Tombili the cat and his statue that was built after his death. He was a local celebrity in Istanbul
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Tag: Animals
Fox Enjoying Banjo Music
From the comments:
Incontinento
Hijacking your comment to say that this is Andy Thorn from Leftover Salmon. If you’re not familiar with their music you should check them out.
Harmonica Player Entertains Geese – Daan Forest Park, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kind Man Provides Water for Animals
Appears to be from Nepal:
yakmomo
It’s Nepali (topi hat)
iAkhilleus
This is definitely Nepal. Around Pashupatinath Temple, to be more specific.
Generic Dog Names Around the World
Non-Americans, does your culture have “old-fashioned” dog names like we do in America, such as Fido, Rex, Spot, Rover, etc, and what are some? from r/AskReddit
Snati, Sámur, Hvutti
Iceland
In Singapore, Male dog: boy boy. Female dog: girl girl.
We’re not a creative people.
Australia has Dusty, Sheila, Max, Dog and Bluey.
Pochi and John serve this purpose in Japan, but much like Spot, they’re pretty much only reserved for dogs that an author didn’t want to spend any effort naming. You almost never see actual dogs named either.
Tuzik, Bobik (Russian), Sirko (Ukrainian). No one gives them to dogs any more but they are still used in pet-related jokes.
Indians – Moti and Hira ( pearl & diamond) . There’s also Sheru ( tiger) .
In Ireland, the typical dog name is “Bran” after the legendary hero Fionn MacCumhaill’s hound. Rover is also an old one.
Firulais in Mexico
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