I don’t care if you’re a card carrying member of PETA, this is funny…

By the way, couldn’t they have let the camel lay down before they tied his leg up? Geesh… give the poor guy a break!

Ok. This was e-mailed to me, and when I first saw the title I almost didn’t watch it. I thought it was going to be some sort of gimmicky video featuring exploited elephants or something.

But I went ahead and watched it. Wow! I’m simply stunned! I’m not going to spoil it for you guys, but you aren’t going to believe what you see…
Read the rest of this entry »

There is a specific breed of goat that “faints” whenever it gets startled. It is a breed of domestic goat whose external muscles freeze for roughly 10 seconds when the goat is startled.

Though painless, this generally results in the animal collapsing on its side with the side effect of everyone around laughing their asses off.
The characteristic is caused by a hereditary genetic disorder called myotonia congenita. Older goats sometimes learn to lean against something to prevent their falling over, and often they continue to run about in an awkward, stiff-legged shuffle.
Read the rest of this entry »

Here are a few fun / interesting facts about animals:

• Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
• The placement of a donkey’s eyes in its’ heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.
• On average a hedgehog’s heart beats 300 times a minute.
• In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
• Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

Read the rest of this entry »