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If you're around on December 5th from 7-11pm, head on over to Cornichon in Brooklyn. Project H Design, the industrial design nonprofit working on initiatives from the Hippo Roller re-design to design for education and a homeless-run retail enterprise, is hosting a GIFTING FOR GOOD holiday event to support their New York Chapter and a local Women In Need Family Shelter. Here's the pitch: Local designers and vendors will be selling their wares (jewelry, accessories, t-shirts, paper goods, and more), $1 for every $5 going directly to fund household items for the shelter. Project H will have their own...
What’s even cuter than a lil’ pygmy hippo? How about a pygmy hippo who loves to be fed with a "Madagascar" movie hand puppet? The Daily Mail has the story: Zoo keepers at the private zoo near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire said they had been ‘trying everything’ to tempt the fussy eater back to his meals when they stumbled across the hippo glove puppet in a supermarket promotion. Now keepers don the puppet to hand feed the diminutive hippo, a relative of the larger hippopotamus on whom Gloria is based, his favourite carrot treats. Link...
Photo via belgianchocolate Are they going to have to make a Madagascar 3 movie where a lion, zebra, giraffe and hippo work to rescue some crazy lepilemurs (and pygmy tarsiers) not from foosas, but from human destruction? South Korea’s Daewoo Logistics has signed a 99-year lease entitling them to half of all Madagascar’s arable land. And, they will pay nothing to farm corn and palm oil there. The goal is to boost Seo......
Africa's largest undercover investigation of wildlife crime may lead police to smugglers, Kenyan officials said this week. But conservationists claim such stings are futile....
Animals have inspired countless people to study biology. Their unique behavior and amazing abilities are the impetus for fascinating research. Here are some of the best clips. 10. Amazing Mimic Octopus Camouflage 9. Polar Bears Playing with Dogs 8. Pet Hippo Lives in a House 7. Magnets Might Repel Sharks 6. Remarkably Smart Parrot 5. Hamster Eating Broccoli for the First Time 4. Ninja Cat 3. Giraffe Fight 2. Piranha Bite Test 1. Battle at Kruger What did we miss? If you know of a great animal video that should get some airplay on our website, please tell us...
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Monifa is the new baby pygmy hippopotamus at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The endangered species arrived three weeks ago in a difficult breech birth. Monifa was unable to stand or feed herself, and has been nursed around the clock by zookeepers. Keepers Renae Zammit and Tracy Roberts spent a fortnight sleeping with and hand-feeding Monifa from a teated syringe until she was nursed to full health. The infant has now moved into her own pen and is ready to follow the footsteps of her father Timmy, the last pygmy hippo born at Taronga Zoo 23 years ago. Monifa...
Adorable baby pygmy hippo, Monifa — whose name means “I am lucky” in Nigerian — arrives in Taronga Zoo in Australia, and may be the cutest thing ever. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »...
After seeing the picture of a lion riding a horse at a Chinese circus, let's just say, we were inspired. And it's the internet. Enough said. Enjoy: 1. Rat on Cat on Dog 2. Mouse on Toad 3. Bear on Horse 4. Kitten on Rabbit 5. Bird on Alligator 6. Monkey on Dog 7. Rat on Cat 8. Cat on Horse 9. Kid on Sheep 10. Snake on Dog 11. Lion on Horse 12. Lion on Horse Again 13. Frog on Cat 14. Dog on Shetland Pony 15. Birds on Hippo 16. Squirrel on A Bunch Of Puppies 17. Baby...
