“Home, home on the range, where the cat and the antelope play…” But that’s only in this video. Along with a lot of other critters.
And holy cow! All those hummingbirds! Y’know, I’ve never in my life seen a hummingbird. I must be doing something wrong.
Sometimes we suspect that our cats have been around us so long that they’re getting a bit too peoply for comfort. And then they turn around and do something that only a cat would do. Any person who did such things would be considered highly eccentric.
Amazing False Fact: A man living somewhere on the island of Sumatra has taught his cat to whistle.
Even if you know about these animals, you probably never think about them. But this keeper at the Dartmoor Zoo has two tapirs to take care of, and they really seem to like him. It doesn’t look like they’d be hard animals to make friends with.
Tapirs, found in Brazil and Southeast Asia, are related to rhinos and horses. As a boy I found them fascinating–even if there wasn’t a toy tapir to be had for love nor money, for my collection of toy animals. I would’ve liked to have one for a pet, but somehow that never happened.
A guy named Masho says he had one, but he’s a pathological liar.
What’s with these dogs? Gonna trade ’em in for axolotls, if they can’t behave any better than this.
But you’ve got to admit there’s something endearing about the little fuzzy dog jumping up and down in frustration after he dropped his toy and it rolled under the chair. I think he might be ready to go to college.
As Henry VI used to say, “Ah, forsooth!” Cats stealing money. Do they need it to play poker, or buy things they’re not supposed to eat? No decent turtle or fence lizard would ever stoop to petty theft.
And then there are the Einsteins who encourage their cats to do it ’cause it makes good video. They’ll be sorry someday when they come in from outside and find no money in their pocketbooks–and a cat with some fancy cigars.
My wife says dogs have a conscience. Trouble is, it doesn’t kick in until after the mischief is done. Then it’s too late.
Then there’s that whole criminal mastermind thing. If you’re going to tear up the tissues, don’t get your head caught inside the Kleenex box. That’s a dead giveaway.
Here’s a cat who’s appointed herself the protector of a flock of chickens. She won’t even let them fight with each other. She sleeps with a couple of the baby chicks–and see what happens? They’ve imprinted on her! They follow her around. And if any stray cat manages to sneak into the chicken-yard–well, he’ll be sorry.
I’m sure my iguana would’ve done the same things if I’d provided him with a yard full of chickens.
Yeah, well, that was a new one on me. Will the highway department have to put up “Salmon Crossing” signs? I know of a place in New Jersey where they have a “Salamanders Crossing” sign. They need it. We don’t want the little fellas getting run over on their way to the breeding pond.
This video also features a moose spontaneously playing with a football. Never saw that before, either.
Actually, the dachshund in this video seems to be a magnet for all kinds of baby birds, especially ducklings–and rabbits, too.
My dog Rags used to eat birds. He’d leave some food in his dish and pretend to go to sleep, and then ambush the birds when they came down for a nibble. But apparently that sort of mind-set isn’t universal among dogs. I would have rather Rags had left the birds alone.
What happens when a chameleon mistakes your eyelash for a tasty bug? And what about the German shepherd who can read? And the world’s most affectionate opossum? All these, and more, you’ll find in this video!