Baby Hippo Makes First Appearance
One-month-old baby hippopotamus Paul makes his first public appearance at Berlin Zoo, challenging the zoo’s much-hyped star attraction – polar bear cub Knut – for public affection.
Who Knew St. Bernards Could Fly? Obviously, this guy did…
A MAN was bruised but alive after a Saint Bernard dog thrown out of a second-floor window landed on him as he was walking down a street. The 10 stone heavy dog was pushed out of the window by its drunken owner in the southern-Polish city of Sosnowiec. “The dog had a soft landing because [...]
What do you get when you mate a rottweiler with a dachshund?
What do you get when you mate a rottweiler with a dachshund? I don’t know, but here are pics of the puppies… Just in case you haven’t noticed, the dachshund is the father!!!
Octopig- Name given to multi-penised, six-legged, two-anused piglet
A piglet in Croatia born with six legs and two penises has been nicknamed Octopig by his owner. The farmer, Ivica Seic from the village of Vrpolje, said Octopig also has two anuses. He said that the pig was growing so fast that they had decided to keep him as a pet, daily newspaper Vecernji [...]
Pets at college: Not a prerequisite
As if the beginning of the school year isn’t hectic enough, there’s another issue to think about when packing up and heading off to college: pets. Bringing your family dog or cat to school may sound like an easy way to deal with the stress of homesickness, bad cafeteria food, and course overload, but there’s [...]
Dog and Cat Diaries
Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary * 8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing! * 9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing! * 9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing! * 10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! * 12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite thing! [...]
Monster Pig was Barnyard Animal and Not Feral Hog
FRUITHURST, Ala. (AP) – The huge hog that became known as “Monster Pig” after being killed by an 11-year-old boy had another name: Fred. Far from feral, the pig had been raised on an Alabama farm and was sold to the Lost Creek Plantation just four days before it was shot there in a 150-acre [...]
‘Mayhem’ after boar farm attacked
A Cumbrian farmer has spoken of the “mayhem” created on his farm after an attack by intruders believed to be animal rights activists. Peter Gott, who breeds wild boar at Gatebeck near Kendal, said animals were killed and injured in the chaos caused by fences and walls being pulled down. Up to five piglets died [...]
Remodeling Your Bathroom
The smallest room in your home will undoubtedly require the largest number of professionals to remodel. A plumber, tiler, electrician, flooring installer, painter and cabinet installer will be called on to transform your bathroom—unless you’re terribly talented, handy, and patient. If you see the bathroom as strictly utilitarian, you may choose to do a superficial [...]
Top 10 things that consume a squirrel’s mind.
1. I bury way, way too many nuts. I mean loads of them. There really is just something fucked-up about how many nuts I bury. And then I can’t even remember where most of them are. 2. I don’t even really like nuts. 3. I worry my tail isn’t bushy enough. Sure it’s bushy, but [...]