Animals
Rat Art
March 1975: Dr. Richard Cimbalo of Rosary Hill College (now Daemen College) held an exhibition of "rat art" in order to raise money for the school's psychology department. "The rats painted by grabbing with their front paws a brush extended into their cages, and Cimbalo said each of the artists had its own style."I wonder what became of this rat art. Probably stored away in a box in someone's attic. Or tossed out.
Someone should open a Museum of Animal Art — to collect together in one place all the paintings by rats, chimpanzees, elephants, etc. that have been produced over the years.
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA) - May 12, 1975
The Daily Courier (Connellsville, PA) - Mar 15, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 20, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Art, 1970s
Animal Blood Banks
There are dog and cat blood banks around the US and in the UK as well. Pet owners volunteer their pets for donation and the pets are given treats and cuddles during the process. Its a positive experience for the animals, so much so that many of them donate regularly.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 11, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Blood
Flying Squirrel
You just can't trust anyone now a days!
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 09, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Flight, Toys
All Aboard The Doggy Train
Those dogs are lucky to have such great humans taking care of them!
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 02, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Elderly and Seniors, Engineering and Construction, Dogs
Here Kitty Kitty
A bus full of loud children frightened this mountain lion up a 35 foot power pole. According to a man who lives in the neighborhood the cat was gone the next day, lucky for the fire department, that would have been a rough rescue. Don't feel bad girl, that many kids all together scare me too!(cougars are girls right??)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 01, 2015 -
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Category: Animals
“The Chicken Song”
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 01, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Eccentrics, Food, Music
Rosita Royce: Dance of the Doves
The YouTube host of this video complains that Rosita does not use doves in her dance, but other birds, thus misrepresenting herself. But as we can see from this article, that is a mere technicality, since Rosita was quite intimate with doves also.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 29, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Public Indecency, Sex Symbols, 1930s, Dance
What Am I?
This unusual little guy is considered an exotic pet. Take your guesses in comments, the answer is in extended.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 18, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Pets
Moroccan Goats
The goats in Morocco climb trees! Who knew?
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 18, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Natural Wonders
Bat Sounds?
Several sources claim that in 1999 one of the top-selling CDs in Europe was titled "Bats." It consisted entirely of the sound of bats flying around.However, one of those sources is the Weekly World News (May 4, 1999). So not very reliable. And since I can't find any trace of this CDs existence elsewhere (I thought a copy would likely have surfaced on eBay -- but no; or on YouTube -- no again), I'm wondering if the CD was real, or one of WWN's jokes.
The other source that mentioned the CD was the Glasgow Sunday Mail, May 2, 1999. But maybe they got their info from the WWN?
Do any WUvians have the answer to this bat mystery? Was Bats really a European top-seller?
Weekly World News - May 4, 1999
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 18, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Music, 1990s
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