Theanimalblog.com Week in Review 8/14/2006-8/20/2006
2006.08.20: Online dating for orangutans?
2006.08.19: Brave cat or greedy cat?
2006.08.19: We may be close to mammoths!
2006.08.18: Snakes on a Plane Sequel
2006.08.18: Snakes on The Animal Blog
2006.08.18: Happy Snakes on a Plane Day!
2006.08.17: Panda Dog
2006.08.17: Five Toes has a website!
2006.08.17: Traditional chinese medicine gets weird
2006.08.16: Must be some good nuts
2006.08.16: Giant Giant Panda Born in China
2006.08.16: Alligator in Massachusetts Apartment
2006.08.15: A Recording Breaking Golden Retriever Litters
2006.08.15: Sea Turtle Attacks Man
2006.08.14: The I love you pug returns!
2006.08.14: A good deed never goes unpunished… except for lobsters
Online dating for orangutans?
You new it was going to happen sooner or later. The internet has long been a hotbed for invention and innovation, but who didn’t see this one coming…
Age 22
Atlanta, GA
Online dating for orangutans. Well, not really dating but a system of webcams setup so that zoo keepers can how each orangutan interacts with others in order to determine future breeding partners. Man, those orangutans have it easy.
Click below for the entire article from BBC news:
Dutch plan orangutan web dating
Brave cat or greedy cat?
I think it’s a little bit of both.
While not as thrilling as our squirrel friend stealing some nuts, this cat is certainly taking some big risks for a little bit of food.
We may be close to mammoths!
When you were a kid, what was your biggest dream?
Come on… admit it. You wanted to see a living dinosaur!
ADMIT IT!…
No? Ok, fine. Well, despite your insistence on not wanting to see a live dinosaur, we may be close anyway to reviving our prehistoric animal brethren.
Scientist believe that sperm found in the bodies of frozen wooly mammoths may still be viable. Frozen carcasses have been found in Siberia and by their estimate, there could be millions more.
The process of creating a mammoth would involve injecting the sperm into the eggs of a close genetic cousin, in this case an Asian elephant. This process in theory would produce a “half mammoth.”
What a scary, yet exciting prospect!
Click below for the entire article:
Mammoths may roam again after 27,000 years
Snakes on a Plane Sequel
Today marks the momentous occasion of the opening day for Snakes on a Plane.
With all the hype and buzz surrounding the film prior to its opening, the film is sure to be a huge commercial success.
And with successful movies comes… sequels.
Well, I’d like to throw my hat in the ring for directing the next movie. I already have an idea, and here’s the trailer for my version of the sequel:
Snakes on The Animal Blog
Here are some quality snake pics to get you in the mood:
Today is a day like no other!
Happy Snakes on a Plane Day!
Oh what a glorius day!
Here’s a compendium of great Snakes on a Plane Websites:
http://www.snakesonaplane.com – Official Site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_plane – Snake on a Wikipedia Article
http://www.snakesonablog.com – Snakes on a Blog
and my personal favorite…
http://www.snakesonstuff.com – Snakes on Stuff!
Panda Dog
What happens when you cross dogs and pandas? Watch the video below to see one man’s interpretation:
Click here for more dog videos.
Five Toes has a website!
Last week, I posted a video of Five Toes — the two-tounged cat. Unfortunately, Youtube has taken the video down.
No need to worry though, because today I ran across Five Toes’ personal website!
Go here to visit his site: http://www.geocities.com/twotonguedcat/Home.html
Traditional chinese medicine gets weird
Want to cure a skin disease? No problem.
Oh you like fish, right?
At the Holiday Beach in Haikou in south China, you can experience the latest in high-tech skin therapy. 50,000 tiny kissing fish in a pool that will suck on your legs.
Last week I had a cold and I let a camel lick my face. I’m not sick anymore!
Click on the link below for pictures from China Daily:
Kissing fish therapy
Random Animal Pictures
