March 31, 2007: Panda porn

[DanaC]

The animals I've known have not been able to process non-moving pictures, never mind moving ones. My dog doesn't care what's on TV, until the audio is meaningful - something barks - which is a more realistic representation of another dog, to her.

My auntie had a collie dog who loved televised football. As soon as he heard the theme tune from Match of the Day, he's hurtle in from wherever he was in the house and plonk himself right in front of the telly. His head would move from side to side like he was watching the action and he'd growl like fuck at anyone who tried to change the channel.

[monster]

Originally Posted by DanaC

My auntie had a collie dog who loved televised football. As soon as he heard the theme tune from Match of the Day, he's hurtle in from wherever he was in the house and plonk himself right in front of the telly. His head would move from side to side like he was watching the action and he'd growl like fuck at anyone who tried to change the channel.

Did he go look for the ball round the back of the TV when the cameras weren't fast enough to follow the action?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Pie

Apparently, pandas were able to keep the birthrate > deathrate, at least for the last 18 million years or so.

No they weren't. They arrived on the ark with the kangaroos.

Originally Posted by DanaC

My auntie had a collie dog who loved televised football.

My boys get interested in television when the camera is static and the images move from one side of the screen to the other. There was a sports trailer where a ball would bounce onto the screen and it caught their attention every time. I'm tempted to buy them a cat dvd.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by DanaC

he'd growl like fuck at anyone who tried to change the channel.

How does f**k growl?

[Kingswood]

I think the panda porn would have been more effective if the reluctant panda was watching smellovision.