There have been sightings of a fox on campus. Why he’s here, one cannot say, and in any event the best course is to leave a wild animal alone. For the curious, though, I’ve embedded a video documentary describing that very fox’s life with complete accuracy and absolutely sensitivity to the highest standards of nature…
Animals
Animals
Bouncing Boxer
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Cats
Actually, this may be the best thing to have happened to Detroit in years
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Weird Tales
Motorcyclist Hits Bear at 87 MPH in Canada
by JOHN ADAMS •
The footage shows the view from the biker’s helmet as he is thrown from the vehicle. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the incident occurred on Highway 7 on June 30, 2013. After ensuring the biker received medical attention the RCMP officer recovered the helmet and camera. To their surprise police watching the…
Animals, Cats, Press, Weird Tales
Chicago Tribune Accidentally Puts Cat Photo on Homepage
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Weird Tales
Wild Peacocks Terrorize Timid Residents of Crybaby Town
by JOHN ADAMS •
CNN reports from Union Gap, Washington, where the hypersensitive genteel residents of that six-thousand-person town are sweating out a few wild peacocks. I’m not sure what to make of it — when I look at a map, Union Gap, Washington is plainly part of America. And yet, and yet, America’s the place that confronted and…
Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Who’s The Best Drinker?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Robert Krulwich compares the drinking techniques of cats, dogs, and pigeons. Looking at high-speed videos of dogs and cats, he concludes that cats drink more efficiently than dogs, but that a group of pigeons beats both mammals: Say what you will about sloppy dogs or elegant cats, these three [pigeons of Brisbane, Australia] are the…
Animals
The World’s Happiest Elephant
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Weather
Ice Cream Eating Woodchuck
by JOHN ADAMS •
You may understandably have some disappointment with Punxsutawney Phil’s forecasting ability this year (over 81% of FW poll respondents said he was criminally liable for bad forecasting). Well, groundhogs and woodchucks are the same animal (Marmota monax), and you might want to see how contrite this groundhog/woodchuck is about his erroneous prediction from February. He’s…