What is the best..?

[bullie77]

Obviously... THE BULL TERRIER!


There's yet to be found a courageous animal in the face of the earth (source: ME ).

Here's the story behind the video... BTW none of the intervenients were harmed as result of this. Although violent, everything ended up well.

Somewhere in Mexico there was a fiesta going on where a bull was released in the middle of the crowd (I know, I know... but hey everyone has its own idea of fun...).

As usual in this occasions, one of the "local bravest" did messed up and got caught by the bull. Out of nowhere, while everybody else was fleeing away while the guy was about to become the bull's new rag doll, this dog (a female) jump right in to the action. It was sufficient to distract the bull and allowed the man to be saved.

 

[LizMcQueen]

... Somewhere in Mexico...

Nope, that happened in a primitive village (it seems they are still living in the nineteenth century) called Cáceres, Spain.

 

[orimarc]

I say the African Honey Badger. Why? It's pure BADASS. Read:

Forget wolverines, african honey badgers have been named one of the most fearless animals in the Guinness Book of World Records, and that reputation is well deserved. They are fierce omnivores who regularly kill highly venomous snakes such as Puff Adders (whose species are responsible for more fatalities than any African snake), porcupines, scorpians, young gazelle, and even crocodiles up to one meter in size! In fact, in a 2002 documentary, one african honey badger steals a meal out of a puff adder's mouth and casually eats it in front of the hissing snake. After the meal, Kleinman eats the puff adder too! In another case, shown on an episode of Animal Planet, an old female honey badger that was nearly toothless and had one blind eye was attacked by a leopard. It took the leopard about one hour to kill the honey badger. They've even been known to bite off the testicles of lions!

 

[Omnis]

Wow, that was disgusting.

No, that was ecdysis.

 

[Joker-GTBR]

Even better if they're giant enemy crabs

 

[arvore]

Obviously... THE BULL TERRIER!

Allow me to disagree it is obviously the:


DOGO ARGENTINO(Argentinian Mastiff)

Specially my baby:

 

[bullie77]

@ Arvore:

You see, that post of yours only reinforces mine since the Bull Terrier was one of the crossed breeds used to create the Dogo

 

[BigYoSpeck]

Excluding man, which is the best animal and why?

Woman: They have boobs. In fact I think they may be better than man

 

[Famine]

That was man the animal, not men the gender.

And if you think men don't have boobies, you've got a terrible time to look forward to in your fifties.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Man's best friend.

For that very reason.

 

[lbsf1]

Dogs are unquestionably the best animal, and especially Border Collie breed.
Why? they are loyal, affectionate, intelligent, fun, obedient, protective, alert you when there is a danger, explore and find missing people, just with a pat they are happy, they are grateful even if you give them the same food every day...

Agree completely.

Here is a true story that was on the news a little while ago.
There was this shepard in scotland who while out herding the sheep with his dog had a heart attack and collapsed to the ground. The dog ran back to the house alerted the shepards wife who then called for an ambulance and the guy made a full recovery.

Name me another animal that could do that.
Cat? No chance
Penquin? Just NO.
Meerkat? You guessed it, no.

 

[Famine]

Dogs aren't that tasty though.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Name me another animal that could do that.
Cat? No chance
Penquin? Just NO.
Meerkat? You guessed it, no.

A cat would do it, but purely so it didn't go hungry.

 

[daan]

There was this shepard in scotland who while out herding the sheep with his dog had a heart attack and collapsed to the ground. The dog ran back to the house alerted the shepards wife who then called for an ambulance and the guy made a full recovery.

But they only found him after looking down the well for little Timmy.

 

[Dotini]

I saw a program on PBS the other week which proved dolphins and elephants have full consciousness and self-awareness. They did this by showing these animals interacting with mirrors. They would cavort, mug and preen with obvious delight in front of the mirrors. It seems dolphins are able to recognize recognize themselves from a mirror at an earlier age than do human children. This is due to their more rapid development, according to the biologists.

In view of this knowledge, it seems a pity that some people will slaughter elephants for their tusks, and kill dolphins for sushi.

If this is too serious an observation for this thread, try this one on:

The Pterosaur was literally king of all the antediluvian beasts. Why? Because it existed for 125 million years without going extinct even though it was too ungainly and heavy to fly effectively, and had no armor or defensive organs. What it did have was a huge crest on its head through which it communicated and gave orders to all the other dinosaurs which responded with fealty and the bringing of food and offerings to the mighty Pterosaur.

 

[ExigeEvan]

I saw a program on PBS the other week which proved dolphins and elephants have full consciousness and self-awareness. They did this by showing these animals interacting with mirrors. They would cavort, mug and preen with obvious delight in front of the mirrors. It seems dolphins are able to recognize recognize themselves from a mirror at an earlier age than do human children. This is due to their more rapid development, according to the biologists.

In view of this knowledge, it seems a pity that some people will slaughter elephants for their tusks, and kill dolphins for sushi.

So do European Magpies, but they are still pests.

If this is too serious an observation for this thread, try this one on:

The Pterosaur was literally king of all the antediluvian beasts. Why? Because it existed for 125 million years without going extinct even though it was too ungainly and heavy to fly effectively, and had no armor or defensive organs. What it did have was a huge crest on its head through which it communicated and gave orders to all the other dinosaurs which responded with fealty and the bringing of food and offerings to the mighty Pterosaur.

Where oh where did this come from? I can't find any reference any of that anywhere...

 

[arvore]

@ Arvore:

You see, that post of yours only reinforces mine since the Bull Terrier was one of the crossed breeds used to create the Dogo

True!But lets say it is one of those cases in which the outcome was better than the sum of it's individual initial "parts".

And if you think men don't have boobies, you've got a terrible time to look forward to in your fifties.

I think there is ,inclusively a thread about it(man's boobs),but my advice is: don't look it up!

 

[Dotini]

Where oh where did this come from? I can't find any reference any of that anywhere...

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.
—Rod Serling

 

[Sureboss]

Which can be found off Junction 4 of the M6.

 

[bullie77]

Dogs aren't that tasty though.

Koreans (or are the Chinese?!...) might rebate that statement

 

[DK]

What it did have was a huge crest on its head through which it communicated...

Sounds kinda like a prehistoric walkie-talkie if you ask me.

 

[Dapper]

Having eaten meat my whole life then not eating meat for the last 3 weeks, the chicken and cow are by far the best animals. *stomach starts to grumble*

 

[hambone8611]

My English bulldog is the greatest dog [animal] on earth he never wonders off the job site and can sleep 20 hours a day and still out relax a state employee.