Beautiful Animals

Do it. Then get back with us and let us know how it worked out.

olga, Great pic. The mother looks a little bored; the kid looks a little plaintive. Thanks.

firefly, I relate to the bear. Languishing from the heat.

Beaded lizard (close relative of the gila monster; venomous; found in northern Mexico):

Paid a visit to the Adelaide Zoo today to see their two Giant Panda's Wang Wang and Funi.
http://www.giantpanda.org.au/index.php/giant-pandas/australias-giant-pandas.html

I wish I could make this image a bit bigger & clearer, but I can't.
If you squint a bit & look pretty carefully, you'll see Bud & Rosie, two little ringtail possums which have established their "nest" on the ledge of a high window at the place where I do voluntary work.
They sleep all day & probably eat all the neighborhood roses (hence their names) at night.
They are quite beautiful, snuggled up together fast asleep... quite a distraction!
We can see them, but they are completely oblivious to our presence, sitting at our computers inside.



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Not Bud & Rosie, but this is what they look like, only smaller:

Dutchy, Major thanks for the pandas. Gotta love 'em, and I do.

olga, I wish you could make the image bigger and clearer too. I'll have to take your word for it. Phooey. Thanks for the substitutes. Very cute indeed.

Compass jellyfish:

The Gardiner’s Seychelles frog grows to 11 millimeters, smaller than your thumbnail.

firefly, Oh my. Teeny weeny amphipian. Love it. I wonder if it has a high-pitched ribet.

Edit: I checked on youtube. It's ribet is not there.

That is a beauty Roberta! If you have chance to access youtube type in Compass jellyfish for an interesting journey, watching them as they move about. A genuine treat.

Thanks for the tip Sturgis. I'm currently experiencing insomnia. Rather than working, I'm messing around. Perfect time for some youtubing.

The northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus. Northern Territory, Australia.

Not sure if this is what we call the "snotty", but it looks similar.

Builder, The quoll is wonderful. And cute. Definitely thud-worthy. IMO, jellyfish are beautiful and bizarre animals. No brain, no heart. But they're alive.

Prairie dogs (not really dogs):

this was officially voted cutest video ever in some poll. they may have something there. baby pandas learn to slide (haven't been here in awhile, sorry if this is a repeat)

I saw that yesterday, love the 1-2-3 pileup!! A bit worrisome when one lands on his head though. I mused aloud while watching it, "why didn't they put something soft at the bottom?" and the kid who was watching it with me said "the something soft is the first panda down."

Awwww......those pandas are so cool....working so hard to keep the imprisoned human's environment enriched...

"Anyone seen the kitten?"

"Yeah,I saw her in the barn"....

A happy ending....

Cat Mama Reunited with Her Kittens Separated by House Fire
Jul 11, 2012
A house fire separated a cat mama and her six kittens. Five kittens survived the fire and were saved by the Red Paw, a rescue group that responds to house fires and other disasters providing temporary shelter and vet care for animals involved. They went on a search for the mother. The building burned to the ground, but they didn’t stop searching. Three days later, miraculously the cat mama was found and it was an emotional reunion.



Story by Red Paw (follow them on Facebook):

Monday morning around 1:00am Red Paw was called by the Red Cross to respond to a house fire in “South Philly” for six kittens! When we got there we were told the momma cat ran off and was unable to be caught. Sadly, one of the kittens died in the fire and we searched for the mom for three days with no luck.

[On June 28] we were called by the Red Cross again. They had gotten a call for a cat who was in a house fire in “Southwest Philly “and abandoned in the burnt out building by the owner. A good Samaritan named AJ, rescued her from the home and had her in his car with the air running for 3 hours while he was at work! After speaking with him and hearing his concerns for her health, he drove the cat to Red Paw where the kittens are staying.

This cat had obviously just given birth. Not putting two and two together right away, or ever thinking it would be possible, we joked about how we had a mom with no kittens and kittens with no mom.

As we talked out all the details further we realized that the area where the kittens were rescued is sometimes refereed to as “Southwest Philly” and that the new cat fit the description of the missing momma. We quickly called the owner to see if her missing cat had been wearing a flea collar, she was! And it was green! After confirming white paws and a white strip on her nose we knew it had to be true!!

Aw, wonderful story, Barry.
Terrific photographs, too.
Hooray for Red Paw!