Elephants aid skeptical Missourians in tornado cleanup
The Piccadilly Circus was in Joplin, Missouri when the tornado hit. Wanting help out somehow, the circus volunteered their elephants to join in the cleanup, but from the sound of things, many Joplin residents would have preferred one of them newfangled internal combustion machines instead.
via DVICE.
A Doggie Whodunnit
if only it were this easy to tell at my place. I have two dogs AND two cats, all of which are happy to hop into the trash can when opportunity supplies.
Possum Throwing
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says they will talk to the school – Colyton School in Manawatu – after they held the contest on September 12 in which pupils picked up possum corpses by the tail and hurled them as far as they could.
While possums are a protected species in neighbouring Australia, in New Zealand – to which they are not native – they’re regarded as a pest.But the school he experienced a backlash against the possum-tossing since pictures of the event appeared in a local newspaper last week. Critics say that the event teaches children to disrespect animals.
‘While it’s technically not illegal, it’s morally wrong to throw a dead animal around,’ the SPCA’s Danny Auger said to the Manawatu Standard. ‘It’s about time that people wake up and smell 2010 and realise that these sorts of things shouldn’t be happening.’
The school’s principal insisted that the possum-throwing helped teach children how to humanely destroy possums, and was part of ‘letting kids be kids’.
Helps children learn how to humanely destroy possums? Seriously? Wow.
Yawning in front of your dog may lead to dog yawns
A recent study by the University of London has suggested that the “contagiousness” of yawns by a human will pass to dogs. The study observed that 21 of 29 dogs yawned when a stranger yawned in front of them, but did not yawn when the stranger only opened his mouth.[33]
Trainer Killed By Orca At Sea World Orlando
Eye Witness Account:
Sea World Response:
The Whales Story:
Orcas are hunters that should be out in nature free to hunt. Not in a pool like a prison doing stupid tricks for profit. Trainers have died and will continue to.
impossible gate
I’m shopping for a gate to keep my dogs in the right room while I’m at work, and ran into this one. If you’ve ever owned a small dog, or have even seen one playing around at the dog park, something might seem a bit off about this particular gate.
Amazon.com: Four Paws Walk Over Wooden Gate for Small Pets: Home & Garden.
Birds Vs Electric Guitar
French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.
For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.
via YouTube РC̩leste Boursier-Mougenot at Barbican Centre, London.
Deer loses head-butt with Wisconsin lawn ornament
This 640-pound concrete elk statue lies on its side in the backyard of Mark and Carol Brye s home in rural Viroqua. The dead buck lies about 20 feet away. Courtesy Brye family via the LaCrosse Tribune
via Deer loses head-butt with Wisconsin lawn ornament – TwinCities.com.
Aw man, was that a drunk deer that did this? That’s the only time I’ve ever thought that headbutting anything was a good idea.
Suicidal Cows?
In the picturesque Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen, the locals are worried.
Dozens of alpine cows appear to be committing suicide by throwing themselves off a cliff near the small village in the Alps.
In the space of just three days, 28 cows and bulls have mysteriously died after they plunged hundreds of metres to rocks below where they were killed instantly.
‘We are investigating because cows growing up in the mountains normally can estimate dangers and do not plunge down cliffs.’
According to local reports, there had been violent thunderstorms in the area which may well have spooked the animals.
Cows wandering at high altitude are a common sight across much of the Alps, where farmers let them loose to graze on the green plateaus above the villages.
Seriously, wtf?
Daily Mail
Certified Pre-Owned Cats: Inspected, Detailed, Better Than New!
The problem: thousands of sweet, cuddly, adoptable adult cats languishing in shelters. People gravitate toward tiny kittens, which are plentiful in the summer months, leaving adult shelter cats without humans to own. A possible clever solution: Clever marketing ploys. Which is the origin of the Michigan Humane Society’s Certified Pre-Owned Cats campaign.
via Certified Pre-Owned Cats: Inspected, Detailed, Better Than New!.
awww, I have a couple of preowned cats. I love them very much when they’re behaving.
Do you have pets?
Virginia, the Blind Dog – Boing Boing
One of my dogs, Virginia, went blind late last year. I knew it was coming; she has glaucoma, and lost sight in one of her eyes a while before. We’d been keeping the other eye alive with lots and lots of medicine, but the vet told us it was just a matter of time. So, when the morning came and I found her running around crazily all over the house, nose to the ground, I shouldn’t have been surprised.
via Virginia, the Blind Dog – Boing Boing.
The story is pretty heart breaking and heart warming all at the same time.  I did have to lol at the squirrel chasing adaptation methods, lol
Sick Sea Turtle Swims Right to Hospital Doorstep
Why did the sea turtle cross the Florida Keys? To go to the doctor.
A loggerhead sea turtle nearly swam to the door step of the Florida Keys Turtle Hospital, the only licensed veterinary facility in the world that solely treats sea turtles.
The 73-pound reptile was suffering from a bacterial infection and somehow knew exactly where to go for help — no Yellow Pages needed.
Staff members at the hospital actually waited several hours before treating the turtle because they thought it may have just been lost when it showed up at the dock of the treatment center.
But the turtle stuck around, probably unaware of the Turtle Hospital\’s “no walk-ins” policy.
Eventually, he was treated with meds and now has a new home in a blue tank until he\’s all better.
No doubt, the hospital will get plenty of referrals from their new patient when he is back with his friends — Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael.
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Sick-Sea-Turtle-Pays-Unexpected-Visit-To-The-Doctor.html
Cool!: Albino Dolphin Spotted In The Wild
‘The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating it’s albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws. I have spotted it about 40 to 50 times in the time since the original sighting as it has apparently taken up residence with its family in the Calcasieu Ship Channel.
‘As time has passed he has grown and sometimes ventures away from its mother to feed and play but always remains in the vicinity of the pod.
‘Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod.’
– Cool!: Albino Dolphin Spotted In The Wild – Geekologie
Pretty!
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