Sure, pets are cute and cuddly, but not all the time. Before you win the heart of a four legged friend, please read the 10 commandments for pet ownership. 1. Our Lives are likely to last 10-15 years; any separation from you will be painful for us. Remember that before you bring us home. 2. Give us time to understand …
Zoey was a five pound long haired Chihuahua, which might seem tiny by dog standards, but Zoey was a true giant among canines. This story about Zoey began one beautiful, sunny July afternoon in Masonville, Colorado. Booker West, a heart stealing one year old boy, was over visiting his grandparents who’d taken advantage of the good weather to make sure …
Apparently, humans are not the only mammal that likes to drink alcohol, and drink way too much of it. In fact, if given a choice between alcohol, or any other beverage, elephants prefer alcohol. An event in India’s Dumurkota village, spawned newspaper headlines such as, “Trunk and Disorderly!”, and “Herd of Elephants Goes on Drunken Rampage After Mammoth Booze Up”. …
Thryonomys swinderianus, more commonly known as a grasscutter, looks like a cross between a rat and beaver, but it isn’t. Imagine having a living lawnmower that gets a bazillion miles to the gallon, works all day, every day, and when you’re done with it, makes a delicious stew? Well, we found the rodent for you! Domestic grasscutters, a rodent prized …
Lobo was an American wolf that once dwelled in the Currumpaw Valley of New Mexico. During the 1890s Lobo and his pack, deprived of natural prey by settlers, turned to livestock for food. The ranchers attempted to kill off Lobo and his pack by poisoning the carcasses. But the wolves removed the poisoned pieces and threw them aside. The ranchers …
Canis latran predators, better known as coyotes, are appearing within urban settings all across North America, and in increasing numbers. This has a professor of wildlife ecology at the Ohio State University, Stan Gehrt, saying that urban coyotes, the largest of the mid-size carnivores, may be setting the stage for even larger carnivores to begin to migrate to cities. Gehrt …
How Much Alcohol Did It Take? Okay, just how much alcohol did the inventor of the Dog-O-Matic drink in order to incubate it? I bet that it was a lot! I don’t think that France’s Roman Jarry meant for his coin operated dog wash to be cruel, as a matter of fact he flatly denies it, but seriously, does this …
Dear Cats, When I say to move, it means go someplace else, not switch positions with each other so there are still two of you in the way. The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my …
Bed Wetting In The Animal Kingdom Is the human trait of bed wetting common in the animal kingdom? Do dogs or cats pee while asleep? What about animals as diverse as squirrels, lemurs, and bears, who all hibernate for stretches of time during the year? Do hibernating animals wake up and go relieve themselves? Do birds and reptiles do the …
Cathie
September 25, 2012
Cairo is a purebred Belgian Malinois, a shepherd breed that few were familiar with, until Cairo’s story became news. After Cairo trained to be a military working dog at a young age, he advanced to Navy SEAL training. Cairo was the only canine to accompany Navy SEAL Team 6 on the secret raid of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. …
Cathie
September 11, 2012
Thunder cracked and lightning flashed. The young mother could barely see the trees through the downpour. Her five-year-old son, Cody, was out there. She’d just called and his friend had said Cody was on his way home, but he still hadn’t arrived. Now it was pouring rain. She grabbed her raincoat and ran out the door. And there was Cody, …
The Annapurna Post, in Nepali, reported on August 23rd that a man had been bitten by a cobra snake while working in his rice paddy. What happened next caught everyone by surprise. Now, most people would have panicked and feared for their lives when bitten by a known deadly poisonous snake, but not 55-year-old Mohamed Salmo Miya. After he was …
