Dolphins and Killer Whales can be friendly to humans, but they are still carnivores. Ask any Tuna or Seal for advice …

I don’t think evolution considered animals to be educational toys for the young and inexperienced humans?

Cuteness does not automatically protect from animals cruelty and a painful learning curve for both sides.

I hate it when man or animals are way too sure of themselves. This Wombat knows he is way too cute …

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I only leave home with a portable heater these days!

You know that watching cute and cuddly animals is good for your psyche. It gives you that warm and fuzzy delight the evil world denies you constantly …

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I often wonder if animals have a perception of time and personal history – or if they live totally ZEN-like here and now without worrying about the past and future …

"Dude, do you think they feed us to eat us?"

We humans can see much better than dogs, but they "out-sniff" us. Maybe smells are for dogs as sensational as colours are for us? (not counting all the bad odours out there)

It’s always nice when a gentleman takes care of a females Camel Toe.

I am sure that will bring quite a few hits from search engines – for all the wrong reasons.

We humans are so evil! And yeah, I want a dog now and a lot of cardboard …

Oh, the pain! Oh, the drama! We are uncovering all the lies in your relationship …

Since the early 80’s there has been a Tsunami of afternoon talk shows filled with social drama and pain.

And we are loving it!

It is amazing how the Queens and Kings of "honesty" and "self righteousness" are police, judge and executioner in one person. Oprah made Billions of Dollars with her tears, Jeremy Kyle currently tries to do the same in the UK.

But the real question is: Why do we frenetically watch and love Social Porn?

Every tear is worth a million dollars …

It all comes down to us being social animals. When you look at many fellow mammals they have social hierarchies like us with different ranks. Everybody knows what an alpha-male or alpha-female is.

But one essential feature of social networking (the real thing, not the simulation on Facebook) is watching other "animals" in the tribe. Watching the "others" allows us to spot opportunities to climb the social ladder, make new friends, know who our enemies are and our enemies’ enemies are.

The most important part of watching others is to learn where you stand in the tribe’s hierarchy and your chances to climb higher or fail …

Yeah, you might be bigger, but my social ranking is higher …

For some animals this is much easier: dogs sniff other dogs arse or even sample their urine or poo – and can analyse from this the status and current health of the fellow canine.

We primates have developed the face as the main social interFACE. Compared to most other animals the primates’ face has the more muscles and expressions than anyone else on this planet. Ape and human faces have an incredible range of "gestures" – which work even across species.

Our faces tell complete stories without words. We can socialize simply by looking at each other. You usually can see in an instant if someone looking at you likes you or hates you; if there is a chance for a better social contact or if that other person might even attack you …

So by watching and gossiping with others about others we learn what’s going on in the group, what the other members strengths and weaknesses are, and which tactics are successful or devastating.

I’ll scratch your back, if you …

Being successful in climbing the social ladder increases our chances of mating and spreading our genes. Yes, Ladies & Gentleman, it all comes down to mating once again …

And watching social porn on TV confirms this: it’s mostly about sex and cheating.

When we watch these dramas, we learn how to "protect" our own social involvement and genetic "investment". Of course we want partners, who are safe for our offspring and support them. We don’t want cheats that are a danger to our sperm or egg investment – and therefore perpetuation of our "selfish gene".

Social Porn on TV is a highly valuable lesson to "spot" cheaters and avoid failures in reproduction.

Wait a minute! Is that critter really mine?!

So watching social porn on TV and gossiping about relationships has an important biological benefit. We learn how to be successful animals and mating mates …

But there is also a strong social and moral component to it. We humans have transformed many "biological mechanisms" into social rules like married people do not engage in sex with strangers. Based on these social rules we have created moral and religious restrictions as well.

"You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife (or husband)." is simply a biological need (protecting your sperm & eggs from invaders) turned into a social and moral rule.

So Social Porn also enforces these "morals" when cheaters and liars get booed by the audience and judged by the presenter. That is why the Ladies in the audience hiss, when a boyfriend cheated on his bitch – it’s a violation of the biological contract of only breeding exclusively together.

This social pressure is once again there to protect our biological investments.

We love watching Alpha-Couples, especially when they are media whores and on twitter.

The biological background also explains why we love watching alpha-animals of the global tribe and their relationships. Like good herd animals we learn from watching the strongest and fittest of our flock.

That is why so many people know more about the life’s of celebrities and their relationships than their neighbours living in the same house. Our biological desire is to swim ahead in the genetic pool and score the most adorable eggs or sperm available. That is why some ladies fantasize about sleeping with Bruce Willies, while Guy virtually impregnate Megan Fox.

That’s Social Porn in it’s most basic form and desire. Women and men do it equally.

People love fluffy pets – it’s only a matter of time till the toy, pet and genetic industry team up and create some cuddly abomination.

Like glowing fish nature will be perverted for the sake of consumerism. Poor animals.

I always find it amazing that many mammals spend so much energy and time caring for their younglings.

Some do not only do they carry the baby in the womb, but also after birth. This is very unusual in nature: most reptilians, insects and fish simply leave their young behind.

Today I wanted to buy some packaged sliced salmon. It looked good from the outside and wasn’t cheap either. Out of habit I checked the content description. It contained the obvious stuff like salt, sugar, anti-oxidants … and pork!?!

I understand that industrial food production relies on many chemicals to improve it’s products and make food last longer.

But pork shouldn’t be in my salmon. Thankfully the producer was honest enough to put it on it’s label – something many of his competitor won’t do.

In recent months there have been several scandals here in Germany about artificially stretched bacon and cheese – so consumers always beware!

I don’t put all the blame on the food industry: consumers want huge amount of classy food for discount prices. It’s no surprise for me that the industry uses many “techniques” to improve food to make it look & taste great, but sell it at ever low prices.

Women can’t leave the house without a male chaperon in Saudi Arabia and have to be covered

In contrast Saudi Man love their Camels, have Camel beauty contests and racing competitions. Something their women wouldn’t be allowed participate the similar human events.

The camels have more rights than women in Saudi Arabia.

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I don’t mind bulls killing stupid humans on the road of Pamplona every year to celebrate some old festival.

But killing the bulls later in the arena in a slow and painful process is simply sadism. When we slaughter animals (for food) it should be quick and painless.

The Spaniards should find better ways to prove the manhood of their matadors (the American Rodeo is pretty exciting as well, but doesn’t end in senseless slaughter).

See the full horror of the festival here.

Some freakish collectors relish the joy of collecting especially ugly or disfigured animals or "things". So other equally ruthless "breeders" create this creatures for profit. I only wish we could magically transform the owners into their own possessions, so they can suffer from over breeding, like weak bones and unusable noses.

Humans once said they are the only ones that use tools. That has been debunked – many animals use tools. Humans once said only they had "real" language. That has also been debunked. Humans once said they are only ones that create art. That has been debunked by painting elephants and monkeys.

Now those creepy animals even use "our" toys!

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Wild Wonders of Europe is one brilliant website and offers many great galleries (like this one featuring Austria including that lovely bugger from above).

Bring some time to explore all the featured photographers and countries. There is a lot of great eye candy to be discovered!

Modern life has created a paradox situation (for example here in Thailand): many Mahouts and their Elephants don’t find work.

Since they don’t have any money to feed their beloved beasts they let them go, but the elephants don’t return to the jungles, but stay near or in villages and cities.

Chaos ensues.

I am sure it’s a great thing that machines have "freed" these gentle beasts, but I wonder if the ancient work team man & elephant was not better for the environment anyway?

I know it’s silly, but it cracks me up every time I watch it. I am such a simple creature …

I have somewhat different memories of  Star Wars IV, but I am getting old.

You can shot it, you can ride it and you can eat it. With some technology you can even use it’s antlers for TV and WiFi reception. Try that with a bald eagle!

*This one is dedicated to Shitao – you deserve it!*

Most environmentalism is only about us – and not the animals and not our planet. It’s a war of ideas and ideals – and not about our planet. One group of people trying to dictate how another group of people is supposed to behave.

But would you feed yourself to a polar bear to save him?

Would you kill yourself, when you are old and useless – just to reduce the human footprint?

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Some deep sea creature defy our usual concept how an animal should look like. This odd blob is just brilliant.

Animals should invade our habitat and eat away our resources – just like what we do to them.

I think that would raise a lot of awareness.

Bears occasionally do that by accident – and then we humans panic a lot. Apes are notorious food thieves in Africa and India – we should let them loose in the US and Europe. Especially fat westerners will appreciate less food on their table and the extra exercise fighting off large crowds of Baboons.

They seem to have either a good sense of humor or doing some excellent comedy shows in the deep sea?

Contrary to all zoological rumors: there is no such thing as a bat-elephant. But there is such a thing called "desperate marketing for crappy tv-shows".

I have no problems eating animals. Many of them can be very yummy. But I do hate animal cruelty against pets and "food". There is NO reason to cause these creatures any unnecessary pain, even when we kill them to eat them.

I especially despise people who buy animals as pets and simply "dispose" them when they are bored with them. Next time buy a Tamagotchi instead – in that case you waste only the batteries life instead of a real one.

We humans have always loved to associate ourselves with animals: strong as a bear, cunning as a fox and being a chicken.

Now a stallion and the white horse are in particular interesting: strength, grace, white (as in innocent), potency, speed, freedom, independence, power (as leader of his herd) and war (because horses were only for rich people and knights need a horse).

So … no surprise "chicks" love riding horses.

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The word subtle or normal doesn’t apply here. Orangina is a nice soft drink around here – nothing special . But I love this advertising campaign: it’s the right amount of surrealism and sexism combined with loads of yellow and orange. And how can anything orange be bad?

Do we care about our TV animal celebrities only because we feel guilty for killing off the rest of the species? Do we watch and say to ourselves “See, they are not all gone!”

Isn’t mass illusion a nice thing to clear our collective consciousness?

Interesting video – didn’t know that Sir Attenborough also did porn voice overs. Overall I am happy that my penis isn’t located behind my head – although sometimes it feels like my head is located in my penis. And another note: you can show almost any animal fucking on national TV – except homo sapiens … why is that?

*Thanks to Olivia for that scientific video*

I think dirt can make you very happy. Pigs and Kids enjoy playing in water and dirt – and why not? Nature is dirty.

Modern society is too obsessed with hygiene and “clean” fun.

Life is dirty.

Just because one species thinks you are cute doesn’t mean you can’t be lunch for another one. There is safety in numbers, but not in cuteness …

You know that ugly, terrible, totally annoying and nerve wrecking itch right between your crotch and your butt – and you are on the street or in a meeting. So you can’t whip down your trousers and simply scratch it or ask some other human to do that for you.

Chimps can. Mutually grooming, scratching, caring and cuddling is an important part of their – and many more primates – favorite social event.

I wish we would be more social like that. Our human culture could use some more backslapping, cuddles and scratching …

Thanks to our technical inventions we can prevail against big predators. But we still haven’ won against the really small ones: bacteria and viruses are still the biggest threat for humans. And boy do they love to eat and infect us!

In my next life I want to be reincarnated as a never growing Polar Bear Baby. Everybody would love me! Everybody would cuddle me! Everybody would love to feed me only the best stuff.

No sex though …

I still prefer my Easter Bunny in it’s original shape & material – like Jesus intended: in chocolate!

This little critter is called Elephant Shrew and was just recently discovered in Tanzania and I think they are pretty cute. Hopefully we won’t eradicate them before we have made pets out of them. I for one would trade any ol’ hamster for this bizarre bugger …