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Decorah Eagles Nest Cam

RGilbert — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:15:15 +0000

This web cam, set up and maintained by the Raptor Resource Project, lets us watch a nesting pair of Bald Eagles in Decorah, Iowa as they look after their offspring.

In 2012, three eggs were laid in the nest. The first one hatched on March 27, the second one on March 28, and we are still waiting for the third one to hatch!

Decorah Eagles Nest Cam.

Black Cat and Barn Owl: Best Buds

RGilbert — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:54:58 +0000

Two wild predators, different species, team up to be best friends! I wonder if they hunt together? It sure looks like Fum the Cat would like to share Gebra the Owl’s catch of the day! What do you think?

BBC News – Cape Town’s ‘mugger’ baboon Fred to be put down

RGilbert — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:02:22 +0000

BBC News – Cape Town’s ‘mugger’ baboon Fred to be put down.

Fred-the-baboon will pay the ultimate price for his aggressive panhandling in Cape Town.

How much is that doggy? Gwen Stefani and her boys enjoy a puppy playdate | Mail Online

RGilbert — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:36:57 +0000

How much is that doggy? Gwen Stefani and her boys enjoy a puppy playdate | Mail Online.

Surprised Kitty

RGilbert — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:13:48 +0000

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

RGilbert — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:39:42 +0000

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

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Canada

RGilbert — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:47:14 +0000

This is the 15th visit to Canada for Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne. For his wife, Camilla, it is her first official visit to her ancestral homeland. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Sir Alan MacNab, the former prime minister of the united Province of Canada.

The Royal couple is visiting Canada from November 2-12. Their itinerary includes a stop at the 2010 Olympic Village in Vancouver as well as a tour of Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario, built in 1835 for Camilla’s great-great-great-grandfather. On Friday, they paid a visit to the Royal Winter Agricultural Show in Toronto, where Camilla stopped to pet a show dog.

Burnt Bunnies Heat Homes

RGilbert — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:45:51 +0000

Stockholm’s homes are heated with bunny biofuel. Elmer Fudd must be fueling around in the wabbit patch. Swedish hunters kill thousands of pesky rabbits, that are said to be destroying the capital’s parks. The bunny bodies are frozen, ground and mixed with wood chips, peat or waste, then incinerated to produce heat for homes … Stockholm’s, that is.

Kill the Wabbit sound bite Elmer Fudd sound bites

BBC NEWS | Europe | Swedes divided over bunny biofuel.

Richard Gere Walking the Dog on the Red Carpet

RGilbert — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:34:58 +0000

Hachiko: A Dog’s Story is a new movie based on a true story about a devoted dog that waited at the Shibuya train station every day for his owner for years after the man had died. The dog died at the train station in 1935.

This remake of the 1987 Japanese movie is directed by Lasse Hallstrom and stars Richard Gere. It takes place in modern-day Rhode Island.

October 16, 2009: Actor Richard Gere and Akita puppy
on the red carpet at the Rome International Film Festival

Orangutan and Bluetick Coonhound, Best Friends

RGilbert — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:02:40 +0000

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. Suryia and Roscoe hugged and started playing together like long-lost friends.

The special relationship between Suryia and Roscoe demonstrates that true friends come in all shapes, sizes, colors, ages … and species!