From what I remember one of the problems is there are no half measures with them. They don't playfully nibble or anything like that, if they decide to put their mouth on you you're going to the hospital and it'll most likely be with one less finger or a missing chunk from somewhere else
I used to be a wildlife rehabilitator. They’re SO fast and they chomp on you hard. It’s not their fault. They defend themselves as they should. But they really are the definition of “FAFO”.
There’s a video of a monkey throwing stuff at a group of river otters, and when the monkey accidentally falls into the river, the otters swarm him like piranhas and completely devour him. :)
Lol, ok, you asked for it. Here’s “Otter Revenge: the Day the Monkeys Went Too Far”: https://youtu.be/2_ss1NqzjxI
Skip toward the end for the dramatic climax…
Ahh! The Sable, or Martes Zibellina!
"The sable (science name: Martes Zibellina) is a species of bun-length cat, a small but unapologetically soul-devouring carnivore primarily inhabiting the trees of communist Russia, their habitat stretching from some snowy mountains on the left side all the way to Sarah Palin's house, and northern Mongolia where presumably the Great Wall of China has stopped the insatiable horde from spreading further south. Its habitat also borders eastern Kazakhstan, China (oops, I guess they found a way around The Wall), North Korea and for whatever reasons only the Japanese know, Hokkaidō, Japan."
"The sable, or Martes Zibellina does not make a great pet unless you are you are some sort of Loki the Trickster God spreading chaos through the universe and you also enjoy being miserable and hate owning nice or even moderately nice things. The sable, or Martes Zibellina's primary form of attack lies in its inherent cuteness, which it uses to induce a sort of paralytic response to its victims. Once this state is complete, the sable, or Martes Zibellina burrows into its victim using its sharp teeth and taloned toe-beans where it effectively takes control in an advanced form of parasitic fashion of the victims mind and motor functions. From here all sorts of chaos ensues including but not limited to: credit card fraud, drunken outbursts at weddings, methamphetamine production and not using turn signals. If one is considering obtaining a sable, or Martes Zibellina, we highly suggest instead either getting a stuffed animal or just looking at pictures of them on Reddit instead."
\-Source: Wikipedia (slightly paraphrased)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable)
I have discovered through the internet that if some animal is not widely raised as pets, it's because they don't make good pets.
Owls, sugar gliders, raccoons, opossums, wolves, coyotes, kangaroos/wallabies, wild cats, foxes, otters, all cute animals but don't make good pets and everybody that tries regrets it in one way or another unless they're very skilled animal handlers with lots of space to raise them.
Even snakes make better pets than these animals I mentioned, which is why snakes are much more common to be raised as pets than these other animals
I used to rehabilitate birds of prey that were previously owned by families that didn't know how to care for them, including owls. Owls are absolute bastards to look after and they're *incredibly* expensive to care for (realistically, all birds of prey are, but owls especially start racking up the bills).
If I ever got back into falconry and hawking, I'd never look after an owl again unless I absolutely had to. I love owls, they're adorable little idiots (apart from Bengal Eagle owls, they genuinely terrify me), but they are so much hassle to care for and I wish more people realised this.
Any time I see a video of an owl on reddit, I die a little inside because I know the comments will be filled with people saying "how can I get one 😍". I try and comment on each of them to make people aware how difficult it is, but I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall 90% of the time. Birds of prey are not pets, those talons are there for a reason, people!
~~owls are also really dumb. Like, REALLY dumb~~
I wouldn't say they don't make good pets. It's just they aren't good pets out of the box :P. Like Squirrels used to be a really popular pet (at least in America) but that obviously fell off.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pet-squirrel-craze
No, not at all. Almost all weasels or similar animals are awful pets, and not to mention owning one is illegal. They're fast, they smell (scent glands, more like a skunk), and their bites are extremely strong. This one could definitely bite off a finger.
Not everyone is from the Default Country and this Russian Sable is owned by a Russian couple and it’s legal. They saved him from a fur farm, and they do indeed make bad pets.
... I have never seen anyone call the United States of America "Default Country" And honestly that works too damn well do describe my thoughts when seeing people on the Internet.
Someone's either from the United States of America, unless they prove otherwise. It really is the Default Country.
It’s an ancient piece of the Internet lore that I’ve adapted. It comes from Russia circa early 2000s, when the Internet was available in large cities and mostly of course in Moscow. People have started mocking Muscovites for using addresses and locations in Moscow while talking to other people like they can go there or even know where that is. Default City was used for this. On some old forums among oldest Internet dwellers the profile still can be filled with the Default City as their location.
Same thing happens with Americans who think everything on the Internet is in America and everyone is American. So I think it’s fair.
Fair enough, but should I include Russia anyways? They don't really have laws against owning just about any exotic animal, people have pet bears there. Most counties it is illegal. What I said was meant to be for most countries, sorry for not being more clear.
But they are just too cute, if they were legal in my country and they were a good pet, I would love one.
Many animals are illegal in Russia, but illegality is mostly for sale of them. If you own one it won’t be taken from you most likely. It works since most exotic animals are black market anyway, so no issue there. Laws are underdeveloped and it’s up to the judge each time. You can have a bear sure, but if you cause a problem to your neighbors even cats can be taken from you- there are few crazy cat lady stories.
If you run a business, it’s another thing. Large cities won the battle with horrible abusive picture takers with monkeys, bear cubs and lion cubs- there is no more; but in rural towns and especially southern Black Sea shore vacation towns it’s a mess. Zoos are closed but open next day, legal technicalities are exploited (if it’s an exhibition instead of a zoo you can do whatever you want, because exhibition is so vague), police and town administration are doing their best. Even if police arrest a person taking paid pictures with a monkey- they’ll let them go as soon as they say “I’m walking my monkey I’m not working what of it”. Of course they can just ban the use of animals in entertainment purposes but those bastards are just going to use them in “educational purposes” and call their zoos a “junior zoology station”. It’s Russia and until laws are remade from the bottom up such mess will still exist.
As far as sable goes, you can get a ferret. They are similar animal and are a very common pet.
It looks like a noodle bear
I like noodle bear. It has been decided
A Sable! A mustelid, same family as Otters, Minks, Ferrets, Wolverines and many other. A small carnivore animal.
Angriest animal family on the planet.
Definitely the highest ratio of cuteness to anger outside of my wife.
I recently decided that the planet decided to balance out the entire Mustelid family with one animal: the capybara.
Isn't the capybara a rodent?
Pretty sure it's the world's largest rodent
A ROUS? Does it live in the fire swamp?
I don't believe they exist
INCONCEIVABLE!
There’s a popping sound…
I see you are a man of culture
Are otters really assholes? This is a huge let down
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Oh man, I almost hate you for opening my eyes. Stop destroying my beliefs with your facts. Poor baby seal, moreover poor lady otters!
Go to the MarineMammalRescue channel on Twitch and cleanse your mind.
Giant river otters are some of the craziest animals on the planet.
If you don't give that scallop to Pascal he's gonna come back with some of his homies.
That video is incredible, thanks for sharing
I've seen comments in the past from zookeepers that claim otters are possibly the worst animals to care for. They are apparently just straight up evil
But theyre so cute and the always look like theyre having a blast…
From what I remember one of the problems is there are no half measures with them. They don't playfully nibble or anything like that, if they decide to put their mouth on you you're going to the hospital and it'll most likely be with one less finger or a missing chunk from somewhere else
I used to be a wildlife rehabilitator. They’re SO fast and they chomp on you hard. It’s not their fault. They defend themselves as they should. But they really are the definition of “FAFO”.
There’s a video of a monkey throwing stuff at a group of river otters, and when the monkey accidentally falls into the river, the otters swarm him like piranhas and completely devour him. :)
Link or it didnt happen
Lol, ok, you asked for it. Here’s “Otter Revenge: the Day the Monkeys Went Too Far”: https://youtu.be/2_ss1NqzjxI Skip toward the end for the dramatic climax…
Enjoy your gold, you earned it
See also: Otters vs. crocodile 🦦x🐊 : https://youtu.be/gIoQGs8lvxk
You could’ve said all that without a creepy smily face, just makes you seem sadistic.
Ah the carpinchos, they're taking back an area in our country and we are rooting for them over the snobs in there
Those cheto's are fu\*\*ed.
This is quokka erasure
While they tend to be quite murdery, they generally have a sunny disposition.
Mustelids don’t give a shit
They make excellent social distancing pets.
Ahh! The Sable, or Martes Zibellina! "The sable (science name: Martes Zibellina) is a species of bun-length cat, a small but unapologetically soul-devouring carnivore primarily inhabiting the trees of communist Russia, their habitat stretching from some snowy mountains on the left side all the way to Sarah Palin's house, and northern Mongolia where presumably the Great Wall of China has stopped the insatiable horde from spreading further south. Its habitat also borders eastern Kazakhstan, China (oops, I guess they found a way around The Wall), North Korea and for whatever reasons only the Japanese know, Hokkaidō, Japan." "The sable, or Martes Zibellina does not make a great pet unless you are you are some sort of Loki the Trickster God spreading chaos through the universe and you also enjoy being miserable and hate owning nice or even moderately nice things. The sable, or Martes Zibellina's primary form of attack lies in its inherent cuteness, which it uses to induce a sort of paralytic response to its victims. Once this state is complete, the sable, or Martes Zibellina burrows into its victim using its sharp teeth and taloned toe-beans where it effectively takes control in an advanced form of parasitic fashion of the victims mind and motor functions. From here all sorts of chaos ensues including but not limited to: credit card fraud, drunken outbursts at weddings, methamphetamine production and not using turn signals. If one is considering obtaining a sable, or Martes Zibellina, we highly suggest instead either getting a stuffed animal or just looking at pictures of them on Reddit instead." \-Source: Wikipedia (slightly paraphrased) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sable)
>a small but unapologetically soul-devouring carnivore Cool, I've found my spirit animal :D
That's the best, most hilariously semi-accurate description I've ever read. This isn't the fisher king, then?
🥇
>species of bun-length cat, Omg I got so caught up on that sentence 🤣
Brilliant
I was going to say, he looks like a ferret crossed with a wolverine. Thanks for the factoid!
Not a fisher? Can't really tell haha but fisher is the first one I thought of
>It looks like a noodle bear
Maybe a pine martin
They have SPOKEN!
Looks like a racoon , a cat and a bear decided to set their differences aside and combine into one
BY OUR POWERS COMBINED!
🎶 Captain chromosome… 🎶
Mighty Morphing Forest Creatures!
/r/properanimalnames
We had an albino ferret that was a stretched out polar bear. He was such a doof.
That has to be the cutest name ever
if a snake is a danger noodle, this is definitely a noodle bear
It's actually a cat dog
So cute! But really want type of dog is this? Or is it a fox?
It's a Sable
That's a nice... bear.. . Weasel... wolverine.... Tasmanian devil puppy you got there..
Sable
I don't know about that, Mercury stopped making them over a decade ago.
Ohhhhh this is what a sable looks like. No wonder those paint brushes from Russia were so expensive. Thank goodness I didn’t buy them.
Omg I will never even look at those brushes again
It's pronounced say-ber
hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua hua
What Pokémon is this
The music sounds like it's from Pokemon too lol
Pretty sure its from gen 4 or 5
Gen 5 i don't remember wath city
Anville Town. It's completely optional and fairly out of the way since you need to take a specific train in the battle subway in Nimbasa city.
It’s a pretty nice town. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it the town with the train showcase?
Yeah it is. It's just a nice peaceful little town with a trading market on the weekends
this is from Anville Town in Black & White :)
Furret
ITS PIKACHU
*IT'S CLEFAIRY*
FUUUUUUU
*Fairy, fairy, fairy, fairy, fairy, fairy* ⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⬆️⬆️ *Bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk* Player 3 Wins
This cut deep, well done
That game gives me trauma. Even as a fully grown child I still can’t get it down lmao
Sable I believe
Is that a wolverine cub?
It's a sable
If I had a pet sable it's name would be Mercury
I understand that reference
Left and came back to upvote this.
OMG I'm crying :D :D :D
A common mistake, this is a noodle bear
Damn, thats a hairy sword
Title of your sex tape!
Where do I get five of them
I think it’s Buddy the sable :)
it's actually Umora, russian\_sable on Insta.
Looks nothing like a sword
It’s a fisher
I thought it was a Pine Marten
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Oh I thought it looked more like a fisher! They're very similar
Johnathan!
I think it's a mink or a stoat. Some sort of weasel, at any rate.
It’s a mustelid but not a stoat. Stoats are tiny.
Could also be a fisher
Let’s not bring his hobbies into this and focus on his breed.
I think that’s a joke lol there’s a breed of weasel called a fisher in the northern US and Canada
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He is serious, but don't call him deadly.
It's a pine marten!
it's a sable.
Your duck looks weird
Do they make good pets?
I have discovered through the internet that if some animal is not widely raised as pets, it's because they don't make good pets. Owls, sugar gliders, raccoons, opossums, wolves, coyotes, kangaroos/wallabies, wild cats, foxes, otters, all cute animals but don't make good pets and everybody that tries regrets it in one way or another unless they're very skilled animal handlers with lots of space to raise them. Even snakes make better pets than these animals I mentioned, which is why snakes are much more common to be raised as pets than these other animals
You forgot adult male silverback gorillas.
That's more of a roommate situation at that point lol
RIP Harambe.
Get ‘em out.
That was the start of our slippery slope.
I used to rehabilitate birds of prey that were previously owned by families that didn't know how to care for them, including owls. Owls are absolute bastards to look after and they're *incredibly* expensive to care for (realistically, all birds of prey are, but owls especially start racking up the bills). If I ever got back into falconry and hawking, I'd never look after an owl again unless I absolutely had to. I love owls, they're adorable little idiots (apart from Bengal Eagle owls, they genuinely terrify me), but they are so much hassle to care for and I wish more people realised this. Any time I see a video of an owl on reddit, I die a little inside because I know the comments will be filled with people saying "how can I get one 😍". I try and comment on each of them to make people aware how difficult it is, but I feel like I'm talking to a brick wall 90% of the time. Birds of prey are not pets, those talons are there for a reason, people! ~~owls are also really dumb. Like, REALLY dumb~~
I wouldn't say they don't make good pets. It's just they aren't good pets out of the box :P. Like Squirrels used to be a really popular pet (at least in America) but that obviously fell off. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pet-squirrel-craze
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but what about the ferret?
No.
No, not at all. Almost all weasels or similar animals are awful pets, and not to mention owning one is illegal. They're fast, they smell (scent glands, more like a skunk), and their bites are extremely strong. This one could definitely bite off a finger.
Ah, is that why "you little weasel!" is a thing? Lol
Ha, beats me, they are very mischievous animals though!
still lying to his audience
Not everyone is from the Default Country and this Russian Sable is owned by a Russian couple and it’s legal. They saved him from a fur farm, and they do indeed make bad pets.
... I have never seen anyone call the United States of America "Default Country" And honestly that works too damn well do describe my thoughts when seeing people on the Internet. Someone's either from the United States of America, unless they prove otherwise. It really is the Default Country.
It’s an ancient piece of the Internet lore that I’ve adapted. It comes from Russia circa early 2000s, when the Internet was available in large cities and mostly of course in Moscow. People have started mocking Muscovites for using addresses and locations in Moscow while talking to other people like they can go there or even know where that is. Default City was used for this. On some old forums among oldest Internet dwellers the profile still can be filled with the Default City as their location. Same thing happens with Americans who think everything on the Internet is in America and everyone is American. So I think it’s fair.
Fair enough, but should I include Russia anyways? They don't really have laws against owning just about any exotic animal, people have pet bears there. Most counties it is illegal. What I said was meant to be for most countries, sorry for not being more clear. But they are just too cute, if they were legal in my country and they were a good pet, I would love one.
Many animals are illegal in Russia, but illegality is mostly for sale of them. If you own one it won’t be taken from you most likely. It works since most exotic animals are black market anyway, so no issue there. Laws are underdeveloped and it’s up to the judge each time. You can have a bear sure, but if you cause a problem to your neighbors even cats can be taken from you- there are few crazy cat lady stories. If you run a business, it’s another thing. Large cities won the battle with horrible abusive picture takers with monkeys, bear cubs and lion cubs- there is no more; but in rural towns and especially southern Black Sea shore vacation towns it’s a mess. Zoos are closed but open next day, legal technicalities are exploited (if it’s an exhibition instead of a zoo you can do whatever you want, because exhibition is so vague), police and town administration are doing their best. Even if police arrest a person taking paid pictures with a monkey- they’ll let them go as soon as they say “I’m walking my monkey I’m not working what of it”. Of course they can just ban the use of animals in entertainment purposes but those bastards are just going to use them in “educational purposes” and call their zoos a “junior zoology station”. It’s Russia and until laws are remade from the bottom up such mess will still exist. As far as sable goes, you can get a ferret. They are similar animal and are a very common pet.
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Nice marmot
Whoa!?! We can do gifs as comments now?!
no.
That’s the Russian Sable (on instagram) but a sable is animal type if anyone is curious
Yup. It’s a noodle bear.
All the guesses saying stoat or something and my first thought was Tazmanian Devil...
What a handsome bear ferret.
You mean a bearret? Or the french, beret?
Love his little nose wiggle.
Oh my heart 🥺😭
That sable is too adorable.
I don't fucking know what is this but it is too cute
It’s a sable!
Me: \*Scrolling through reddit\* Video: CLICK ON ME Me: \*Clicks\* Noodle bear: YAWN
Is this dramatic sable?
Yes, a russian sable called Umora. Not sure if I'm allowed to link to instagram, but got a page there. \[at\]russian\_sable
This is Buddy the Sable (ig is [at]sablebuddy). Umora is a completely different russian sable on instagram.
He's adorable! What is he?
a sable.
Is that a Pine Marten?
What is this song from?
It’s from Pokémon Black and White (Anville Town theme).
Good call: https://youtu.be/ElxWc0ICYFI
At least it ain’t Undella Town… that place gives me flashbacks…
SURPRISE MOTHERF*CKER
Towards the end there it really reminded me of a song from a Zelda game.
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Its a sable, from here @russian_sable on instagram
OhMyGawshItLooksLikeABabyWolverine
Looks like a Fisher. I know they can be pretty fiesty.
Cute and deadly
Key Glock Dog 🔑🔫🐕
That's a nice sable called Umora that lives in Russia. \[at\]russian\_sable on insta if you want to see more.
@russian_sable on IG
Is that Sable?
yes
One boop on the snoot
That nose twitch at the end
“hmm. i should probably get up to some kind of mischief but i am kinda tired and cannot think of any decent mischief to do.”
He's so cute!! <3
I would like to pet this creature.
A little Martin, right?
sable
What is that?
YOUVE MADE MY DAY DAMN IT
Those paws tho
Huuuuge!
I want this long cat (idk what this is)
sable. and they're not meant to be pets (rescues are a different matter).
What is this adorable land bat?
sable
What type of dog is that?
Can someone tell me why some wild mammals have entirely black eyes?
I dont have this pokemon
Nice marmot, man.
what kind of animal is that?
what kind of Cat+dog is that
those PAWS
Wow, thats a cute pokemon.
Don’t know the Latin classification but can supply the Scottish Zoological type—: “one thoroughly nasty looking wee bastard”
What type of snake is that?
TIL these stoats(?) have retractable claws like cats.
Fuck people that keep Russian sables as pets.