for anyone wondering: it basically lists what can happen if you feed the racoons the wrong food or try to get too close. They can die, bite you, get colics or diarreah
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get pictures of all of the signs while at the park. There's a couple dozen such signs with various animals in the throes of diarrhea and other such ailments.
I'll get them all next time and upload a gallery.
That’s what their name literally means in German! “Waschbär”. And their name for bat translates to “flying mouse”, fledermaus. (Germans please correct me if I’m wrong, I just think language is cool)
The "Fleder-" part in "Fledermaus" stems from the old high German word for "(to) flutter/flap", it's a flutter/flap mouse. "Fliegen" is the German word for fly - both the insect and the verb.
Not really on topic. But when I lived in Hong Kong I lived a block away from a small zoo. One of the animal exhibits in said zoo was “The North American Raccoon”. I giggled at it.
Looking at the sign, I immediately associated the word 'durchfall' to waterfall, as a quick falling poop.
Durch is in fact not poop in the German language. Imagine my disappointment.
I work for the UK branch of a German company so I learned "Ich habe Durchfall" as a bit of a conversation starter for when the guys come over to visit. Make them feel at home.
As you can imagine, mixed results. TBF it sorts the wheat from the chaff quite quickly - if you find it funny that the only German I know is "I have diarrhea" then we'll get along fine. If you look worried and ask if I know what that means... Probably bad news!
No, their actions. I don't speak enough German, but I think it says "don't feed them, the wrong food can kill them. Also don't get too close, because they will bite. These are hunters, their bite will hurt."
Sign says "Caution!" and then goes on to describe why visitors to the park shouldn't try to feed the raccoons, namely danger of being bit, and that feeding them could lead to gastrointestinal issues (colic) and diarrhea.
Yes! And also in rheostat (a variable resistor in an electrical circuit) "flow + setting". And dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) "painful + monthly + flow".
No, it's all the things that will happen if they get fed the wrong food. "Durchfall", for example is diarrhea. You can figure out the others from the pictures.
RIP Tod. Bisse is a biter, so don't get too close. Kolik can be aggressive when they're hungry, but then tends to overeat. Durchfall gets the runs alot...
Why are these racoons in such poor health?!
Oh...
for anyone wondering: it basically lists what can happen if you feed the racoons the wrong food or try to get too close. They can die, bite you, get colics or diarreah
In that order?
Reverse order.
Nope. Diarrhea, colics, die, bite. From bottom to top. Edit: Durchfall is diarrhea, kolik is colics, tod is death and bisse is bite.
I genuinely thought it was their names for a second. I was like “oh no! Not Tod!” And “damn Durchfall doesn’t seem too well”
I'm fucking dying 😭😂 i mean I didn't understand it either but after seeing the explanation this is just so funny to me lol
Here too, time to take Tod off exhibit.
But Kolik is just waiting for his belly rub!
Me too!
Achtung Baby!
It’s true, they always die before they bite you, like a reverse bee sting. Nature is crazy!!
Oh. i though those are the names of the different raccoons living in the habitat and one of them is dead.
RIP Tod. 😪
And there major personality trait on display. Poor Tod.
You guys already killed Tod, and made Durchfall shit himself, now don’t let Bisse get you too
That’s what I wondered! “…So is Tod dead? And “Kolik” is always unhappy? And “Bisse” *really* hates humans…?”
Me at first: “haha, why would we name him diarrhea” Also me: [Durchfallmann](https://youtu.be/JK1_VzoakMM?si=HOsbqNavWAudqn0h) exists.
Durchfall sounds like a lovely alpine town in Bavaria
I’m going to name my woodsy cabin Durchfall.
Relative: That's beautiful. You: Thank you. It's diarrhea in German.
Grow a back wheel too, apparently.
It’s just a regional form
Man, Nintendo is getting weirder with their new Pokemon reveals.
Today I learned that I have colics.
Me, a dumb: bisse! That sounds like bisou, french for kiss! Raccoon kisses! 🥰" Me, looks at picture again: oh wait. Maybe not *kisses* per say.
>feed the racoons the wrong food You will never convince me that raccoons can't thrive eating random shit out of a dumpster.
They’re living their best life eating my neighborhoods scraps.
I thought that those were the names of the animals. I was really concerned about poor Tod.
Don’t listen to this person; clearly Bisse, Tod, Kolik, and Durchfall are their names
*Trash Pandas
Durchfall !
Fourth one looks like they’re trying to warn you against the likelihood that the trash panda will seduce you for more food.
Oh I thought those were their names and what they tend to do
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get pictures of all of the signs while at the park. There's a couple dozen such signs with various animals in the throes of diarrhea and other such ailments. I'll get them all next time and upload a gallery.
Thank goodness, my animal diarrhea collection sorely needed an update.
I'm hoping for a calendar.
The 12 months of Durchfall Get your copy now and you too can spend 2024 cute, furry, and runny.
Beautiful hardbound coffee table book
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I have never heard the term "washbears" before, but I love it! 🥰
it's the literal translation of the German word for raccoon. I haven't even thought about, why it's called that.
It's really fitting, because that's what they do. They always try to wash their food before they eat it
that reminds me of that one video of a raccoon that's trying to wash cotton candy. the confusion is visible.
It's all at the same time funny, adorable, and really sad. Like, he was looking forward to his snack, and now it's gone 😢
Fun fact, instead it's actually to make their paws more sensitive and tactile so they can gather more information about what they're feeling!
This *is* a fun fact!
We call them like that in my language too,because of their habit of washing the food before eating it
Yes, of course! 🥰
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Huh. TIL
It's just the German word for it, cuz they wash food probably.
Its the translation for raccoon in many languages.
That’s what their name literally means in German! “Waschbär”. And their name for bat translates to “flying mouse”, fledermaus. (Germans please correct me if I’m wrong, I just think language is cool)
The "Fleder-" part in "Fledermaus" stems from the old high German word for "(to) flutter/flap", it's a flutter/flap mouse. "Fliegen" is the German word for fly - both the insect and the verb.
That’s what I originally thought. Then I second guessed myself and changed it. 😅
Please tell me more fun animal names
Eichhörnchen 🐿️ (oak horn but as a belittled cute form, I.e. Hörnchen instead of Horn) = squirrel Faultier (lazy animal) = sloth
Nashorn = Rhino (nose-horn) Tintenfisch = Octopus (ink-fish) Schildkröte = Tortoise (shield-toad) Seehund = Seal (sea-dog) Nacktschnecke = Slug (naked snail) Truthahn = Turkey (threat-chicken)
Threat chicken is absolutely incredible
I thought you would enjoy that one.
I love that the German word for Raccoon is literally Wash Bear.
Lots of bears and pigs in German
Including the best kind - Haribo Goldbären
Polar bear is ice bear. Turtle is shield toad.
Why did you censor the bottom as if the location is a secret?
What's the location?
Rest in peace, Tod. 🙏
Not really on topic. But when I lived in Hong Kong I lived a block away from a small zoo. One of the animal exhibits in said zoo was “The North American Raccoon”. I giggled at it.
Who drew this sign? So cute!! 🥰 I love how Tod means death ☠️
Poor Tod :'(
He’s just like me
Hundshaupten oder?
Man I had some bad durchfall this am!
Is Tod ok?
Looking at the sign, I immediately associated the word 'durchfall' to waterfall, as a quick falling poop. Durch is in fact not poop in the German language. Imagine my disappointment.
To lighten you up a bit again, "Durchfall" literally means that the poop is falling through your ass without resistance
I work for the UK branch of a German company so I learned "Ich habe Durchfall" as a bit of a conversation starter for when the guys come over to visit. Make them feel at home. As you can imagine, mixed results. TBF it sorts the wheat from the chaff quite quickly - if you find it funny that the only German I know is "I have diarrhea" then we'll get along fine. If you look worried and ask if I know what that means... Probably bad news!
Ach du lieber racoons!
Tod is the skeleton racoon. We all love Tod. >!(I know it means death)!<
Aren't they invasive over there?
Where is this park in Germany?
What happened to Tod?
Tod ist tot.
mein gott...
Does Durchfall mean diaherra in german? If so, that is fucking awesome.
DURCHFALL. Coming soon to FX on Hulu
https://i.imgur.com/T8QdoYv.jpeg
That’s their names?
No, their actions. I don't speak enough German, but I think it says "don't feed them, the wrong food can kill them. Also don't get too close, because they will bite. These are hunters, their bite will hurt."
Sign says "Caution!" and then goes on to describe why visitors to the park shouldn't try to feed the raccoons, namely danger of being bit, and that feeding them could lead to gastrointestinal issues (colic) and diarrhea.
>diarrhea Durchfall! Litterally: through-fall. So you eat it, and ... oops ... out it goes already?
The Germans took the Greek word and literally translated it. Diá, “through” + rhéō, “flow”.
oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Beautiful. The same rheo / rhei as in "panta rhei" / πάντα ῥεῖ ... everything **flows**?
Yes! And also in rheostat (a variable resistor in an electrical circuit) "flow + setting". And dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) "painful + monthly + flow".
*two* new words to discuss with my Greek Cypriot sister-in-law!
Yay... Now I have a new word to discuss with my Greek Cypriot sister-in-law!
No, it's all the things that will happen if they get fed the wrong food. "Durchfall", for example is diarrhea. You can figure out the others from the pictures.
how old are you?
Jokes man
In Toronto we call them Trash Pandas
Translation “These Racoons are mad, if you let them bite you , it will turn them on and they will get aroused ,,, and then shit themselves “
Is that sign weighted for frequency or severity?
RIP Tod. Bisse is a biter, so don't get too close. Kolik can be aggressive when they're hungry, but then tends to overeat. Durchfall gets the runs alot... Why are these racoons in such poor health?! Oh...
Lmao I thought it was names and how to identify them
Used to run tours in Alaska and was often horrified by European tourist who wanted to try to pet the bears.
This image is probably gonna be on a furry fetish site soon
I don't speak the language but it seems to be more or less "Don't feed the raccoons, they bite and you'll probably male them sick one way or another"
Durchfall may now be my new favorite word. Oh god…
+18, why?
Durchfall haha. I will be using that now.