2 Comments October 31st, 2007 by ThunderDragon
“Dog bites man” isn’t news. “Man bites dog” is. But where does
dog shoots man fit in?
A man out hunting in Iowa was shot in the leg after a hunting dog stepped on his gun, authorities said.
The accident happened after James Harris, 37, put his gun on the ground to retrieve a fallen pheasant.
One of a pack of hunting dogs following behind stepped on the trigger, and up to 120 birdshot pellets hit Mr Harris in the left calf at short range. (BBC)
It seems that it is news, and “man shoots dog” probably wouldn’t be. “Man bites dog” would have been a more amusing story, though.
Add a comment October 25th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Absolutely
shocking…
Six elephants have been electrocuted in the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya…
The Meghalaya wildlife department said that the elephants may have been looking for food, before stampeding into a line of pylons. (BBC)
Who’s for elephant burgers? [What does elephant taste like anyway? Chicken, probably.]
1 Comment October 12th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Why did the lorry-load of chickens cross the road? [And no, it's not even a joke about
Chicken Brown.]
Major roads in central Scotland were brought to a standstill after a lorry containing 1,800 chickens crashed on the A80, leaving birds running loose. (BBC)
The most absurd result of this story is this one line in the BBC report:
The Scottish SPCA said it had concerns for the welfare of the chickens.
WTF? They were on their way to an abattoir! They were going to die and become our dinner! If anything, they were better off with the crash than before! Idiots.
Add a comment September 29th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
I’ve heard of homing pigeons, but homing
crocodiles?!
Three homesick crocodiles in Australia have shocked experts by returning hundreds of kilometres back to their homes after being relocated.
The discovery was made after tracking devices were attached to the reptiles.
Saltwater crocodiles caught near popular Australian beaches and rivers are often shipped to more remote areas.
But the policy of relocating rogue crocodiles will now be questioned - since it seems the animals have a well-developed homing instinct. (BBC)
The concept of home sweet home exists even for crocodiles, it seems!
Add a comment September 23rd, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Never trust a one-legged man?
A Californian man has been charged with using his false leg to smuggle three endangered iguanas from a nature reserve in Fiji to the United States.
Prosecutors say Jereme James stole the banded iguanas while on a visit to the South Pacific island in 2002.
He is alleged to have constructed a special compartment inside his prosthetic limb to move the reptiles. (BBC)
Now that’s using your leg!
Add a comment September 18th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
It’s one way to travel…
An iguana which was smuggled into Blackpool Airport in a woman’s bra has found a new home at the resort’s zoo.
The green reptile was discovered when a police officer noticed something was moving under a woman’s dress at the airport on Friday.
She was stopped and after a security guard found the iguana peeking out of her bra, she admitted it was hers. (BBC)
The iguana evidently didn’t seem to mind travelling in a bra too much…
Add a comment September 16th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Gerbils in space!
The Russian space agency has blasted ten gerbils into space for a 12-day mission to test the possible effects on humans of a flight to Mars.
The small mammals, similar to mice and rats, are being kept in special cages with a supply of nuts and cereals.
Day and night will be simulated and special machines will clean their excrement in the weightless conditions…
The furry rodents lifted off from the Russian-run Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on Friday in a Soyuz rocket. (BBC)
There is nothing else that I can add.
2 Comments September 12th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
In ur govmint, sheddin on ur ministers.
It must be one of the most privileged, and soon-to-be best known cats in British public life.
Sybil - as in Basil and Sybil Fawlty - the black and white moggie is much loved in the home of the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.
And that home is now the flat above the heart of Britain’s government - 10 Downing Street - where the Darlings, including Sybil, have moved to from north of the border.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s official spokesman confirmed a new cat was in residence…
Asked if the moggie was being given free rein in the building, the spokesman pointed out that cats were not the easiest of animals to deny access to. (BBC)
In ur Cabinet, makin ur laws.
1 Comment September 8th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Are you an animal lover? If so, I suggest you don’t watch this video of Stephen Lynch performing his song ‘Kill A Kitten’…
1 Comment September 6th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Real wildlife photography - wildlife
taking photos!
Meerkats at Longleat safari park hijacked the camera when a photographer left his equipment in their enclosure.
Having used the tripod as a climbing frame the inquisitive animals soon discovered how to fire the shutter. The results may not be perfect, as they were a little out of focus, but they are better than many first snaps taken by human beings…
Monty [the meerkat] did, however, make the habitual mistake of the amateur snapper – managing to cut off his subject’s head in one photograph. (The Times)
Well, they don’t have any thumbs to put tin front of the lens, do they!
UPDATE: It was actually a hoax.
