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Shades of Mowgli!

Lovers of Rudyard Kipling‘s books will recall Mowgli, the lead character in the two Jungle Books, raised by wolves after being cast out of his village. It seems that life imitates art once again. A one-year-old boy, lost in the streets of Misiones, Argentina, is reported to have been kept alive and safe by feral… Continue reading Shades of Mowgli!

Hot tubs prove popular with unexpected clients

I’m amused to see that humans aren’t the only species to enjoy a hot tub. Most monkeys are happy swinging in the trees of tropical jungles but from the look on the face of this one there is nothing like indulging in a hot bath after a long day. These incredible pictures are of Japanese… Continue reading Hot tubs prove popular with unexpected clients

Another good one from Lolcats

I have to laugh out loud at this one! Peter

Chipmunks, autumn, and food storage

I’m chuckling at a news report from DeMotte, IL. When the turn signal and windshield wipers went out on Hope Wideup’s car, she didn’t think much of it. It was a 2004 with about 60,000 miles, just about the right age and mileage for some minor problems to crop up. What the DeMotte resident didn’t… Continue reading Chipmunks, autumn, and food storage

Of bulls, china shops, and more

Yesterday’s post about a bull in a shopping mall in Bangladesh led to a comment from an anonymous reader, linking to a video where the bull-in-a-china-shop theory was put to the test. I thought you might like to see it. This, in turn, led me to another video, showing a team of rather gymnastic bull-baiters… Continue reading Of bulls, china shops, and more

They mean well, but . . .

Two news reports made me laugh today. While the perpetrators and originators of the ideas concerned doubtless meant well, as the great Robert Burns observed in his ‘Ode To A Mouse‘: The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ menGang aft agley The first report is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. A bull bought for the Muslim Eid… Continue reading They mean well, but . . .

Awwwww!

I love baby animals. They taste delicious! I mean, I’ve got a soft spot for them. I’ve helped hand-rear baby elephants in the Kruger National Park, bottle-fed a baby cheetah in a wildlife reserve, and seen puppies and kittens born and grow up in my home, both as a child and later in my own… Continue reading Awwwww!

People and pets in recession

I’ve been saddened to read many reports about families abandoning their pets because the breadwinner(s) has/have been laid off, they’ve lost their home, and they can’t afford to keep the animal(s) with them and/or the temporary housing they’re using doesn’t allow them. The latest report is that exotic birds such as cockatiels, macaws and others… Continue reading People and pets in recession

Weighing art in the (fish) scales?

I’m somewhat bemused by a French artist who creates pictures featuring bizarrely clad fish heads. This artist must have the smelliest studio in the world, judging by her pungent art materials. But Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard has certainly turned heads with her unique scaled-down depictions of everyday life. Inspired by the silent movies of Charlie Chaplin and… Continue reading Weighing art in the (fish) scales?

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