24 posts tagged ‘animals’
A Beautifully Mundane Index of Nothing
The New Yorker,
Whether it’s an image of obscenely pink dumplings, snug in a bamboo steamer, or a picture of an odd-eye cat, Bobby Doherty’s photography captures the vividness of the everyday.
Man not happy with a bear's remodeling job on his front door (video)
Boing Boing,
A bear broke into a home not to sleep in a bed, break a chair, or eat any porridge. Instead, it went straight to work on a remodeling project, bending and reshaping the screen door into something fresh and exciting. Or so the bear thought. — Read the rest
Adorable capybara dramatically rescued from storm drain
Watch this capybara, stuck in a storm drain, getting rescued last month by first responders in Biguaçu, Brazil. I feel terrible for the poor creature, but I'm thrilled that the sweet capy was ok in the end. The Dodo explains what happened: Unable to lift the heavy grate using their strength, the crew from the Biguaçu Fire Department deployed the "jaws of life" to pry it up. — Read the rest
Two silly pups "shout" at each other in amusing sibling fight over a bone (video)
A feisty Chihuahua gave her Husky brother the what for, loudly yapping in his face after he took her bone. But rather than do the right thing and give it back, he decided to do what any normal sibling would do and proceeded to antagonize her further. — Read the rest
Pūteketeke named New Zealand's Bird of the Century in landslide
The campaign launched by John Oliver, host of the HBO show "Last Week Tonight," for the Pūteketeke to win New Zealand's Bird of the Century contest resulted in a massive landslide for the colorful water bird. The online voting event is held by New Zealand's conservation group Forest and Bird to raise awareness about endangered bird species, and is open to anyone, not just New Zealanders, with a validated email address. — Read the rest
Terrified feral cat learns to cuddle with his new very patient human (video)
Anyone who has tried to befriend a feral cat will know it ain't easy. In fact, I've tried a few times myself but never got past the stage of just leaving food out for the feisty little scratchers to enjoy in peace. — Read the rest
World's most dangerous bird spotted swimming at public beach (video)
Recent beachgoers at northern Australia's Bingil Bay were shocked to see a huge cassowary—known as the "world's most dangerous bird"—emerge from the ocean. Video below. The Australian Southern Cassowary is endangered, making sightings extremely rare. "We're not sure how long this animal was in the water or why it went for a swim but the footage is astonishing," said Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service officer Stephen Clough in a statement. — Read the rest
Horse breaks loose on Boeing 747, forces flight to turn around
Hi-Yo, Silver! Away! A recent charter flight operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic from JFK to Belgium was turned around shortly after takeoff as a horse had escaped its containment. As the plane approached cruising altitude, it was reported that there was a horse on the loose, but the plane was OK. — Read the rest