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The little PLAY WITH ME NOW panda might be one of the cutest things I've ever seen.0
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had to dig deep to find the good news thread
PBS travel guru and pot advocate Rick Steves sacrifices $4 million nest egg to house dozens of homeless women and kids
If our country truly wants to be great, we need creative thinking connected with our hearts. And it’s my hope that love and compassion can trump values of crass commercialism, greed, and “winners” beating “losers.”0 -
A shame to have to search for good news, CM...it IS around us, always, just need to open our eyes and maybe our minds too.
I just love Rick Steves for many reasons and catch his show (even the repeats) when I can.
And more good news about another person I admire - immensely.
https://www.thedodo.com/cat-man-syria-puppy-rescue-2344472568.html0 -
Animals are amazing.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/elephant-calf-pool-rescue_us_5949e60de4b00cdb99cb30cf
Falling down,...not staying down0 -
Kat said:
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
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Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.0
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RYME said:Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
Fail.
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brianlux said:RYME said:Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
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RYME said:brianlux said:RYME said:Kudos to a Canadian Special Forces sniper who picked off a strategic Isis member in Iraq setting a new world record for longest kill shot of a little over 2 miles.
Fail.
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brianlux said:Kat said:
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"Falling down,...not staying down0 -
All rescues - shit, the fact that they even need to be rescued. What is and what should never be, unfortunately.
I love seeing before & after photos of rescued puppers. They know they're now safe and loved.
They KNOW.
Assuming it's not hell-hot here this weekend, we're hoping to do another shelter visit and give / get some loving to / from the (wayyyy too many) dogs and kitties.0 -
Kat said:brianlux said:Kat said:
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
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Since we are on amazing animals, there is an amazing woman in Sharon Wisconsin that has spent her life providing a sanctuary for abused or retired Big Cats from circuses or zoos.
It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person.
It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol.
Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.0 -
RYME said:Since we are on amazing animals, there is an amazing woman in Sharon Wisconsin that has spent her life providing a sanctuary for abused or retired Big Cats from circuses or zoos.
It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person.
It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol.
Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.
I checked out their web site. Looks very cool!
https://votk.org/
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brianlux said:RYME said:Since we are on amazing animals, there is an amazing woman in Sharon Wisconsin that has spent her life providing a sanctuary for abused or retired Big Cats from circuses or zoos.
It's called Valley of the Kings. She has bangle tigers, syberian tigers. She had for a while the largest cat in the world. A 2,000# Liger. It was more than the mind could comprehend a cat the size of a small draft horse. I saw it in person.
It's funny she has an enclosure where a huge syberian tiger sits right by the road and watches cars go by from an elevated perch. She likes to actually raise some of these cats in her house until they become too big and start knocking lamps down for fun.lol.
Lions, mountain lions, panthers, in addition to her cats she has added bears & wolves. I donate to her once in a while and they send out quartly newsletters. There are lots of dairy farms around and farmers bring her calves that didn't make it, & or old milk cows that were at the end, roadkill deer if not to banged up she takes too. She has turned her place in to a small attraction with walking paths viewing all her animals. And I love the signs on the cages "DO NOT STICK YOUR HANDS OR FINGERS IN CAGES THANK YOU". I think she does a great service for animals that not to many people can handle or want.
I checked out their web site. Looks very cool!
https://votk.org/
We lived 1.5 miles from this place for about 10 years. And her lions of course roar periodically every day. Loud! When we first moved in to this place, you know, first night in the new home, I knew that her place was a mile or two away but didn't know that her cats make loud noise early and often. The roars at 2:am woke me up out of a dead sleep I got up and I stuck my head out the back door & the roars were so loud that I seriously thought that one or more of her lions must have escaped and were getting close. I kinda freeked out at first.
Nope, there were no escapees, that's just what they do, they enjoy being loud. Got used to it after a bit, and enjoyed listening to them every day.Those deep low roars gave me chills every time.
The lavish enclosures she puts up for these cats are fantastic. They are wide and tall cages with piles logs and rocks stacked for them to climb on. Big scratching poles for them to do their nails on. Basically small cabins mounted on top of elevated decks, like a house on stilts with big telephone posts in the corners holding it up, & a wooden ramp going up to it about 8 or 10 feel off the ground.
If you be a big cat or any animal for that matter, this is where you want to be.
There are a few wild ducks & geese that decided to stop by her place and dabble around on a watering hole that she has for some horses and a cammel that she has. Some of these ducks & geese just decided to stay.Post edited by RYME on0 -
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/how-to-deliver-a-baby-gorilla/530235/
An ObGyn delivers a lowland gorilla baby.
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oftenreading said:https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/how-to-deliver-a-baby-gorilla/530235/
An ObGyn delivers a lowland gorilla baby.
But seriously, very cool. Good luck to the little beastie!
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oftenreading said:https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/how-to-deliver-a-baby-gorilla/530235/
An ObGyn delivers a lowland gorilla baby.
And RYME, great description and views of these regal (and sometimes goofy) creatures. Reminded me of a recently banned member with a vast background in and love of animals.
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brianlux said:Kat said:brianlux said:Kat said:
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"'05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2
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benjs said:brianlux said:Kat said:brianlux said:Kat said:
And check out the elephant in the pen in the background running in circles going, "Come on you guys, save the baby, save the baby!"
A customer in the store today recommended a book called The Elephant Whisperer. She said the author, Lawrence Anthony, refers to the elephants as the whisperers, not himself. Said it was a great book.
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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