Coffee and Provocation

Hermaphrodite Puppy Found Abandoned
A lurcher, in Ireland.  Eight weeks old.  A "double-neutering" is on the agenda "to render her as a female."  A headline below the article caught my eye:  "Dog sex case Irishman goes free after woman dies".  I advise not going there.  I did, and now I am boiling my brain in bleach. Ahhh!

Help, Lassie!
I have  fallen down the shitter, and I cannot get out.  A heart-warming story about a smart dog and a stupid human.

 

Whales to be Saved with New Shipping Route
California finally does the obvious and reroutes cargo shipping lanes around whale resting and feeding areas.

 

Made in China

A large tank at the Shanghai Aquarium bursts and releases 33 Tons of water and live sharks into a public area.  Liability insurance?  What's that?

If You Want to Get Quoted
If you want to get quoted, one tip is to work a dog into your bon mots for the world.

The Art of the Metaphor

A short talk about a big subject.

One More Reason to Hate Police

On Christmas eve, Chicago police let a dog out of its own backyard and then shot it when it barked at them. 

 

This Country is Full of Sick People

A Clemson student's turtle project proves that people really do swerve their cars to hit turtles crossing the road. 

 

Wombat Poop is Cubic

Yes, read that sentence again.  Wombat poop is cubic, ostemsibly so the very dry turds do not roll off the rock and logs where they are deposited as markers.  Photos at the link.

 

Holland vs The Netherlands

Not the same thing, apparently. 

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Was Female

How do we know?  Simple.  Female reindeer keep their antlers into the Spring, but male reindeer loose their antlers before Christmas.  If Rudolph is rocking a set of antlers (as is seen in every children's book), then "he" is actually a she.

Giant Galapagos Tortoises are Roaring Back

From 14 on the island of Espanola in the 1970s, to over 1,000 today.

 

Gravity Powered Light

This could provide light for people who do not have electricity and cannot afford kerosene and batteries.  Obvious in hindsight -- a sand weight turns gears, and a dynamo runs a few LED lightbulbs.  The LED is changing the world.

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