughly 1 meter in length. It is believed these fish have adopted this hunting strategy to avoid larger catfish in deeper water and once these fish exceed a meter in length they will too large to hunt the pigeons.
I heard that happened because the catfish actually overhunted the other aquatic species in the river ...
I guess we've heard different things, from what I heard they are smaller catfish that are hunting pigeons, because they can't compete with larger catfish and may even eaten by larger catfish, plus their smaller size allows them to get so close to the water edge without the pigeons noticing something's happening. Once the catfish grow larger they become to big the hunt pigeons.

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I have just a question : is this topic only for natural weird behaviours or also for weird unnatural animal behaviours noticed in captivity ?


As Steven mentioned, both wild and captive.
Edited by Ulquiorra, Dec 18 2014, 12:07 PM.
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Yeah but then why don't we witness that same behaviour in other regions ?
The river right behind my house is Infested with these monsters and also Channel Catfish, and the conditions are similar to that place (except for murkier water, which helps catfish). But no one has ever told me of witnessing stuff like that.
Although I guess the catfish still get some food from the other invasive species in the river ...
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I one time witnessed a ring-necked pheasant fly into a small tree.
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That's normal, they do that all the time, especially at night to sleep.
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