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Don't Stick Your Fingers in the Cage
Hairless Racoon
In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.
Benny's diet is very specialized, consisting mainly of the interior of Ramy nuts, nectar from the Traveller's Palm tree, some fungi and insect grubs. He is also known to raid coconut plantations, and has been seen eating lychees and mangoes, which are also plantation crops.
March 31, 2008
Category: rabbit
Annette Edwards has a noble goal: to breed the world's biggest rabbit. It now appears that she has succeeded in her silly little dream of lagormorph gigantism with Amy. While most country folk are content with merely growing the world's...
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March 28, 2008
Category: pet
Because (according to their website) "only a true friend can leave pawprints in your heart," you may want to consider freeze drying your pet once it has passed.
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Category: yak
Our close knitting buddy, Liesele, was kind enough to point this out. We thought we would be doing our readers who are in the market for a yak a disservice not to reprint it. Craigslist Washington "We have a nice...
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 12:04 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 27, 2008
Category: snail
We have brought you the outstanding time lapse photography of Mochimochi Land in the past, but these new works are breathtaking. No-holds-barred snail on slug rumpus! "The Great Foot Race!" Friends below the fold...
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March 26, 2008
Category: fish
Scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Wood's Hole are attempting to train fish to do the stupidest thing possible, catch themselves in nets when beckoned by fishermen.
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Category: squid
France's National Museum of Natural History displayed its prize centerpiece today for an exhibit on biodiversity, a plastinated, 21+ foot-long, giant squid named Wheke.
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March 25, 2008
Category: shark
A student at Aberdeen University in the U.K. is engaged in a groundbreaking study to see if we might be able to monitor the behavior of sharks in order to predict the weather.
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Category: dog
Raccoon dogs have magically expanding testicles!
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Category: dog
Meet the Raccoon Dog of Mario Brothers 3 fame
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March 24, 2008
Category: dog
A totally normal British couple has made headlines by wearing sweaters, knitted out of the hair of their deceased pet dogs.
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 3:36 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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