From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Dog with only two legs – on one side!

by Myke on December 31, 2008

Dominic has two legs on the left, none on the right. No politics here – watch the video.

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Stray Cats Keep Lost Child Safe in Argentina

by Myke on December 31, 2008

It appears that feral cats adopted this boy!

Link: Gimundo.com: Stray Cats Keep Lost Child Safe

Recently, a police woman discovered a one-year-old boy lying by a canal in Misiones, Argentina. But, even though his parents weren’t nearby, he wasn’t exactly alone: “The boy was lying at the bottom of a gutter. There were all these cats on top of him licking him because he was really dirty,” the policewoman, Alicia Lorena Lindgvist, told the Telegraph.

“When I walked over they became really protective and spat at me. They were keeping the boy warm while he slept.”

The cats had been keeping the child alive, bringing him scraps of food that they’d collected, and protecting him from danger. “The cats knew he was fragile and needed protecting.” said Lindgvist.

Police soon discovered the boy’s father, a homeless man, who said that the baby had wandered off while he was collecting cardboard to sell. He claimed that his son had always had a close bond with cats around the area.

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Egon and Izzy have a Spat

by Myke on December 23, 2008

Egon and Izzy love each other but sometimes they have misunderstandings.

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The Incredible Story of Buddy and Jake – Two Blind Dogs From North Carolina

by Ann on December 18, 2008

Buddy and Jake

Buddy and Jake have to be the luckiest dogs around. These fellows escaped certain death THREE times and ended up in doggie Shangri La aka Rolling Dog Ranch. Read their harrowing story here.

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Bellini’s Visit With Santa

by Ann on December 10, 2008

Bellini with Santa

I hope Santa brings Bellini everything she wants!

Photo posted on Flickr by Ganners.

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Two white tiger cubs mothered by chimp

by Myke on December 7, 2008

When two white tiger cubs were born during a hurricane they had to be separated from their mother after their sanctuary flooded. However they have since found an unlikely surrogate mother in chimpanzee Anjana, who has taken on the role of caring for the cubs.

Chimp with tigers
Surrogate: Anjana helps care for the cubs

The two-year-old chimp has been helping keeper China York care for the 21-day-old cubs at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in South Carolina.
‘Mitra and Shiva, were born during Hurricane Hannah,’ said Dr Bhagavan, founder of TIGERS. “During that time everything flooded in the sanctuary and they had to be moved into the house as their mother became stressed.

Chimp loves tiger cubs
Hugs: Anjana has copied the caring behaviour of keeper China

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