Long Live World’s Oldest Donkey
At 54 years old, Eeyore is believed to be the oldest living donkey in the world. He celebrated his birthday last week with carrots and hay at the Hunters Moon animal sanctuary in England.
Punxsutawney Phil’s Alter Ego
Do groundhogs really like being held up to crowds of people with flashing cameras? A group of students decide to try their hand at an electronic version of the famous weather forecaster. Just as accurate, but not as cute!
Animal Talk Just for Fun
From the comedy folks at the BBC – could be right out of Monty Python. Lots more available. Don’t spend the whole afternoon on them!
Yorkshire Terrorist Shuts Down Mail Service
Oops, meant to say Yorkshire terrier! But mail carriers in a small British town are so spooked by Peggy (the “Beast of Dorset Gardens”) that the Royal Mail isn’t just avoiding her house; they’ve shut down the whole street!
Sal the Kitty Called to Jury Duty
When his mom wrote to the court explaining that a) he’s a cat, and b) he doesn’t speak English, the request to be disqualified was denied. But here’s my question …
Monkey Fights Back
A street performer gets a shock when one of his monkeys says, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not taking it anymore!” Then the monkey picks up a stick and starts to defend himself
Bunny + Pancake = Photo Book
With his flair for balancing waffles, toilet rolls and bananas on his head, Oolong the house rabbit gained a following of millions of people. A few people objected, but most rabbit lovers seemed to think it was all harmless fun. See Oolong’s slideshow
Peeking Pup Pilloried by Hole in Wall
Rebel wasn’t rebelling. He was just plain stuck, with his head peering through one side of the 18-inch-thick brick wall, and the rest of him on the other side. And the two officers who rescued him said he couldn’t have been more cooperative
Ace Detective Searching for Loch Ness Monster
A no-nonsense English police detective insists he has seen the creature twice. “I’m experienced at looking at evidence,” he says. “And I can tell you that … on the balance of probabilities, there is something large and unknown living in this loch.”
What Bees See
When you or I look at a flower, we generally see a thing of beauty. When a bee looks at a flower, she sees a runway, a landing strip and a clear path to where the nectar and pollen are
High-Flying Pterosaurs Could Really Wing It
Model of a pterosaur at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo. These ancestors of birds may have been able to fly at…
NASA Buzzing about Life on Titan
The space agency is expected to announce that Saturn’s moon Titan has the conditions necessary for life as we know it. NASA has called a press…
The Most Elegant Way to Drink
Four top engineers discover that when it comes to taking a drink, “cats really know how to do it perfectly.” But another scientist has been studying how dogs shake themselves dry. They have that down to a fine art, too
A Neighboring Galaxy
Composite photo by NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team The large “grand design” spiral galaxy M81 is located 11.6 million light-years away – not that…
Boa Mom Doesn’t Need a Main Squeeze
The latest news from the world of reptiles: Female boa constrictors can have babies without mating. One of them has had 22 babies in the last two years – all without mating
Sun Flower
Photo by K. Reardon (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, INAF) IBIS, DST, NSO You wouldn’t want to get too near one of these “flowers.” Each and every…
Traffic Cop Stops for Speeding Wolves
A highway patrol officer in Russia had just stopped a driver on the M23 in Rostov-on-Don, when a pack of 11 wolves came racing down the…
To the Moon and Back – Twice!
This Arctic tern was first identified 30 years ago. Since then, she’s being flying pole-to-pole migrations every year. That’s roughly a million miles. And she rears her young, feeds and educates them. That’s quite a mom!
World’s Longest Cat
Stewie the cat stretched out to more than four feet, nose to tail, and grabbed the world record – by a whisker!
Monkey Helps Blind Pair
Two blind men at a temple in India are trying to get something to drink. But they can’t see to operate the tap. A monkey, who’s been watching them, jumps down to help.