critter
Noun
Meaning
a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
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I'm a fan of the old 'Creature Features' like 'Critters,' and 'Gremlins' and 'Tremors.' 'Jaws' is classic. It's funny that I still like those films because I remember my mom would tease me about getting a pet Critter to keep under my bed.
Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a moment.' Of course you don't! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiety.
When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.
And if Buck isn't always convincing as a real-life dog, he's still proof it's better to make a photorealistic CGI critter who's overly expressive (and perhaps even a little stylized) than one that's uncomfortably dead-eyed, if truer to real life.
Also lovingly called “critter cams,” these animal-borne cameras collect a host of environmental data such as depth, temperature, and acceleration as the scientists get to experience the animal's daily routines.
Contacting the local warden would not hurt as they like to know what’s going on in their district and he/she may get calls on this critter.”