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Yay for Oliver beating the odds stacked against him.
Source:
Animal Aid Unlimited, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKF9ocFfw9Y
*I am not part of this organization. At this point, I'm only a viewer of their videos on YouTube.
Sidewalkdreamer
uhmsoyeah
Crap I'm crying heh
supremepooperscooper
Animal Aid is truly awesome! Everyone should donate http://animalaidunlimited.org/how-to-help/donate/.
IPostedWhat
You'll never believe this one simple trick this dog did to resurrect from the dead. - Christians hate him!
krapmyself
A very stupid comment that made me laugh.
IPostedWhat
darkunited
I mostly hate people but i fucking love these people
BigRichie101
I'm not crying or slightly hugging my dog a little too tight, you are
APaxt77
clumsome
A real rescue. awesome.
IcyLucario
WhoAreYouCallingACootieQueenYouLintLicker
My dog's name is Oliver and he's the best thing to ever happen to me. I'm so happy that dog is happy and healthy. Now I have to hug my pup!!
Ewanator
Why are the words gifs?
JonnyBasterd
Because fuck data plans
ShirouBlue
I thought the same.
dannishadow
I was wondering about that. I sat there watching it for a few minutes, thinking I might miss something if I scrolled past.
GravityMan45
I thought it was a deer at first
somanyfeels21
Not today flies!
arretey
10/10 thought it was a deer for a bit
appleshopPer
Same
Musicphile67
My daughter thought he looked like a deer, too.
Spitmcgee3
I think that we all thought it was a deer at first. Thanks so much for rescuing the pupper. Greatly appreciated !
Musicphile67
Yes, & not me that did the rescue. The great folks in India that work for Animal Aid Unlimited, India did the rescuing.
ThePrimrose
When I read 'puppy' my heart sunk. I am amazed this little guy is so healthy and happy after what he went through.
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Musicphile67
In true dog fashion, Romeo seemed completely unfazed by the traumatic event, happily wagging his tail... (2)
Musicphile67
Dogs are so awesome. Most continue to love even when treated horribly or going through terrible ordeals.
CarcharodonCarcharias
ivegotstupidvision
This deserves more up votes
CarcharodonCarcharias
Javertoldfriend
Thank you for reminding me of this movie, and for the gif.
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FallenKaty
I'm giving you my upvote through my emotional tears.
CarcharodonCarcharias
FallenKaty
why would you do this to mE
kda5038
I'm not crying you're crying.
Imgonnaburnonedown
You're not crying, I'm crying!.......wait......No, yeah I'm crying.
DontKillTheChicken
it is currently 1809 on the east coast and i just sign in to work for a 12 hour shift worth of feels. thank you for that.
fappinpanda
By "work" you mean smoke breaks and imgur. You've been taught well. You should thank your shift lead for setting such a fine example.
DontKillTheChicken
well, he did help me get to (s)sgt after-all. i guess you're right, i'll let him know when he gets back from his smoke break.
Musicphile67
Happy to be your first of the new "day".
MohegunSon
Nurse?
DontKillTheChicken
Air Force. And not a nurse.
MohegunSon
Well, we have the same shift!
DontKillTheChicken
people that actually work usually do ;)
MohegunSon
Well played.
shinymetalassassin
1809? How's the Madison presidency treating you?
DontKillTheChicken
well i'm black so not the greatest, but i'm hanging in there.
reux
This should have more upvotes
DrunkBuddhaInVegas
Hang in tight there brother. Sending prayers lol
WhitePhoenix
Hanging? Awkward choice of word there.
DontKillTheChicken
no it's about right i'm from south carolina.
analnipple666
This is the best comment train
scipe
Well keep on hanging in there. Your kids will be swinging from the front tree in no time with the money you are making.
dwightfromtheoffice
How is the Mary Kies patent being received?
DontKillTheChicken
god, women you know? think they can do whatever the hell they want. all over some damn thread.
dwightfromtheoffice
WhitePhoenix
Entymology question - so how do the flies "detect" that the dog is going to die? What attracts flies to that dog even tho he was alive?
Listerthesisterfister
when your dying your body knows and it starts to shutdown and the flies come
JGGennedy
Flies are attracted to dimethyl trisulfide, released by decaying tissue and bacteria. Severe respiratory infection can release a lot of it.
grapesforducks
Flies don't care about alive or dead, merely seek out favourable conditions. Hold still long enough and they'll feed/lay eggs on you too.
DopeTurtles
They are attracted to foul smells in general-- hence why they are attracted to livestock and horse shit.
jackbinimbul
You mean entOmology. Flies are attracted to moisture (eyes, nose, mouth) and heat (flesh). Live animals swat them away.
mellowdrama
Reminds me of the children in Africa with flies landing on their faces. :(
Roarbark
Thank you, you are now subscribed to Fly Facts!
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Flies don't care if it's alive or dead, they come either way. Only thing that stops them is being scared away by movement.
DoctorOwly
Could be because his body temperature was low. Flies also eat rotting/dead flesh and lay their eggs, even on a living (but dying) animal.
PreciousPotato
They collect on my body, too, when I don't move. So, body heat? After showering! Annoying as hell when you try to sleep.
blazr987
I mean, flies land on me if I sit perfectly still for long enough.
odinsravenscloaca
U ded
TommyWa
Sir or madam, I have bad news. You are dying ( but arn't we all... ).
shartfearer
you have severe respiratory infection
Arashni
According to google, they have a 7km range of smell.
dingofdong
According to common sense, that has to depend on things like wind direction and what particular molecules cause the smell
BenJams
Entomology grad student here. Flies are attracted to certain chemicals that are associated with decaying organic matter. 1/2
BenJams
2/2 This is how most fly baits attract their targets, although the chemicals are synthetic in the baits.
BenJams
3/2 The dog is most likely giving off some of these chemicals in his poor health.
zarkingphoton
*entomology
GlennBecksChalkboard
Might have mixed it up with Etymology. I wonder where that word comes from.
MrFabulusUnicorn
It's Greek.
dingofdong
It's all Greek to me...
ayrazar
Flies also get all over my horse and he's pretty alive so they don't only like death.
WalkingNature
Those are a different kind though. Botflies are a common one to bother horses and lay eggs around their legs despite them being alive.
GlennBecksChalkboard
Are you sure? Does your horse have a black coat, glowing red eyes and can ride up mountains almost vertically?
MooseFoxx
*whispers* Shadowmere.
Josedude
AnonOmis1000
Well your horse smells like shit so
Oregonian
girafficdesign
Made my night
FernandoRumdebum
The flies aren't drawn to death as such, but it's a stationary piece of meat. The dog probably emanated foul odours from the mouth too
Ryebread91
It can't be they're attracted to death, my ex was dead inside but never once saw a fly come near her
WhitePhoenix
Savage.
Dinkleboop
Probably would've been if the dead tissue was exposed. Next time, try stabbing her in order to let the flies get at the dead tissue.
NinjaVikingofDOOOM
Do you know how people can "smell sick"? Like they get a certain unpleasant odour? I'd imagine something similar for animals 2/
NinjaVikingofDOOOM
also, if the dog lay unmoving, the flies wouldn't be wafted away so they would probably just accumulate...
battlepants
My best guess is that they just detect organic material, living or dead. A healthy animal would fight them off, but a dying animal...
mellowdrama
Yes, this is why unhealthy cats/dogs get fleas, too.
fblurbg
This is why we need robot trashcans.
Musicphile67
Good question. Maybe a bug expert will answer. Flies are attracted to foul scents. Maybe the dog was putting out some pre-death odour.
Shuzurdur
The dog was starting to rot and flies smelled it first.
PotatoCorp
Cadaverine
DoctorHouseMD
Putricine
darkladyvanstar
I bet, they smell illness.
Cereaza
I doubt it had anything to do with "death". He was motionless, smelly af, and covered in bacteria and filth. Fly heaven.
Qumefox
This.
Hardwoman1
Maybe it was the infection that was causing the odor.
JupitersWitch
Flies will even eat a living person if the person is too weak to shoo them away. This is why flies eat at horses legs. They simply can't 1/
JupitersWitch
stamp enough to get the damn things gone. Flies are drawn to blood and the air you exhale just like mosquitoes.
Imhereforcutestuff
Could be. Infections do have distinct smells, so you may be on to something.
iFoundGrandmasGSpot
Flies locate cadavers using their keen sense of smell thanks to powerful olfactory organs located on their feet. They do this thanks to
HairyNipples
Is that also how you located grandma's G-spot?
iFoundGrandmasGSpot
Just followed the flies right to her grave, and I think we all know what happened next.
LazyTheAssCat
You know, that's nice and all, but what's up with Euler's number? What made you choose it?
iFoundGrandmasGSpot
Dimethyl trisulfide, which is detectable in concentrations as small as 1 part per trillion, released by decaying organic matter.
HmmICantThinkOfACleverUsernameRightNow
So was some of his flesh probably starting to rot, then?
iFoundGrandmasGSpot
Fun fact: the heliodiceros muscivirus (dead-horse alum) also gives off this compound, resulting in its dead meat smell and fly attracting.
AshingtonDC
so does Grandma's G spot
KuramasWood
Thanks for the lesson! @iFoundGrandmasGSpot
WhitePhoenix
So what was the dog emitting when it wasn't technically dead (yet)?
SafeSpaceDestroyer
I too was wondering if the information you gave was in direct relation to your username.
BenedoodleCumberpoodle
Found the bug expert! Thanks for the awesome info.
APackOfExcitedGingers
Damn, that's some cold, sexy science. Well done.
captainjugwash
Very interesting; hilarious username!
woolyworm53
Flies are attracted to the scent of decay or rotting, (which on a cool side note some plants use to their advantage by getting flies (1)
woolyworm53
To pollinate for them). The poor dog probably smelled sick or was just unmoving and a perfect place for them to try and find moisture (2)
woolyworm53
I.e. eyes, nose, mouth, etc to lay their eggs.