Learning Anything About Marine Mammal Training Will Make You Re-evaluate So Much Of Your Relationship

Learning anything about marine mammal training will make you re-evaluate so much of your relationship with your own pets. There is so much force involved in the way we handle domestic animals. Most of it isn’t even intentional, it just stems from impatience. I’m guilty of it myself!

But with the exception of certain veterinary settings where the animal’s health is the immediate priority, why is it so important to us that animals do exactly what we want exactly when we want it? Why do we have to invent all these tools and contraptions to force them to behave?

When a whale swam away from a session, that was that. The trainer just waited for them to decide to come back. If they flat out refused to participate in behaviors, they still got their allotment of fish. Nothing bad happened. Not even when 20-30 people were assembled for a procedure, and the whale chose not to enter the medical pool. No big deal. Their choice and comfort were prioritized over human convenience.

It’s almost shocking to return to domestic animal medicine afterwards and watch owners use shock collars and chokers and whips to control their animals. It’s no wonder that positive reinforcement was pioneered by marine mammal trainers. When you literally can’t force an animal to do what you want, it changes your entire perspective.

I want to see that mindset extended to our domestic animals.

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9 months ago

something that i've always found really funny is catra's s5 plot armor, or rather, design armor i suppose.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

to start with, adora (and bow and entrapta) had no idea catra was with glimmer on the velvet glove.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

so they rescue her, and surely her chipped outfit, which she's wearing, is the only one she has after prime discarded her former horde uniform.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

but then we see her in the same pajamas that she wore in the fright zone, just without the horde symbol, and remember that adora's looks different.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

in the next episode, she's wearing an alternate version of her previous red & black uniform, which there's no way could been packed on the journey to save only glimmer, and they wouldn't have cared about leaving replaceable clothing behind on the ship.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

also another thing i want to point out is that the back of the torso is mostly removed, likely by catra's claws due to the fact it had the horde symbol on it and she was now part of the rebellion. but i'm not counting this part since it makes sense.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

anyway, she gets a whole space suit made for her by entrapta, who, again, wasn't aware catra wasn't on etheria anymore, let alone would want to leave prime.

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

and here's a bonus just because i can't tell: was this cloak made with a place for her cat ears to fit into, or is she just poking through the original fabric?

Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.
Something That I've Always Found Really Funny Is Catra's S5 Plot Armor, Or Rather, Design Armor I Suppose.

overall, this isn't a plot hole and i don't actually care about these inconsistencies since it's not a serious issue, if one at all. but this has always been something i wanted to share with the fandom since i love details!

2 years ago

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3 months ago
This Is What Happened In Think I Dont Know

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9 months ago

She-Ra Callbacks: “It Doesn’t Matter What They Do”

Hi everyone! Let’s take a look at one of the most important callbacks in She-Ra, “It doesn’t matter what they do.” This phrase is very important because it is a part of Adora’s and Catra’s childhood promise to one another. Just as Catra’s and Adora’s relationship and the status of their promise evolve over time, the context in which we hear this line also changes.

01x11 “Promise”: Chronologically, this is the first time we hear the phrase “it doesn’t matter what they do.” The scene takes place after Shadow Weaver hurts Catra, despite Adora’s efforts to prevent this. Finding Catra alone and upset, Adora makes a promise with Catra that they will protect one another, no matter what hardship befalls them: “You look out for me, and I look out for you. Nothing really bad can happen as long as we have each other.”

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01x02 “The Sword Part 2″: In this scene, Catra confronts Adora and attempts to renew their promise to one another. Unfortunately, it seems that she and Adora have diverging perspectives on their place in the world. Despite Shadow Weaver’s abuse, Catra is content to remain within the Horde with Adora and rise through the ranks; she even describes the Horde as “home.” In contrast, Adora now sees the Horde as evil and cannot bear to fight for a malevolent cause, accepting her destiny as She-Ra instead. In this way, Adora breaks her promise with Catra.

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05x03 “Corridors”: After years of conflict, Catra and Adora encounter a common enemy in Horde Prime. Catra regrets her past decisions and resolves to “do one good thing in [her] life” by saving Glimmer, who is Horde Prime’s prisoner. In doing so, Catra begins her process of redemption. Importantly, she renews her promise with Adora, in a self-sacrificing way. It doesn’t matter what Horde Prime does to her, but he will never get his hands on Adora. Catra  is willing to suffer if it means that Adora will be safe.

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05x05 “Save the Cat”: Although 05x03 is the last time we hear a variant of the phrase “It doesn’t matter what they do,” it’s worth noting that Adora also renews her promise with Catra in 05x05. She isn’t willing to let Catra go easily, and she insists that she will take Catra home. Of course, in this case, “home” doesn’t mean the Horde: it means being together, which is what they both wanted all along.

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1 month ago

im playing disco elysium for the first time and it might be too early to call it but i think ive come across the funniest goddamn exchange in the game

Im Playing Disco Elysium For The First Time And It Might Be Too Early To Call It But I Think Ive Come
Im Playing Disco Elysium For The First Time And It Might Be Too Early To Call It But I Think Ive Come
4 months ago
WOAW! Two Salem...the Boys

WOAW! two Salem...the boys

(HE/HIM FOR BOTH CHARACTERS) 🐇🎉🏳️‍⚧️

2 weeks ago
(taken From @/sarahofmagdalene On Instagram.)
(taken From @/sarahofmagdalene On Instagram.)

(taken from @/sarahofmagdalene on instagram.)

A NOTE TO THOSE WHO MAY BE PARTICIPATING IN PRO PALESTINE ACTIONS IN VANCOUVER.

Please, even if you don’t live in Vancouver, reblog to spread awareness. The canadian media isn’t covering the protests, let alone the hostility protesters face, so we can only rely on each other to get news like this around!

1 year ago
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig

Barbie (2023) ✦ Dir. Greta Gerwig

2 years ago

disco elysium 🤝 cloudpunk: the heart of the city is talking to you. she knows you. she loves you. she has seen you become and end. the world is you and you are made of the world. save her.

disco elysium 🤝 night in the woods: there is a hole at the centre of everything. your dreams guide you towards it. the world is the negation of the nothingness swallowing it up. the unraveling of reality is imminent. nonetheless, you are here.

disco elysium 🤝 kentucky route zero: you are the ghost haunting the halls of unfulfilled dreams and broken promises, wandering the wasteland of lost hope incarnate. it haunts you right back.

disco elysium 🤝 hollow knight: our false gods have failed us and we live in the ruin of their unholy regency. did we elect them because we thought they could save us? from ourselves or from the loneliness?

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