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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div id="article-body" style="text-align: justify;"> <div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"> Animation As a Form of Media</h2> <br /> Animation can be used to inform, educate, advertise and express emotions just as live action can by using the same techniques; such as the use of colour, film language and sound. The NSPCC advert by Russell Brooke on television is a good example of how animation can be more effective than live action. There is no limit to how much a situation or an action can be exaggerated but still remain to be convincing. In the advert if a real child was being thrown around it would be extremely controversial and although it is actually what is going on behind closed doors it would be too much for some people to watch. The animated character is created in a way that portrays the child in a way that will get the message across. This example shows how valuable a tool animation really is, that it is not just a media form to entertain young children. It is also a good vehicle to show that cartoon violence can be used to a positive end.<br /> <br /> On the other hand cartoon violence can be quite aggressive and graphic like the 'Grand Theft Auto' video games series and some Manga features involve a lot of violence and gore but created in a quite realistic way, not suitable for a young audience where as cartoons adapted from Marvel comics such as 'Spiderman' and the 'X-Men' are primarily orientated around fighting but done in a less bloody way. The fight sequences involve a few kicks and punches and a superhuman power is used which doesn't normally inflict much gory, physical damage on the opponent, instead the loser is left with a scratch or two on their face with a trickle of blood oozing from their mouth. The fights, realistic as they may be, are not overly graphic, otherwise they would have to be shown after the watershed, but they are descriptive enough to express what is going on within the story. Most important of all is the fact that good always triumphs over evil in these cartoons. This does not justify the fighting but neither does it encourage it. Fisticuffs in a live action feature is always more violent than fighting in cartoons as it involves real people who can get hurt whereas cartoon characters feel nothing, making the fighting seem less realistic than a live action fight sequence.<br /> <br /> The belief that animation is a media form directed mainly at children is not necessarily true, but in some situations this can be used to the advantage of the producers. A good example of this is the recent 'DairyLea' commercials, created in a 3D Stop Motion technique it shows some talking cows encouraging children to eat their product, not just on its own, but with mashed potato. The advert shows that 'DairyLea' can be mixed with other foods and the format is more memorable to children (the talking cows), therefore they are more likely to ask their parents to buy them some. Another good example of animation aimed at children is the 'Green Cross Code' (stop, look and listen). This informative commercial shows hedgehogs crossing a road in an animated and musical way, encouraging children to do as they do and they will be safe. This format was chosen so children will remember how to safely cross the road as told by singing hedgehogs-which would not have been possible in real life through a live action format. The advert offers an interesting, memorable alternative to mundane, forgettable, live action instructions.<br /> <br /> Since animation is made popular by children, (for example, the phenomenon of the 'Pokemon' series) there are a number of ways producers can capitalise on the launch and success of a series. The producers see many ways of making more money from a successful cartoon because they know that children will do anything to get their hands on elements of merchandise, for example the 'Pokemon' battle cards. Merchandise does not just stop at playing cards though; there is stationary, cutlery, bags, toys, clothing, books, posters and video games. It is this side of animation that results in adults distancing themselves from the genre because of the fact that the cartoon series is blatantly aimed at children and so this is enough to put them off watching. Formerly the animation format adopted a biased approach aimed solely at a younger audience. In the early days animation it was fascinating concept, a drawing that was moving. Since it was a new concept people of all ages took an interest.<br /> Now the omnipresence of the format through the years that people find it entertaining up to a point in their lives then just stop watching animation as they get older, then when they have kids of their own the viewing process starts again. It is because of this misconception of the format and its association with youngsters that successful attempts have been made to break this mould. Since some adults have an interest in animation specific titles and series' have been aimed at an adult specific audience, these include the '2DTV' series, some 'Manga' titles, Comedy Central's 'South Park', 'The Simpsons', 'Futurama' and the Japanese 'Hen-Tai'. To conclude this point, John Serpentelli writes in an article, that "The connection between children and animation seems simple enough. To a child, anything is possible and the same is true for animation." The animation format is also able to inadvertently teach children about the artistic side of animation, as John Serpentelli says, "Since animation is an art form that can involve almost all other art forms and children can directly encounter the art world in an unfiltered manner."<br /> <br /> A recent comeback of 80's animation has shown resurgence in popularity of classics such as 'The Clangers', 'Bagpuss' and 'The Magic Roundabout'. Adults who viewed these animations when they were younger tune in to see these classics of their day, and their children join in. Some adults are required to watch animated videos in the workplace, on issues of safety. Having to watch, follow and understand irritatingly obvious and drab pieces of animation could be enough to put some adults off the format, believing the genre is as bad as the video they had to view. This also shows that animation can be as realistic and informative as live action, but simpler to understand, where as on the other hand cartoons aimed at children, however unrealistic, sometimes incorporate a moral or advice at the end of the episode, in an effort to teach the youngsters watching what is right and what is wrong. The reason being for this is that if children see their favourite cartoon character doing something or telling them to do something then they might be encouraged to do as they say. This just shows that if done correctly animations can be as entertaining as they are informative or educational for a range of audiences.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZbPVhNddDME" width="560"></iframe> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Within video games the games character which the player controls is brought to life by using animation. The character would be lifeless if it was not animated and so the use of animation is crucial. The incorporation of animation does not stop there as FMV's (Full Motion Videos) are also used to tell a story within a video game. This is a good example of how animation can make the impossible possible; by giving inanimate objects and characters life.<br /> <br /> Animation is a priceless tool for all types of media when the impossible is required to become possible. For example, there are no limits to action or comedy in an animated feature, and animation provides these additional effects in a live action feature, effects that would not be possible to recreate safely or due to the limitations of a human actor. An example of such effects that are used in the movies is in the film 'The Mask' starring Jim Carrey to allow the face of the mask wearer to become very rubbery, distorted and very flexible. Animation allows the actor's face to become very pliable, allowing things to happen to it that are not humanly possible. The animation techniques incorporated within films are normally used in the special effects areas. This has been true as far back as movies such as 'Sinbad' where Ray Harryhausen's 3D stop motion monsters were revolutionary in their day and opened up a whole new unchartered area of the world of film. As painstaking as the monsters were to bring to life the end results were astounding and very effective, adding a whole new atmosphere and dynamic to a movie. Examples of the use of this technique in films are: 'Robocop' and the ED-209 machine and the stone gargoyles in the film 'Ghostbusters' to name but two of many. The use of 3D stop motion within a live action movie did not get left behind though in favour of the technologically advanced effects that computer graphics offered. Animation can have a unique manipulative effect on objects as it can turn normally innocent lifeless objects into dark sinister beings In contrast, animation can turn toys into what children want them to be if they could come to life, as for example in Disney's 'Toy Story'. Again here is that element of target audience, depending upon what age group is being targeted animation can be as dark or as cheerful as required.<br /> <br /> In the world today it is becoming increasingly clear how popular and widespread animation has become. The production of an animated feature or series is carried out in an almost identical process to that of a live action feature or series. For instance, both formats need a good story, as this will hold the attention of the audience. The story is then required to be storyboarded, just as a live action feature is. Correct use of film language is essential in both formats whether to create an action, suspense or an emotional sequence. Characters are incredibly important to both formats. The audience need to like, relate to or in the 'bad guys' case, hate them. If the cast lack the attributes then the audience just will not care what happens to the characters, will not feel involved in the feature and lose interest. Since a live action feature casts real life and famous actors to attract the audiences, animation is also taking advantage of this element but because the animated features involve computer generated characters, not real life actors it is just as important to give that character a personality, to convince the audience that a computer generated character can have just the same effect on them as a real life star. This is why Disney features are increasingly using big-name Hollywood actors and actresses within them to create believable and likable characters, as well as the fact that recognizable voice talent brings in bigger audiences just as live action films with well known stars attract bigger audiences. An example of this is 'Toy Story' where actors such as Tom Hanks, who provides the voice for 'Woody', have been involved with the feature and this in turn makes the genre more popular as it will encourage more people to see the film if they can recognize a voice or the film is associated with successful and famous actors.<br /> <br /> There are many important similarities in the process of making a live-action feature and producing an animated feature. For example whether the character is animated or is a real person, they both have to convincingly portray emotions, express body language and provide an effective dialogue and realistic expressions. As well as the characters, aspects such as film language are important in both features to allow a situation to be suspenseful, emotional or to create an effective action sequence. As well as the visual aspect, the audio, too, has to be able to convince an audience and to add atmosphere to a scene. These are common similarities between producing an animated feature and making a live action feature. For example there is a much broader scope to what can be achieved in an animated feature over a live action movie, as live action tends to have a realistic edge since the actors are real people and props are real and so on An animated feature can be realistic or unrealistic and the situations and characters are in the hands of the animators. In live action however there are limits to what human actors can do. Also there is no need for stuntmen or stunt doubles in an animated feature, and animated characters are more flexible than real life actors since they don't question working hours and make no wage demands! As technology has shown there could be no need for real actors soon as computer generated characters are becoming more and more realistic, one only needs to view recent animated features such as 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'. Even though the media forms of animation and live actions differ, the bottom line is best said by Professor Nina Martin, "The history of animation is in tandem with live action film. You cannot understand the history of live action narrative film without including animation".<br /> <br /> Despite there being many comparisons between live action film and animation, essentially both are the same, since"...the definition of cinema is rooted in the ability of its basic technology to present a series of representational images (and perhaps sounds) that create the illusion of movement where of course there is nothing but still images flashing at a prescribed speed." An extract from 'The Cinema Book 2nd Edition'. This emphasises the fact that both live action and animated films are created in the same ways but the only difference being the way in which they are expressed, live action as live action and animation as a primarily drawn medium but both forms consist of multiple images to create a sense of movement within the piece. To break this down even further, animation has been described by some critics as "Cinema at its purest" also from 'The Cinema Book 2nd Edition'. "Since animation creates movement where there was never any 'real' motion at the pre-filmic stage".<br /> <br /> As more people become aware of how animation can be used and what it can do, it is increasingly being incorporated within live action films. For example it can be used to recreate dangerous stunts without putting anyone's life at risk by using the 'Green Screen' technique, most recently seen it the box office hit film 'Spiderman' where the character is seen swinging high up from building to building, without actually having to in real life. An alternative use of animation is when something impossible for a human actor to do is done via animation, for example in the movie 'The Mask'.<br /> It is not just recently that movie crossovers have become popular. However they were also used in features such as 'Mary Poppins', where the human actors were sharing a world with animated creatures that interacted with each other. Since then films such as 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', 'Space Jam' and 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' have each used this genre crossover successfully. The purest form of this technique is 'direct on film', where animation is created on film reels, specifically one medium is created on another medium. An extract from 'The Cinema Book 2nd Edition' explains that, "Such animation makes the fullest use of the medium as it foregrounds the entire process of making, projecting, and finally perceiving movement where none ever existed."<br /> <br /> The advancements in computer technology have enabled the animation format to go a step further, creating frighteningly realistic films and film effects. Paul Wells shows in an article from 'Art and Animation', "Live action and 'animation' are once more converging in ways that make one indistinguishable from the other, and servicing a new orthodoxy in 'realism' in many feature films like 'Jurassic Park' and 'Twister'." As the genre becomes ever more popular and more widely recognized as 'Disney' is a household name, just as Steven Spielberg is known for making great live action movies, Disney makes great animated features, as well as Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera and more recently Matt Groening. As a tool, animation is becoming used more often as it becomes more flexible as animation becomes more technologically advanced and ever more ground-breaking.<br /> <br /> Such an example is the use of animation within video games which enables realistic visuals to be used in a computer generated, fictional world. 'The Getaway' on the PlayStation 2 shows how games are becoming more like interactive movies. The setting, London, is a real location recreated in painstaking detail. Vehicles have been created to resemble them in real life and the game uses real actors that have been created to look like their real life counterparts. The actors were motion captured and scripts were recorded, the same processes which an animated feature is produced. They were then used in the game to make the characters more convincing and believable. The game shows how animation can be pushed to its technological limits, proving that animation can be as real or as unrealistic as it needs to be. The game offers such an element of realism that the actors involved have actually been offered roles in popular television shows, for example the Joe Rice who plays the police officer in 'The Getaway' has recently been in 'EastEnders', showing that the live action and animation cross over are becoming more popular. Advancements in computer capability and its technology have enabled animation to have even more uses than ever before, but as Sean Wagstaff says from his Book 'Animation on the Web', "There's no question that the art of 3D has not yet fully evolved, and in the hands of far too many users, it is still a science more than an art."<br /> <br /></div> <div id="article-resource" style="text-align: justify;"> Please visit my website to see examples of my work Graphics Dale [http://www.graphicsdale.co.uk]</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/Dale_Gammage/713610">http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Dale_Gammage/713610</a> </div> </div> <div style="overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;"> <br /> Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4727387</div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 style="text-align: center;"> Most Amazing Wild Animal Attacks - Lion vs Hippo vs Crocodile Craziest Animal Fights </h3> <div id="article-body" style="text-align: justify;"> <div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> ANIMAL ACTORS: Interview with Sandi Buck, American Humane, Certified Animal Safety Representative<br /> Q: What is the American Humane Film & TV Unit?<br /> A: American Humane (AH) Film & TV Unit is based in Los Angeles and we monitor the use of animals in media. American Humane is a national organization with headquarters based in Denver, Colorado. I'm one of the Certified Animal Safety Representatives who go on set and monitor the use of animals in film and television. We award the "No Animals Were Harmed® in the Making of this Movie" disclaimer seen at the end of the credits in a movie.<br /> Q: How did the American Film & TV Unit start?<br /> A: Back in 1926, AH set up a committee to investigate abuses of animals in the movie industry. At that time, horses were the most at-risk animal actors. But, then, as now, animals have no inherent legal rights, so we couldn't mandate the safety of the animal actors. In 1939, for the film "Jesse James," a horse and rider were sent hurling over a 70-foot cliff into a raging river for an action shot. The stuntman was fine, but the horse's back was broken in the fall and it died. Outrage over this sparked a new relationship between AH and some motion picture directors and producers and caused the Hays Office to include humane treatment of animals in the Motion Picture Code. The following year, AH received authorization to monitor the production of movies using animals. We worked on set for quite a while after that until the Hays Office was disbanded in 1966, ending our jurisdiction and excluding us from sets. This was a pretty dismal time for animal actors who were being used in some brutal ways. Then, in the early 1980s, another incident caused another public outcry and American Humane was added to the agreement with SAG that mandated that union films contact us if they were using animals. This agreement now includes any filmed media form, including television, commercials, direct-to-video projects, and music videos. A more detailed history is on our website. Right now, we monitor about 900 films a year, maybe more. That's not counting commercials.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AQknKFibYh4" width="560"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Q: Did you say animal actors no have legal rights?<br /> A: That's correct. Animals have no "legal" rights in the sense that humans have. But because of our SAG agreement, animal actors in SAG films have "contractual" rights because the AH office must be contacted by productions using animals and an AH Film & TV Unit representative be on set during the filming.<br /> Q: What about nonunion productions?<br /> A: Nonunion productions are not contractually bound to contact us, but we find that a lot of people want us there anyway. I've worked with several productions that say - "We want you here. We want that rating at the end of our film and we want people to know what we had you on set."<br /> Q: So people on set are happy to see you?<br /> A: Generally yes, but sometimes no. Actors always love seeing us there. They look at the AH patches on my jacket and come up to me constantly on set and say - "Oh, you're here for the animals. That's so great, I'm so happy you're here." That's what we want. We want people to look for us, to know we're there, and why we're there. As for production, it depends on their perception of us and if they've worked with us in the past. People we've worked with before love having us there. The ones who haven't worked with us before sometimes think "oh, no, here comes the animal police to patrol us," like I'm going to stand there with my hands on my hips telling them what they can and can't do. It's not like that. We're not there to criticize. We're there to work with filmmakers, not against them. If we see a problem, we'll address it and work it out together. In Florida, for instance, one of the big concerns is heat. During one production, the producer wanted a dog to walk back and forth across the pavement. I told the director there was a problem with this. I already knew he didn't like having me on set, but I told him anyway, "You take off your shoes and walk across that street." He went out to the street, put his hand on the pavement, and said - "Yeah, you're right." He wasn't trying to harm the animal, he just wasn't thinking about the animal, the heat, and the pavement. That's part of the reason we're on set. We don't expect filmmakers to also be animal experts. Even producers who personally don't care about animals usually realize it makes sense for them to have us there. Many people say they won't watch a movie in which they think or have heard that an animal was injured or killed. People look for the AH disclaimer at the end of movies saying - "No Animals Were Harmed® in the Making of this Film."<br /> Q: How do filmmakers get a "No Harm" disclaimer for their movies?<br /> A: The process starts when production contacts our Los Angeles office to let us know that they plan to use animals. We direct them to our Guidelines which are available on the internet and we request their script. We review the script and arrange to come in and observe the animal action to ensure that the conditions in which the animals are working and kept is safe and comfortable. This doesn't cost the union production anything - that's part of the arrangement with the SAG office.<br /> Q: What about nonunion productions? Can they get this "No Animals were Harmed®" disclaimer?<br /> A: The process to get the disclaimer is the same, only there's a $30 an hour fee for the hours we're on set. The time we spend in pre-production script evaluation and then screening the films and writing up reviews is included in that $30 an hour on set fee.<br /> Q: Can student and independent filmmakers get your disclaimer?<br /> A: Definitely, if they meet the guidelines for it. If they have questions, all they need to do is call our LA office and ask. Our LA office is happy to help young and aspiring filmmakers with guidance and information on safely using animals in their films. If they're in the process of writing a script, they can call us and ask if certain scenes are feasible and for advice on how to get the scenes and action they want. Productions who can't get an AH representative on set because of cost or scheduling conflicts can write down what it is they plan to do, document the filming of the animal action with a little video, a behind the scenes - this is how we did it, kind of thing - and send it in. We review it and though we can't say we were actually there, we can say that through our review, it looks like the production followed the Guidelines. That rating is called: "Not Monitored: Production Compliant."<br /> Q: How many ratings are there?<br /> A: We have several ratings which range from our highest "Monitored: Outstanding" and receiving the "No Animals Were Harmed"® disclaimer which appears in the end credits of the film, to "Not Monitored," to our lowest rating which is "Monitored Unacceptable" - where our guidelines and animal safety were disregarded and or negligence caused the injury or death of an animal. Striving for a good rating helps ensure that the production will go well. If a production is half way through shooting and an animal that is key to the movie gets spooked and gets loose or injured, it's like losing a lead human actor. What's the producer going to do? Re-shoot the animal scenes with another animal actor? Rewrite the script? Scrap the movie? Professional trainers have several different dogs with different talents that look alike. One's a really good barking dog, one's a really good jumping dog, another does something else. That helps in the event one dog gets sick or injured, it won't halt filming. A lot of the worst scenarios can be avoided with planning. I look for potential problems and to keep everything as safe as possible for everyone. There can always be accidents, there's no way to prevent that. That happens in life. You can work to make things as safe as possible, but there can still be accidents. We understand that. The bottom line is at that any time filmmakers plan to use animals, even their own pets, they should contact our LA office.<br /> Whether or not one of us comes out to your set, they should refer to our <i>Guidelines</i> <i>For the Safe Use of Animals in Filmed Media</i> so they know what they need to prepare for, to say to themselves - this is what I need to prepare for if I'm going to use an animal on my production. Am I prepared to do what I need to do to make sure that everything is safe for my animal? Having us involved benefits the production in that if there's ever any question as to how a stunt was done the filmmaker can say - call AH. Filmmakers with the reputation of abusing animals for the sake of producing a film or commercial won't get hired and people won't want to watch their movies. We are the only organization authorized to make and uphold these standards and people look for it. When people see animals in films, they look to see that no animals were harmed. If they have any questions on how things were done, they can go to our website and read about it. They can see that this stunt that looks absolutely horrible was actually done with computer graphics, a real animal wasn't even involved.<br /> Q: Are personal pets allowed to be in movies?<br /> A: Our Guidelines recommend that filmmakers use professional animal actors obtained through trainers, but we know that filmmakers, especially small independent and student filmmakers are going to use their own pets or the pets of friends and family in their movies. We understand that, that's a reality in this business. But even if it's no more than filming their own pet cat or dog sitting in a chair or walking across the room, filmmakers should get in the habit of contacting our office. When producers choose dogs, for instance, they should look for dogs with outgoing personalities, dogs that aren't afraid of people. Fear can cause a disaster. The dog can bite someone out of fear if they get in a situation in which they're not comfortable. If more than one dog is to be used on set, the dogs should be used to being around other dogs. If one dog shows aggression toward another dog on set, the aggressive dog must be removed. Dogs that live together and are accustomed to being with each other are good choices.<br /> Q: You mentioned education as being part of the goal of AH. Would you talk some about that?<br /> A: We'd like to work more with film schools developing programs where as part of the curriculum, students take a course or attend a seminar held by an AH representative about using animals in film. If the school can't put us into their program yet, just having our Guidelines available at the school or distributed to students will help educate them. The earlier we reach the students, the better. These filmmakers will grow in their careers and will eventually be involved in large productions where they might end up working on films with large animals. That's the point where you really worry about safety, so the earlier we can educate students, the better.<br /> Q: What can you advise students or aspiring filmmakers wanting to use pets? Your Guidelines can look daunting.<br /> A: If filmmakers choose to use a pet instead of trained animal, we have no control over that but we still recommend they review and adhere to our Guidelines. If the Guidelines seem overwhelming, call our LA office with questions, say - "All I want is for my dog to sit in a chair or walk across the room while we're doing our filming, what are the guidelines?" Most of it is just common sense. Know that the animal you're using is friendly and completely safe to be around people and other animals. You don't want an animal on set that's aggressive, skittish, or snaps. Think about what you're going to do with this animal while you're setting up shots. How many times do you actually need the real animal? Can you use a stuffed animal if there's any concern about using a real animal? You don't want a real dog sitting under hot lights while you're setting up. Go to a toy store and get a stuffie look-alike of whatever animal you're using. Make sure the animal won't be in the way of a moving dolly and that she won't be in area in which she can get stepped on. When she's not being used on set have a suitable place for her to hang out, that she's not running around loose. There needs to be a safe area like a crate or separate room for the animal. Make sure the pet has breaks and gets to lie down and rest or get something to eat and drink. If the pet isn't kept in a crate, make sure it's on a harness or leash so that should she get spooked by a loud noise or quick movement, she can't jump down and run away. Plan ahead and prepare for all possible scenarios. That's critical. If an animal won't do what you want, what are your options? Have back up plans. How far should you go to try to get an animal to do something? If the animal won't or can't do what you want him to do, forcing him is inviting disaster. Even if the animal normally does something, an animal is an animal. You can never predict what it's going to do or not do. It's like working with a child. The producer has to be prepared.<br /> Q: Who is responsible for the safety of a pet during filming?<br /> A: The ultimate responsibility lies with the owners as they will suffer the anguish and grief if something happens to their pet. I recommend that pets not be passed around to people on set to play with. That can be overstimulating to animals, and if they're all excited, they may not be able to perform the action you want them to perform. Many trainers make a general announcement on set - don't touch animals while they're working. Obviously, with the exotics, people are pretty good about asking before touching them but a lot of times, with dogs and cats, people just walk up and pet them without asking.<br /> Q: Does AH have a problem with certain action shots?<br /> A: If filmmakers wonder if a certain action shot can be obtained safely, call and ask us. If a filmmaker wants a dog to run off the end of the dock and jump into a lake to get an exciting shot, they should make the obvious choice. Pick a Labrador Retriever who loves to swim and run and jump off the dock and has actually practiced this. They shouldn't choose a little Chihuahua that's never been in the water.<br /> Q: How did you get into the field?<br /> A: I grew up in Michigan in a very animal-oriented family. We had the house with the invisible sucker sign hanging on the front of it - animals could see the sign, but we couldn't. Animals constantly showed up at our door and people dumped their puppies and kittens off in our barn. We had dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs, and hamsters, and just about everything else. As a teenager, I raised and trained a working Seeing Eye dog. After that, I raised a wonderful Doberman for obedience. After college, I tried a few careers, but didn't really care for any of them. In the early 1990s, I moved to Key West, Florida. That was about the time the series "Key West" with Fisher Stevens and Jennifer Tilly was being filmed as a pilot. I accidentally met the medic on set and we started talking. He learned that I was a dive master with dive master medical training and said they'd been looking for someone else to work on set when they went to series. He asked if I was interested and I was. So, I went and got EMT certification and worked on that series as the medic when the other medic wasn't available. After the series ended, I worked fulltime as an EMT paramedic and part time as paramedic in film. I also volunteered with my dog in the education department at the Humane Society of Broward County. We went around to schools and taught pet education to the kids. Through that, I began working as a surgical assistant for the shelter. I was basically done the same things for animals that I was doing for humans. It was hard working for the shelter, for obvious reasons, but it was also very rewarding and I loved it. One day I was watching a movie through the credits and saw the "No Animals Were Harmed® in the Making of this Film" disclaimer and that a representative was on set to monitor all animal action. A light went off in my head - "Hey, that's a job. If somebody was on set that means it's an actual job." I sent my resume to the recruiting office in LA and got an interview. My background with horses and dogs, and dog training, and medical and film experience worked well together for the position. I then went through the AH training which basically teaches film and set etiquette, which I already knew from my experience on set, and learning report writing and the Guidelines. Right now, I live in Virginia. As my husband is in the military, we move around a bit, but as my job requires a lot of travel, I can do it from wherever we're based. Though most of my work is in this area, I've traveled all over the country. I've been to Mexico, Canada, Wyoming.<br /> Q: What films have you worked on locally?<br /> A: Susan Jackson, our representative based in Richmond, and I have worked independently and, in the case of large films such as "Dreamer," we've worked together. During the filming of "Dreamer," producers wanted something that looked like ointment to slather on an animal and they didn't know what to use. Susan suggested a solution of milk and water. So they mixed the milk and water and said - "oh, that's looks really good." Another instance on "Dreamer" was a barn scene. The crew needed the barn cats out before they could start filming. Susan came up with and organized a plan to catch the cats and send them off to be spayed and neutered. By the time filming was done, the cats could come back. It helped everybody. These are simple solutions that have helped producers get the scenes they want. We don't expect filmmakers to be animal experts; that's why we're there. We've been in this business a long time and have a lot of training behind us. A lot can be done with camera tricks, computer graphics, stuffie stunt and photo doubles and some creative solutions. Most recently I was one of the Safety Reps on "Evan Almighty." "Birds and Animals," a huge animal company for the film business supplied the animal talent. They have offices in Florida, California, New York, overseas and have all kinds of animals and I've worked with them for years since I started at AH seven years ago. They're great to work with and have excellent trainers who very concerned about the safety and welfare of their animals. Another huge part of our job is perception. It's often the perception of actors who aren't familiar with animal training. For example, when I was on "Evan Almighty" there was a scene with all these different small animals. One way to lure small animals like skunks, rats, and porcupines from point A to point B is with a buzzer. These little animals can't be trained to come like dog or even a cat. These little animals are taught that when they walk across the room to the buzzer, they get a food reward. One of the actors watching this came over and asked - "Are these animals being shocked?" I said, no, and explained the whole buzzer thing. Without someone like myself being there to ask, this actor could have walked off set thinking that the animals on set were being shocked. It was amazing to watch the whole process on "Evan Almighty." A huge ark was built in Charlottesville, VA, and they had a special camera that exactly replicated every single move of the animals. Animal were brought in one at a time, so if there were forty animals in a scene, they did that take forty different times at least, each time with each different animal. Sometimes there were pairs of animals, sometimes there was only one - the same animal walked across the room twice. It was all put together by computer to look like all these pairs of animals were in the same room, even though they weren't. That was a lot of fun to work on.<br /> I also do the "Puppy Bowl" in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the Discovery Channel which airs on the Animal Planet at the same time as the Super Bowl. A little stage is built that looks like a football field and puppies go out there and play. They have "Kitty Half Time" and a "Tail Gate Party" for the dogs that didn't get into the game. It's hilarious. Initially, they were a little wary of me, but now we have a great relationship. It's nice when you walk off the set and the people you met when you first came in were looking at you like - "here she comes," then say - "thank you so much for being here, we want you back next year."<br /> American Humane was founded in 1877. It is the oldest national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. Through a network of child and animal protection agencies and individuals, the American Humane Association develops policies, legislation, curricula and training programs to protect children and animals from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The nonprofit membership organization, headquartered in Denver, raises awareness about The Link® between animal abuse and other forms of violence, as well as the benefits derived from the human-animal bond. American Humane's regional office in Los Angeles is the authority behind the "No Animals Were Harmed"® End Credit Disclaimer on film and TV productions, and American Humane's office in Washington is an advocate for child and animal protection at the federal and state levels. American Humane is endorsed by the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance and has been awarded the Independent Charities Seal of Excellence.<br /> Animal actor "Angus," Actor Ken Kline's black Labrador Retriever was cast as "Dog with Man" in "Capitol Law," an ABC Pilot filmed in Washington, D.C., and also on "Shooter" as a quadedestrian in Baltimore's Federal Hill. Ken met American Humane Film & TV Unit representative Sandi Buck on the set of "Evan Almighty" in Richmond, Virginia, where she was overseeing the use of wild animals like bears, wolves, and mountain lions on set. Angus decided stay to home for that particular film.</div> <div id="article-resource" style="text-align: justify;"> Mary Ann Sust<br /> For further information go to the American Humane Website (<a href="http://www.americanhumane.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.americanhumane.org</a>) and click on Film & TV Unit. You can also call the Film Unit at 1-888-301-3541.<br /> Also on the website is an archive of films and their ratings - union and nonunion, no budget, low budget, student and independent films, the actors, producers, crew, and trainers, and a brief description of the film and how the animal action shots were obtained. 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div id="article-body" style="text-align: justify;"> <div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;"> <h2 class="watch-title-container" style="text-align: center;"> <span class="watch-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Most Amazing Wild Animal Attacks Elephant vs Crocodile vs Lion vs Buffalo Craziest Animal Fights">Most Amazing Wild Animal Attacks Elephant vs Crocodile vs Lion vs Buffalo Craziest Animal Fights </span></h2> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9zG0hvKSJ7k" width="560"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We may know of a "dog lady" down the street who hides away the animals she "saves". We turn a blind eye and perhaps think - what harm can it do? We may even think of her as a kind person. But if she is an animal hoarder she can not only harm - she can kill, maim, and cause unspeakable torture for generations of helpless animals. Even purebreds are not immune, for the animal hoarder may also be a breeder. Animal hoarding is far more prevalent than most people realize. Up to 2,000 cases of animal hoarding are discovered in the United States every year - which adds up to the suffering of many thousands of animals - and that may only be the tip of the iceberg.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> According to HARC, the Tufts University Veterinary Medical School Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium, animal hoarding, previously known as collecting, is a poorly understood phenomenon which transcends simply owning or caring for more than the typical number of pets, and affects every community in the US. It has serious consequences for people, animals, and communities. New cases are reported in the media each day, with dozens of others unreported, and still more undetected. Animal hoarding is a community problem. It is cruel to animals, can devastate families, be associated with elder abuse, child abuse, and self-neglect, and be costly for municipalities to resolve. Without appropriate post-intervention treatment, recidivism approaches 100%. Increased awareness, leading to more comprehensive long-term interventions, is needed. Animal Hoarding is not about animal sheltering, rescue, or sanctuary, and should not be confused with these legitimate efforts to help animals. It is about satisfying a human need to accumulate animals and control them, and this need supersedes the needs of the animals involved. Animal hoarding is becoming a growing problem since it is becoming more recognized. Animal Hoarding was first identified and researched in 1997 by Dr Gary J Patronek, DVM, Ph.D., and his team through HARC at the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts. Dr Patronek and his associates were the first to use the term animal hoarding and to write a definition of the phrase, thus, an animal hoarder is defined as:<br /> Someone who accumulates a large number of animals, fails to provide even the minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation and veterinary care, and fails to act on the deteriorating condition of the animals (including disease, starvation and even death), or the environment (severe overcrowding, extremely unsanitary conditions) or the negative effect of the collection on their own health and well-being and on that of other household members.<br /> Hoarders can fool you. In public they may appear to be well dressed, productive members of society. They often take great care with their appearance and may present a polished, even superior image which belies the filth and degradation in which they live. Perhaps the most prominent psychological feature of these individuals is that pets (and other possessions) become central to the hoarder's core identity. The hoarder develops a strong need for control, and just the thought of losing an animal can produce an intense grief-like reaction. This may account for the difficulty this causes some observers of hoarders who misunderstand the grief reaction for a real concern for the animal's welfare when, in fact, hoarders are concerned with their own needs and not the condition of the animals at all. One of the main points made by HARC about the disease of animal hoarding is that while hoarders may view themselves as saviors of the animals, they are driven by a need to control. Hoarding is not about loving or saving, it is about power and control- the power to control a helpless creature. Animal hoarding is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - the rationale is that nobody could possibly care for the animal as well as they can, nor, more importantly, love them as much as they do.<br /> It has also been suggested that animal hoarding is a form of passive cruelty. Hoarders typically profess a great love for their animals and yet, by everyone else's standards, the conditions under which the animals live are nothing short of barbaric - homes are usually cluttered and unsanitary with feces all over the house, debris, rats, fleas and other parasites and, in many cases rotting corpses of the very animals that these people profess to love so dearly. Conditions in a lot of these homes are often such that even the Animal Control officers who are ultimately called to deal with these cases have been known to vomit at the sights that greet them when they finally gain access. The stench of rotting debris, of feces and ammonia from pets that do all their 'business' within four walls make it not only a dangerous and unhealthy proposition for these case workers, but also for the residents who live with the animals, and of course the animals themselves.<br /> Studies suggest that in hoarding cases, for the most part, there will usually be one person involved, or perhaps a couple. Typically, animal hoarders tend to be female, older and solitary. They concentrate on one or two species of animals and fail to acknowledge the extent of the lack of sanitation and animal suffering. They may also be on disability, retired or unemployed.<br /> Hoarding, by definition, is a condition in which animals are deprived of even minimal standards of care. The consequences of this deprivation vary in each situation, depending on how far it deteriorates until discovered. In some cases, particularly in the early stages, the visible signs of suffering are few - perhaps mild weight loss, poor hair coat, and parasites. Despite whatever physical afflictions do or do not develop, the psychological suffering from intensive confinement will go even more unnoticed. As conditions deteriorate and / or crowding increases, irritating levels of ammonia develop from the accumulated feces and urine, infectious diseases may spread, injuries develop and are not treated, sick animals are ignored, and the early stages of starvation may begin. As conditions spiral downward, animals die from lack of food or water and untreated illness or injury. It is not unusual for dead animals to be found among the living, with some animals cannibalizing the corpses of others. In some cases, this may involve only a few animals, in other cases, homes or farms become literal graveyards, with bodies scattered where they fell.<br /> Even when confronted with the obvious - feces piled a foot or more deep, dead animals in human living spaces, a home not fit for habitation by humans or animals, the hoarder will deny that anything is wrong or will minimize the interpretation of events.<br /> The Role of Excuses in Animal Hoarding<br /> One of the most exasperating parts of dealing with an animal hoarder is the wide range of excuses that are offered for the behavior and the substandard condition of the animals and environment. Hoarders are almost always in a state of complete denial. Typically they may say that the house is just a little messy or the animals are fine, when you may have to pick your way through rotting corpses. A hoarder's excuses are driven by attempts to maintain a positive self-image and self-esteem. Self-images are developed for both internal and external audiences. External audiences are those people who may be in a position to evaluate a person's actions. Maintaining a positive image is important, and perhaps even essential, to enable a person to continue certain types of behaviors and avoid certain consequences. For animal hoarders, HARC's work suggests that animals may be an important identity-building device, and that the animals may be critical for the hoarder's self-esteem.<br /> The Role of the Law in Relation to Animal Hoarders<br /> Perhaps the biggest problem in trying to stop animal hoarding is the lack of strong animal laws. There is NO Federal Law which regulates the care of pet animals by private owners or animal shelters. However, every state in the US has animal cruelty statutes which prohibit cruel treatment and/or require an owner to provide proper shelter, adequate nutrition and clean water, a sanitary safe environment, and necessary veterinary care. Thus, on a very simple level, it seems that hoarding would be an obvious violation of the most basic provisions. In actual practice, establishing a violation of the law is more difficult than it might appear from reading the statutes, for a variety of reasons, one being the way the laws are written. The language in the legislation is often vague and antiquated, leaving ample room for interpretation. The hoarder can provide a loophole for defining what is necessary. An additional problem is that much of the cruelty which arises in these situations is psychological suffering from chronic neglect, intensive confinement in small cages, and lack of opportunities to socialize with either people or other animals, or being confined in close proximity to animals which may be aggressive or threatening. These are factors which might best be described as Quality of Life issues, something which is almost uniformly absent from existing statutes in any explicit sense. Therefore, each court is left to its own combination of expert testimony and prevailing community standards. Even when statutory husbandry standards exist, often they apply only to specific entities such as pet stores, shelters, kennels, and catteries, leaving individuals such as hoarders untended by the law.<br /> Despite these obstacles, investigation under the cruelty to animals statutes is often the only way to begin an intervention in hoarding cases. Such an investigation should be conducted by, or with guidance from, a highly experienced humane investigator. From start to finish, the collection of evidence in these cases needs to be airtight to get a search warrant that will stand up and lead to either a conviction or the possibility of a favorable negotiated agreement or plea bargain.<br /> What happens when the hoarder is also a breeder?<br /> It may be easy to spot the "dog lady" down the street who has too many dogs, but what happens when an animal hoarder is also a breeder? This area should be of great concern to purebred dog fanciers. Because hoarders can pass for normal people who are well dressed, polite, and well spoken, they may be easily able to hide their dark secret. In general, hoarders do not allow anyone to visit their homes or kennels. The hoarder may present a very charming exterior when appearing at public dog events. Misguided people may wind up enabling hoarders to continue their slide into mental illness and their cruelty to the animals because they do not understand animal hoarding. Animal hoarding often is only apparent in its entirety when one enters the home of a hoarder and sees the astoundingly filthy conditions in which they live. In fact, the homes of animal hoarders are sometimes so appalling that the premises have to be burned down or bulldozed. Reputable breeders and rescue groups can ensure that their animals will not fall into the hands of a hoarder by not only doing extensive interviews, but also making a visit to the premises before placing a dog in any home. <br /> Summary<br /> While animal hoarding is relatively unknown to the general public, it is a very real mental illness which affects entire communities and takes the worst toll on its animal victims. Hoarders have chameleon-like abilities to present themselves as charming and functioning members of society while living in the most appalling conditions and causing the animals in their control to live a hellish existence. Laws are antiquated and ill equipped to deal with the problem, and there is currently no effective medical treatment for the condition of animal hoarding. Hoarders are highly likely to hoard again even if they are convicted within the legal system because the system fails to monitor their activities. The burden for preventing and stopping hoarders lies with each and all of us who love our animals. We must speak out to update the laws and stiffen penalties for convicted hoarders to at least include monitoring; we must keep our eyes and ears open within the community for signs of local hoarders. And, if a hoarder is suspected, we must follow specific, well documented steps to close them down.<br /> Signs of an Animal Hoarder:<br /> •Hoarders are most often older women who live alone. <br /> •Hoarders typically no support network of family or friends. <br /> •Hoarders are typically on disability, retired or unemployed. <br /> •Up to 2000 cases of hoarding are known to occur in the U.S. each year. <br /> •While hoarders profess their love for animals, hoarding is not about love but about control. <br /> •Hoarding is considered a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hoarders are mentally ill. <br /> •Hoarders are usually in a state of complete denial; they do  not see the destruction they cause. <br /> •Hoarding is defined not by the numbers of animals, but by the way they are kept. <br /> •Hoarders put their personal and community health at risk. <br /> •Hoarders fail to provide even minimal standards of care or sanitation. <br /> •Homes of hoarders are usually in such filthy condition that the premises have to be destroyed. <br /> •Even if convicted of hoarding, hoarders are usually able to move and begin the cycle again. There is almost a 100% rate of repetition.<br /> Additional information about Animal Hoarding can be found at: The Hoarding of Animals Consortium (HARC), Tufts University Veterinary Medical School <br /> <a href="http://petabuse.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_new">PetAbuse.com</a> <br /> STOLA-Saluki Tree of Life Alliance-Elektra Rescue</div> <div id="article-resource" style="text-align: justify;"> Cherie Fehrman is the founding President of STOLA-Saluki Tree of Life Alliance, the national nonprofit all-volunteer Saluki hound rescue group. STOLA has been instrumental in saving multiple Saluki lives from animal hoarders <a href="http://www.stola.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.stola.org</a>. Cherie is also the author of ONLY ANGELS: How to Raise and Train the Perfect Sighthound published by Fehrman Books, [http://www.fehrmanbooks.com]. All proceeds from the sale of Only Angels are donated to STOLA Saluki Rescue.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/Cherie_Fehrman/648726">http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Cherie_Fehrman/648726</a> </div> </div> <div style="overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;"> <br /> Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4358299</div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div id="article-body" style="text-align: justify;"> <div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;"> <h2 class="watch-title-container" style="text-align: center;"> <span class="watch-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Amazing Animal save other animal 2016">Amazing Animal save other animal 2016 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Oio2erAF48" width="560"></iframe> </span></h2> <br /> Hello, and welcome to my favorite anime post.<br /> This post is about... well, my favorite anime shows.<br /> I know that many people aren't drawn to this sort of thing (anime) but there are also many people who do.<br /> I love watching anime... it doesn't feel strange or weird to me. It's much (much) different from animation. They are really not one and the same. At all.<br /> I've been watching anime for 6 years now (ever since I was 12). I watched some anime shows when I was little (like cardcaptor Sakura) but I didn't know they were anime at the time. not until much later.<br /> I love anime as much as I love watching TV shows.<br /> So here you have it. Welcome to my favorite Anime post (hope you enjoy!).<br /> *In case of any occasional spoilers I'll be sure to mark them but most of this review will be spoiler free, so not to worry about being spoilered*<br /> Sword Art Online (a.k.a SAO)<br /> Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Monsters, Sword fighting, Adventures, Fun times, sad times... this show has it ALL.<br /> SERIOUSLY.<br /> From the moment I started it I knew It was the anime for me.<br /> Everything was combined together in the most perfect way.<br /> I've watched it so many times and every time feels like the second time. It's just so... GOOD.<br /> If you're an anime fan and haven't watched it yet - GO WATCH IT. And even if you're not an anime fan and simply want to try out something you never tried before or want to watch an anime for the first time but don't know where to start... start with this one. Unless you're not a fan of Fantasy or science fiction. If not, there are many other anime I'll be listing down below that may be your thing. If you are a fan of those things though, SAO is the perfect anime to start with.<br /> Sword Art Online has 2 seasons out so far (each season with 25 episodes) (Note for beginners in anime: anime episodes are about 22-25 minutes long, but when you watch, it never feels short).<br /> A season 3 hasn't been confirmed yet but it seems to be happening, unsure yet when. The problem with anime? unlike with TV shows, when you basically know immediately if it has been renewed and if so when, with anime... you don't even know if there will be a next season. And even if there will be, you can never know when. It could be in a few months, in a year, in 2 years and even more (That's the only downside).<br /> What has been confirmed though is an SAO movie that will be coming out in 2017 (wow, thanks, people who're producing the anime... 2017 is only, oh, forever from now).<br /> Fairy Tail<br /> An Epic anime. It's the kind of anime you always have good times watching. It's still on-going so every few weeks I do a Marathon of a few episodes. It's the kind of anime that seems to be on-going forever... It's nice to know it'll never end. Well, of course it will end sometime but sometime can be a long time from now. Just look at the anime Naruto; I remember seeing it on TV when I was about 7 or 8. It's 10 years later and it's still on-going.<br /> Back to fairy tail: Fairy tail has a big cast of characters. I love them all. I would say Lucie and Natsu are the most MC but every character gets their story told and their own time to shine.<br /> The number of episodes of Fairy Tail would probably be overwhelming so I won't recommend starting with this anime If you're not all the way into the anime world.<br /> I actually never get overwhelmed by the number of episodes in an anime\show. The opposite, actually. If the anime\the show is good... I would like there to be as many episodes as possible.<br /> But I can understand why so many episodes can make people cringe and give up before trying.Fairy Tail has 8 seasons (with season 8 currently airing). overall, Fairy tail has 265 episodes in seasons 1-7.<br /> There is also a movie and 6 OVAs out, with 3 more OVAs coming out this year.<br /> So... my recommendation? If you're new to the whole 'anime watching' thing, you might want to wait until you're more acquainted with it. If you're not and you're looking for a good anime to watch, something fun that will keep you entertained... give Fairy Tail a try. my only warning: You'll probably have to get past the few first episodes before really getting into it.<br /> And now for my ships? (If you consider ships a spoiler then skip this part to the next anime):<br /> Grey and Juvia (!)<br /> Lucy and Natsu (I didn't ship them in the beginning but now... ? well, now it just seems right).<br /> Levi and Gagil (so cute!)<br /> Erza and Jellal (forever and ever!)<br /> Steins Gate<br /> This anime is weird, strange, confusing at first...<br /> And I love it so much!<br /> Yeah, I have to admit, after watching the first episode I was like: huh? what did I just watch?<br /> I'm so glad I didn't give up on it and went to watch something else, because this show BLEW ME AWAY With how deep it was, with how beautiful, complicated and clever.<br /> It's the kind of anime that will leave you gasping in surprise because you did not expect it to be like this.<br /> Trust me on this and go watch it.<br /> There are 24 episodes out, a movie (that takes place after the episodes), an OVA (takes place after the movie) and 4 ONAs (very-very short episodes). About a season 2: A season 2 has been confirmed (unsure when, though) and it'll be called: Steins Gate 0. A 10 minutes long prequel to Steins Gate 0 (called 23 beta) already came out.<br /> Kamisama Hajimemashita<br /> A light, fun, entertaining anime. Romantic-Fantasy-Comedy. If you're looking for a light and fun romance that also has fantasy in it... this is the anime for you. I enjoyed watching it so much. I'm pretty sure I re-watched it 3 times already.<br /> Watch the first episode and you'll know what I mean.<br /> It's also a good anime for beginners to watch. It's very comical, though, so if you like the more serious type of shows... It might not be for you. But this anime has it's serious moments as well. I love a good combination of comedy and seriousness.<br /> Anyhow, Kmisama Hajimemeshita (that's a complicated name to write, huh?) has 2 seasons so far. Season 1 consists of 13 episodes and season 2 of 12 episodes. There is also an OVA that takes place after season 1 + 4 OAD that takes place after season 2 (at the moment only 2 are out).<br /> It has yet to be renewed for a third season but it's not surprising considering it has been 2 years between season 1 to season 2. I do hope they'll renew this show.<br /> Nisekoi<br /> For a romance-comedy anime, this show has one of the best mysteries I've seen in an anime. It's the kind of mystery that just gets more and more complicated, more and more intruging.<br /> If you're looking for a fun anime with an interesting aspect of mystery to it, you should definitely try this one out. I really enjoyed it. There were moments so hilarious I just laughed out loud.<br /> The first season has 20 episodes + 3 OVAs and the second season has 12 episodes + 1 OVA. The anime has yet to be renewed for a third season but the mystery is not solved yet so I hope we'll see the third season soon enough.<br /> Owari No Seraph<br /> A great fantasy show.<br /> It's not too heavy and not too light. It has just the right amount between the two.<br /> The story takes place in a world that has been conquered by vampires. Humans live in settlements and are trying to survive. There is one big organization of human rebels that fight vampires and try to free the world from them. Yuu, the MC, has joined that organization after seeing his entire family get slaughtered by a vampire.<br /> This is a story about battles, the strength of humanity, love and friendship and bonds stronger than anything.<br /> There are 2 seasons (each season with 12 episodes). There is no information about a season 3. I'm hoping for a season 3 to be announced soon.<br /> No Game No Life<br /> This anime... this anime is perfection.<br /> Loved-loved-loved it.<br /> The bond and dynamics between the siblings, the games, the competitions, the awesomeness of it all (!).<br /> Everything about this anime was just so good.<br /> If you're looking for a fun fantasy anime that will blow your mind - go watch No game No life. You won't regret it.<br /> The anime has one season of 12 episodes and has yet to be renewed for a season 2. While I'm desperately hoping for season 2, I'll be re-watching this anime.<br /> Right now I'm addicted to the opening song (No Game No Life OP). If Japanese songs aren't you thing then it makes sense if you won't like it (songs in other languages aren't everyone's thing). But if you do like it... I'm glad.<br /> K Project<br /> Oh this anime is something else.<br /> Pure fantasy, an original anime (not based on a manga or a light novel). The relationship between all those characters is complex and beautiful, the fantasy aspect is something I haven't seen before and the MC (the one in the middle of the picture) is very likeable and totally not what he seems.<br /> Anna, Misaki, Fushimi, Shiro, Neko, Kuroh... they are all so amazing.<br /> This show is not very suitable for beginners in anime, I have to say.<br /> K Project has 2 seasons (each with 13 episodes) and a movie that takes place after season 1. Because of the ending of season 2 that was rather closed, I'm not sure if there is going to be a season 3. And there is currently no information about it either. I'm still hoping for one.<br /> Rokka No Yuusha<br /> Remember, above, how I said Nisekoi has one of the best mysteries I've seen in anime? then this anime has the best mystery I've seen.<br /> I changed my mind about what's going on every episode. everyone (except one) is a suspect and you have no idea who. On top of that, all of the characters are the only people who can save the world from the demons and they are trapped somewhere with a great mystery. They have to solve in quickly or all will be lost. But how can you solve something If you can't trust anyone beside you?<br /> Fantasy, Mystery, slow build romance, action, a protagonist that doesn't know what's to 'give up'.<br /> The first season has 12 episodes. The anime has not yet been renewed for a second season.<br /> Akagami No Shirayukihime<br /> The anime version for a snow white retelling.<br /> Shirayuki (snow white) has a very unique hair - Red hair. She's apparently the only one with that hair color in all the kingdoms. It makes her both special and hunted.<br /> There is a brave and charming prince, some apples involved and a strong willed and strong headed snow white.<br /> I love Shirayuki. She seems like your regular damsel in distress but while she's a damsel, she's not distressed or waiting for prince charming to save her. She's smart and strong willed.<br /> Not to mention the romance is so sweet and beautiful.<br /> There are 2 seasons (each with 12 episodes) + an OVA (that takes place after season 1).<br /> There are no news about a possible 3rd season at the moment.<br /> Inou Battle Wa Nichijou No Naka De<br /> Awesomeness, High school students developing sudden special powers, Humor, battles (both serious and fun alike), romance here and there... what more can a person ask for?<br /> I marked this anime as 'awesome' because there really isn't another way to describe it.<br /> It's really good and fun and I enjoyed it very much. Already re-watched it 2 times.<br /> There is one season with 12 episodes. I'm really hoping for a second season but there aren't any news about it so far.<br /> Yumeiro Patissiere<br /> Cute, light, sweet... this anime follows a girl named Ichigo who has an exceptional taste when it comes to food and sweets. In the beginning of the story she transfers to a school for young Patisseries by the recommendation of a mysterious person she met in a buffet.<br /> But even with her talent of knowing sweets, Ichigo needs to go through many hardships before she can fulfill her dream.<br /> This is a fantasy-romance-fun anime. I re-watched it so many times I can't even remember how many. You need to go through the first few episodes to really get into it and it's worth it. I love this anime immensly. <br /> The first season consists of 50 episodes (I know, it sounds a lot, but when it was over I just wanted more) and the second season (called Yumeiro Patissiere Professional) has 13 episodes.<br /> This anime most likely won't have a third season (but I'm still hoping for one someday).<br /> Ryuugajou Nanana No Maizoukin<br /> I very-very-very much enjoyed this one!<br /> Magical items, Mystery and adventure, treasure hunt, a ghost who loves pudding, an aspiring detective, a special club, some bad guys and a protagonist who is more than he seems.<br /> A fun adventure with all kinds of interesting characters that will leave you wanting more.<br /> There is only one season with 11 episodes and no news about a second season.<br /> Such a great anime - highly recommended.<br /> Highschool Of The Dead<br /> Zombies, anyone?<br /> A group of 5 resourceful students and a teacher are in school when out of nowhere they find themselves right in the middle of a zombie Apocalypse. They have to fight their way through and attempt to survive in a world that isn't their own anymore.<br /> I loved the teamwork between the students, how they became fighters and survivors.<br /> If you don't like zombies and a lot of blood... this anime is probably not for you.<br /> So, there is one season of 12 episodes and an OVA. There are no news of a second season.<br /> Soredemo Sekai Wa Utsukuushii<br /> Cute, beautiful, fun and funny, heartwarming, some action here and there...<br /> This anime is so beautiful.<br /> Nike, a princess of a faraway rain kingdom is asked (she wasn't given much of a choice, really) to marry the king of the sun kingdom.<br /> I can't say much more because it's so much more fun as things reveal themselves. It's light and cute yet serious and sad at times and It's so good. Highly recommended.<br /> There is one season with 12 episodes. I'm really hoping for a season 2 (so far no news).<br /> Skip Beat<br /> This anime will make you laugh and root for the protagonist in her adventure.<br /> Kyoko, a cheerful girl coming to the big city to help make someone else's dreams, is struck by the betrayal of her life. Said betrayal doesn't only change her decisions of the future but her personality as well. To take her revenge, she decides to go into show biz.<br /> Sounds heavy but this anime isn't heavy at all. It's great fun. I find myself re-watching it every now and then. It's a real shame the anime doesn't have a season 2 (there is one season with 25 episodes).<br /> Inu X Boku ss<br /> Ririchiyo moves into a mysterious mansion for mysterious reasons, but the mansions and the people in the mansion are not what they seem. And so is Ririchiyo.<br /> I went into this anime without knowing much and I think it's best.<br /> There is fantasy. There is a beautiful romance (not left just with hints) and a great cast of characters.<br /> There is one season with 12 episodes and an OVA.<br /> Kaichou Wa Maid Sama<br /> My most favourite romantic-comedy anime.<br /> Oh my goodness... people, you have to watch this one.<br /> The romance... the comedy... the characters... the plot... Usai... misaki...<br /> This anime will make you squeal, ship and completely fangirl.<br /> Oh and... in the pictures misaki looks like a sweet maid but... oh, how misleading it is. Just watch it and you'll understand.<br /> Seriously, go watch it.<br /> Zero No Tsukaima<br /> Love fantasy? an anime that isn't afraid of taking the romance further than just hinting about it? go watch Zero No Tsukaima right away.<br /> So good.<br /> I would put somewhere on the very top of my favourite anime.<br /> Louise is a magician in a school for magicians set in a magical world. On the ceremony to summon a magical companion familiar, everyone summons a magical familiar but Luoise... seems to have summoned a human.<br /> Saito is from modern day Japan when he's suddenly transported into a magical world he doesn't understand and finds himself having to serve Luoise as her familiar.<br /> Zero no tsukaime has 4 seasons. Seasons one is called Zero No Tsukaima and has 13 episodes. Season 2 is called Zero no tsukaima: Futasuki no Kishi and has 12 episodes. Season 3 is called Zero No tsukaims: princess No Rondo and has 12 episodes and season 4 is called Zero No Tsukaima: F and has 12 episodes.<br /> Zero No Tsukaima is based on light novels written by Noboru Yamaguchi who died 3 years ago (at age 41). R.I.P.<br /> Tonari No Kaibutsu Kun<br /> Fun, cute and mainly amusing-funny. You'll find yourself laughing out loud plenty of times watching this one.<br /> It's a story about first love that goes into unexpected places.<br /> There are 13 episodes and one OAD.<br /> No news of a second season but I'm hoping for one.<br /> In any case, this anime is a very fun watch.<br /> Cardcaptor Sakura<br /> Caedaptor Sakura is one of the most beautiful anime I know. This is actually the first Anime I've ever watched. It was about when I was 8.<br /> Cardcaptor Sakura never gets old. I've been watching it once or twice a year for a few years now and it always feels like the second time all over again. Cardcaptor sakura is something that will stay with me forever.<br /> Cardcaptor sakura tells the tale of the fourth grader sakura kinomoto (the anime takes place between her fourth grade to sixth grade).<br /> You're probably thinking: a main character this young? Ah... I don't know, I'm 16\18\20... I don't think it's for me.<br /> Well, let me reassure you: Sakura isn't your regular fourth grader. She's very independent and such a great character. plus, she fights magical entities and goes on to dangerous adventures.<br /> No fourth grader can be called 'regular' for this.<br /> I really think you should try watching cardcaptor sakura. I think it's great for anime beginners as well. And anyway, what's the harm? if you don't like it, you can always stop watching.<br /> Even though the anime aired between 1998-2000, the art style, the characters... everything doesn't seem old fashioned at all. And believe me, I also find it hard to watch anime with art style of a very long time ago. but cardcaptor sakura is on a different level.<br /> So yes.<br /> The anime has 70 episodes (divided to 3 seasons), 3 specials (the first one takes place after episode 35, the second one after episode 53 and the third one between episodes 23-35) and 2 movies (the first movie takes place after season 2 and the second movie is an epilogue to the anime that takes place after the last episode - episode 70.<br /> Zetsuen No Tempest<br /> This anime will make your heart clench. Bittersweet is its name.<br /> Set in an apocalyptic world, Zetsuen to tempest follows two boys as they fight through to find the answer to a mystery concerning them both in ways we learn as the story progresses.<br /> Combining quotes from The Tempest by William Shakespeare, a heartbreaking romance, a mage stuck on an island, some other mages trying to kill the boys and the boys themselves using magic to solve the mystery... it all makes for an unforgettable story.<br /> Zetsuen no Tempest has 24 episodes (no information of a second season).<br /> Naruto<br /> I'm pretty sure Naruto has been on-going since the dawn of time.<br /> Or at least since I was 8 because I can remember seeing it a few times on TV. It probably started before that though.<br /> In any case, this is the kind of epic anime that never gets old. at least not for me. The action and the battles are top notch. The 'I'll never give up' style of Naruto makes for a character you'll keep rooting for forever.<br /> The complicated friendships and relationships... this anime goes from funny to sad to tragic to fun to high-spirited.<br /> I won't lie, Naruto has a lot of episodes. And I do mean a lot. For me it was worth watching them all. If you're looking for an anime that will keep you busy for a while and\or you don't mind an anime with a lot of episodes... well, then, try this one out.<br /> The anime is divided for two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shipudden.<br /> Naruto has 220 episodes, 4 OVAs and 3 movies.<br /> Naruto Shippuden has 457 episodes (so far. but the anime is, sadly, coming to an end soon... ), 8 movies and 7 OVAs.<br /> Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki Kun<br /> Hilerious and sweet and I had great time watching this one.<br /> Chiyo, a high school girl, finally gets the courage to confess her feelings to the boy she likes. Things don't go as plan when the boy thinks she confessed for liking his work as a manga artist.<br /> Chiyo finds herself having to roll with it and help the boy with his manga story.<br /> As with most of the anime I so love to watch, this one is full of fun times and a great story.<br /> 12 episodes in the first seasons with no news of a season 2 as to yet.<br /> And I think that concludes my favourite anime post.<br /> What do you think about anime? what are your most favourite anime? Tell me all about it.<br /> "Usually, in a story, when the protagonists end up in another world, they try their best to find a way home, right? Why would they try to go back to a world like that?" <br /> -- No Game No Life.</div> <div id="article-resource" style="text-align: justify;"> This article was first published on my blog: <a href="http://luxandnox.blogspot.co.il/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://luxandnox.blogspot.co.il/</a><br /> For more posts and reviews, please visit. <br /> I'd love to see you there!</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/Zoey_River/2284718">http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Zoey_River/2284718</a> </div> </div> <div style="overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;"> <br /> Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/9407624</div> </div>

Amazing Animal save other animal 2016

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Animal fights : Lions attacks fail ► Wild animal attacks 2016

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div id="article-body" style="text-align: justify;"> <div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;"> <h1 class="watch-title-container" style="text-align: center;"> <span class="watch-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Animal fights : Lions attacks fail ► Wild animal attacks 2016">Animal fights : Lions attacks fail ► Wild animal attacks 2016 <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FDSjYf5rJok" width="560"></iframe> </span></h1> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Humans have the highest IQ; but animals have vastly more commonsense. How so? Let's consider various settings, starting with one we all share - time and space.</div> TIME & SPACE<br /> Wake Up: Animals will wake up when their biological clocks tell them it's time to wake up. Humans wake up when the alarm clock rings!<br /> Going to Sleep: Animals go to sleep when their biological clocks tell them to go to sleep (including catnaps). Humans go to sleep after their favourite TV program finishes, like the late, late show! Humans push the boundaries and often refuse to rest even when their bodies tell them it's desirable. An afternoon catnap ultimately increases productivity, but how many workplaces encourage napping (even briefly) on the job?<br /> Time: All animals have a sense of time, a biological clock. However, unlike humans, one cannot suggest that animals are anywhere near as obsessed with time as are humans. Humans, like animals, regulate their activities by the 'clock', only with humans it tends to be not a vague time, like with animals - just sometime soon as long as the Sun's up - but timed to not only the minute, but often the second. The factory whistle; the timing (start and stop) of a sports event; the start of your TV program, are all programmed down to the second. New Years Day isn't New Years Day until precisely the tiniest split second post midnight. Scientific measurements are down to the nanosecond; that phone call is expected at exactly 9:15 a.m., etc. You'd be hard-pressed to imagine an animal needing to wear a wristwatch or operate a stopwatch!<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> Holidays & Anniversaries; Animals attach zero importance to holidays and anniversaries. Humans are obsessed with them, an obsession which often takes a financial, social, physical and mental toll.<br /> Vacations & Weekends: Animals don't need a break from their daily routine. Humans require (or at least think they do) annual (or more frequent) time off and away from the routine, not to mention the "thank god it's Friday" syndrome. What does that really say about modern human society?<br /> Territory: Animals will occupy and defend as much territory as is necessary for their survival and the continuation of their species. Humans however will often try to possess and rule over as much territory, property, as possible, sometimes for economic (investment) reasons; often for sheer power for the sake of power. Humans are rarely satisfied with what they control - they always want more and More and MORE. [See also: Domination]<br /> MATTER & ENERGY<br /> Possessions: Animals have no urge to acquire things, other than that required for survival (like building a nest or storing away food for the winter). Humans - well, what's the expression, "keeping up with the Jones family" or "shop till you drop"!<br /> FILL WHAT'S EMPTY<br /> Eating #1: Wild animals, who don't know when and where their next meal might come from, will make hay while the sun shines. Humans, even when they know where and when their next meal comes from, will still over indulge, especially on certain festive or special occasions. [See also: Obesity]<br /> Eating #2: An animal, assuming food is available, will eat when it is hungry - a natural state of affairs. A human will eat according to a schedule, at fixed times, when the dining room is open, when the office clock and the boss says "go to lunch now", regardless of need - an artificial (phoney) state of affairs.<br /> Eating #3: A wild animal eats natural foods, as Mother Nature (natural selection & evolution) intended it should. Humans tend to eat processed foods, full of preservatives and other artificial chemicals (all to after-the-fact found to be harmful, maybe even carcinogenic), often laden with additional salts, sugars, fats, and other tasty bits that don't usually give the human any additional nutritional benefits.<br /> Obesity: A few companion animals are allowed to overeat and put on too much weight, because their owners, out of 'kindness' overfeed them. However, most cats and dogs, etc. are pretty good at self-regulating their intake and saying "enough" when it's enough, even if presented with an unlimited food supply. In humans, the obesity epidemic in the developed world, like the USA, Australia and similar countries is totally out of control despite thousands of diet books, articles, DVDs, websites and fitness gyms seemingly on every street corner. Now I have a normal quota of male hormones, but a good third of all females between 15 and 35 don't rate a first glance, far less a second because they are very unpleasingly plump (and that's being kind).<br /> EMPTY WHAT'S FULL<br /> Bathroom/Toilet: Animals go potty when the need arises. Humans go after the meeting or during intermissions, whatever. Such restrictions are often unpleasant, but humans impose such restrictions on themselves. Animals have no sympathy for us.<br /> Greenhouse Gases: My cats can certainly pass wind. Cows and methane are a well know duo. Humans are expected to refrain from emitting greenhouses in the presence of others other than exhaled carbon dioxide and water vapour.<br /> SCRATCH WHERE IT ITCHES<br /> Itches & Twitches: If an animal itches, it scratches and doesn't give a damn if anything or anybody is observing. Humans, in the company of polite society at least, usually refrain from scratching, especially in certain places. They suffer the itchy/twitchy consequences!<br /> PHYSICAL ACTIONS<br /> Good vs. Evil: Animals are neither good nor evil - those are human inventions or concepts. There are no animal equivalents of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. There's no point in saying "good doggie" or "bad pussy cat" since they have no concept of "good" or "bad". They may have learned what is and is not acceptable behaviour (what does and does not piss you off) but they do not understand why. While not every human transforms from good to evil and back again, and again, every human, unlike an animal, is theoretically capable of having a dual good/evil personality. Individuals' aside, when looking at any large sample of humans, the dual nature becomes obvious.<br /> Revenge & Justice: No animal deliberately plots and executes revengeful actions or has hidden agendas. What you see is what you get. Animals don't fly planes into skyscrapers. Animals couldn't even conceive of such a scenario in their wildest dreams. Humans on the other hand - need I say more?<br /> Law & Order: All animal societies have some sort of internal regulation system which almost seems to be ingrained or hardwired. Such regulation usually doesn't go much beyond the parents keeping the cubs in line and ensuring they don't put themselves in harms way. Humans on the other hand have formalized their regulation of themselves to such an extreme degree that comparing the regulation of human society to say self-regulation of massive ant, termite or bee colony societies (which does just fine without cops and lawyers), is comparing not so much apples and oranges as the simplicity of a single electron with the complexity of the global weather system. How is it that an animal society can regulate itself without the need for a massive judicial infrastructure and requirement for highly specialized legal eagles and law enforcers?<br /> Killing #1: Animals kill only as necessary for their own survival, both in defence as well as obtaining food for themselves and perhaps offspring. Humans kill out of sheer sadistic pleasure, for so-called 'sport', often just because they can. My cats, if they wanted to, kill garden snails - the weight of one paw would do it. However, snails are not food and pose no threat to them, so it's live and let live. That's unlike many humans who if they see a snail, a snail doing no harm to them or anything else, just delight in stomping on them - an 80 kg human vs. an 8 gm snail is no contest. Now that's if the snail is lucky. All too often the sadistic human will just step on the animal lightly enough to crack the shell, leaving the snail helpless to either dry out in the sun or be at the mercy of the ants. It's a very sad state of affairs that such examples can be expanded on by many orders of magnitude over a very wide range of species.<br /> Killing #2: If an animal wants to kill a human it has to get up close and personal. The reverse isn't of necessity true. I wonder how brave our so-called 'sportsmen' hunters would be if the animals they hunted could shoot back. The concept of 'sport' is about equal contests and the same rules for all. Hunting animals therefore is not sport and it is high time the glorification of sport was divorced from hunting, which is anything but a glorious activity. The exception might be if the hunter is putting food on the table, but again, that's not a 'sport'.<br /> Creativity & Technology #1: Some animals can be creative and 'manufacture' and use 'technology' like animals that pull off twigs and fashion them to stick into termite mounds in order to pull out a termite snack, or making use of materials to build a nest. But that 'technology' never backfires and bites them on the bum. Humans invent cars, but we have a road toll. We have electricity and accidents happen. We construct nuclear plants then have to worry about terrorism. We have created computers, and thus evolved the inevitable computer hacker and the computer virus. We manufacture all sorts of synthetic chemicals then wonder what to do with the toxic waste (actually we don't wonder at all what to do with it - we dump it in the sea or the air since the solution to pollution is dilution).<br /> Creativity & Technology #2: Animals get along quite nicely thank you very much without Facebook, Twitter, iPads, email, mobile phones, Internet message boards, text-messaging, etc. Any human being, especially under the age of 40, and really, really especially under the age of 20, deprived of such technology becomes a basket case in nanoseconds! Attention to all those who feel the need to SMS 24/7: freedom is not being tied to your mobile phone; in contact with the rest of the world 24/7! Once upon a time, not all that long ago, human civilization (including teenagers therein) survived and thrived via communications that depended on smoke signals, semaphore flags and the pony express. If you really needed fast, there was the overland telegraph!<br /> Domination: Humans Rule, OK? Left to itself, Mother Nature finds its own non-static, ever changing balance, in good times and bad times. Animals clearly affect that balance and in turn are affected by it. However, no animal species seeks to call the shots and exert ultimate control over that balance - no species except one of course, and no prizes for guessing what that species is. Humans decide, via some sort of divine right the fate and makeup of Earth's ecosystems; what lives, what dies, in what ratios, what the landscape will be like, ever manipulating to find that balance that best suits us, which is going to be as far removed from a natural balance as it is possible to get. Take any human dominated environmental landscape. Remove the human element. Will that environmental landscape or ecosystem remain as is, as humans made it, or undergo a radical shift back to Mother Nature's balance? Look no further than the typical backyard ecosystem/garden. It wouldn't take long before natural change would render it unrecognizable if neglected by the garden's occupants. If humans went poof, Earth would soon (in relatively minor geological time frames) become equally as unrecognizable as that household garden, or rather as recognizable as it was before humans came along with delusions of grandeur.<br /> MENTAL CONCEPTS<br /> Birth, Death & Deities: Animals have no concept of their own death, hence an afterlife. They have no remembrance of their conception and probably their birth and of the concept of creation. Animals therefore have no need of religion and deities. Animals therefore have to carry around a lot less philosophical baggage. Humans however are obsessed with these concepts, really all unnecessary philosophical baggage IMHO.<br /> Economics & Finance: No animal jumped out of windows at the start of the Great Depression. They lose no shuteye over the tax man, and bills are something on ducks.<br /> Lifestyle: Animals don't need to go to the 'beauty' parlour for a quick pick-me-up. The whole idea of a social scene - the right venue, the in-crowd, being seen with the 'right' people - is totally foreign to them. What to wear is a non-issue. The current must have fashions (doomed to be out of date within months if not less) is just so much ho-hum. There's no need or desire for tattoos and body piercing. The latest celebrity scandal in the tabloids is a non-event. Collectables aren't. A snazzy sports car or any other boy toy is boring. Animals don't suffer from information overload. Because animals don't purchase any products, they can't be held responsible for any litter that arises (of which there is plenty). Humans however engage in this ever ongoing, never ending, pursuit in quest of the 'good life' and are usually never satisfied. Animals just enjoy life as best they can one day at a time - they live for the moment.<br /> Drugs: Animals do not wilfully harm themselves with substances foreign to their day-to-day survival. Humans - well there's caffeine, smoking, drinking alcohol, all sorts of recreational drugs with varying degrees of mental addiction and artificial 'stimulation'. Need one say more!<br /> Harmful Habits: Animals do not engage in habits harmful to their wellbeing other than what's required for basic survival, like say a predator taking on prey way larger than itself, defending your offspring from attack, or herds crossing a raging river on an annual migration. Then there are head-butting type contests over mating rights, but they usually result in a back-down, not death or extreme injury. Of course animals are still hardwired for the natural environment. Their eons ago development and evolution hasn't caught up with our modern civilization yet, and so dogs may chase cars, and the road kill is additional evidence of how humans put animals in harms way - they don't do it because they are suicidal. Humans, well from tattoos to body piercing to baking in the sun for an unnecessary suntan to extreme sports, humans like to take on risk without any possible actual additional benefit. Habits aside, humans, usually young macho males with way too much testosterone, like to put themselves in harms way - demonstrate the 'right' stuff. Pity more of them didn't end up with a Darwin Award and remove themselves from the gene pool! I'll drink to that since such self-destruct events wouldn't bother me one iota.<br /> Mental Health: Animals, left to their own devices, are in no need of a shrink. It's only when humans try to force a (square) companion animal into their requirement of a (round) behavioural hole that problems arise. Companion animals under the influence of their human associations have 'need' of pet psychologists, or at least some of them apparently do according to the human, and really it's ultimately the human's fault. Do you think any wild animals have any such need of a shrink? No? I didn't think so. Humans of course are often on the couch for counselling and therapy of one sort or another; the list way to long to detail in a short essay.<br /> Isms: Animals do not discriminate on the grounds of gender or appearance. A ginger male cat will accept or reject a black male cat on grounds that have nothing to do with fur colour. A white female cat might pick and choose between lots of male cats and reject them all - that doesn't mean she's sexist or prefers female cats. Humans on the other hand, accept or reject other humans on just such distinctions, plus a whole host of other 'isms' that animals have no conception of in the first place.<br /> Opinions: Animals ask no questions; tell no lies; mind their own business; take everything at face value. Humans - can you say the same about you and the rest of the human race? Let's face it; humans do anything but mind their own business. They happily pass judgements on any other lifestyle (especially one involving sex in any shape manner or form) that doesn't conform to their own moral standards.<br /> HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS I'D LIKE TO SEE<br /> What about jockeys carrying the horses around on their backs as they run around the race track! Now that would be worth watching!<br /> How about a human three-ring circus with an animal audience!<br /> In fact, just about any human-animal role reversal would be interesting.<br /> CONCLUSIONS<br /> So what does this analysis tell us about the differences between humans and 'mere' animals? We've seen there are many fundamental differences between way overrated humans (overrated by our own human opinions of ourselves of course) and way underrated animals (again, underrated according to the relatively biased opinions of humans). If the human-animal differences are due to natural selection, then there is a puzzlement in why did the rest of the animal kingdom take the 'smart' and commonsense road while humans took the intelligence road? While I'm sure there is an evolutionary connection between animals and the human animal, I also think there is some hidden variable(s) that caused the human branch to head off into uncharted territory (and go off the rails). If these differences (the hidden variables) are due to God, what does that tell you about what God is like? Nothing good, that's for sure! If it's artificial selection, but not due to anything supernatural, then things get interesting.<br /> The celebrated astrophysicist/cosmologist Stephen Hawking, among many others, is a strong advocate of humans boldly going and colonizing space as the only viable way of ensuring our long term survival. The Big Question however in my mind is should humanity infect the wider cosmic scene? Isn't it enough one 'pale blue dot' has to suffer our lot? So, ET, if you are out there; be afraid, be very afraid!</div> <div id="article-resource" style="text-align: justify;"> Science librarian; retired.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/John_Prytz/784091">http://EzineArticles.com/expert/John_Prytz/784091</a> </div> </div> <div style="overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;"> <br /> Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6746317</div> </div>

Animal fights : Lions attacks fail ► Wild animal attacks 2016

Animal fights : Lions attacks fail ► Wild animal attacks 2016 Humans have the highest IQ; but animals have vastly more commonsen...

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