Ham, the first chimpanzee astronaut
Ham, the first chimpanzee ever to ride into space is shown off by his animal trainer on January 31, 1961, at Cape Canaveral, Florida.Ham was brought from the...
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A Brief History of Animals in Space
Before humans actually went into space, one of the prevailing theories of the perils of space flight was that humans might not be able to survive long periods...
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Update: "Bird Poop Video"
In a previous post, we linked to the "Bird Poops in Mouth Video" which has to be one of the most hilarious things around.Emil Steiner, at Off/Beat, now...
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Have you had lunch yet?
Witchetty grubsSilkworm pupaeScorpionsStink bugsDragonfliesMealwormsGrasshoppersTarantulasTermitesMopane caterpillarsPalm grubsCricketsHungry? Bugs you can eat(via) ...
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Holy cow! There's cows all over the place today
In Cincinnati, Ohio, searchers on the ground and in a sheriff's department helicopter Monday were looking for an Angus steer that postponed its date with a slaughterhouse by...
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Thanks, I'll keep the job I have
New Scientist magazine reports that working with manure can drastically reduce chances of developing lung cancer. Dairy farmers are five times less likely than the general populace to...
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Moles are so cute!
This is a Namib Desert Golden Mole, Eremitalpa granti namibensis.There are more cute mole photos here.Photo: G. Rathbun. ...
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Flame Retardants Link to Tasmanian Devils Cancer
A study conducted by the Australian government's National Measurement Institute took samples of fat from 16 living and dead Tasmanian devils, some of which suffered from the fatal...
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Baby Panda in Vienna
The first baby panda to be born in Europe in a quarter of a century has made his first public appearance.Vienna Zoo's panda baby, Fu Long, has until...
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Albert the Bull
Albert, the World's Largest Bull, has been guarding the peaceful streets of Audubon since 1964. He is 30 feet tall and 33 feet long, and has a 15-foot...
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The Daily Mammal
Jennifer Rae Atkins, in her blog, the Daily Mammal, is attempting to draw [close to] every mammal on earth. Therefore: a mammal a day. Since there are about...
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Cats in Space
Why is it that the first we hear of the cat is when it appears in Egypt around 2,000 B.C. as the living embodiment of the goddess Bast?...
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Art by Kent Rogowski - Bears
Kent Rogowki's Bears is a series of portraits of the most unusual sort: ordinary teddy bears that have been turned inside out and restuffed.These bears, which have lived...
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When Pigs Fly
I didn't know that flying pigs were so frequently seen.Paulus Tjiang Flying Pig7" x 7" Pink glass complete with wings, bug eyes and kissy lips.$275.00 at CBL Fine...
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You can help Georgia dogs
Saving Georgia Dogs, Inc. is participating in a challenge being offered Six Degrees, partnered with the Case Foundation and Parade for America's Giving Challenge.The four charity badges that...
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Police Puppy Training Diary
Police in Scotland have set up a Web site to allow the public to meet their newest, and cutest, recruit as he learns how to sniff out criminals.He's...
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It's a boy!
Three-week-old Jed was examined for the first time since he was born and staff at the Werribee Open Range Zoo were pleased to discover he is a boy....
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Photography by Anna Kuperberg
Anna Kuperberg photographs dogs. She made this blog, SlobberSpace, to entertain you and to help you procrastinate your boring office work. There is no useful information on this...
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Pet Turtles Linked to Rise in Salmonella Infections
The sale of small turtles has been banned in the United States since 1975, but the number of these reptiles being purchased for children has been increasing, according...
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You think your favorite restaurant is too far to drive?
A leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles across the Pacific Ocean.The giant reptile began the trek in Indonesia's warm...
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What kind of fuzzy worm is this?
Never mind, it's just a llama, laying down.(via) ...
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The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World
There are about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 insects on earth at any given moment. Seriously, that's a real number. For every one of us, there are 1.5 billion bugs.But some of...
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Teach your kids
A good lesson for those of us trying to teach our children and grandchildren not to be afraid of dogs and to treat animals with respect, Terrierman points...
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I think I'll stick to Godiva, thank you
Pink Tentacle has discovered a unique chocolate made to look like a beetle larva. They say this confection has captured the fancy of candy aficionados in Japan. Produced...
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Elephants are evolving smaller tusks
The average tusk size of African elephants has halved since the mid-19th century. A similar effect has been spotted in the Asian elephant population in India.Researchers say it...
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Oregon Rancher Crosses US on Horseback
An Oregon rancher who set off on a cross-country horseback ride seven months ago in search of what's good in America finished his trip feeling encouraged by the...
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Recent Doggie News
* Since 2001, Southwest Florida International has used a 9-year-old border collie named Radar to patrol the runways and chase away birds. Birds being sucked into aircraft engines...
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Deaths of Rare Crocodile in India Stir Alarm
Three decades after it was brought back from the brink of extinction, the rare Indian crocodile known as the gharial is turning up dead by the dozens on...
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Video: Baby Polar Bear
This is so cute your teeth will hurt from watching it . . . ...
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The Art of Dead Mice
Jeanie M. (a.k.a. Mouse Girl) purchases dead "feeder" mice, skins them, stuffs them with cotton balls and adorns them in meticulous costumes. Her imagination and taxidermist skill transforms...
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Carnivores released into wild 'fail and die'
Most carnivores bred in captivity and released back into the wild fail to cope and die, according to a study published online in the journal Biological Conservation.Researchers are...
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Big Horses
At 6ft 6ins and still growing, Digger the Clydesdale has become Britain's biggest horse, according to the Daily Mail.Best estimates put the strapping Clydesdale at 19 hands and...
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Skimming the news
* A Montana man says he was lucky to find a mechanic without a snake phobia when his pet Burmese python hid under the dashboard of his car.*...
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Too important not to mention
This is NOT a pet or animal related post, but it's about a subject that is increasingly scaring and frustrating to me ...Autism - it's the fastest-growing developmental...
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Italian mozzarella is threatened
The production of one of Italy's best known exports, mozzarella, is under threat from an infection spreading through herds of water buffalo.Mozzarella di bufala is not only an...
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Cat Tattoo
Why would someone do this?I can't figure it out.Is this an extreme cat lover? Or just an extremely offensive person?Photo found at Sling's Domain. ...
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Play a game - feed rescued pets
Provide food to abandoned (and often abused) dogs and cats just by playing the trivia game here.For every question you answer correctly, Experience Project donates the equivalent of...
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Weirdest and most endangered creatures
Amphibians as a rule are not cute and cuddly which puts them way down the pecking order of species that need to be saved.But they are a key...
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The Whale Hunt - A Story in 3214 Photos
From May 1 to May 7, Jonathan Harris took a photo every 5 minutes of an Inupiat Whale Hunt near Barrow Alaska.(via) ...
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Is your dog a little stinker?
Veterinarian formulated and recommended dietary supplement helps balance your pet's digestive system to reduce excessive gas. And, the great flavor means your dog will eat Doggie-Bites like a...
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Beef for Dinner, Bones for Surgery
Prather Ranch's dry-aged, organic New York steaks will set you back $20 per pound at its upscale stall in San Francisco's Ferry Building farmers market. But even at...
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Cat wine decanter
Sitting Cat wine caddy.Also available: dog, pig, reindeer and moose.$69.95 at Colorado Wine(via) ...
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Dallas to Dallas Ride for Wet Noses
Inspired by Randy Boudouris's ride to benefit Cystic Fibrosis, Bill Craig will set off in April of 2008 to bike from Dallas, Texas to Dallas, Georgia to raise...
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Animals with Spectacles
At The On-Line Museum and Encyclopedia of Vision Aids.(via) ...
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Robo-pet pins
The industrial quality of this canine only adds to its charm. And haven't you always wanted a cat that doesn't shed?Slightly robotic and mechanical, but completely alluring, artist...
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Robots by Ann Smith
Ann Smith is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design in Illustration. She creates robot-like animal sculptures out of broken electronics and machines which are sold...
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The art of war
In 1998, the Cambodian government destroyed 125,000 weapons across the country.The Peace Art Project Cambodia (PAPC) was created in November 2003 to get rid of the weapons in...
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How Baboons Think
Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth, a husband-and-wife team of biologists at the University of Pennsylvania, have spent 14 years observing the Moremi baboons. Through ingenious playback experiments performed...
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