Archive for the ‘Video’ Category

Surprised Kitty

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Everyone can use at least 17 seconds of amusement. The Surprised Kitty Cat video has had more than 3,000,000 views on YouTube.

The Fun Theory: Piano Stairs

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

A French friend sent me this video, and it is too good not to share. It doesn't have much to do with critters, but a couple of dogs make a cameo appearance! See Also: TheFunTheory.com

Orangutan and Bluetick Coonhound, Best Friends

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Suryia, an Orangutan, and Roscoe, a Bluetick Coonhound, are best friends, living at a preserve for endangered animals in South Carolina. They met a couple of years ago when Roscoe, looking thin and hungry, followed staff home to The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in Myrtle Beach. ...

The Rabbi, the Shofar and the Dog

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Shana Tova!

The Walrus is Sara

Monday, September 7th, 2009

The Instanbul Dolphinarium opened in December 2008 in Instanbul, Turkey. The project was built as a joint venture between Turkey and Russia. At this facility, people and dolphins can swim together. The Dolphinarium promotes the therapeutic benefits that humans derive from swimming with the dolphins. It also suggests that "a ...

Smart Doggy

Monday, August 17th, 2009

My friend Peg sent me this video. This smart puppy knows enough to take treats only from mom and dad!

Dog’s Leg Tries to Steal Bone

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

This video is hilarious. That said, can you imagine what would happen if some hapless person tried to get between this puppy and his treat??

CATcerto Featuring Nora the Piano Cat

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

My friend, photographer Douglas Sandberg, alerted me to a unique musical purrformance. CATcerto, a collaboration between Nora the Piano Cat and Lithuanian conductor Mindaugas Piečaitis is performed by the Klaipėda chamber orchestra, featuring piano soloist Nora the Cat: Four-year old Nora is a prodigy by anyone's standards. From humble beginnings, baby ...

Muttville’s Old Dogs

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Someone in San Francisco is looking out for elderly dogs. Sherri Franklin, the founder and executive director of Muttville, started the organization in 2007 to find homes and provide foster care or hospice for abandoned senior and special-needs dogs. Many of these old dogs end up in shelters because their ...

Pabst Wins Blue Ribbon for Ugliest Dog

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The 2009 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair broke with tradition in its 21st year. The Chinese Crested breed that has dominated the prize for the past seven years was bypassed this time for a boxer-mix with an under bite. Four-year old Pabst, a shelter dog belonging ...