Posts tagged “animals”
Gators
About 1.5 million alligators live in Florida, and 287 attacks against humans have been recorded in the past 52 years. A full-grown horse was attacked by an alligator and dragged into a pond in Titusville; and a two year old girl is Florida’s 2nd gator fatality this year.
Cats
I’m interested in learning how you feel about this: A company called Transgenic Pets is attempting to create genetically modified cats. These cats, “will be like any other cats except they will no longer have the protein that causes an allergic reaction in human beings.” BBC article NY Times article
Roo Pouch
This web site that sells gifts made from kangaroo scrotum proves that you really can find everything on the ‘net.
Determined Chimp
If the space program teaches us anything about electroshock conditioning, it’s that a strong mind can get past it. Enos, a 39-pound chimpanzee, was trained with the technique to run through the routine he’d need to complete the first primate orbiting of the Earth. During months of training, if he pulled a switch or lever
Uncle Milton’s Toys
The adventure begins when you receive your live tadpole by mail. First you’ll experience the wonder of metamorphosis as your tadpole transforms into a frog. Then watch your frog kick back on the beach, hang out in Croaky’s Surf Shop and ride the gnarly wave on its own surfboard.
Fastball
Baseball absurdity
Mad Cow Update
News about Mad Cow Disease
Monkey Man!
Panic-Hit City Hunts ‘Ape-Like’ Attacker! ‘Monkey Man’ Hysteria Grips New Delhi Suburbs! New Delhi (Reuters) – Fear gripped some suburbs of the Indian capital on Tuesday after dozens of residents reported attacks by an ape-like creature able to leap from roof to roof. Media reports said that the collective hysteria claimed a second life early
Vulture Joke
Two vultures board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons.
Life Is Better with Animals
Weird animal news