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Infant Hedgehog Hand-Feeding

In the video below, a four-day old hedgehog has a snack.  The recording is from a British organization, Wildlife Aid: We are the Wildlife Aid Foundation and have been saving wildlife in the UK for over 30 years and been the heart of the television series “Wildlife SOS” for over 15 years on Animal Planet.…

Friday Poll: Dog on Sofa

Should Sammy Be Allowed on the Sofa? Sammy the Boxer Dog wants to jump on the sofa. She makes her plea in the video below. Are you persuaded – should she get to rest on the sofa?

The KLM Dog

It’s a promotional video for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (not a documentary), but this beagle has a film-star’s presence. And, if he successfully returns items only a few times, it’s still a great help:

Photographer Seth Casteel captures swimming pups

Seth Casteel’s new book, Underwater Puppies, is now on shelves and at Amazon. It’s a photo collection showing dogs learning to swim. Via Underwater Puppies: Photographer Seth Casteel captures swimming dogs @ The Telegraph. The video below shows Casteel’s method for filming swimming canines. Enjoy.

An Animated Chart of 42 North American Butterflies

From Eleanor Lutz @ Tabletop Whale, a beautiful, animated chart. Here’s how Ms. Lutz describes her creation: I checked out six butterfly field guides from the library and picked out some of the species I thought were the most unique and beautiful. It’s meant as a chart of decorative species illustrations rather than an educational…

Mongoose v. Lions

In the video immediately below, a mongoose battles four lions. Mongooses are famous, of course, for fighting cobras and other snakes, even if they do so rarely. These mammals are unremarkable in appearance, and ordinarily unassuming in manner. They’d rather avoid battling with venomous reptiles, for example, despite their renown in doing so.  In deadly…