He’s being cleaned, not just pet, but judging by that big contented rumble you can hear, he’s quite enjoying it!
When you’re a prehistoric dinosaur and it’s scritches time
brushie brushie brushie
It really is fascinating that basically every animal on earth that has some sort of skin integument enjoys a lil scratch. I mean it makes sense but like. Humans evolved from social grooming animals and we have perfect little grooming hands and basically everything on earth with scales, fur or feathers can basically be convinced to let us give them free back scratches. Humans don’t even get anything out of it other than the satisfaction of helping out. We’re just really good at it. What a useful creature to be put on a planet full of animals who can’t reach their backs.
That beastie is straight-up PURRING 💟💟💟
This is a REALLY GOOD example of an alligator who’s happy with his situation. As I’ve talked about distressed alligator behavior before, it’s worth it to point out how you can tell that this fella is absolutely pleased as punch to be having his back scratched.
Vocalization: Alligators are one of the most vocal reptile species. The noise he’s making is not a warning or sign of irritation; that kind of rumble is something they do when they’re happy. (You’ll hear it during courtship a lot!)
Notice that he settles right down when she starts brushing. If alligators don’t like something, the first thing they try to do is leave. But he does the opposite- he settles down in the grass and for lack of a better word, melts. See how at how a couple of seconds in, his hind leg goes back? He tucks it back in when he hits the keeper’s foot, but what he’s doing there is the start of the oh-so-scientifically named “sleepy feets.” He’s not just being still- he’s relaxing.
Look at how he keeps his eyes open, even when she’s brushing up near his head! Closed eyes can be a mixed bag with reptiles. Sometimes it means sleepy contentment; other times it means they’re desperately trying to block out visual stimulus. This guy is so used to this and enjoying it so much that he’s keeping his eyes open- which also shows how much he trusts that human. He knows those bristles aren’t going anywhere near his eyes.
What better use of the Enlarge spell is there than to HUG ALL YOUR FRIENDS??? I wanted to squeeze in a last minute print for Hal-con and was torn between a beefy pinup of Karlach or a group pic, then I realised I could do both ahaha. The print version won’t include my Tav tho, this one’s just for me. I love all these goobers so much.
first little oc canon universe infodump thingy, with centaur tack and equipment… tldr autism went mad with horse stuff weeehooo
as a big ol’ horsey fan the first thing i thought of was “what kind of tack and equipment would they have?” and here i am, with our first two showing a traditional English and Western set up based of irl styles and brands. I altered some of the terms since the “bridle” does onto the torso and not the head, so browbands and nosebands are swapped to chestbands and waistbands but the overall structure and namesake is the same. just kind of like a bridle crossed with a camera harness used by filmographers. Bits work the same with instead sitting as a joint with the cheekpeice and reins instead of a bar across the mouth. Their strength and specialities is much the same as in our world. anyway here is a annoyingly specific description of their shit which i shall painfully list here for my own autistic amusement. Also noted thank uuu to MlleNugget for the help with western tack accuracy as i have limited experience with them irl and they super-helped make my design logical!!
EIJI
⓪ Black cavesson bridle with plaited chest & waist bands
⓪ Two-ring gag bit
⓪ Albion K2 general purpose saddle (pictured) & k4 sport jump saddle
⓪ Anatomically shaped leather girth and Lemuiex vector stirrups
DANIEL
⓪ Colorado Rancher saddle with traditional girth,cinch, and rawhide stirrups
⓪ Tripping Collar
⓪ Simple loosering snaffle bit
⓪ Rawhide overlay headstall with futurity knot chestband
A new character for a Waterdeep campaign I’m playing with friends, Shadar-kai Oath of Conquest Paladin Volya Rosznar, local spoiled noble dude that wants to write his name in history, fight people and conquer realms and bring his family’s name back from the mud. While also sneering and talking in weird metaphors in a dark lit room to himself, and teleporting behind his enemies
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