Racism / myLot

India

September 8, 2017 9:14pm CST

Meet my friend Lily. She has a dark complexion while other lizards are brownish in colour. They play together but Lily is alone. She comes to greet me every morning, slowly coming out from her hide out - from under the sofa. I love her. Strange that even among mammals there is racism. Atleast that is what I have noticed. Have you experienced this?

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Ann LeFlore

@poehere (15126)

• French Polynesia

9 Sep 17

Chicken can be the same way. If one is lighter in color it seems that it gets pecked all the time by the other ones.

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@allknowing (130092)

• India

9 Sep 17

I feel sorry for Lily She is all alone but comes out when I get up in the morning. I cannot play with her but my heart goes out for her. So racism exists everywhere (lol)

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Ann LeFlore

@poehere (15126)

• French Polynesia

9 Sep 17

@allknowing Leave her a few bugs and she will be happy.

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

9 Sep 17

Not sure if it is reverse racism, but Smooch the Cat, my ginger boy will tolerate other cats, but not ginger males such as himself.

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@allknowing (130092)

• India

9 Sep 17

He is scared you may replace him or misunderstand that cat to be Smooch and feed him.

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@allknowing (130092)

• India

10 Sep 17

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

10 Sep 17

@allknowing ha, ha, I like that! I may have found the younger ginger boy more appealing :-)

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Toni

@toniganzon (72279)

• Philippines

9 Sep 17

So observant of you to have noticed that. I don't see any lizards in my house and I haven't observed things like that at all.

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vanny

@vandana7 (98952)

• India

1 Dec 17

I am not sure it is racism with lizard. It could be constipation and lizardly gases. LOL.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (134579)

• Roseburg, Oregon

9 Sep 17

I have noticed that with birds and ducks.

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@allknowing (130092)

• India

9 Sep 17

And we blame human beings for doing it

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DianneN

@DianneN (247191)

• United States

12 Sep 17

No, but she is a real cute!

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vanny

@vandana7 (98952)

• India

1 Dec 17

Cute? Blink...hmmm I guess we are from different races. :)

Bhem

@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

9 Sep 17

I think it's not racism, it's more like a property issue. Some animals become aggressive when someone invaded their place. I forgot what it's called.

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vanny

@vandana7 (98952)

• India

1 Dec 17

I felt that too ...being territorial. The one she is pitying may actually be more ferocious and possessive of her territory. Wait a minute, how does she know that is a she. Blink.

vanny

@vandana7 (98952)

• India

1 Dec 17

No...I did not notice that. Though lizards are to the best of my knowledge and belief, oviparous not mammals.

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@allknowing (130092)

• India

2 Dec 17

That's a new thing I learnt.

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