Animals

Rum-Drinking, Knife-Wielding Ape in Brazil

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/19/2016 • Comments

Alternative Title: Mendacious Out-Of Town Developers Present a Roundabout Proposal. “It was a bar staff oversight that ended with the monkey drinking some rum and taking the knife,” Lt. Col Saul Laurentino of the local fire department told the aRede news website. He said the monkey had apparently been tamed, perhaps after many visits to…

Animals, Nature

The Blind Sand-Swimmer

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/10/2016 • Comments

America, Animals, Nature

Footage of the Only Documented Wild Jaguar Living in the U.S.

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/07/2016 • Comments

Via Business Insider.

Animals, Weather

Happy Groundhog Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 02/02/2016 • Comments

Punxsutawmey Phil made his prediction early today — Phil did not see his shadow today in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2016, so Spring is around the corner. @PennLive pic.twitter.com/Tzij5Poqcj — Mark Pynes (@MarkPynes) February 2, 2016 How do people know what Phil’s predicting? Here’s how – For those curious #GroundhogDay pic.twitter.com/y58pEuYt4I — Julia Hatmaker (@JuliaHatmaker)…

Animals, Nature

Roar-Bark of the Maned Wolf

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/31/2016 • Comments

Animals, Veterans

Highly-Decorated Veteran Meets a Lion

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/30/2016 • Comments

A highly-decorated, ninety-two-year-old veteran, who had never been to a zoo, had a dream to one day meet a lion. The Bowmanville Zoo in Canada fulfilled that dream, in encounters with both a lion and cubs.

Animals, Weather

Someone Likes the Snow

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/24/2016 • Comments

Playing at the National Zoo – Tian Tian woke up this morning to a lot of snow, and he was pretty excited about it. ?? #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/GrhI9t1u7j — National Zoo (@NationalZoo) January 23, 2016

Animals

Virginia Farm Meets Goat-Cuddler Quota

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/18/2016 • Comments

Embed from Getty Images Of course they did – WASHINGTON — An Albemarle County farm is no longer seeking volunteers to snuggle its baby goats after an “overwhelming response” from interested cuddlers. Caromont Farm in Esmont, Virginia, expects 90 baby goats, or kids, will be born by mid-February and asked for volunteers to provide extra…

Animals, Science/Nature

The Insects on a Faraway Island

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/12/2016 • Comments

Animals, Animation, Science/Nature

Sunday Animation: The Living Fossil Fish

by JOHN ADAMS • 01/03/2016 • Comments

Animals, Good Ideas

A Coffee Shop with a Spot for Stray Dogs

by JOHN ADAMS • 12/28/2015 • Comments

A photo has been making the rounds on social media showing a group of stray dogs napping comfortably on a bench of cushions as a result of one business’s act of kindness. The image was reportedly snapped at a café in Greece, where management sees fit to offer refuge to homeless pups after closing up…