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The spotted hyena is a very social animal; however, its social system is openly competitive rather than cooperative, with access to kills and mating opportunities depending on the ability to dominate other clan-members. Females provide only for their own cubs rather than assist each other, and males take no part in rearing cubs. Spotted hyena society is matriarchal; females are larger than males, and dominate them. Spotted hyenas are scavengers and often dine on the leftovers of other predators. But they are also skilled hunters that will take down wildebeest or antelope.
This photo reminds me of us (humans) living in a competitive concrete “jungle”. During dry season, at the Kalahari plains, only the toughest will survive. The rules are simple; first come, first served....
Have a lovely day!
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC.
Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse.
There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.
Horses are adapted to run, allowing them to quickly escape predators, possessing an excellent sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight response. Related to this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait: horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down, with younger horses tending to sleep significantly more than adults. Female horses, called mares, carry their young for approximately 11 months, and a young horse, called a foal, can stand and run shortly following birth. Most domesticated horses begin training under a saddle or in a harness between the ages of two and four. They reach full adult development by age five, and have an average lifespan of between 25 and 30 years.
Horse breeds are loosely divided into three categories based on general temperament: spirited "hot bloods" with speed and endurance; "cold bloods", such as draft horses and some ponies, suitable for slow, heavy work; and "warmbloods", developed from crosses between hot bloods and cold bloods, often focusing on creating breeds for specific riding purposes, particularly in Europe. There are more than 300 breeds of horse in the world today, developed for many different uses.
Horses and humans interact in a wide variety of sport competitions and non-competitive recreational pursuits, as well as in working activities such as police work, agriculture, entertainment, and therapy. Horses were historically used in warfare, from which a wide variety of riding and driving techniques developed, using many different styles of equipment and methods of control. Many products are derived from horses, including meat, milk, hide, hair, bone, and pharmaceuticals extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. Humans provide domesticated horses with food, water, and shelter, as well as attention from specialists such as veterinarians and farriers.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse
Inspired by her 2 older sisters, this youngster is highly competitive. Posted with her parent's permission.
Can’t believe I have reached my 100th official blog post. I have learned and grown a lot in the last few months. The world of blogging is highly competitive and I am honored to represent all of my sponsors and a big thanks to all of you who supported me thus far and who have allowed me to represent you, and your brand ♥♥ OK enough with the sappiness, lets get to why you have clicked on the link that has brought you here.. So if you didn’t know it is Arcade time, kiss your Ls good bye. Featured in this picture is one of the Photo Booth’s by FOXCITY. This is one of the commons you can score by playing the gacha FOXCITY. has out. I have included the gacha key in my blog along will all the credits so be sure to check it out.. justapeeksite.wordpress.com/2018/03/02/peek-100/
A resident plover found on the banks of freshwater lakes and ponds in the country usually in winters. This is an easy to id plover unlike several other species that are so challenging to id. The bird has an yellow eye ring that distinguishes it from the other plovers. This a small plover even amongst the plover species - maybe around 14-16 cms long and about 40 g in weight.
The birds are always seen busily foraging on the shallow wet slippery banks of lakes (usually in the black soil - not red soil). They are often seen in small groups of 2-5 and their presence is indicative to me that other waders are also present around. This shot was taken in a lake on the edge of the city close to my place where 1000's of waders had made home during the winter. I think some were nesting and there is some kind of competitive display among the birds. This one was running away from another bird that was aggressive towards it.
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This guy is waiting to participate in competitive horse show at the Sunshine Fair grounds in Cobelskill N.Y. three years ago.
A NEW addition to our always-loved arcade games reaches Equal10 😎
⚽️ A Fully playable Mad Goal is waiting for you to give you hours of competitive fun! Hit those red squares and reach the scoreboard top! 🏆
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This Tee was given to me by my competitive golf partner who knows that I have Gremlins when hitting a drive more than 175 yards over water. This one is to remind me that my ball will undoubtedly go into the lake. The Gremlin smiles because he already knows.
Experience tells me to use a dirty ball that you no longer want, especially when the Gremlin smiles.
For Flickr Friday
Theme: Tee
Note:
Your competitive advantage (in everything you do) is the fact that you've allowed yourself the time to discover the genuine moral support, identical to the ones you've given.
Quite frankly, I don't like the idea of contests.
I'm not the competitive type,so I just gambled at the Arcade and won
this statuette for Best Photographer from (Commoner)
Good enough for me.
GILDA dress from Dead Dollz (Screen Siren Exclusive)
FINESMITH beautiful sadness: love doesn't grow on trees necklace & ring
EXILE Run to You Hair
Pose by Grafica
The now derelict and overgrown Highbury Cricket Club, Meanwood, Leeds where the last competitive match was played in April 2004
Competitive barrel racing at the Lil'wat Nation Open Rodeo is one of the rodeo’s fastest and most popular events. It is an event primarily for women. Skilled riders on fast athletic horses blaze through a clover leaf pattern around three barrels. A five-second penalty is assessed for each barrel that is tipped over, effectively knocking the rider out of the money.
Situated on traditional and unceded territory of the L̓il̓wat7úl (Lil'Wat) people in a spectacular northwest-coast mountain sanctuary near the First Nations community of Mount Currie, British Columbia.
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Spend Saturday on a non-competitive chartiy ride. TSV Kochertürn (www.tsv-kochertuern.de) hosts its annual Kastanienfest (chestnut festival) and organizes a charity bike ride. Starting fees go to DKMS (www.dkms.de) a charity that organizes bone marrow for leukemia patients.
The group ride was super-fun. Saturday is a team event, Sunday a single event. Only thing that didn't go entirely right was I had no competitive riders on my team. And those two guy who in the end proved the best for fast riding were not really interested in being cooperative in sharing the work load. But anyway. Fun plus a good cause make for an excellent day, right? And so it was.
My husband is teaching our six year old to play backgammon. For a while, the boy has been watching his dad play it on his phone. This morning, I suggested that it might be even more fun to play together. It seems to have worked. By the afternoon, the boy had challenged dad to a tournament. Competitive like his mum; there could be fireworks.
(snapped with P&S, processed with camerabag)
(I took so many pictures today and couldn't narrow it down to just one, sorry)
Two of Brad Jones Racing (BJR) entries in the Australian Supercar Series, competing at The Bend in the OTR Sprint meet.
(1 of 3) 3 WIDE - BJR #8, Nick Percat in the R&J Batteries entry, BJR Macauley Jones in the Coca Cola #96 car, and, Zane Goddard in the #35 Matt Stone Racing entry. All in ZB Holden Commodores.
(2 of 3) BJR #8, Nick Percat in the R&J Batteries livery.
(3 of 3) BJR #96 Macauley Jones in the Coca-Cola entry.
The Bend, Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia.
Sure, today they may wear bows in their top knots and their self-important air may make them seem like they have royal roots, but Yorkies have a rather unglamorous background of catching rats and other vermin in underground tunnels. This instinct still comes out in their play (offer a Yorkie a stuffed mouse, and you’ll see what we mean), and owners can put it to work in non-competitive AKC Earthdog tests. This sport allows dogs to test their ability to pursue caged rats underground.
Two young elephants had been following there Mother when they decided to race to the waterhole. Just like any child they always just want to have fun and are very competitive !!!
Have a wonderful and blessed day !
Score (noun).
1. A usually numerical record of a competitive event;
2. The act of securing an advantage, especially a surprising or significant gain;
3. A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction;
4. The written form of the composition for orchestral or vocal parts;
5. The music written for a movie or a play;
And many other definitions in our life...
Life is a competition. And in this competition, in this game with a name LIFE everyone has a SCORE.
Sometimes your score is even more important than you. For some individuals your score is only a characteristic of your personality...
Look around and you see what's going on... Here is the mirror. It doesn't like you and says: Get out, don't look at me! Here are the people. They don't like you and say: Get away, you're damaging our landscape! Here is the person. He doesn't know you and not talking to you. He has no any interest to you because he doesn't know your LIFE SCORE...
But somewhere are different mirrors, and different people, and different person. They will be able to see the most important things in your personality. And they will say: How wonderful are you, stay with us... Just find these people - it's not so difficult...
Life... competition... game... numbers... score... What's more important than you, yourself, for yourself, and all around you...
Thanks to:
57mannequins from deviantart.com for this "little man"
thatestock from deviantart.com for the "torso mannequin";
Falln_Stock from deviantart.com for the antique piano from the Texas museum.
The middle mannequin - from last Christmas window decoration of Bergdorf & Goodman store in New York
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Two trumpeter swans are very excited about taking off! While this appears to be part of a ballet, often it appears as intense competition. It is not uncommon to see the one in the rear squawking loudly at the one in front.
It is late September, spring in NZ and the Pied Stilts are competing strongly, doing leaps in the air often exceeding 5 metres - it seems a competitive action triggered by sex hormones.
Sometimes collisions occur as here when a descending bird landing on top of a competitor that had not leapt as high.
Nikon Z7 with Nikon PF 300mm lens plus 1.4 x TC
Did you hear the one about...? These female Cowbirds appeared to be socializing for just a moment on a fence post near Lake Barkley Lodge in Kentucky. (Photographed with a Canon 300mm f2.8 L IS and 1.4x.)
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It is well known that different warblers can inhabit the same ecological niche, and sometimes the same tree. Spend some time in the forest this time of year and even if you never leave one locale, you are likely to encounter more than one species of warbler. This, however, would seem to be an exception to what is known as the “ecological rule of exclusion.” In essence, any two species which inhabit the same ecological niche should not be able to coexist because one will always, eventually, out-compete the other. Close comparative study, however, has demonstrated that although these birds inhabit the same locale, and sometimes even the same tree, they will feed at different portions of the tree. Some birds will feed higher, others will hunt on the interior vs the outer portions of the tree (like this Black-throated Blue feeding at the buds of the tips of branches) and still, others will more commonly hawk insects on the wing. So, by hunting in different areas of the same tree these birds expose themselves to different kinds of food. In essence, the rules of ecology do apply, and perhaps one single tree can represent more than one single biome. #BlackThroatedBlueWarblers
A competitive combined starship created by combining the Vermilion Kestrel and the Malachite IV
Built for Shiptember 2025
Porsche Cayman GT4 MR
IMSA - Northeast Grand Prix
Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge
Lime Rock Park
Manthey Racing upgrades bring the Cayman to be competitive in GT4 racing. Sharp livery design too.