Jeanne Melanson
Rare and Beautiful Zonkey – It’s Here at Last It has finally arrived. The rare and beautiful Zonkey we’ve been waiting for. What is a Zonkey, you ask? It’s a cross between a zebra and a donkey, which is considered extremely rare because zebra and donkeychromosomes were not thought to be compatible. The unusual cross-breed … Read more
Raising a wild animal as a pet can sound like a pretty fun thing to do. But I’m here to tell you why you shouldn’t. This is a case of, “Do as I say, not as I have done.” You see, I have a raised quite a number of sick, dying, and/or orphaned wild (and … Read more
Desert Rain Frog and It’s Mighty Roar The Desert Rain Frog is a small, plump species with bulging eyes, a short snout, short limbs, spade-like feet, and webbed toes. On the underside, it has a transparent area of skin through which its internal organs can be seen. Its color is yellowish-brown and it often has … Read more
Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle Rescued from Drainage Culvert This is one huge alligator snapping turtle, you’ll have to agree. Check out this news video of the gigantic turtle that was rescued by two men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It took them 45 minutes to get him out of the drainage culvert. Source: WAFB 9 News Baton … Read more
April 4 World Stray Animals Day This may be the first time you’re hearing about April 4 World Stray Animal Day. It’s only been around a few years. It started in the fall of 2010 when one hundred Dutch stray animals organizations gathered for the first time ever at the First Dutch National Stray Animals Conference. … Read more
Garbage versus Nature – What are we doing? A Short Documentary about Life and Death Garbage versus nature People should know about this terrible thing we do. Most of us are simply unaware. Until my ghastly tale is told, this heart within me burns. Samuel Taylor Coleridge – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner MIDWAY … Read more
Stop Canadian Seal Slaughter ~ Killing Animals for Clothing and Fur~ STOP Canadian Seal Slaughter! Each and every year, the Canadian government gives hunters the green light to bludgeon to death hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals. During the slaughter, baby seals are shot or repeatedly clubbed. Sealers bludgeon the animals with clubs and … Read more
Do Beluga Whales Like Music? Do Beluga Whales like music? That is the question. In a video that went viral last year, a Mariachi Band that was at Mystic Aquarium, where they were performing during a wedding, played for the Beluga whales. The whales really seem to enjoy music. One beluga whale stayed close to … Read more
4-day-old Zebrafish Embryo Micrograph Image This incredible 4-day-old Zebrafish embryo micrograph image appeared in my browser today while I was looking for something interesting to put on my blog. Wow. Isn’t it amazing? If you read the description below, they tell you how they managed to do this. I have a fascination for things like … Read more
The MSPCA and Animal Rescue League of Boston removed the animals from the home. They are looking for the public’s help in raising money for the animals. The MSPCA and the Animal Rescue League of Boston recently removed 199 dogs, cats and birds from…