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The world's smallest dog?

2009-07-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

The Daily Mail is reporting about a Maltese pup that is only three inches high and can sit quite comfortably in a tea cup.
According to his owner, Cheryl McKnight, that qualifies the white bundle of fur, named Scooter, to take the title of the smallest dog in the world.

We never thought that there could be a pup smaller than this one...

Squirrel's head stuck in cup

2009-07-13T20:10:00.000-07:00

This is kinda funny... Thanks to Cyndi W. for tipping.

Meet Archimedes

2009-07-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

"...Archimedes was adopted from our local pet shelter. Archimedes is about 6 months old. He loves chasing bugs and frogs, jumping in lakes, and belly rubs. He is a very playful and sweet dog with a great personality. Archimedes has made friends with all the dogs in his cul-de-sac as well as a few cats!!"

Sabrina B. what a lovely dog you have with a beautiful name. Can he do maths too? ;-)

Cute koala twin babies

2009-07-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

Koala twin babies climbing on their mothers's back...

Bear Quintuplets

2009-07-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

The following story was send to us in a Forward mail by Cindy W.

Black bears typically have two cubs; rarely, one or three. In 2007, in northern New Hampshire, a black bear Sow gave birth to five healthy young. There were two or three reports of sows with as many as 4 cubs, but five was, and is, very extraordinary. I learned of them shortly after they emerged from their den and set myself a goal of photographing all five cubs with their mom - no matter how much time and effort was involved. I knew the trail they followed on a fairly regular basis, usually shortly before dark. After spending nearly four hours a day, seven days a week, for more than six weeks, I had that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
and photographed them. I used the equivalent of a very fast film speed on my digital camera. The print is properly focused and well exposed, with all six bears posing as if they were in a studio for a family portrait.

I stayed in touch with other people who saw the bears during the summer and into the fall hunting season. All six bears continued to thrive. As time for hibernation approached, I found still more folks who had seen them, and everything remained OK. I stayed away from the bears as I was concerned that they might become habituated to me, or to people in general, and treat them as `approachable friends�. This could easily become dangerous for both man and animal.

After Halloween, I received no further reports and could only hope the bears survived until they hibernated.

This spring, just before the snow disappeared, all six bears came out of their den and wandered all over the same familiar territory they trekked in the spring of 2007.

I saw them before mid-April and dreamed nightly of taking another family portrait, a highly improbable second once-in-a-lifetime photograph.

On 25 April 2008, I achieved my dream.

When something as magical as this happens between man and animal, Native Americans say, �We have walked together in the shadow of a rainbow�. And so it is with humility and great pleasure that I share these exhilarating photos with you. Do pass them on!

Sincerely, /Tom Sears.

Squirrel wants ice cream cone....

2009-07-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

This squirrel sure knows how to use his cuteness for personal gain ;)

Cat wants a bath...

2009-07-05T08:25:00.000-07:00

Apparently some cats actually do like water...

Busch Gardens animals beat the heat

2009-07-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

Pictures by Matt Mariot/Busch Gardens

These animals know what to do to stay cool...

As the temperature swells in the Tampa Bay area, Busch Gardens animals are doing what comes naturally to beat the heat.
Because most species in the park are native to Africa or other tropical or sub-tropical climates, they have natural adaptations and behaviors to help them thrive in high temperatures. Hippos and Asian small-claw otters spend time in the water to cool off. Rhinos wallow in mud pits to beat the heat.
Also helping the animals to stay cool are the naturalistic habitats at Busch Gardens. Lush forests, waterfalls, rocky overhangs and plunge pools in exhibits such as Myombe Reserve, Jungala and the Edge of Africa mimic the animals’ environments in the wild, providing shade in the summer and sunny areas in winter.
For more information on Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, visit www.BuschGardens.com.

Kitty falling asleep

2009-07-02T08:40:00.000-07:00

Don't you just wish you had this kitty at your couch?

More cuteness falling asleep at cutethingsfallingasleep.org

Cougar baby Gillin at the New Zoo

2009-07-01T08:08:00.000-07:00

Looks like orphaned cougar Gillin is doing fine at her new home.

Cat doesn't like the guitar...

2009-06-30T08:58:00.000-07:00

Sender-inner Chris C. writes; This is my 5yo Bengal Cat, called Freya.
Whenever I play the guitar, she chatters straight away, and in this video, at 39s, she covers her ears with her paw!

Hmmm, I guess you need to improve your guitar playing, Chris...

Two-month-old golden monkey baby

2009-06-29T08:40:00.000-07:00

Picture by Xinhua/Photoshot

A two-month-old golden monkey cub in Shennongjia Golden Monkey Research Center, in central China's Hubei Province.

Found at the UK Daily Telegraph.

Cute baby frogmouth chick

2009-06-28T11:50:00.000-07:00

Tawny frogmouth chick born at Woodland Park Zoo Seattle gets supplemental feeding, is weighed, and is returned to her parents behind the scenes with zookeeper Ernie Rose.

Free raccoon with your soda

2009-06-27T14:54:00.000-07:00

Imagine dropping your quarters into a vending machine and having a raccoon face pop out instead of your drink... It happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Koalas during the heat wave in Australia

2009-06-26T10:25:00.000-07:00

Some awesome pictures that Cindy W. has emailed us. More heated and also rescued Australian animals here, here and here.

Australia has had a record heat wave with devastating fires as a result.
Koalas if you don't know are not social and don't come out of trees or down to the suburbs very often. But the main thing is that they don't actually drink water normally at any time. All their food and water source is provided from the eucalyptus leaves that they eat. That's why they sleep about 22 hours of the day because the calories and liquid intake is not enough to keep them awake long enough, but they consume enormous amounts of leaves in that time. So.. the following photos are even more amazing once that fact is known.

Squirrel nuts over builder friend

2009-06-25T10:47:00.000-07:00

A squirrel has built up a close relationship with a builder who found him when he was only a week old.
Nutty even showers with his surrogate "mum", Tony from Stockport, and goes to work with him

Baby Fennec foxes debut at Tokyo Zoo

2009-06-24T10:53:00.000-07:00

These Fennec foxes were born in May at a zoo in Tokyo and are being looked after by staff because their mother was unable to take care of them herself. Their big ears aren't actually to help their hearing, the large surface area helps them lose heat.

Cute baby Meerkats at Newquay Zoo

2009-06-23T10:16:00.000-07:00

Lovely video about four cute baby Meerkats that are now out and about at Newquay Zoo having lots of fun. Their names are Sippet, Titch, Bumble and Fraggle.

Bighorn Sheep vs Toyoya 4Runner

2009-06-22T09:57:00.000-07:00

"None shall pass. You understand?"

Thanks to sender-inner Andrew R. for submitting this one.

Bunnies in space...

2009-06-21T11:03:00.000-07:00

Sender-inner Zach H. wanted to submit his latest bunny adventure to Holy Cuteness.
Thanks Zach, we never knew that bunnies played such an important role in space travelling...

Oregon's orphaned cougar baby

2009-06-20T08:14:00.000-07:00

Pictures by Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian

This is Gillin, a 9 pound cougar cub, who was discovered last month near Klamath Falls. He is temporarily residing in the care of the Oregon Zoo, but is preparing for a move to his new home at The Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo.
At this stage the zoo keepers can still handle Gillin, but that won't last much longer...

Little duckling gets trampled by mom

2009-06-19T08:58:00.000-07:00

"Ouch, mama!"

A little duckling gets stepped on by its mother by the River Avon in Christchurch, England...

But luckily the little duck didn't get hurt. According to an onlooker it bounced straight back up again and shook itself down.

Found at the UK Daily Mail.

Newborn baby deer rescue

2009-06-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, we have to admit that the voice-over is a bit boring, but the video is very touching...

Late in the evening a friend knocked on our door with a new born baby deer in her arms, not more than an hour old. She found the mother dead from a car accident, and the baby must have popped out of the mother during the accident. The tiny baby buck laid in his mother's blood on the side of the road. Our friend Angelea cleaned off most of the blood, and her and her mother Sakkara wrapped up the baby in a towel to bring it over to us. Without a mother, the fawn had little chance for survival, but we were determined to see her through the night until we could contact a local woman who is licensed to raise orphaned deer.

Check out Deer in the yard for more videos and pictures.

SeaWorld Orlando welcomes flamingo fluffball

2009-06-17T14:33:00.000-07:00

Pictures by Jason Collier/SeaWorld Orlando

Walker, a Caribbean flamingo, explores his habitat at SeaWorld in Orlando. Hatched just four weeks ago, Walker eats plenty of fish, krill, hardboiled egg and cereal and as an adult will feed on a special diet formulated just for flamingos. In fact, the trademark bright pink color of Walker's future feathers is caused by carotenoid pigments that occur naturally in a variety of plant and animal life and are responsible for the red and orange coloring in many birds. SeaWorld's avian experts expect Walker to grow into his adult plumage in about three years. To learn more about Caribbean flamingos, go to SeaWorld.org.

Boy flushes puppy down the toilet

2009-06-16T09:50:00.000-07:00

A puppy needing a bath ended up in big trouble. Four-year-old Daniel Blair of London, England took his dog outside. It got muddy, so he decided to wash-up the pup in the toilet. Not such a good idea...