Now, For Something Different

If you are looking for something different, check out the Flickr group Tiny Animals on Fingers.
There is just something captivating about small, cute animals and insects perched on an index finger. It makes the world somehow seem huge beyond belief...at least from their perspective. Enjoy!

Dolphin in Distress...or rather Freaky Dolphin Sex?!?

Ok, I was watching The Colbert Report last night when I nearly choked on my water. It seems that a couple of dolphins (well, actually 3!) caused a bit of a panic for some Florida emergency workers. Their amorous playtime set off major distress calls. The workers thought the female was injured - but it seems that - the strange noises were uh...something else. Here's a link to the story. Yay for freaky dolphin sex! You go, Flipperette!

Squid in the News

Devoted to all things squid, I present : The Squid Blog
Laughing Squid brings us squid art, squid crafts, squid humor, and real live squid news.

So I say to you, "get your squid on."

Ooo...so foxy!

I have discovered a new breed of exotic pet I would love to own.

The Fennec Fox.
They are cute beyond words. The smallest members of the fox family are very dog-like. And unlike sugar gliders, they can be litter & leash trained. I nearly went into "cuteness overload spasms of glee" when I saw them. Here's a linkie for a pic.

Pimpy the Penguin

Ok, I wasn't going to come out of my non-blogging hole with just anything so when I heard reference to this on the radio this morning, I just had to share it. A little something for posterity's sake...

Penguins engage in what seemingly amounts to prostitution.

Female penguins require rocks to build their nest. Evidently these rocks are a scare commodity in Antarctica. Because of this, female penguins secretely abandon their lovers in order to offer their "services" to other single penguin males. After they've done the do, the male pays the female with some pebbles from his stock. The female drags the pebbles back home and continues working on her nest.

It doesn't always have to be sex. Often a little cuddling is enough for the female to be able to collect her pebble. Fiona Hunter, a zoologist, once watched a female collect 62 pebbles without getting laid. That's gives new meaning to "getting your rocks off" I guess.

I always thought there was something a bit strange with these birds. They can't fly and they choose to live on a huge ice-cube.

Now, I find out they're 'hos to boot. It's too funny for words.