Cheetah Loose on Delta Flight
Category: cat
Cheetah escapes cage on plane.
Posted by ableiman at 5:21 PM • 13 Comments •
Don't Stick Your Fingers in the Cage
Polar Bear and Dogs Playing

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.
October 31, 2008
Category: cat
Cheetah escapes cage on plane.
Posted by ableiman at 5:21 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: heron
Wildlife photographer Ad Sprang snapped these shots while shooting in Vianen, Holland as seen in the Telegraph.
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 3:16 PM • 19 Comments •
Category: zoos
The Tokyo Zoo is prepared for anything. In this case, they foil the escape attempts of two employees in a giant paper maiche rhino outfit. (fyi - this video is in fact still available, just blow in it a few...
Posted by ableiman at 12:29 PM • 6 Comments •
October 30, 2008
Category: zoos
I'm trying to keep my ZooBorns plugs to a minimum, but thought readers might enjoy this series on animals eating, shredding, and staring confusedly at Halloween pumpkins on my other website....
Posted by ableiman at 2:57 PM • 2 Comments •
October 29, 2008
Category: vampire
To coincide with Halloween, researchers in Siberia have identified a new species of vampire moth.
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 2:07 PM • 5 Comments •
October 28, 2008
Category: africa
The ethics of a legal trade in African ivory.
Posted by ableiman at 2:14 PM • 8 Comments •
October 27, 2008
Category: Animal Trafficking
How much should you really pay for powdered tiger penis? Zooillogix is like the Kelly Blue Book for that sh*t !!!
Posted by ableiman at 2:27 PM • 5 Comments •
October 26, 2008
Category: zoos
Thanks to a few recent generous donations, the World's Largest Zoo and Aquarium Shot Glass Collection is coming along quite nicely. I know you were all burning to know. Below is a picture of the fabulous collector's case I have...
Posted by ableiman at 11:09 AM • 8 Comments •
October 23, 2008
Category: walrus
Vets at the New York Aquarium have capped their baby walrus' tusks in titanium to protect them. He is iced out!
Posted by ableiman at 2:01 PM • 5 Comments •
October 22, 2008
Category: frog
This video, which I flat out stole from the unparalleled A Blog Around the Clock, is fascinating. This reminds me of sonograms of my baby brother. Did I mention that I got this video from A Blog Around the Clock,...
Posted by ableiman at 11:03 AM • 7 Comments •
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