#chitter yelling

[7-ferrets-in-a-coat]

UehehahHHehhHAHAHA I LOVE ALL NY MUTUALS AND FOLLOWERS

[spookykestrel]

Lets Talk Farm Terminology!

Yay! I'm here to answer all the simple farm animal questions and misconceptions you've been too afraid to ask! Why? Because im bored and have thoughts and am reading Watership Down and want people to know the difference between "bunny," "rabbit," and "hare."

Leporidae

You're probably thinking wow kes how bold of you to start out not only with an animal uncommonly kept by farmers but also starting with a scientific name few will know! And you're right, but I don't care! The Leporidae family includes rabbits and hares, and yes! they are different. Very closely related as they belong to the same family, but rabbits and hares are not the same thing. Simply: hares are bigger and wilder than rabbits. There are no domestic species of hare and they are more adapted to solitary life than living in groups/colonies. Looking at the image above you can note slight differences in facial structure and build, as well as most notably the ear length, with the smaller rabbit on the left and the larger hare on the right. Most Watership Down art features hares but I don't mind it all that much as the hare anatomy is more fun lol.

Now, what's a bunny? Bunny is an informal term used to refer to rabbits, especially young ones. It wouldn't be incorrect to refer to the long eared friend in your yard as a bunny but if you were writing a paper or just want to sound more serious, it would be better to say rabbit (as you notice, I am refraining from calling them bunnies in this post).

When referring to rabbits, their terminology is similar to other familiar animals. A male rabbit is called a buck and a female rabbit is called a doe, like deer or goats. However, a baby rabbit is called a kit or kitten and a group of siblings is called a litter, just like cats.

Goats

Aw no more latin? As the domestic breeds of goat all come from the same species, there's no need for a broad scientific name as we all have an idea of what to picture, unless you're thinking of a mountain goat which are not considered true goats and are considered a goat-antelopes, making them closer in relation to muskoxen! Which is a whole different topic! Regardless, there's lots of different breeds of domestic goats (Capra hircus), like dogs and cats. Some are better suited for dairy production, some for meat, others are bred for their cashmere! Pictured above is a Saanen goat, one of, if not the most popular dairy goat breeds (in the US at least), known for their high milk production.

Many goat breeds have horns, which vary from antlers bc of how they grow and their composition. Horns can be removed when the goats are young, in a process called dehorning or disbudding. When horns are removed, their growth is stunted and they will not grow back once the animal is older. However, disbudding is a controversial topic as it is not painless and often unnecessary. Both male and female goats can have horns, although their appearance may differ.

I mentioned above that (mature, uncastrated) male goats are called bucks and females are called does. Many, many people use the terms billy and nanny to refer to goats. However, the better term would be buck/doe, and when people use billy/nanny it does peeve me. You may also hear the word wether to refer to castrated goats. Baby goats are called kids.

Cattle

My favorites of the post, let's finish with cattle (Bos taurus)! Same as goats, cattle can be bred and used for many purposes like the lovely Brahman I've included above, a very recognizable meat breed. Cattle terminology can get a little tricky as its not as straightforward as some other animals.

Cattle is the correct term for these animals, as cow technically refers to a mature female (has been bred). No one's going to freak out if you say cows instead of cattle, myself included, especially because if you dont know the specific details of the animal its hard to know whether to say cow or heifer or bull or steer.

So, a cow is a mature female, and a mature male is called a bull. An immature, young female is called a heifer. A castrated male is called a steer. When referring to an immature male you can use bull or bull calf.

Many places you will see the term "ox" thrown around (not to be confused with a MUSKox mentioned previously) and there's a lot of misconceptions surrounding the name. An ox is a specially trained bovine. That's all it is. There's lots of regulations on how they are trained and all that, but that's the basics of it. It is most common and recommended to use castrated males (steers) because castration should temper their aggression and testosterone production; additionally, males are typically larger than the females. However! Female cows can be trained as oxen, as can bulls.

Technically an ox should not be referred to as such until they have completed their training, which can take years. Typically oxen are selected at a young age and routinely worked to develop good skills. They are used for tasks plowing or pulling carts, and as modern technology has improved, use of oxen has declined.

Thaaaat's all I have to say about that today, I sort of led into each topic in little ways and I've nothing more to mention. Hopefully you learned a little, I think livestock are cool 👍

[hellshoard]

i wanted to slam my head against the wall on trying to figure out the code for the relations page

[i-declare-a-kaggath]

What tickles the fancy?

Massive OC lore dump

Invitation to RP

Detailed life update

Video game

Make new OCs for the whimsy

A billion AUs

[transannabeth]

she thinks you love the beach you’re such a damn liar!!!!!!!!!!!

[birdyverdie]

Just caught one of my mom's party guests yelling at Avalon

I have the patience of a SAINT for not immediately losing it

[void-cloud]

Me: Sorry, can't come eat today cause too headache!

Dad: All good, we'll reschedule. Well wishes

Dad, later: The Restaurant is sending well wishes!!

Dad, next day: Random Guy I've befriended during my travels and you met once for ~5min is sending well wishes!!

...I need to start acknowledging the casual hell I constantly exist in oO

[rookiegenin]

the english subtitles on the english dub of naruto shippuden are going to make me gnaw my own leg off

these SUCK so bad i saw jinchuriki spelled with a g when they spelled it right in the past 3 episodes. 0 editors on staff at hulu this nonsense is every episode

[starlytenight]

Idk why but very unseirous response to newest choater but when galacta knight learns he just threatned meta knights dad how would he react because i just giggled at that part just EBCAUSE of the mental image i had in my mind

Oh, you'll see.

Believe me, Gala doesn't always consider the consequences of his actions lol

[batbeastie]

One thing I love about Bruce in this AU is just the absolute isolation he’s forced himself into. Before he has Robin especially, the people who really know him are Alfred and that is IT. He cannot go outside during daylight hours. He cannot talk to anyone. He cannot let himself be seen or understood or even comprehended. He made himself into a gun and he cannot be anything else. Other than Alfred, his only real communication is talking to himself. All his windows are drawn constantly so people cannot peek into the massive tower he lives in with a done or something and discover what he really is. Because they would never understand. They would be afraid. And they should. He is fear. He is vengeance. He is the night.

[muffinlance]

[id: First post is a gif: real footage of two raccoons circling each other in a pond. Second post is a drawing of the koi fish from Avatar. End id.]

Avatar AU where Zhao shoves his hand in that koi pond and comes up with one of THESE

Look at these koi

[heirrogance]

i did not expect my new salesman to be aggressively an ally with a lesbian ex wife

[spookykestrel]

If I ever interact with a personal post of yours in a way you don’t want me to have just yell at me bc I don’t have good filter or boundaries

[meshyjournalofinterests]

It feels like I have boulders in my chest right now

[kestrels-nook]

I feel like every scene with sally shes pissed off at him ?? Like obv parenting a demigod is stressful and she’s a good parent despite it but doesn’t he have any fond loving memories of her ..

[transannabeth]

when characters get together too early in the book and you know things are going to go to shit