While most of the time, we consider the human world of cities and towns and the natural world of forests and mountains to be separate, it’s clear that sometimes they can overlap. For instance, this black bear is seen here enjoying some tasty garbage that humans have thrown out. The black bear might think this is its best option, but this isn’t recommended.
That stuff was thrown out for a reason, and animals might not want to be eating it. Additionally, the animals might start to get bolder around the trappings of humanity and start going up to back doors, saying hi to pets, and things like that.
Argument in Process
Hey, hey, hey! Stop shouting, don't you two know that you're endangered? All that stress is going to wreak havoc on your sleep schedule, and nobody wants that. Yes, it seems that even giant tortoises get into marital spats, though we wonder if they do those with the same glacial pace as they go through the rest of life.
The shouting matches could last for days, and then the zone of silence after the fight could go on for months. At least we know that neither of them will be throwing any plates. They don't use them. Also, those big shells mean that plates would just shatter and do no damage.
I Am So Hungry
It seems like there's little we can do to make sure squirrels stay away from food that isn't theirs. You can put up all the special bird feeders that you want, but they're going to pull tricks like this one on a regular basis. This example has a squirrel pulling an acrobatic move to get at that good bird seed, and may your squirrel guards be forgotten like the silly little pieces of plastic they are.
Maybe if squirrels remember where they had buried all those nuts last winter, they wouldn't need to do this sort of thing. But then we would have fewer trees.
No Pictures, Please
Even birds can get a little camera-shy, it seems. This bird – a Canada Jay – was just trying to enjoy a meal of some leftover bread when a wildlife photographer caught it in the act.
Who knows if the jay was trying to protect its identity or if it was just trying to figure out the best way to get home with such a feast in its beak? We just don't get a look at the bird's face in this picture. Such a shame, too – Canada Jays are cute little creatures that can go anywhere and do anything.
Mom Said It's My Turn in the Mud Pit
Lots of animals are the playful type, especially when they're young. Human children aren't the only ones who have far too much energy to burn off, and it looks like elephants go about it in similar ways. They go down to the dirtiest thing they can find and push each other around for a little while.
Elephants, in particular, do this because it helps them cool down after a day in the hot sun, and they don't even have to sit in the bathtub afterward, the lucky beasts. These two young elephant calves seem to be enjoying themselves.