Animals
Dolphin High Jump
Most sources I've looked at maintain their capacity is five meters, or sixteen feet.
The performance in the video below is posted twice on YouTube, by different folks. And one poster claimed the rope was set at twenty meters. That would be over sixty feet, or as high as a five-story building.
I don't think so. They might have meant twenty feet.
But if we look at the photo to the right (from the Life archives of a Marineland performance from 1958), we see that the dolphin has jumped about three body-lengths out of the water for its treat. (Unless of course it's been lifted up there by humans and nailed by the snout to the pole.) According to Wikipedia, dolphin species vary from four feet to thirty feet long. If we assume this dolphin is ten feet long, then it's jumped thirty feet straight up!
Amazing!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 18, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, 1950s, Natural Wonders
Extreme Shepherding
This is pretty cool until the very end, when it's revealed that it's a corporate-produced viral video, which means the entire thing is probably fake.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 18, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Video
Dog Armor
Custom-made dog armor. For the times when you plan to take your dog into combat. I wonder if I could order a suit for my parents' 200 lb great dane.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 17, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Pets, Dogs, War
Bird of Paradise Mating Dance
The Coolest Bird On The Planet. - video powered by Metacafe
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 14, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Sexuality, Dance, Natural Wonders
Turtle Loves Shoe
In the past, biologists have recorded examples of animals attempting to mate with "biologically inappropriate objects". Konrad Lorenz observed a parakeet who grew frisky with a "small celluloid ball." During the 1950s researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center witnessed a hypersexual cat who attempted to mate with a dog, a female rhesus monkey, and an old hen. And here we have a turtle with a shoe fetish:
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 11, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Fetishes
Co-ed Pig Wrestling
As Mr. Skip Peterson tells us: "This is an annual fund raiser held in Buffalo, Wyoming, for a local gymnastics team. Contestants have one minute to get the greased hog, butt first into the barrel. The coed team must also dip their hands into a bucket of Crisco before the game begins. The winning time this year was 7.45 seconds. Every team had a freash pig and each pig was only allowed to participate one time. Enjoy!"2008 Coed Pig Wrestling Championships from skip peterson on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 08, 2009 -
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Category: Agriculture, Animals, Education, Entertainment, Exercise and Fitness, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Sports, Men, Women
Ostrich Racing
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 05, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Parades and Festivals, 1950s
The Horse Life Preserver
Patent No. 1265580, issued May 1918:This invention relates to life preservers, and more especially it is intended for quick application to a draft horse, pack mule, or other animal which is carrying war supplies and which may possibly be a cavalry horse, so that when a stream or river is reached the animal can swim across with his load and possibly with his driver and the necessity for building a bridge is avoided.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 04, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Inventions, Patents
The Sleeping Bear
Artist Eiko Ishizawa has designed a bear sleeping bag, which seems very practical, unless a bear happens upon you and decides it wants to mate with this beautiful stranger.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 22, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Products
Cobra Woman
I saw Maria Montez's COBRA WOMAN about a year ago. But I had to buy an all-regions DVD player and order the DVD from England, since it's unavailable here. But the expense was worth it, as I think you'll agree after you watch the trailer.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 16, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Magic and Illusions and Sleight of Hand, Movies, Pop Culture, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s
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