New Monkeys!

Scientists believe they have discovered a new species of monkey!

Source:  "Scientists Discover New Species of Monkey Hidden Deep in Amazon Rain Forest."  Mail Online.  18 Aug. 2010.

Adorable Donkey and Pelicans

These pelicans appear to be creating their own activity.  Even animals can be bored!

Source:  "I Pinned the Tail on the Donkey!  Pair Of Asses (We Mean, Pelicans) Bully a Poor Eeyore."  Mail Online.  18 Aug. 2010.

Kindness and Fairness Are Also Found in Animals!

Yes, it appears that fairness and kindness are not only human traits.

Source:  Palca, Joe.  "Monkey Business:  Fairness Isn't Just a Human Trait."  NPR.  16 Aug. 2010.

Cute Animal Pics!

OMG!  The absolute cutest animal pics!  A gallery of 35 pictures of animals of different species snuggling together!  A must see!

Source:  “Animal Odd Couples.”  The New York Daily News.  2 June 2010.

Swimming Cow!

A cow went for an adventure and a swim! 

Source:  “Hey Diddle Diddle... This Cow Jumped into the POOL.”  Mail Online.  8 June 2010.

Roar! Cologne-Loving Animals!

Lions and tigers at the Bronx Zoo in New York seem to love the fragrance “Obsession,”  I’m not surprised since one of my pooches LOVES men’s cologne.  In fact, when I put paper samples on the floor, he rubs himself all over them! 

Source:  “Obsession for Big Cats:  Scientists Find Cheetahs and Jaguars Attracted to Calvin Klein Fragrance.”  Mail Online.  8 June 2010.

A Baby Anteater!

Soooooo cute!  Check out this baby anteater!

Source:  “Clinging Tight, the Baby Anteater Who'll Spend Four Months Riding on his Mum's Back.”  Mail Online.  7 June 2010.

Music for Pets!

Music for your pets!

Source:  “Music to Your Pets’ Ears.”  ABC News.  11 June 2010.

More Inter-Species Friends!

Inter-species friends!  An Orangutan and a dog!  Check out the video!  

Source:  “Dog, Orangutan Become Best Friends.”  ABC News.  21 May 2010.

A Lifesaving Dog!

This dog is a lifesaver...she can smell when a 6 year old girl’s insulin level drops too low!  

Source:  “Diabetic Girl, 6, Has Life Saved Four Times A WEEK by Dog Which Knows When She Needs Insulin.”  Mail Online.  22 June 2010.

Bionic Cat!

A bionic cat!  Biomedical engineering at work!  

Source:  “Amputee Cat Gets Bionic Feet.”  AFP.  25 June 2010.

Hotel for Dogs!

A five-star hotel for dogs!

Source:  Smith, Richard.  “Dogs Enjoy a Luxury Break at Special Five-Star Pooch Hotel.”  mirror.co.uk.  18 June 2010.

Smart Animals!

More proof that farm animals are smarter than you may think. 

Source:  Cable, Amanda.  “We're Too Smart for Sausages:  Why Farm Animals Aren't Really as Dumb as They Look.”  Mail Online.  2 July 2010.

A wonderful story about dogs from Afghanistan.

Source:  Farthing, Pen.  “How Pups of War Went to CRUFTS:  Continuing Tale of Two Dogs Saved from Afghanistan after First Book is a Hit.”  Mail Online.  4 July 2010.

Soccer-playing, or if you live outside of the United States football-playing, cockerels!  (Cockerels are roosters that are under the age of one year.)  

Source:  “Sign Him Up, Fabio!  The Cockerel with Dazzling Football Skills.”  Mail Online.  4 July 2010.

Fish actually talk to each other?  According to one study, yes! 

Source:  “An Underwater Racket:  Fish Use Grunts, Chirps and Pops to 'Talk' to Each Other.”  Mail Online.  8 July 2010.

A little seagull thinks he’s a cat!  

Source:  “Confused Seagull that Thinks He's a Cat:  Bird Sleeps in Pets' Beds and Eats Their Food.”  Mail Online.  8 July 2010.

Gorillas playing tag, just like human children!  Amazing!  

Source:  Derbyshire, David.  “Gorillas 'Play Games of Tag Just Like Human Children'.”  Mail Online.  14 July 2010.

So cute!  A mama bear teaching her cubs how to cross a stream! 

Source:  “Just Grin and Bear It:  Mother Tries to Teach Her Cubs How to Cross a Mountain Stream.”  Mail Online.  15 July 2010.

A 25 pound turtle came back to her home...4 years after she wandered away!  

Source:  “Tortoise Shows Up in NH 4 Years After Disappearing.”  Weird News—AOL.  11 July 2010.

A two-headed lizard.  Interesting pic.  

Source:  Hartzman, Marc.  “Two-Headed, Six-Legged Dragon Is 'Amazingly Cute’.”  Weird News—AOL.  25 July 25 2010.

Ever heard of a zedonk?  It is the result of a zebra and a donkey mating.  Check out this one! 

Source:  “Zedonk Hybrid Born at Ga. Wildlife Preserve.”  AP.  28 July 2010.

An unusual sight:  manta rays flying through the air!  

Source:  “Flying Giants:  Incredibly Rare Display as Manta Rays Leap 9ft Out of Water into the Air.”  Mail Online.  30 July 2010.

A new study says that pigs have feelings!  

Source:  “Pigs Have Feelings, too (And They Prefer a Bit of Luxury)”  Mail Online.  28 June 2010.

Did you think that orangutans are slow-pokes?  Well, it turns out this may be the result of evolution.  

Source:  Brumfiel, Geoffrey.  “Orangutans Aren't Lazy, Just Evolved to Hang Around.”  NPR.  3 Aug. 2010.

Yeah!  Help is on the way for dogs who served in the military who are experiencing PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).  

Source:  Elliott, Dan.  “Military Dogs Returning from Iraq Get PTSD Diagnoses; One Shepherd's Therapy Seems to Help.”  The Associated Press.  3 Aug. 2010.

Kudos to Pamela Anderson for helping pets who were abandoned after the BP oil spill!  

AP Photo/Chuck Cook

Source:  McGill, Kevin.  “Pamela Anderson Helps Pets Abandoned After BP Oil Spill, Now on their Way to New Homes to VA.”  The Associated Press.  3 Aug. 2010.

A sanctuary for donkeys!  Yeah!!! 

Source:  Topham, Laura.  “Eeyores 'R' Us!  The Sanctuary that is Saving Abandoned Donkeys From a Frenchman's Dinner Plate.”  Mail Online.  13 Aug. 2010.

Hmmm...animals are smarter than we think!  

 Source:  Chalmers, Sarah.  “Who Are You Calling a Dumb Animal?”  Mail Online.  12 Aug. 2010.