#alpaca's art

[inkyalpaca]

I love these two, got reminded of this clip and wanted to do a something. It's dumb, sorry lol

[saritawolff]

Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

[catjest3r]

dog looked very pretty playing her games last night

[ dog / her ]

[astronomicatastrophe]

Noivern and noibat!!

(and woobat)

[stageturn]

hi mr archives... hiiiii..... what a silly guy

[flygutzz]

SONIC 3 LEAKS!!!

Lol sorry

[tahenol]

Okay this one I really took a while to do. But I'm really happy with the result!

💜 reblogs are appreciated 💜

[confusedalpacart]

confetti rain

[radioroxx]

its funny. to me. and thats what matters

[doodlebirds]

[oldmama]

The way he looks at her !!!!! 😩😩😩 I can’t !!

[inkyalpaca]

What does this man have to be so irresistible to others.

Based on this post I saw, and the original image bellow lol

[holy-fricken-moly]

Somehow a dinosaur egg got in with the chicken eggs. . . Leaving the local chicken man and the local farmer very confused.

Back on that Stardew Valley grind 💪

[catjest3r]

finally got around to a new pride icon!!! only 21 days late =^w^=

[ he / cat / nya ]

alt ver / redraw comparison below! vvv

this one is without the pink filter, i kinda like it more but the other one is definitely more cohesive with the style!!! +last years icon!

stickers from @goobersplat!!

[linterteatime]

Some sillies to test clip studio paint, it was all going well until i had to colour the doodles and I got confused with everything, 10/10 program I cried

[ninacti0n]

Oop, forgot to post this one earlier :’] Here’s my attack on @jue-jack’s woim charas ^^

I had so much fun drawing all of ‘em- most of it painted on one layer with my favorite brushes <3 Spent 4 days on it too!

Just working around-