Awesome Animal News!

Lotesse · 10-07-2007, 03:49 AM

Here we can post articles and pix of stories about animals in the news! And today's headlines belong with the wonderful Jack Hanna trying to get through an airport with his friends a baby leopard, a young flamingo and a mongoose. How I've always loved Jack Hanna... Oh - - And PLEASE, please post pix whenever possible, and even extinct animals are welcome, like the cool new dinosaur recently discovered in Utah, or whatever animal you have just heard about and would like to share with us.

Here:

(SOURCE

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/17/fla....ap/index.html

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Animal expert Jack Hanna and an 11-month-old flamingo became trapped while trying to squeeze through an airport security turnstile. It took firefighters to finally get the flamingo out.

Hanna, the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and a frequent guest on nationally televised talk shows, was returning from a zoo fundraiser with a mongoose, a small leopard and the flamingo. Three other people were with them.

The entourage arrived at the Ohio State University Airport just after midnight Sunday to find the terminal closed. The only way to leave the tarmac was through a 10-foot-tall metal turnstile with several horizontal bars -- not the easiest exit to squeeze through when you're traveling with boxed-up animals, Hanna said.

"I never thought about the crate being square and the turnstile being round," he said.

Hanna, 60, pushed the flamingo's 2-foot-by-3-foot compartment into the turnstile, then continued pushing while straddling the crate.

"I was stuck like a worm. My eyes were as big as grapefruits," he said. "I can't describe the feeling in my stomach. I can't move up or down. The bars are on your face."

Hanna said he eventually squirmed free, leaving the flamingo still wedged inside and everyone else trapped on the tarmac. He then walked to a nearby fire station for help. It took three firefighters to hoist the flamingo's crate up and out of the turnstile, he said.

Columbus fire department logs show the firefighters arrived at the airport at 12:30 a.m. for a "flamingo rescue," spokeswoman Kelly McGuire said.

Hanna joked that the next time he flies through the airport, the biggest animal he'll bring is a gerbil.

For a Flamingo Rescue!!!!

If that's not the bomb, I just don't know what is.

tolkienfan · 10-10-2007, 11:06 AM

Does it have to be in the news? I found this on YouTube, it is so cute! (despite the alarming name) http://youtube.com/watch?v=veVX_3fAqEM

Lotesse · 10-10-2007, 10:24 PM

Oh, YES, yes YouTube animal stuff is perfectly welcomed and happily enjoyed! Thanks so much for adding to the thread, TolkienFan! Thanks, baby - now I gotta check out the link -

Nautipus · 10-10-2007, 11:13 PM

This is youtube and it's not news, but I figured you guys might like it.
FUNNY

Lotesse · 10-10-2007, 11:17 PM

YES!! Hell yes, that was so awesome, Nautipus, thanks for the link!

BeardofPants · 10-10-2007, 11:25 PM

Also not news - it's a blog about a girl who has a pet anteater - I just LOVE some of the antics that critter gets up to!

http://taqmanduagirl.blogspot.com/

Miss Cassandra · 10-12-2007, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nautipus

This is youtube and it's not news, but I figured you guys might like it.
FUNNY

HAHAHA! That is so funny!!! Loves it! I love the silly things kitties do.

I have awesome animal news!

I got a new baby kitty, and she is full bred, 100% white persian, with dual eyes green and white. We named her Coconut... Awe...

And I got four new duckies, they are Rouens and they are adjusting well to our other ducks, they are all making friends. And hopefully next season, some baby ducklings...

Miss Cassandra · 10-12-2007, 09:01 AM

Persian kittens

I dont know why but I like this vid, (probably because they all look like my cats)
Its cheezy though.

I love the persians! They look so funny!

**Nurvingiel** · 10-13-2007, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nautipus

This is youtube and it's not news, but I figured you guys might like it.
FUNNY

Bwahahaha!! Myself, my fiancé and his brother all laughed very loudly.

Lotesse, that's absolutely amazing news about the tiger! Good on that farmer for taking pictures. Usually farmers don't like predators.

Lotesse · 10-19-2007, 01:18 AM

O.K. this I had to share with someone! If this doesn't banish any blues you might have, or freeze your face into a giggling hard-core smile for the next five minutes or longer, then nothing could, I mean this is AWEsome animal news! It is Snowball the Dancing Parakeet, he is an amazingly gifted dancer, you will be blown away!

You will not be disappointed. This, you gotta see...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7IZm...elated&search=

**Mari** · 12-19-2007, 02:05 PM

You read the Dutch news? That is... unexpected

Nerdanel · 12-19-2007, 03:46 PM

Hehe.. No, actually I don't.. One of my friends is Dutch, he sent me the link.

**Mari** · 12-19-2007, 04:19 PM

Ah, makes sense

**Nurvingiel** · 12-21-2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lief Erikson

Animal news: A new species of rat has been discovered in Indonesia . . . five times as big as normal rats!

Look at this picture. The creature is enormous.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapc....ap/index.html

Here's a quote from the article:

Quote:

"The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city rat," said Kristofer Helgen, a scientist with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. "With no fear of humans, it apparently came into the camp several times during the trip."

The possum was described as "one of the world's smallest marsupials."

So is this thing a rat or a possum? Oh CNN must you confuse everything?

Edit: Never mind, I just can't read. A rat and a possum were discovered.

Still, it's very cute. I wonder if they'd make good pets. Personally I'm quite fond of the usual sorts of pet rats, and they don't need too much space.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The last sane person

And apparently its a friendly little booger too. came up to check out their camp with no fear.

But God have mercy on whatever cat that decides to chase that thing.

Hahaha, great risks, but with the possibility of great reward.

The last sane person · 01-17-2008, 04:43 PM

Meh, give me a street smart tomcat anyday of the week over that thing. Either that or a Maine Coon.

tolkienfan · 01-17-2008, 04:47 PM

That's an expensive cat!

**Mari** · 01-17-2008, 05:00 PM

Yes but she IS a beauty. Still, I would settle for any cat that can steal my heart by just looking at me. They eyes are what matters anyhow.

This one took my heart away just fine

Look at those calm eyes. Beautiful!

Sorry, I'm obsessed I know

tolkienfan · 01-17-2008, 05:05 PM

If only it had a jungle in the background instead of a chain-link fence...
(I don't have anything against zoos, I just think it would make a better picture.)

Nerdanel · 01-17-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Yes but she IS a beauty. Still, I would settle for any cat that can steal my heart by just looking at me. They eyes are what matters anyhow.

This one took my heart away just fine

Look at those calm eyes. Beautiful!

Sorry, I'm obsessed I know

Meh. They might be beautiful, but the way the whiteness in them is kept.. Well, they're a known example of inbreeding, some of the suffer severe inbreeding depression.

I just can't see the beauty in that.

**Mari** · 01-17-2008, 05:07 PM

Yes it would, but it is his expression that draws me to him. And trust me, I've seen many many pictures, but this is one of the best expressions I've ever seen.

10-07-2007, 03:49 AM	#1
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Awesome Animal News! Here we can post articles and pix of stories about animals in the news! And today's headlines belong with the wonderful Jack Hanna trying to get through an airport with his friends a baby leopard, a young flamingo and a mongoose. How I've always loved Jack Hanna... Oh - - And PLEASE, please post pix whenever possible, and even extinct animals are welcome, like the cool new dinosaur recently discovered in Utah, or whatever animal you have just heard about and would like to share with us. Here: (SOURCE http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/17/fla....ap/index.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Animal expert Jack Hanna and an 11-month-old flamingo became trapped while trying to squeeze through an airport security turnstile. It took firefighters to finally get the flamingo out. Hanna, the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and a frequent guest on nationally televised talk shows, was returning from a zoo fundraiser with a mongoose, a small leopard and the flamingo. Three other people were with them. The entourage arrived at the Ohio State University Airport just after midnight Sunday to find the terminal closed. The only way to leave the tarmac was through a 10-foot-tall metal turnstile with several horizontal bars -- not the easiest exit to squeeze through when you're traveling with boxed-up animals, Hanna said. "I never thought about the crate being square and the turnstile being round," he said. Hanna, 60, pushed the flamingo's 2-foot-by-3-foot compartment into the turnstile, then continued pushing while straddling the crate. "I was stuck like a worm. My eyes were as big as grapefruits," he said. "I can't describe the feeling in my stomach. I can't move up or down. The bars are on your face." Hanna said he eventually squirmed free, leaving the flamingo still wedged inside and everyone else trapped on the tarmac. He then walked to a nearby fire station for help. It took three firefighters to hoist the flamingo's crate up and out of the turnstile, he said. Columbus fire department logs show the firefighters arrived at the airport at 12:30 a.m. for a "flamingo rescue," spokeswoman Kelly McGuire said. Hanna joked that the next time he flies through the airport, the biggest animal he'll bring is a gerbil. For a Flamingo Rescue!!!! If that's not the bomb, I just don't know what is. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Last edited by Lotesse : 10-07-2007 at 03:51 AM.

10-10-2007, 11:06 AM	#2
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	Does it have to be in the news? I found this on YouTube, it is so cute! (despite the alarming name) http://youtube.com/watch?v=veVX_3fAqEM __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

10-10-2007, 10:24 PM	#3
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Oh, YES, yes YouTube animal stuff is perfectly welcomed and happily enjoyed! Thanks so much for adding to the thread, TolkienFan! Thanks, baby - now I gotta check out the link - __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-10-2007, 11:13 PM	#4
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	This is youtube and it's not news, but I figured you guys might like it. FUNNY __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

10-10-2007, 11:17 PM	#5
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	YES!! Hell yes, that was so awesome, Nautipus, thanks for the link! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

10-10-2007, 11:25 PM	#6
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Also not news - it's a blog about a girl who has a pet anteater - I just LOVE some of the antics that critter gets up to! http://taqmanduagirl.blogspot.com/ __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

10-12-2007, 09:01 AM	#8
Miss Cassandra Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 160	Persian kittens I dont know why but I like this vid, (probably because they all look like my cats) Its cheezy though. I love the persians! They look so funny! __________________ DIMMU BORGIR Antichristus Spiritualis

10-19-2007, 01:18 AM	#10
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	O.K. this I had to share with someone! If this doesn't banish any blues you might have, or freeze your face into a giggling hard-core smile for the next five minutes or longer, then nothing could, I mean this is AWEsome animal news! It is Snowball the Dancing Parakeet, he is an amazingly gifted dancer, you will be blown away! You will not be disappointed. This, you gotta see... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7IZm...elated&search= __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

12-19-2007, 02:05 PM	#11
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	You read the Dutch news? That is... unexpected __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

12-19-2007, 03:46 PM	#12
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	Hehe.. No, actually I don't.. One of my friends is Dutch, he sent me the link. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

12-19-2007, 04:19 PM	#13
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Ah, makes sense __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-17-2008, 04:43 PM	#15
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Meh, give me a street smart tomcat anyday of the week over that thing. Either that or a Maine Coon. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

01-17-2008, 04:47 PM	#16
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	That's an expensive cat! __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

01-17-2008, 05:00 PM	#17
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Yes but she IS a beauty. Still, I would settle for any cat that can steal my heart by just looking at me. They eyes are what matters anyhow. This one took my heart away just fine Look at those calm eyes. Beautiful! Sorry, I'm obsessed I know __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-17-2008, 05:05 PM	#18
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	If only it had a jungle in the background instead of a chain-link fence... (I don't have anything against zoos, I just think it would make a better picture.) __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

01-17-2008, 05:07 PM	#20
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Yes it would, but it is his expression that draws me to him. And trust me, I've seen many many pictures, but this is one of the best expressions I've ever seen. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

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