Ellen DeGeneres Animal Edition Best of 500 Shows While I was looking around on the web this morning for something simple to share with you today, I came across this Ellen DeGeneres Animal Edition video which is a compilation of the best of her 500 shows, at that time, which was 2010. I love animals, … Read more
Barkley the Dog Needs HELP Hendrick Boards Has a Mission to Save Him Barkley the dog needs HELP desperately! He was quite a mess when he was rescued by Trio Animal Foundation. When they brought Barkley in for emergency grooming, what they found underneath the fur was very disturbing. Alarmingly, Barkley weighed in at only … Read more
Koko the Gorilla Mourns Robin Williams Death August 11, 2014 Robin Williams met Koko in 2001 at The Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, California. The encounter was a memorable time for both of them. Koko even recognized Robin from watching his movies on video. Koko is fluent in American sign language and soon had them laughing, playing … Read more
Stick Insects belong to the Phasmatodean Family. Other insects that also belong to the same family are leaf insects, ghost insects, and walking sticks. There are nearly two thousand and eight hundred species within the Phasmatodean family. Stick insects belong to areas having tropical climates and some of them have wings. Stick insects that are … Read more
Baby Sloth Orphanage Rescue Center ~ a peek inside ~ When orphaned baby sloths are hungry or adults lose their habitat, Yiscel Yángüez and Néstor Correa are there to rescue them. This husband and wife team run a Baby Sloth Orphanage Rescue Center in Gambia, Panama that specializes in sloth rehabilitation and relocation. For the … Read more
Amber’s Sugar Gliders by Amber Owsiany Sugar Gliders (Petaurus Breviceps) have been on my ‘to-write-about’ list for some time now. I’ve had numerous requests from curious people to write something about these little sweethearts. While doing research one day I came across a Sugar Glider group and left a message there asking if anyone had … Read more
You may not be aware of these unique wombat facts I bring to you today, particularly if you live anywhere but Australia and on scattered islands nearby. Wombats are pudgy, short-legged, muscular mammals are approximately 3 feet (1 meter) in length, and weigh between 44 and 77 lb (20 and 35 kg). They have short, stubby tails. … Read more
The Mexican Mole Lizard, or Bipes biporus, is an odd looking creature. It looks like a long earthworm with two front legs with claws that act like paddles. It burrows in porous soils, just like an earthworms. It’s not a true lizard but it’s closely related to lizards and snakes and belongs to the small … Read more
Rescuing Rosie A Tale of Two Women and a Rottweiler “Rescuing Rosie” is a story of a Rottweiler and two compassionate women who found the dog in the Neerabup National Park in Western Australia. The Rottweiler had apparently been living on her own in the Park for over a year. The two women felt compelled … Read more
Humane Society Charity Rating Revoked Donor Beware! It appears that we’ve been duped! Humane Society has gone from a 4-star rating to a “Humane Society charity rating revoked” status. How did this happen? The Humane Society, historically holding a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, was recently downgraded to 3-stars. And then … its rating was … Read more