One thing about dogs–they do like to have fun, which includes sliding around on a slippery wooden floor. Nor do they seem to mind if the joke’s on them.
Tag: animal videos
Cat Wake-up Call
For some reason cats don’t like you to sleep if they’re not sleeping. So here are some cats employing various tactics for waking up their owners.
My cat Henry used to get very upset if the phone rang and we didn’t answer it. You know, sometimes you are engaged in something that simply won’t allow you to go to the phone. But Henry accepted no excuses. “I don’t care what you’re doing! Answer the phone!”
And he used to wake my wife by putting his nose against her eyes.
Sanity Break: ‘Pet Me’ Lemur
Watch what happens when these two little boys stop petting this lemur. I should say, “try to stop.”
What do you feel, when you compare man’s creations to God’s?
Little Dog, Long Tunnel
We like dogs here, too. Dogs will try almost anything once. Here’s a Corgi obligingly navigating a snow tunnel that his people set up for him.
Now, a dog who digs his own snow tunnel–that I’d like to see.
Amazing! Cat Adopts Baby Squirrel
Well, don’t that beat all! A baby squirrel falls out of its nest, the people put it in the box with the kittens, and the little fellow fits right in. The mommy cat treats it just like one of her kittens, loves it, feeds it, grooms it–and the baby squirrel has learned to purr.
God’s stuff not only works. It works better than we can imagine.
Video Treat: Baby Sloths
My wife has always been head over heels in love with baby sloths. What I want to know is, how do you wind up getting a job cuddling baby sloths and watching them learn how to climb? That’s gotta be a real stress-buster.
Go ahead–tell me you don’t think these babies are big-time huggable.
Bonus Video: Cats and Cucumbers
(Thanks to reader LifeIsGood for suggesting this video)
Here’s something I never knew about cats: some of them freak out at the sight of a cucumber.
Huh? What gives? Why should a cucumber, just lying on the floor, startle a cat?
We’ll never know.
Wild and Crazy Little Guys: Jerboas
Here’s what happens when you leave jerboas unsupervised. Although probably it happens when they’re supervised, too.
Jerboas are long-legged jumping mice that live in the deserts of Africa and Asia. We have kangaroo rats in our deserts. What is the connection between the desert lifestyle and jumping?
Beats me.
But Will He ‘Sit’ When You Tell Him To?
I just had to show you this video of a great big iguana making like a dog when daddy calls.
Actually, the lizard’s attitude is, well, ambivalent.
The body language tells us this iguana is conflicted. Notice the head-bobbing as he approaches the man. If the man were another male iguana, that gesture would mean “beat it, ya bum!” Also, the lizard’s mouth is open, which means he’s thinking seriously about biting the man. But if he were really serious, he’d straighten his legs to stand higher off the ground and cock his tail to wack the man. He also hasn’t bothered to puff out his dewlap.
I think what we have here is an iguana who sincerely likes his owner but can’t help reacting to him, when he first sees him coming, as if he were another lizard. Like all properly socialized iguanas, though, he is able to curb his instinct for aggression.
If you’re thinking of acquiring an iguana for a pet, here are two simple rules to follow. 1) Get a young one, so there aren’t any nasty habits that may not be able to be broken. 2) Handle your put a lot, every day, feed him by hand, carry him around–and he will come to love you for it.
I speak from experience.
Thanks for Your Prayers
Thanks to all of you who have weighed in with prayers for my health. I believe in the power of prayer and the sovereignty of God.
Meanwhile, I hope you’ll be delighted with this brief video of an even briefer animal, the pygmy jerboa. It’s a sort of jumping mouse. The more closely you look at it, the more you’ll wonder if it’s really real.
Another one of those cool animals God created,,,