http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon I live in a metropolis where my rat sightings have been far outnumbered by my raccoon sightings. The raccoons are definitely more fun. (Though I say that as one of the few in our neighbourhood whose roof has not been used as a communal raccoon toilet.) They’re fascinating to watch – lumbering animals with […]
Category Archives: animals
Giant Panda in China rips off mans jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tofIAnExhQ4 Panda mugs zoo visitor for his jacket. This isn’t nearly as funny as I’m currently finding it, mainly because I have images of a jacketed panda trying to swipe an iPod, or perhaps a fetching fedora, next. Damn pandas these days think they’re so entitled.
Polar bear attacks woman at Berlin Zoo | World news | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/apr/12/animals-germany?picture=345847074 Polar bear attacks woman at Berlin Zoo Poorly written headline. Should read: Doctors rob woman of sorely deserved Darwin Award.
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http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=135192 The CUTEST HEDGEHOG IN THE WORLD. OMG, OMG, OMG… *hyperventilating from over-squeeness*
The Beat Post
http://www.bentbay.dk/electric_fence.htm Jeebus, that is bloody horrible. I actually jumped at the second picture. That said, they are pretty cool when they aren’t able to swoosh around at will. And though the teeth thing looks scary, the writer would do best to note that they are facing backward. They wouldn’t be a threat to humans until […]
Tiger – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger Although humans are not regular prey for tigers, they have killed more people than any other cat, particularly in areas where population growth, logging, and farming have put pressure on tiger habitats. Most man-eating tigers are old and missing teeth, acquiring a taste for humans because of their inability to capture preferred prey. It’s […]
Trucking Duck | NBC Los Angeles
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/green/Trucking_Duck_All__National_.html Minnesota trucker has a quack travelling companion. Anyone who has never raised a duck will probably think him bonkers. Those of us who have – full of warm fuzzies after watching this – know better.
Ottawa boys invisible invention warns birds about deadly windows – CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/21/ot-090121-bird-decals.html Teenaged Canadian bird nerd comes up with a compelling product to prevent window strikes. My old office was a mirrored building in the middle of a woodland – a dark joke for the neighbourhood birds, who would plow into it with sickening regularity, despite the presence of falcon silhouettes. As one poster points out, […]
Dolphins Clip – Video
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2166196/dolphins_clip/ I took a transatlantic cruise home from Europe last December, and got to watch a similarly-sized pod of dolphins follow the boat’s wake while I ate lunch in the dining room. This is the kind of thing I think of when people react incredulously upon hearing that I don’t like to fly.
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http://www.multistalkervictims.org/lovethatsquirrel.htm OMG. Can’t breathe. Too cute.