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June 12, 2012
Lions, penguins, and crabs, oh my! Get close to wildlife through amazing photos
Kimberly Perry/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest At the Out of Africa Wildlife Reserve in Camp Verde, Arizona a lion yawns in the mid-afternoon sun. For the 24th year in a row, National Geographic is accepting photos from people around the world as part of their Traveler Photo Contest. Submissions include places, people, and yes, wildlife! All [...]
June 9, 2012
Karl Lagerfeld’s ‘beyond spoiled’ kitten uses iPad, has personal maids
Laura T. Coffey writes OK, for the sake of full disclosure: My two giant dogs and my giant cat are pretty darn spoiled. They are allowed on any and all furniture — (and their favorite furniture happens to be me). They also keep me on a tight leash when it comes to the precise timing of [...]
June 6, 2012
What’s the Difference Between Yams and Sweet Potatoes?
You may think you’ve had yams, but you probably haven’t. LifesLittleMysteries.com
June 4, 2012
Rapeseed – the unlikely British attraction for Japanese tourists
A tour firm has started offering tours of Britain’s rapeseed fields to Japanese tourists. Coach tours now stop at a farm on the Gloucestershire and Worestershire border to allow the visitors to walk among the crop and take photographs. Weird News – Funny and strange news – How About That
June 1, 2012
Canine klepto caught on camera goes viral
Julieanne Smolinski writes Missing your favorite pen? Maybe blame your favorite pet. Cantaloupe, an adorable Italian greyhound, has been knocking things off of his owner’s roommate’s desk… but since Cantaloupe is like a foot tall, he had to do a lot of hilarious jumping to get up there. Check out the video from Sara’s Webtastic [...]
May 29, 2012
Veteran helped by man’s best friend
War veteran Joseph Worley talks about his helping canine, Benjamin. America’s VetDogs trained the golden retriever specifically for Worley who lost a leg to an IED explosion in Iraq. TODAY.com’s Dara Brown has the story. Dara Brown writes Joseph Worley calls his four-legged helper, Benjamin, a life changer. Worley, a Navy Corpsman, was running to [...]
May 26, 2012
Stranded newborn dolphin rescued from shallow waters
Jason Collier/SeaWorld Orlando Pedro Ramos-Navarrate, supervisor of animal care at SeaWorld Orlando, feeds the rescued dolphin. A male dolphin calf was discovered alone and stuck in shallow waters under a mangrove by SeaWorld Orlando this week. The animal rescue team traveled to Three Sisters Island in Volusia County, Florida on Monday to rescue the young dolphin. Jason [...]
May 24, 2012
A monkey doing yoga? Check out our latest Animal Tracks slideshow
Mariana Bazo / Reuters A white-bellied spider monkey at Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru on May 19. Slideshow: Animal Tracks: May 16 – 23 Rhona Wise / Reuters From a monkey doing yoga to super cute 4-week-old baby owlets, get your cuteness fix with irresistible photos of creatures great and small. Launch slideshow Follow @TODAYPets [...]
May 21, 2012
Frogs leap for victory at the Calaveras County Fair
Chris Weeks / AP Brent Bloom urges on his frog “Jumping Bob” at the Jumping Frog Jubilee on May 20, 2012 in Calaveras County, Calif. The Jumping Frog Jubilee at the Calaveras County Fair was first held in 1928, inspired by a short story written by Mark Twain. The event is taken extremely seriously by [...]
May 18, 2012
From Pizza dough to Facebook IPO
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is a familiar face at Pinocchio’s Pizza in Harvard, so familiar there are now photos of him on the walls. During a recent visit, owner Adam DiCenso says, he picked up the tab and left a big tip. Though, not quite a billion dollars. Weird News – Funny and strange news – [...]
