Monday, August 30, 2010
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Monday, August 23, 2010
S.F. Zoo seeks surrogate mom for baby gorilla
Keepers handling the newborn gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo are hoping to find a surrogate gorilla mother for a baby whose own mom is showing little interest in him.Mom, an endangered western lowland gorilla named Monifa, bedded down in the gorilla enclosure about as far away as she could from her infant.
The baby gorilla, part of the critically endangered lowland western species, was the first born at the zoo in 10 years.
Source: SF Gate
Gothic kittens?
Three kittens with ear, neck and tail piercings were removed from a home by humane officers on Wednesday.
One of the officers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County said the pierced kittens were being sold as “gothic kittens” on an Internet auction site.
The investigation began about a week ago when a man from another state noticed “gothic kittens” being sold on eBay. The kittens were also being sold on a pet classified Web site with an attached picture of a pierced kitten.
Source: timesleader.com
300 flying foxes rescued in Australia
The future of a colony of fruit bats has been put at risk after hundreds of pups were abandoned by their mothers in heavy storms.More than 300 infant grey-headed flying foxes are being cared for at a bat hospital since they were left to fend for themselves in the last week.
Most are suffering from hypothermia and deydration, and many have been attacked by swarms of flies.
Source: Metro
Sunday, August 22, 2010
What NOT to give for Christmas
Pictured at left is a swan pin cushion shoe, one of the horrible gifts featured in the The Daily Mail's roundup of "The ghastliest gifts ever."
Friday, August 20, 2010
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