October 24, 2006

• *claps*
• wow. pike are nasty fish. or proto-fish.
• Err - wot's that at the bottom right of the first pike photo?
• It's a boot, fool!
• We salute The brave duck He killed a pike He gave a HEY let's all gather 'round for Weird Animal News . . . And now for something completely quack.
• A horse is a horse That snores, that snores And no-one can sleep with a horse that snores Unless the horse in question has a tumor in his head!
• Not terribly discriminating, them pike. Even a Budweiser can makes a productive lure .
• A lot of pike hate in here. Fish gotta eat.
• I find something really fascinating about the baboon link. humans are so (falsely) secure in their place at the top of the primate chain, sure that we are superior and "in control" but those baboons will show us otherwise...
• Pike, three inches long, perfect Pike in all parts, green tigering the gold. Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin. They dance on the surface among the flies.
• Brilliant poem! Thanks, washburn!
• The pike is large his jaws are, too. Fly, silly duck lest he eat you! Up comes the fish, down goes the duck or drake, who's quite run out of luck.
• The Flowered Duck O Flowered Duck, you're spotted, but not stained. Before the stairs each day, you, stately, waddle by. The plumage of your wings proclaims your independence: black and white (and nothing in between) too clearly seen. Don't you know the others are all jealous? Careful not to startle watching eyes. You've got your share of rice and millet. Make up your mind: don't be the first to quack. -- Tu Fu, translated J.P. Seaton
• Ethiopian leader finds home for lion cubs
• Boy, kicks hawk, saves puppy
• Kangahippopossumouse!
• Dog Helps Searchers Find Owner His family said that he was doing well, and he was excited to be reunited with his dog. Good boy!
• Chuck Schultz, you say? Shouldn't that be a beagle?
• *carries bowl on head, dances to jazz piano*
• Baboon adopts a chicken at Lithuanian zoo.
• Antarctic fur seal attempts to mate with King Penguin. Get this line: But this is thought to be the first recorded example of a mammal trying to have sex with a member of another class of vertebrate, such as a bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian. Ummm, no.
• Dog 'fosters' kittens. A Golden Retriever in Cheshire has 'fostered' six stray kittens after recently giving birth to the same number of puppies. (warnings: embedded video, embedded squee)
• Puptens! That mama dog looks pretty pleased with herself. And rightly so.
• Pub calls time on equine regular
• Animals in the News
• well, it's good to see theatlantic.com has made up for its loss of Andrew Sullivan...
• Sullivan has his hands full over at The Daily Beast.
• I know... that's why TheAtlantic replaced him with a bunch of beasts... (are my bad jokes getting too subtle?)
• Ack, went right over my head. (are my bad jokes getting too subtle?) Pearls before swine.
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• Pyrenean desman: On the trail of Europe's weirdest beast
• Weird. And ugly! Made me think of a wet shrew. So where are they cladistically?
• That proboscis even rivals our monkey relative's own...
• *pages through the FAQ* Seems I remember something here about self-posts, Dan...
• ;-) Which makes me wonder if we need a "Ha!" button, a "What?!" button, and a "Oh my!" button. Each with the appropriate simian iconic symbology.
• Not a good idea, Thinks Twice, if only because at least one of those would require a poo-throwing icon. If you can think of any other "appropriate simian iconic symbology", let me know.
• How about a conveniently banana-coloured, smiling Korean poo stick?
• Man walks his Duck
• Weird tiny fish has the strongest suction powers in the animal kingdom