Giant Animals Still Roam the Earth

A couple of years ago, some 11 year old boy killed the largest wild boar anyone has ever seen. The thing is unbelievably massive. Actually, to be exact, it was "1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail". Seriously? No one notice this thing walking around? It's bigger than my car. And he killed it with a hand gun? Who goes hunting with a hand gun? After reading about this pig-monster, I could think about only 1 thing: how sick of eating pork this kid's family is going to become.

Some more pictures of such giant animals after the jump.

Video: Scary dreams

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Do we really have to?

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Kitty Toupee

Instructions
1. Brush your kitty.
2. Remove hair wad from brush and make a stylish toupee!
3. Take a picture and send it to kittytoupee(AT)gmail.com.



Look at the kitties with toupees.

Just Lion Around

(photo via Cellar)

Snake Love Caught on Camera

Two Rattle snakes making love on a hot autumn day in Texas. I think people who say snakes are cold blooded animals should change there view after viewing these pictures.

The hungry frog

We have a little koi pond in our back yard. One of our favorite amusements is our "froggie." We have watched him grow for the past several years. We were greatly surprised one day to visit the pond and find Froggie with a half swallowed sparrow protruding from his mouth. He caught a little more than he could eat.

The following are NOT my photos - but they tell the story very well ...








(photos via Cellar)

A deer little handful

This tiny muntjac fawn was born three weeks early after his mother was hit by a car.

The little orphan, delivered by Caesarean section, was just six inches tall and, at 500 grams, weighed little more than a bag of sugar.

It looked like he, too, would face a tough fight for survival.

But staff at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire believe Rupert, as he has been named, will make a full recovery after his dramatic arrival.

At five days old, he is being kept in an incubator and has just opened his eyes.

Source: Mail Online

Catacomb

from Flickr, by gina4xoxoxo

Not all injuries call for a trip to the vet

Veterinary Pet Insurance, the largest provider of pet health insurance in the U.S., has compiled a list of the 10 most common pet injuries. This article lists the most common injuries and tips on how to treat those injuries.

1. Lacerations/bite wounds

2. Torn nail

3. Insect bites/stings

4. Abrasions

5. Eye trauma

6. Punctures

7. Foreign objects in skin

8. Foreign objects in ear

9. Foreign object in foot

10. Snake bite

Source: Chicago Tribune

Hey, quit pushing!

Photo credit: Jan Anninga/EPA

Internet Hoaxes: Penguins, Part Four

Claim: Many versions same premise - A child smuggles a penguin out of an amusement park.


Status: False.

Source: Snopes

Photo from Flickr, by littlepants

Art by Jessica Joslin

Jessica Joslin creates strangely beautiful sculptures that combine animal skeletons with baroque elegance.

Shown at left:

Vida, 6"x7"x9", 2008
Brass horns and antique findings, velvet, toadskin,
antique brass branch, cast pewter, glass eyes

Heron Eats A Rabbit

Enjoying a leisurely wade in the waters of the Dutch undergrowth this grey heron decided to go in search of lunch when he came across this unsuspecting black rabbit.Undeterred by its size, the grey heron, the largest bird of its kind in Europe, swooped down and gobbled the rabbit up in one mouthful, as these pictures show.












Source: Telegraph.co.uk