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Watch Pandas Live on the Smithsonian’s Panda-Cam!

November 15, 2008 By 6 Comments

Panda and BabyI was watching a show on PBS tonight and it was all about the massive Smithsonian Zoo. This is the national Zoo for the US, and they take care of hundreds of species of animals – many of which are endangered and near extinction.

During the show they got to talking about pandas and they mentioned that you can watch the pandas live on the Panda Cam any time you feel like it! They have about 40 different cameras all over the panda habitat, so I figured I would share this little tidbit with you guys.
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Job Opening in Fort McMurray, Alberta

September 27, 2008 By 7 Comments

Job opening in Fort McMurray, Alberta

Position: Surveyor
Salary: $200 per hour (tax-free)
Qualification: Must be fast on your feet.

Isn’t it comforting to know that when you are about to become a bears breakfast your mate is standing there taking photos.

Thanks to my dad and his entire e-mail social network for passing this one along.

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How to Park Your Camel

May 24, 2008 By 15 Comments

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

Camel with One Leg Tied Up

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

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Amazing Elephant Artists – Yeah You Read That Right!

April 14, 2008 By 13 Comments

Painting ElephantOk. 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…
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Those Crazy Fainting Goats

July 18, 2007 By 6 Comments

Fainting GoatsThere 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.
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Random Animal Trivia

June 2, 2007 By 6 Comments

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.

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