Monday, 7 January 2013

Protective mother

Peter found this story today:

Look into her eyes as she cradles her newborn baby and you know she's not going to let anyone mess with the little ape.

Keepers at Twycross Zoo, Warwickshire, have so far been unable to get close enough to 16-stone (224lbs) Ozala to determine the sex of the infant, born four days ago.

Read more on the Daily Mail.




Sunday, 6 January 2013

Modern fairy tale

Normally I don't post stuff about politics, but I found this video very sweet (and accurate), so I'd like to share it with you. It's narrated by Ed Asner.

Saturday, 5 January 2013

Life is hard

Shapeshifterbelly sent me this joke. Thank you, Shapeshifter.


The Montana Department of Employment, Division of Labor Standards, claimed a small rancher was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.

AGENT: I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them.

RANCHER: Well, there's my hired hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board. 

Then there's the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.

AGENT: That's the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one.

RANCHER: That would be me.

Friday, 4 January 2013

Lovely owls follow-up

I received a comment on the photo below, drawing my attention to the lack of credit for the picture. The majority of photos posted here are found on the internet and very rarely credit the authors.


I'm very happy to tell you that this photo was taken by Ellen D. Hartlmeier on behalf of O.W.L (Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation Society). I'm glad Ellen posted that comment. We've been in touch via e-mail and she told me about their Facebook page, which has up-to-date info and loads of photos! Click HERE to visit their page.

I found out that this lovely reading bird is called Sarah and that she's one of the ambassadors for the species in the Society's educational programs.

I know many of you don't "do" Facebook, so please visit their website to find out more about the excellent work they do and to get acquainted with very attractive birds. They specialize in raptors and, as enthusiastic followers of the Decorah eagles, I'm sure many of you would be fascinated to learn a little bit more about some of the other species. There are many stories, a virtual tour and also a wish list on their homepage. Some of the items on the list are quite easy to find and post to them. They also accept donations.

Enjoy!

[Bonus: I made a new friend!]