Beautiful Animals

Too tired to comment individually. Great stuff, gang. Thanks to you all.

Deep ocean jellyfish:

Sorry about the above. It was a lovely picture of two golden retrievers sitting on the sandy shore in front of the ocean. I needed to see something relaxing and/or cute. Got the lady with the crown instead.

I've now opted for cute. Hope this stays:

Nothing like a monkey in a diaper riding a tiger kitten to brighten an otherwise gloomy day...........................
Except maybe this:



And for relaxation:

I wouldn't mind petting her for a while

Glad you like her, Barry. But this thread ain't for humans.

Wolf practicing its howling. Howl, kid, howl.

Roberta says:


But. But. But Roberta, ever since Charlie Darwin we've known we're animals too. And some of us are beautiful, some of us I'm not sure about.

True! Since Chimpy is our brother (no longer a cousin, as he was before getting classified in the genus homo) and we do post pictures of chimps, why are we the humans left out?! Btw, my apologies for zeroing Roberta's post with hotlink notice - nothing to do with the crowned woman, it't the notice I didn't want to keep seeing. Please reconsider this ban on humans, Roberta! Back to the relatives, now ranked by - what else - net worth: richest in the world is a distant cousin, a German shepherd, then there's brother chimp, and now an Italian rescue cat has made it to number 3:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072417/Italian-cat-inherits-10m-fortune-owner-Maria-Assunta-dies-aged-94.html

the last three daily B's & O's

To me, bunny 3 and otter 2 win by a whisker. Well, that would be two whiskers.

I'm not suggesting that humans ain't animals. I am suggesting that posting pictures of them here would turn this into a very different thread.

Why doesn't somebody start a thread for Beautiful Humans. A thought.

dj, Glad you're back with a full supply of B&Os. I love dat third otter.

High Seas, Thanks for the animal wealth info. Nice to know some creatures don't have to worry about the rent.

edgar, This video made this tough kid from the Bronx get all teary-eyed. I hope you're satisfied. Thanks for posting it.

I also had to reach for the tissues.Thanks Ed.

ditto, Ed. that was epic.

I watched the video about four times.

Porcupine, Michicgan by Margorie Albright

Wonderful pic, HH.

Leopard gecko:

Haven't watched it yet, have to run and get some tissues first..


edit, just watched, wonderful.

With their neon plumage glowing, Rose-ringed Parakeets roost in a copse in London's Wormwood Scrubs Park.
Photo: Oli Scarff / Getty Images / sfgate