Top Ten Signs You Got a Bad Judge at Westminster
February 14, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Number 10: He keeps saying, “There’s hardly any meat on this one” …
Number 9: Points at the favorite in the “working dogs” category and says, “You’re fired!”
Cloning Prehistoric Humans?
February 13, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Using a fragment of a human finger bone found in that cave, scientists have sequenced the genome of an extinct group of humans known as the Denisovans – so called after the name of the cave at Denisova.
Does the Universe Want to Play?
February 13, 2012 by Michael Mountain
The rapidly growing scientific field of “play studies” is turning up so many surprising examples of what at least appear to be play activities in the most surprising places, that scientists are asking whether there may be something about the very fabric of matter itself that continually spawns and nurtures fun and play.
Puppies Take Themselves to Hospital
February 13, 2012 by Michael Mountain
A pair of very thin, homeless puppies walked into a Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital looking for medical attention. Although the hospital only caters to humans, they made sure the doggies got the treatment they needed.
World’s Cutest Turtle
February 13, 2012 by Michael Mountain
“They’re living fossils,” says Ray Bosmans, president of the Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society (MATTS), a conservation and education group that helps place abandoned turtles and tortoises into new homes.
Meet Grandma!
February 8, 2012 by Michael Mountain
She lived in the ocean about 750 million years ago. Today, the ocean is gone – replaced by the savannah of Namibia. Long ago, this great-great-great-etc.grandma turned to stone, a tiny fossil.
Dolphins Surf with Boy
February 8, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Keith Overton was recording video of his son, Mitchell, wake surfing behind their boat near St. Pete Beach, Florida yesterday. A couple of dolphins decided to join in on the fun.
Ridiculous, Cute, Dog Car Ads
February 1, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Ads from Subaru feature dogs in cars doing all sorts of things, going to the beach, camping, ski trip.
How My Cat Sees Things
January 31, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Currently circulating on the Web. Original source seems to be unknown. How does your cat see things?
The Bird and the Guitar
January 31, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Watch as a baby bird half-falls, half-flies out of her nest and lands on the guitar of Josh Williams at the Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival in Denton, NC on May 5, 2011. Sitting in the front row of the audience was a veterinarian who returned the chick to her nest.
