I can’t tell you how much I love this artwork from ancient Egypt (the Middle Kingdom). People have been raising cattle and practicing animal husbandry for so long, that there is something almost inherently human about this scene.
Everyone in the field of veterinary medicine or agriculture knows the feeling of staying up late with a laboring animal trying to make sure both mom and baby are okay. Delivering a calf is often physically and emotionally exhausting work that takes enormous patience and learned skill. It requires a unique balance of physical strength and gentleness to do correctly. There is no feeling quite like getting that baby out and everyone is okay. I’m certain ancient people must have felt the same way, and I wonder if the artist knew this feeling firsthand. I wonder if those humans depicted were people the artist knew, if the cow and calf maybe were as well.
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Hey kids, what sound does a wooly horse-sheep make?
What about a three-legged chicken?
All you have to do is ask chatgpt/dalle3, and the highest quality educational material can be yours at the click of a button.
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Real Animated Pets - Goat, Sheep and Llama
This project is our fruit of labour with @deedee-sims. I was looking for a way to have more "alive" pets in Sims 2 and approached DeeDee. Luckily for all of us, she liked the idea and helped me out with the most difficult parts. This project would not be possible without you, thank you DeeDee ❤️
From the technical point of view all animals are custom collars for large dogs (and only large dogs). In order for them to work as on previews, you need to assign your dog a transparent fur (a brand new creation by DeeDee that makes dogs' fur completely invisible, included in the archive) and then pick an animal skin you want from the collar section. If you'd like to change the appearance of an existing large dog, be sure to buy it a desired collar on a community lot first! Dog's breed is also important, it can make chubbier or thinner animals. If your fur doesn't look completely transparent, be sure to uncheck all the fur accessories. I'd recommend using a default white no name breed (looks best with animations).
Swatches:
We (especially DeeDee! ❤️) did our best making new animals move as smoothly as possible, but be aware that clipping is still present in certain animations. Also, these animals behave and sound like normal dogs. Hopefully we'll find a way to mute them in the future.
Animals come with a set of objects that are more appropriate for farm animals - new bed, toy, 2 "bowls" and deco hay. Objects have morphs and dirty states. Note that the feeders works like a pet bowl meaning they will randomly rotate but it won't prevent pets from eating normally.
All animals come with original Sims 4 textures (1024x1024 for llama and 512x512 for goat and sheep), converted and tweaked by me. Animal colors are separated so you can pick and choose only the ones you want. Collection file for objects is included. I also recommend these and these Uldum rug add-ons (if you want other sizes for the hay overlay).
Polycount:
Goat: 3793
Sheep: 3545
Llama: 7133
A special thank you goes to @platinumaspiration for the time and energy she spent explaining additional stuff to me ❤️
@atomtanned made cute llama recolors, here.
Compressed, clearly labelled, picture included.
Download at SFS
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UPDATE 10/10/2023
Changed pet toy animation to silent chewy one (thank you @vegan-kaktus and @executables-sims), the archive was updated but if you don't want to redownload the whole thing, here's only the updated toy.
UPDATE 12/10/2023
Added a new feeder - prarie grass converted from Sims 4 Horse Ranch. Now your new pets can feed on the fresh grass. Collection file was updated too.
UPDATE 17/02/2024
Fixed toy's thumbnail - it's no longer empty. Added a custom version for the hay rug, I'd recommend using a custom rug rather than ULDUM because it has no outdoor shadow (ULDUM can't be fixed). Updated the collection file to include new rug.
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Tuesday, September 19.
Grazing.
Dig in, fellas. It's been a hard day standing in the fields, in the pens, by the mountains: it was sunny for a time, then cloudy for a time, then rainy for a time. As domestic livestock, that is the way of things. But that's not to say it's not hard work. And all that standing, and experiencing of changing weather conditions, is a famishing enterprise.
It's #grazing time, so bon appétit x
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Goats, devouring sumac berries.
This fruit is just about the only high-nutrient consumable left in Midwestern forests by this time of year. Many animals use these berries to sustain themselves through the bitterness of winter.
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