That’s rough, sorry you are both dealing with that. Hopefully it is some small consolation that you know you are doing the right thing for him and preventing him from suffering. He is lucky to have you to shower him with love and treats and kisses :)
What’s wrong with the poor guy? He looks thin, but bright
Yeah unfortunately axolotl in captivity are not “real” axolotls. They were crossed with tiger salamanders at some point in their history and have essentially been domesticated (and there is no shortage of those). Pure wild axolotls are critically endangered and will probably go extinct.
Is she an old girl? Not a lot of muscle on her butt
But how do we know humans are acting on an actual selfless decision and not instinctual behaviour? There is some evidence that, in some situations at least, our body/instinct can act first and we just end up rationalizing that we wanted to perform those actions to ourselves, as we are performing them. But that’s a bit of a thought experiment, the truth is, it’s very hard to know. And we can show empathy in very abstracted situations as well, where instinct is probably less of a factor.
Rats, not mice, the former being quite a bit smarter :) But is there any reason to assume our human empathy comes from a different base urge than theirs? If so, why can’t both situations share the term empathy?
I’m having the same issue with movies7
What was it? This list really piques my curiosity but I know it’s better not to look….
I had my same Reddit account for like 12 years and never got harassed, though someone who knows me in real life could recognize me from it, and I’m sure with some minor effort I could be doxxed. But I try to avoid associating my real name with my username, don’t post photos of myself on it, etc. I don’t doubt it’s possible though, and I’m sure something like that would prompt me to change all instances of that username.
Wow that is genuinely chilling
Looks lovely. How are the bugs now?