I had to do a double-take on reading this report – but it’s genuine. First it was camels. Now Saudi Arabia has held its first “beautiful goat” pageant. Owners of pedigree “Najdi” goats from around the Gulf region converged on Riyadh this week, hoping to win the prize for top male and female goat, following… Continue reading A beauty contest with a difference!
Tag: Animals
Doofus Of The Day #97
My, but this week’s producing Doofi like no other! Today’s Doofus award is a collective one, to Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency. They seem to have forgotten, in their collective environmental enthusiasm, that humans need protection too! A crocodile which has caused beaches to be closed at a north Queensland tourist mecca has gone missing as… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #97
Some spectacular images!
The BBC and the Natural History Museum in England jointly sponsor an annual Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Competition. The winners of the 2008 competition have just been announced, and the 2009 competition is open to entrants. Winner overall was this amazing image of a snow leopard in the mountains of Central Asia, taken by… Continue reading Some spectacular images!
Poisonous snakes make bad pets!
That shouldn’t need saying, of course . . . but some people seem to assume that prudence and caution don’t apply to them. A Canadian snake enthusiast found out the hard way that this isn’t so. Plastic surgery and permanent physical damage may await a Winnipeg man bitten in the face Sunday by a type… Continue reading Poisonous snakes make bad pets!
A drug lord’s private zoo
Mexican authorities have broken open a drug-trafficking ring in Mexico City, arresting many of its members. To the cops’ astonishment, their haul included not only the usual property – weapons, drugs, money, etc. – but an entire private zoo, complete with some very exotic animals! Amongst other animals, the drug boss(es?) had two lions, two… Continue reading A drug lord’s private zoo
Current caregiver – future food???
I’m both interested and amused by the news that a chimpanzee is helping to raise two white tiger cubs. When two white tiger cubs were born during a hurricane they had to be separated from their mother after their sanctuary flooded. However they have since found an unlikely surrogate mother in chimpanzee Anjana, who has… Continue reading Current caregiver – future food???
Cattle truck – Oklahoma style!
From an e-mail sent by Curtis F., we learn that trucks aren’t the only vehicles suitable for transporting cattle. I have only one question. With that standing next to the driver’s seat . . err . . . how do you ‘steer’? Peter
Welcome home!
Shamelessly stolen borrowed from Rachel Lucas, because it’s just too sweet not to post! An airman returns home from a 14-month deployment to Iraq, to be greeted by his dogs. All together, now: “Awwwwww . . . “ Peter
An unwelcome swimming partner
Fergal Smith, from Ireland, went to Australia on vacation, and went surfing a couple of miles off the coast of Perth. What he didn’t expect was that he’d have unwelcome company while riding the waves! That’s a Great White shark, swimming in formation with him. Click the picture for a larger view. Australia’s Surfing Life… Continue reading An unwelcome swimming partner
Does this coffee taste funny?
From Iowa comes the following tale of woe. It wasn’t just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter. The Iowa Department of Public Health says the woman reported a bat in her house but wasn’t too… Continue reading Does this coffee taste funny?