Worlds Smallest Snake Discovered
The Worlds Smallest Snake, a species of thread snake that is thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to snuggle up on top of a quarter has been discovered in Barbados. C’mon, no matter how scared you are of them, you’ve got to admit this little guy is kinda cute.
Filed under animals in the news, reptiles, wildlife | Comment (0)Hippos love Crocs
Or something like that. Hippos apparently love to LICK crocs - when they are feeding! This sounds like one of those “hey guys watch this” stunts that ends unhappily.
Okaaaaay. If it were any less of an authority than National Geographic, I don’t think I’d believe it!
Have a great day and don’t forget to lick your croc!
Be ready to cry with joy
If you can watch this video with a dry eye - I’m not sure you’re really an Animal Nerd.
I feel I do have to say - notice they had to give Christian up.
I am very against exotic animals as pets. Most people are not equipped to provide for an exotic for their entire life. Large animals such as lions, tigers, bears (oh my) as well as snakes and other reptiles that grow to be exceptionally large (anacondas, burmese pythons, alligators, caimans) almost always outgrow their owners ability to keep them.
When it comes to owning an animal and giving them the care they need, love does not conquer all. And it is so very clear the strong and abiding love these people and this lion shared. They made a responsible decision, that I know must have been very hard for them. I applaud them for it.
Blessedbe
Summer Fey Foovay
Filed under animals in the news, editorial rant, heartwarming, unusual pets, wildlife | Comment (0)Elephants are cool!
“We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of
animals. In a world older and more complete than ours they move
finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have
lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They
are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations,
caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners
of the splendor and travail of the earth.”
–Henry Beston
A beautiful article at Orion online magazine inspired me to add elephants to the coloring pages at Color-Your-Own.com. (If you are an animal lover you will find almost 300 free drawings of animals to color there).
Gray Thunder:Listening to Elephants is a beautiful article about elephants written by Cyril Christo about his visit to Kenya, and the stories of the native peoples about their friend, the elephant. It is well worth reading. Once I started looking, it seemed like elephants were everywhere online. There is even a blog devoted just to elephants.
Enjoy!
Summer Fey Foovay
Filed under heartwarming, wildlife, zoo animals | Comment (0)Przewalski Horses in the news
Cross-posted from my JustHorseCrazy Blog
A few days ago I saw a news story about a Przewalski Horse who had undergone a reverse vasectomy. The surgery was successful and it is hoped he will soon be bred to a suitable mare. The Przewalski is our last truly wild horse, and was pronounced extinct in the wild in 1970. However, there was a small population surviving in zoos and parks around the world. Through careful breeding this unique animal has been keep alive, and is now being reintroduced into the wild in Mongolia.
I have a real soft spot for wild horses of all kinds, and so this inspired me to do a few coloring pages for Color-Your-Own.com of the Przewalski Horses. Perhaps they will inspire others to help preserve this important species.
Summer Fey Foovay
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