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Do you think there is anything unsual/weird in this picture?

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AmbushedByTheCake · 20/02/2022 01:23

Group of people - one showed it to two others and said [the detail] was strange, and couldn't everyone else see it? One disagreed, others weren't sure.

So, here is the picture from a social media feed. Do you think there is a thing weird or strange in this picture? Maybe that is the wrong word... or just a sort of second look. The grey box is for privacy of the person who was in the original image.

Do you think there is anything unsual/weird in this picture?

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NinaDefoe · 20/02/2022 09:51

You are right jennytogether

I can see the room set in the top right of the picture I’ve attached.
There is another one with a family in the room set.

Solves my question above : Is it for a dog/cat/child! It’s an exhibit!

TarcasticSwat · 20/02/2022 09:57

Seems a bit precious!

Ihaventgottimeforthis · 20/02/2022 10:02

If it's an educational about animal behaviours then that puts it in a whole different light.
Scent marking & body language communication are really interesting behaviours which are fascinating to learn about.

BlackishTulips · 20/02/2022 10:02

Dog should be cocking leg in corner! Not floating on mid air!

Roseandgeranium · 20/02/2022 10:06

Ohhhh! Well now it makes sense. It looks less sinister when in use too. Still not 100% sure about the silhouettes but I guess the designers know what they’re doing.

Cherrysoup · 20/02/2022 10:09

A kid’s reading corner with a dog pissing? Bizarre.

NinaDefoe · 20/02/2022 10:14

This lively interactive exhibition takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of cats and dogs, from their early domestication to the extraordinary diversity of size, shape and abilities we see today. This family-friendly exhibition reveals new insights into their behaviour, how these incredible animals make sense of the world, and how they learn and communicate with each other and ourselves.

It’s a celebration of the love we have for them, the relationships and roles they play in our lives and how this has transformed through space and time.

Jo Hatton, Principal Curator of Natural Sciences

AlphabetStew · 20/02/2022 10:17

The dog cocking its leg was so obviously odd that I looked past it to see if there was something else more subtly odd. That's when I saw the bookshelf. With 'curl up with a book' written above. Dogs might piss but they don't read. Do dogs enjoy being read to? I don't think they care too much tbh.

Calcifur · 20/02/2022 10:21

Did you not know it was from the exhibit OP? If you did I find this whole thread weird rather than the photo! But if you didn’t know what it was from I can see why you might think it weird.

NinaDefoe · 20/02/2022 10:23

AlphabetStew
It’s a museum exhibit for humans.
Although I wouldn’t be surprised if some people do read to their ‘fur babies’ 🤣

Calcifur · 20/02/2022 10:25

Reading to dogs is actually a pet therapy thing. You get children who are reluctant to read to cosy up with a therapy dog and read to the dog. It’s adorable!

NinaDefoe · 20/02/2022 10:26

@Calcifur

Did you not know it was from the exhibit OP? If you did I find this whole thread weird rather than the photo! But if you didn’t know what it was from I can see why you might think it weird.

I wondered this too! I thought it was some kind of dog/cat cafe at first which made the pictures on the wall and reading corner look quite odd. In context it isn’t strange at all!

NinaDefoe · 20/02/2022 10:27

@Calcifur

Reading to dogs is actually a pet therapy thing. You get children who are reluctant to read to cosy up with a therapy dog and read to the dog. It’s adorable!

I can see how that works! For the child’s benefit rather than the dog’s.

busyeatingbiscuits · 20/02/2022 10:29

If it was in a random library or school it would be very weird.

Initially I was thinking a Doggy Daycare.

Part of a children’s exhibition about dog behaviour - not weird.

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/02/2022 10:58

@ClumpingBambooIsALie

The giant picture of a dog cocking its leg to have a piss?

I saw that but why is it weird?

It looks like some kind of educational display at the back of a library. (At least they didn’t feel the need to illustrate shagging dogs )

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AmbushedByTheCake · 20/02/2022 11:00

I did know it was from that exhibit and I know that does help explain the educational context. There are words around the wall like 'heirarchical' etc for behaviors etc. There are blocks of writing which I assume must be for parents/guardians to read for their kids?

It was the fact that that particular behaviour is so large, and positioned as it is right over the reading table. It looks like a nice place for some cosy reading, and some interactive art... But that image as someone else said, when you think of all of the other doggo behaviours you could have had as a main one, seems incongruous!

Our friend showed it to us on our phone, then asked to post it

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FunnyTalks · 20/02/2022 11:03

I quite like it!

My littlest often plays at being a dog cocking his leg....

FunnyTalks · 20/02/2022 11:05

... A walk around the block with my male dog means a pause to wee at pretty much every tree. I'm fascinated by his ability to let out just a bit each time. Does he know how many trees he's going to need to mark? I think I need to head to this exhibition!

JaneJeffer · 20/02/2022 13:49

I thought it was a place for those men who lead each other around.

Rhannion · 20/02/2022 22:48

@NinaDefoe

It’s a celebration of the love we have for them, the relationships and roles they play in our lives and how this has transformed through space and time.

Jo Hatton, Principal Curator of Natural Sciences

Now it makes sense. 🐾

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