The civets are not in it voluntarily though. They do eat the coffee fruits spontaneously, but for civet coffea production they are usually captured and kept in tiny cages - it's really sad.
The cat cafe in Denver used to have a big one, it was great to see the cats take turns in it. One would just lay at the bottom of it and hog it from others who wanted to use it.
I have gerbils. Some of them love it and some couldn't care less. For one it took over 6 months of watching her sister and just sitting in it to figure out how it works. Once she did, there was no end to it.
Sure, there aren't wild turtles in the Netherlands. But this call was aimed at the turtles in general, worldwide! Turtles will be able to get to the Netherlands from the nearest location. Eventually. We believe in them!
I’m imagining a Bjenny Montero cartoon, where the cartoon frog character is running on the wheel and the cartoon slug character standing next to it says “Hey! Quit hogging the wheel! I want a go.”
35 Comments
marcos@lemmy.world · 115 pts · 352d
Hey! Ranking the species by distance is really unfair!
bigfondue@lemmy.world · 111 pts · 352d
jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 63 pts · 352d
I think slugs got tricked into thinking it was an endless surface and kept exploring it.
boydster@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 351d
Well now we need the Möbius snail-exercise wheel to make this a reality
bigfondue@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 352d
9point6@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 352d
I need to put some wheels in my garden
ickplant@lemmy.world · 71 pts · 352d
Here is an article about it: https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/hamster-wheel-running-nature-repubz/
Damage@feddit.it · 22 pts · 352d
Thanks, the picture was way too far into the Jpeg realm
marduk@lemmy.sdf.org · 45 pts · 352d
Animals have Free Wheel
RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip · 35 pts · 352d
Think of the energy that could be generated this way
danekrae@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 351d
maybe the wind want's to play too.
Lucky_777@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 352d
Getting in shape for mating season
vane@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 351d
Wait until corporations find out there are animals that want to do free labor and you don't have to feed them.
Corn@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 351d
They already do that for civet coffee.
angrystego@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 351d
The civets are not in it voluntarily though. They do eat the coffee fruits spontaneously, but for civet coffea production they are usually captured and kept in tiny cages - it's really sad.
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 30 pts · 352d
There are also bigger ones for cats, they also love it
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VHQKaqZXvHo
Parrots love it too, but in a different way
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tAvF6JJlYx8
ickplant@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 352d
The cat cafe in Denver used to have a big one, it was great to see the cats take turns in it. One would just lay at the bottom of it and hog it from others who wanted to use it.
LapleMeaf@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 352d
That's a strange use of question marks?
hperrin@lemmy.ca · 31 pts · 352d
I agree?
Klear@quokk.au · 15 pts · 352d
Why do you think they do it!
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 7 pts · 351d
$Who.knows
kamenlady@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 351d
They must like question marks??
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 351d
Where’s @theUwUhugger@lemmy.world when you need ‘em?
tromars@feddit.org · 0 pts · 351d
I think they’re meant to express surprise or bewilderment here, which works imo
Blaster_M@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 351d
slug enters the wheel
training montage music starts
Perspectivist@feddit.uk · 16 pts · 351d
I have gerbils. Some of them love it and some couldn't care less. For one it took over 6 months of watching her sister and just sitting in it to figure out how it works. Once she did, there was no end to it.
umbraroze@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 351d
Aww, no turtles? Come on, turtles, you're so much faster than slugs and snails, go have a walk and demolish those distance figures! 🐢
Hagdos@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 351d
It would be really surprising to see turtles on the wheel, considering there are no wild turtles in the Netherlands.
umbraroze@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 351d
Sure, there aren't wild turtles in the Netherlands. But this call was aimed at the turtles in general, worldwide! Turtles will be able to get to the Netherlands from the nearest location. Eventually. We believe in them!
Hagdos@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 351d
I admire your positive outlook and confidence in turtles
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 351d
Free Wheely!
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 6 pts · 351d
I’m imagining a Bjenny Montero cartoon, where the cartoon frog character is running on the wheel and the cartoon slug character standing next to it says “Hey! Quit hogging the wheel! I want a go.”
Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 351d
Hermit crabs love them too!
fckreddit@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 352d
Now this is the type of science, I can get behind.
CoffeeSoldier@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 351d
Is most of science, something you cannot?
Dagnet@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 351d
Have you ever seen a human size wheel? They are pretty fun so I totally get it
theUwUhugger@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 351d
Something