Seriously, again?

Yet another odd animal pairing in an Asian country. The picture is super-duper cute though.

Happy feet?

Wow, these prehistoric penguins sound phenomenal. Five feet tall. Penguins are unbearably cute to begin with, so the concept of one large enough to be my slow dance partner? Blows. My. Mind. Where in the hell is the artist’s rendering?

What about the middle finger?

This is interesting. Apparently I must have been exposed to more testosterone in utero because my ring finger is longer than my index finger. I did do well in math during my school years, so I suppose there is some truth to the theory. At least in my case.

But I’m wondering . . . does this also mean I am more boy-like in general? Does it explain my penchant for the Jerky Boys and hatred of chick flicks? My lack of patience in regard to shopping? My preference for dark beer? I’d love to know.

And again

More Asian zoo dog/tiger madcap action. Now I’m getting cynical and wondering if the tigers’ mom REALLY rejected them after birth, or if the zoo just saw a good opportunity for interspecies bonding.

Unholy Alliances

No, not the Bush administration. This time.

I’m talking about the odd predilection Asian zoos have for displaying animals in random combinations. The most recent example is a French bulldog and a tiger. Last week it happened to be capybaras and squirrel monkeys. And who could ever forget the baby pigs dressed as tigers?

It’s all seems so . . . unnatural. Sure, it’s kind of cute and intriguing, but I highly doubt any of the animals involved would have chosen these circumstances. And reading the article about the baby pigs, you’ll see that case was a mere gimmick to entice visitors. Sad.

I realize that on occasion, animals do form random bonds organically. Remember the baby hippo and the tortoise that hooked up after the tsunami? Those pictures were so cute they almost blinded me. But the situation wasn’t manufactured for the purpose of revenue. (Though apparently a movie IS in the works, because nothing says cash cow like heart-warming animal story).

I keep going back to the French bulldog though. I have so many questions. Was the French bulldog actually IN the zoo? Hard to imagine, but as we recently learned, unusual dogs aren’t well understood in Japan. Why a Frenchie? Was that the wackiest combination they could come up with at the time? What life lessons would a French bulldog impart? The best way to snuggle on the couch? The fine art of snoring and snorting? News articles rarely tell you what you REALLY want to know.

Baa baa poodle sheep, have you any wool?

This is one of the most ridiculous news items I have seen in ages: Thousands of people have been ‘fleeced’ into buying neatly coiffured lambs they thought were poodles.

Exactly how did this happen? I mean, even if you’ve never seen a poodle you’ve certainly seen a dog. Dogs have distinctive characteristics like…oh, I don’t know…PAWS instead of HOOVES.

I love that the tip-off was not the fact that that the animal had EYES ON THE SIDE OF ITS HEAD and HOOVES (did I mention the HOOVES?), but that the “dog” wouldn’t bark or eat dog food.