Is your cat just a bit cheeky? Or do they actually want to kill you?
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Sunday, 29 November 2015
This Tiny Canadian House Has A Tiny Adorable Corgi Elevator And We Can't Handle It
The elevator was built for a corgi, so now your world is complete.
CBC News
Howling Dog Construction
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Can You Guess If These Facts Are About Cats Or Dogs?
This will give you serious paws for thought.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary, NY Daily News, Scientific American, Discovery News, Technophilic Hubris and Espionage Styles during the Cold War by Kristie Macrakis, How cats purr" by Dawn E. Frazer Sissom, D. A. Rice, and G. Peters, Lincoln at Home: Two Glimpses of Abraham Lincoln's Family Life by David Herbert Donald, Feline fortunes: Contrasting views of cats in popular culture by EA Lawrence, Responses of elbow extensors to landing forces during jump downs in cats by P. A. McKinley, J. L. Smith, R. J. Gregor, Characteristics of eccrine sweat gland activity in the footpad of the cat by Thomas Adams, CBS Minnesota, Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field by Vlastimil Hart, Petra Nováková, Erich Pascal Malkemper, et al., Training methods and owner–dog interactions: Links with dog behaviour and learning ability by Nicola Jane Rooney and Sarah Cowan, The form and function of retractile claws in the felidae and other representative carnivorans by W. Gonyea and R. Ashworth, Characterisation of plant eating in dogs by Karen Lynn Chieko Sueda, and Nesting and parental care in the mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens by John B. Iverson
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The Oldest Known Seabird, An Albatross Named Wisdom, Has Returned To Her Island
Wisdom checks her egg in 2014.
Greg Joder via U.S. Fish & Wildlife
The world's oldest known seabird, a 64-year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, has returned to the remote Midway Atoll in the North Pacific, a milestone federal wildlife officials heralded in a Thanksgiving Day announcement.
"It is very humbling to think that she has been visiting Midway for at least 64 years," Bret Wolfe, a manager at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, said in a statement. "Navy sailors and their families likely walked by her not knowing she could possibly be rearing a chick over 50 years later. She represents a connection to Midway's past as well as embodying our hope for the future."
A field of Laysan albatross incubate their eggs on Eastern Island in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in 2005.
Lucy Pemoni / Associated Press
The refuge is within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on the atoll, a remote U.S. territory north of the Hawaiian archipelago that is about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo.
According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Wisdom was first tagged in 1956, but because Laysan albatross do not return to breed until they are at least 5 years old, she could be older than 64.
Wisdom is spotted with her mate on Nov. 19.
Kiah Walker via U.S. FIsh & Wildlife
She was spotted with a mate at the world's largest albatross nesting colony on Nov. 19 and is expected to return soon to lay her egg, just as she has done for the past five decades.
Over the course of her life, she has logged an estimated six million ocean miles of flight time, officials said.
Laysan albatrosses typically mate for life, but since Wisdom is so old, she's likely had more than one mate and, according to refuge observers, has raised as many as 36 chicks.
Dan Clark, who also helps manage the refuge, said in a statement that Wisdom's return was a humble reminder of the need to continue to preserve the breeding grounds.
"In the face of dramatic seabird population decreases worldwide – 70% drop since the 1950’s when Wisdom was first banded — Wisdom has become a symbol of hope and inspiration."
Wisdom incubates her egg in 2014.
Greg Joder via USFW
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The Toronto Zoo's Baby Pandas Actually Look Like Pandas Now
Has anyone ever noticed how weird panda butts are?
In October, the Toronto Zoo celebrated the birth of twin Giant Panda cubs. Which is great! But let's be honest, newborn pandas are a bit... weird looking.
Toronto Zoo
They were still cute, of course! Like little naked mole rats.
Toronto Zoo
But now, the little darlings have outgrown their incubator and have moved into the fluffy, roly-poly stage of their lives.
Toronto Zoo
Look at those precious little paws! Those fuzzy little butts!
Toronto Zoo
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Two Canadian Guys Rescued A Bald Eagle And Then Took An Epic Selfie
“Everybody thinks it’s like the selfie of the year.”
Michael Fletcher of Sudbury, Ontario was hunting grouse with his brother Neil when they spotted what appeared to be an eagle off in the woods.
They moved in for a closer look and saw that it was a bald eagle. One of the bird's talons was caught in a trap.
"The bird was pretty calm," he told BuzzFeed Canada. "It was probably tired from trying to fight the trap."
Fletcher took off his jacket and they approached the bird. After a few tries they managed to wrap the eagle in the jacket to prevent it from moving. Then they freed its talon from the trap.
Fletcher had set up his phone to record the rescue. Then his brother has an idea.
"He’s like, 'Oh grab your phone. We should take a selfie.'"
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This is the result: Two smiling Sudbury boys with the bald eagle they just rescued. "Everybody thinks it’s like the selfie of the year," Fletcher said.
Fletcher said the eagle's eyes were remarkable when seen up close. "There's something about them," he said. "And the size of it — the bird is huge."
Amazing.
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