An interesting tweet was sent my way by a reader. In it, Riley Stearns recounts the story of an unusual duel. Click the image below for a larger view. The story sounds almost too good to be true, but after over six centuries, I suspect we won’t be able to find out anything more. … Continue reading Good doggie!
Tag: Animals
Doofus Of The Day #1,095
Today’s award goes to a sadly (?) departed (and certainly misguided) thief in Ghana. The authorities in Ghana are investigating after a man was mauled to death by a lion after he climbed into a zoo enclosure in the capital, Accra. The man, described as middle-aged, died from his injuries after Sunday’s attack, officials… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,095
An interesting twist on animal history
I was intrigued to read that the semi-wild horse herd on Assateague Island, off the shores of Maryland and Virginia, may have a more interesting ancestry than previously thought. Where did the ponies come from? Until recently, most historians and scientists have thought that the herd grew from horses left to graze by English… Continue reading An interesting twist on animal history
An unusual animal rescue tale
I had to boggle a bit at this news report. “Peo” and “Finn,” two shepherd pups, got themselves into an awkward situation on June 19 after their exploring took them deep into a tortoise burrow. The 100-pound tortoise is named Oscar, and owner Kathleen became concerned when she realized her two dogs were underground,… Continue reading An unusual animal rescue tale
Hey! That’s my bed!
A kitten mounts a takeover bid for a Golden Retriever’s bed. Guess who wins? Peter
All right, what’s the backstory here?
I couldn’t help giggling at this tweet yesterday from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. I can’t help wondering what happened to prompt that tweet. Can any of our readers in Oklahoma enlighten us? If so, please leave a comment. The possibilities appear endless! Peter
Woof!
From Stephan Pastis yesterday. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the comic’s Web page. Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, had a lot to say about dogs, among them these two aphorisms. Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go… Continue reading Woof!
Big Brother’s going to love this, but it scares the hell out of me
An ominous article in National Geographic is titled “The controversial quest to make a ‘contagious’ vaccine“. Imagine a cure that’s as contagious as the disease it fights—a vaccine that could replicate in a host’s body and spread to others nearby, quickly and easily protecting a whole population from microbial attacks. That’s the goal of… Continue reading Big Brother’s going to love this, but it scares the hell out of me
Headline of the week – maybe of the year
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read this headline: Indiana Egg Farmer Transported to Hospital With a Live Adult Chicken Stuck in His Rectal Cavity I mean . . . huh??? At first I though this had to be a parody or satirical “news” site – but no, it’s a serious news outlet… Continue reading Headline of the week – maybe of the year
I did not know that
The BBC has an interesting article (if you’re interested in natural and human history) about Bird Island in the Seychelles, which has been transformed into a nature reserve and bird sanctuary. Its focus is the sooty tern, a bird of which I’d never heard before. Sooty terns are remarkable birds. They have no oil… Continue reading I did not know that