Posts tagged "chew on this"

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the web each week!

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  Attack Cat Saves the Day

  Lima doesn't like when you mess with her mama, a point the kitty proved by defeating two large pit bulls.[via WFAA.com]

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  License to Coo

  Indian police arrested a pigeon on suspicion of being a Pakistani spy. The pigeon escaped using a laser watch and a charming British accent.[via My Fox LA]

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  Twitty Kitty

  A new twitter device for cats lets the Internet know what they're up to. Most common tweet: "I hate my owner."[via Mashable]

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  Start Spreading the Oysters

  Oysters are being used to clean up New York waterways. They not only help filter polluted water, they're also great at giving tourists directions. [via the New York Daily News]

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  Snake Smiting Mom

  A woman wrestles an eight-foot python to save her dog. Isn't it supposed to work the other way around? [via People Pets]

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  Frog Crossing

  Thousands of frogs are disrupting traffic in Greece. Insert joke about "Frogger" here. [via New York Times]
  
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Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the web each week!

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  Pricey Training

  For just $20,000, you can have your own specially trained bomb-sniffing dog. We're sure he's worth the money but for that much, maybe he can do other tricks as well? Just asking.[via The Hill]

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  Sneaky Antelopes

  Male antelopes feign danger to keep females in heat close -- thereby giving themselves more opportunities to mate. Wonder where they learned that old trick? [via Time]

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  Movin' on Up

  Although they live in a traffic light now, these sparrows hope someday to find a posh pad in the Times Square Jumbotron. [via the New York Post]

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  Four More Y--Hey, What's That?

  "My fellow Americans, this filibuster is just serving as a distraction from-- Whoa, is that a mouse?" [via Yahoo]

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  The Squirreling Has Come

  In Georgia, 17,000 people lost power when a squirrel invaded a power plant, a blatant first attack in the Great Human-Squirrel War. [via AJC]

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the web each week!

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  P-U-oogle

  America runs on Dunkin. Google, however, runs on cow pies. (At least, at some point, it might.) [via New York Times]

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  Empathic Birds

  Ravens console each other after a loss. And no, we aren't just talking about the football team. [via Wired]

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  Hunting For Little Blue Pills

  A shelter dog needs to take daily Viagra to live. Even more surprising, local men have been willing to share their stash. [via NBC]

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  Kangaroo Perv

  Remember that dog that needs Viagra? Well, this lecherous kangaroo certainly doesn't need it. [via (U.K.) Times Online]

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  Curb Your Dog or Hide

  In Baltimore, they're going CSI on anyone who doesn't pick up after their dog. [via Chicago Tribune]

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  Cats Smell Like Danger

  Scientists are figuring out exactly why Jerry the mouse was so intent on filling Tom's cat dish with dynamite. [via (U.K.)BBC]

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  Whale Surprise

  A gray whale is seen outside of the Pacific for the first time in 300 years. Experts say it's either lost or on a road trip. [via USA Today]

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  Animals Do Smile

  A recent study has shown that animals use the same facial muscles to show pleasure that humans do. Great news for dog comedians. [via ABC News]

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  Colossal Wimp

  Scientists speculate that the largest invertebrate ever known to exist and possibly the true mythical Kraken is actually kind of laid-back. [via (UK) BBC]

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  Not So Foxy Fox

  The latest cute animal to adorably get its head stuck in something is a fox. But don't worry; all is well. [via (U.K.) Daily Mail]

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  I Can Haz Endangered Species?

  In England, a naughty bunch of cats are being equipped with bells to warn the endangered birds they've been sneaking up on. [via BBC]

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  Giant Beaver Dam

  This beaver dam is visible from space! Eat your heart out, ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids. [via the (U.K.) Daily Mail]

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  Caring Kangaroos

  At this retirement home, a therapy kangaroo is making these seniors' hearts leap. [via AOL News]

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  Man Marries Cat

  A German man marries his dying cat. Tissues required. [via The (Singapore) Straits Times]

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  Inside a Cat Cafe

  Are you a little sad? Need some cuddling comfort? This blogger investigates Japanese cat cafes where you pay to pet their furry patrons. [via Sea of Shoes]

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  Animal Privacy

  Do animals deserve privacy? Puppies: no. Hungry lions: yes. [via the Wall Street Journal]

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  Doggy Night Club

  What recession? A high-end doggie nightclub (yes, nightclub) is opening in NYC's financial district. [via the New York Post]

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  Monkey Mugging

  A baboon purse snatcher ends up disappointed--no food in his haul after all. [via the (U.K.) Daily Mail]

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  Sheep's Up!

  New Zealand has 40 million sheep. There had to be one who surfed. But that doesn't make it a good idea. [via The (U.K.) Sun]

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  Elephant Gear

  In the U.K., their version of AAA is more lax about hiring standards... [via the (U.K.) Telegraph]

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  Mom cat/Bobcat

  A female cat adopts a litter of orphaned bobcats with adorable results. Don't miss the video. [via WTVT 13]

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  Slithery Surprise

  A woman finds a three-foot python in her hotel bathroom. This is the story of how it got there. Remember when they just left you chocolates? [via Omaha.com]

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  Dog Runs for Governor

  A dog is running for Governor of Texas. And why not? We've made govs out of wrestlers and action heroes. [via Tonic]

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  Internet Loves Vulcan Cat

  Spock, a cat whose oddly shaped paw looks like the Vulcan greeting from "Star Trek," is gaining great popularity on the Internet. Meow long and prospurr... [via AOL News]

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  Rabbit Whisperer

  Okay, he may not have the charisma of Cesar, but when was the last time you saw Cesar hypnotize a poodle? [via Dailymail.co.uk]

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  Beautiful Bulldog

  The Most Beautiful Bulldog competition is back with a brand-new, beautiful winner. The other bulldogs will just have to settle for adorable. [via AP]

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  Sssstunning Snake

  For those of you who like your beauty contestants a little less furry, a yellow anaconda won the Hiss America pageant. Who owns the snake? A little girl who loves Harry Potter. [via Ledger-Enquirer]

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week!

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  Dwarf Lemur Comeback

  A species once thought extinct has recently been found alive and well. What will come back next? The world could use some M.C. Hammer. [via Scientific American]

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  Panda Whoopee? Whoopee!

  Two pandas in Vienna had some alone time recently, and now scientists are eager for cubs. May be linked with keeping pandas in most romantic city on Earth. [via Google]

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  Lego Love

  An artist has created life-sized sculptures of endangered species made entirely of Legos. More rare than those species? An adult who plays with Legos. [via Tree Hugger]

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  Cat Hardball

  Some Web sites report up-to-the-minute news stories. Others have cats interviewing cats. Guess which one we prefer? Here, Urlesque, interviews the most famous cats on the Internet. [via Urlesque]

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  Goat Cheese Speakeasies

  Alaska is cracking down on home-made goat-cheese operations. Not by the hairs of their chinny-chin-chins, the farmers say. [via AP]

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  Enormous Lizard Discovered

  This newly found lizard is also one of the largest at 6-feet long. If discoveries continue like this, we'll have Godzilla by Thanksgiving. [via Treehugger]

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  Stand and Meow

  What's the hot move of the moment? Cats standing on their hind legs. And Urlesque has rounded up the video cream of the standing-cat crop. [via Urlesque]

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  Micro-Pigs And Friends

  A cat and a dog have taken to the likes of six micro pigs. We are taking all bets on when Disney is going to make a movie about this. [via Dailymail.co.uk]

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  Vermont v. Salamanders, Salamanders Win

  One town is spending $150,000 to build underground walkways to help highway-traversing locals. Reptile locals. [via Burlington Free Press]

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  Hope For Panthers

  Florida's dwindling mountain-lion population is finally on the rise. This photograph shows a rare mountain lion walking with her two cubs. [via Naples News]

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week. This week, it's a special super-sized edition of Chew on This!

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  Wild Baboons Love The Wine Country

  In South Africa, baboons have been raiding vineyards and getting drunk on fermented grapes. Worse, it's really cutting down on wine for the rest of us. [via Discovery News]

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  Sure, All God's Creatures Are Beautiful

  We love animals. All animals. Except creepy monsters who live on the bottom of the ocean, which is basically what the isopod, a 14-legged carnivore, is.[via New York Magazine]

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  Rescue At The Zoo

  Firefighters in San Francisco were called to rescue a stuck cat. Nothing unusual, right? Well, this one turned out to be a 360-pound tiger. [via San Francisco Chronicle]

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  Friskies or the Sixties?

  Slate gets the story behind the totally psychedelic new Friskies commercials. [via Slate]

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  Born a Travelin' Stork

  A lovelorn stork travels 8000 miles to meet his significant other. Unfortunately, the baby the stork was delivering was not pleased by the delay. [via Tonic]

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  Ghosts of Raccoons Past

  To deal with his raccoon infestation, a man decides to give the raccoon-ghost whisperer a try... [via Los Angeles Times]

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  Bobcat Turned Squatter

  A bobcat strolls into a home in Washington and decides to stay a while. "Uhh... sure... have a seat. I guess... I'll go get you some milk." [via Washington Post]

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  Om Nom Nom Nom

  What's cuter than cute animals? Cute animals chowing down. Daily Squee has your adorable fix of elephants, puppies and more nibbling away. [via Daily Squee]

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week!

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  Prom For Puppies

  It's prom season for dogs! Get ready for furry tuxes, tiny tiaras and pure puppy love. [via PR Newswire]

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  The Bark Stops Here

  What's worse than your dog barking nonstop? For Piscataway, N.J. residents, it's the new fine they'll have to pay if their dog is caught barking. Ever. Any time of the day or night. [via CBS News]

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  Pretty in Pink

  The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates spring with the essentials: music, food and, of course, real live pink poodles. [via Macon.com]

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  Bunnies Gone Wild

  On the Bunny Cam, it's a complete (and entertaining) free-for-all for these adorable hares in a hurry. [via DailySquee]

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  All the Small Things

  Do the best things come in small packages? Owners of these tiny hedgehogs, rabbits, and pigs certainly think so. [via Lemondrop]

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week!

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  Zebras: Hippo Dentists?

  A Zebra DDS recently used its mouth to give a teeth cleaning to a hippo. Gives a new definition to "open wide." [via Dailymail.co.uk]

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  Iditarod Reunion

  Hearts were warmed in Alaska's icy climate when a sled-dog that had been missing for four days was reunited with his worried owner. [via Dogster]

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  Flying Fish

  It's raining fish! Hallelujah, it's raining fish! In Worcester, England, a live fish fell from the sky and was rescued. [via People Pets]

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  Poop-Scoopers Unite!

  A new Chicago blog is taking on those who don't pick up after their dogs in public places. The next step? Poop-scooping superheros. [via Southloopdogpoop]>

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  Dunking Doggy Debacle

  In this video, The Onion "reports" on the scandal that broke out over recruiting a basketball playing dog into the NCAA. [via The Onion]

Rounding up our favorite photos, entertaining videos and compelling stories from the Web each week!

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  Penguin Noir

  Onlookers were stunned to see a rare all-black penguin. Turns out the bird was just going through a goth phase. [via The Daily Mail]

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  Worth More Than Gold

  Olympian Steven Holcomb isn't satisfied with one gold. Now he has another one: a rescued golden retriever he met on the set of Today.[via People Pets]

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  No Service Dogs At Subway?

  Subway sandwiches refused to allow a man and his seeing-eye dog into the building. The dog just wanted a $5 footlong![via CBC News]

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  Eagle vs. Deer

  One man not only sees an amazing act of nature, he photo-documents it. Watch as a very hungry eagle tries to nab a deer. Yes, a deer..[via Chicago Wildlife News]

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  Hen Raises Puppies

  Some people believe that this chicken, who has bonded with a litter of puppies, thinks she's a dog. But maybe the dogs think they're chickens.[via The Daily Mail]

Rounding up our favorite photos, entertaining videos and compelling stories from the Web each week!

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  Froggy See, Froggy Do

  Who cares about violence in movies when our daughters are being inspried by princess and frog make-out sessions? And, worryingly, it's actually sending them to the hospital.[via AOL Health]

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  Tortoises Love Yams

  For their enclosure renovation, these Galapagos tortoises were coaxed out with yams. You don't want to be between these guys and a Thanksgiving Dinner table [via Sign on San Diego]

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  Temple's Wisdom

  Temple Grandin, animal expert extraordinaire, speaks about dog psychology. Shockingly, they are thinking about more than "Food! Food! Food!" [via Dogtime]

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  We Think He's People!

  An explanation for why you dress your dog.... and talk baby-tak to him... and ask his opinon on things...[via Live Science]

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  Coyote on the Green

  Reason #768 not to go into Central Park without adequate protection: Coyotes.[via New York Magazine]

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week!

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  Hen's Dino Egg

  A mild-mannered hen lays an eggs six times the normal size. Thankfully, she got an epidural. [via Dailymail.co.uk]

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  Fly, Dog, Fly!

  An incredibly intelligent dog jumps off a 300 foot cliff and survives unscathed, ready to go again.[via Google News]

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  Candles for Daddy

  In this video Cesar Milan speaks about the loss of the beloved and lazy Daddy, the grieving process, and plans for the future. [via People Pets]

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  Sky Mall Kitty

  You know all the exorbitantly expensive stuff in Sky Mall for pets you never buy? Someone wrote a song about it! Warning: Not Safe For Ears [via Urlesque]

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  Little Orphan Ant-y

  That's a strange looking dog. I see you've taught him to sit, shake, and eat ants with his spaghetti tongue?![via Pawesome]