Beautiful Animals

dj, I'll fill in on the B&O if I can. Please say hi to Tai for me. Is today's bunny eating a flower?

c.i., Thanks for the pics. That wombat doesn't look like a wombat. However, the koala looks exactly like a koala, and the kangaroo is a kangaroo.

Arella Mae, I'm a crossword puzzle doer. It was in puzzles that I first heard of aye-ayes, aka ai ai aka ay ay. The baby leopard is major cute. What a pose.

HH, Admiring your new avatar. Thanks for straightening things out with the wombat.

Here's a wombat:

What is that animal I posted?

Whatever it is, it is still BIGGER than my cat!

I think it's a bandicoot CI (embarassing as an Australian I'm not sure we just have so many marsupial rat looking things!)

I believe you're right! Thanks.

Not as big as a cat Arella, they are about a foot long from nose to tail.

CI - don't feel bad look what someone else has labelled as a wombat baby
http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=241419

Just to add confusion - there are two kinds of wombats - the one posted earlier, and the Hairy Nosed Wombats


Very tired by all this wombat talk. zzzzzzz

Sugar Gliders demand equal time for all Australian Marsupials!

Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus) male by Rainbirder @ Wikimedia Commons.

Must just look really big in that picture. Oh my! Dat baby is tooooo precious1

i'll have limited internet access, the cabins have wifi so i can post from my ipod but not sure i can copy paste images

will definitely say hi

the bunny appears to be eating a flower stem first

the daily B & O

todays B looks like he's trying to remember where he left his carrots

Get in trouble in the water, and this just might be the most beautiful animal you've ever seen in your life--doggy lifeguards



cool story

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/25/7474389-fuzzy-four-legged-lifeguard-saves-lives-in-poland

Awesome bunny and that otter with his eyes covered.............makes ya thud for sure.

Roberta! Closing in on the half-million views mark! I'm predicting it will be reached on Monday, 9/1 at 4:02 am EDT. (I probably won't be awake to check, though lol). My prediction has been scientifically and mathematically evaluated for all of ... 5 minutes lol. But that's my guess and I'm sticking to it! Unless I change it


The elusive Highland Tiger, or Scottish Wildcat, is captured on camera in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. Nature photographer Peter Cairns, from Kingussie, has been documenting the decline of the Highland Tiger and he predicts that unless more people are made aware of this national icon, its future is decidedly uncertain. "I think part of the problem is the fact that not many people realise the animal exists; its very rare and elusive," explained Peter, 48. "It's hard for people to relate and care for something that they dont know exists."
Picture: Peter Cairns / Barcroft Media

I'm surprised anyone has to teach dogs to save drowning people. All the dogs I've ever known will swim over, grab you by the back of the neck, and pull you ashore if they see you stay underwated for more that a second. I found that out at the cost of several scuba-diving suits! But maybe what they need to learn is how not to be pulled down by a panicky human? How do Saint Bernards get trained, do you know? Great pic anyway.

Roberta - are you planning a party for the half-million-views of your thread? I'm posting congrats and best wishes now as not sure when back online!

Well, I'm wombatted out.
Glad to see that sugar glider. Love that poiple boid.

Gonna miss you, dj. The jernt won't be the same without you. Is today's bunny biting his nails? Wabbits! The two tier otters are wunderbar.

MJ, Those dogs are beautiful whether they're saving your life or not. Be still my heart. I love those German shepherds.

Irish, Your guess could be right. I hope you know that no prizes will be awarded. But if you're right, you'll have my undying admiration. I'll be awake. 4:02 a.m. is the shank of the evening for me. I'll be watching. That cat is a new one on me. It's a beauty. I hope it hangs in.

High Seas, There's nothing like swimming with a dog. Even the little ones don't like their humans to go under the water. Thanks for the congrats and good wishes. I'm stunned that this thread has become what it became. I love this thread. I'm glad other people like it too. Travel safe.

If you scroll down there is the THUDDERIST video of a baby polar bear and his new toy.

http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/bear/

Baby Western Lowland Gorilla



Bat Eared Fox (with an attitude I might add)



Cheetah Cubs



Mom and Baby Beluga

I hope you're satisfied, Arella Mae. I'm plotzing all over the living room.

At least when I plotz, I don't lose consciousness.

Thanks, mucho, kid. Too much.

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