August 2008
71 posts
July 2008
87 posts
Marijuana Garden Found With Help of Researcher's...
A Montgomery County man was arrested after a researcher tracking a radio-equipped turtle in Rock Creek Park found the animal standing in a garden of marijuana plants in a remote area of the park, police said today.
Sgt. Robert Lachance of the U.S. Park Police said the researcher, who works for the National Park Service, was tracking a box turtle July 14 when he discovered about 10 marijuana...
Is the Big Apple Big Enough for Princess Chunk?
Today will be quite the media tour for newly-minted celebrity Princess Chunk. So what if she’s a 44-pound cat, found wandering in Voorhees, NJ without a collar? The cat will be on The Today Show and visit Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, so be ready for some crazy daytime antics (will Ann Curry try to walk Princess Chunk? will Regis ask the full-figured feline to be his co-host when...
Sega Hamster Is as Cute as the Real Thing, and It...
Continuing with its series of animal robots designed to entertain kids, tenderize adults, and more importantly, don’t poop, Sega is going to start selling their Hamster robot in Japan this August. The 3.5-inch robot is fluffy, does cute cute cute things, and you only need to feed it four batteries. Hamsters everywhere, it’s back to Burger King time for all of you furry things you.
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Not what you'd expect a mile out in the lake!!
Apparently, a mile and a half out, a small fishing boat discovered…
A distraught deer obviously looking for his waterski tow!
Thankfully, this hulking Marine helped land the confused ani-pal an everyone was escorted back to shore.
Source: Cute Overload
BREAKING NEWS: It's a Turtle, without its shell!
When Animals Attack Celebrities: 6 Harrowing Tales
Hot on the paw heels of the news that Ryan Seacrest was devoured by sharks over the weekend, comes word that Gordon Ramsay, the blustering British cook who yells at cooking school dropouts for a living, was viciously attacked by a puffin. He is expected to live. What’s going on? Are animals rebelling against the most rich and glittery of our species? We’ll take a look at some other...
Automatic Doggie Doors!
Your RFID-enabled pooch now has the ability to take control of their own ”inside or out” fate with this automatic doggie door. As the dog approaches, the door slides open. Assuming this thing works as it should, as the dog walks by, the door will open. As the dog runs into the kitchen for dinner, the door will open.
All this magical door sliding is bound to confuse the dog, right? Perhaps if...
Biggest Cow Ever!
After the biggest dog post (which caused tons of people scream “Shinanigins”) now the biggest cow 6ft wants to know if it’s a fake or not.
Source: Daily Mail
The Ugliest Animals on Flickr!
Aye-Aye
The Alpaca
(MANY MANY MORE via guidespot)
Worms Do Calculus to Find Food
Like humans with a nose for the best restaurants, roundworms also use their senses of taste and smell to navigate. And now, researchers may have found how a worm’s brain does this: It performs calculus.
Worms calculate how much the strength of different tastes is changing — equivalent to the process of taking a derivative in calculus — to figure out if they are on their way toward food or...
Man-Eating Bears Kill Two Scientists And Lay Siege... →
verenasays:
I’m serious.
Chimp Escapes Cage, Beats Zookeeper With... →
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WowWee's Alive White Tiger Cub gets unboxed,...
It has been a hot minute since WowWee let the Alive animals out of the zoo, but this particular White Tiger Cub has just recently been loosed from its cage. Although it’s just dying for an I Can Has Cheezburger? caption (feel free to drop your best in comments below), this cute cat looks to be the perfect play toy for small children or adults hoping to rekindle some of that youthful...
Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.
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Cloned dog in canoe
As F. Scott Fitzgerald once quipped, “The rich are different than you and me.” Case in point here is this pet cruising on Echo Lake in the Sierras, apparently one of six privately cloned in South Korea from a deceased dog named Missy. Have a better caption? The best one will become the new headline. Yesterday’s winner: “Only the truly unfortunate use Comic Sans” by...
