Friday, March 4, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Trout Season!
Today is the official start to Trout Fishing Season. Why not celebrate by adorning your denim jacket with fish brooches?
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| Gold Fish Brooch |
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| Sparkley Fish Brooch |
Enjoy this video of Trout Spawning.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
National Pig Day!
"No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs." - President Harry Truman
Did you know pigs are as brainy as dogs and often use their snouts as tools to nudge open latches or dig under fences? Even though pigs may have a reputation for being lazy, they’re fast runners.
Since pigs grow quickly, doubling their weight within a week of birth, a single piglet would grow too fast for the director to film all the scenes needed in the movie Babe. They had to bred 46 pigs just for the movie.
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| Plush cuddly piglet stuffed animal |
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| Houndstooth Piggy Bank |
Monday, February 28, 2011
Weekly Featured Animal: The Seal
My friend Captain Fairlong shared this video he captured while on an expedition in Greenland. This little baby seal is too cute for words, I had to share him with you.
The seal caught sliding around is a Harp Seal. They mainly reside in the icy oceanic waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Able to dive nearly 1,000 feet and can remain submerged for up to 15 minutes in the freezing waters. Baby seals like the one in the video go without food for SIX WEEKS. They lose half their body weight until the dive and begin hunting for themselves. Talk about survival of the fittest!
Over at The Jungle Store we have a variety of seal accessories. My favorite is this white seal furry purse.
Granted I don't use mine on any of the expeditions I go on, but when I'm back in civilization I like to remember my animal friends by taking them out on the town. ha!
The seal caught sliding around is a Harp Seal. They mainly reside in the icy oceanic waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Able to dive nearly 1,000 feet and can remain submerged for up to 15 minutes in the freezing waters. Baby seals like the one in the video go without food for SIX WEEKS. They lose half their body weight until the dive and begin hunting for themselves. Talk about survival of the fittest!
Over at The Jungle Store we have a variety of seal accessories. My favorite is this white seal furry purse.
Granted I don't use mine on any of the expeditions I go on, but when I'm back in civilization I like to remember my animal friends by taking them out on the town. ha!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Animal Fact of the Day
Dolphins have two stomachs!!! One for storing food and the other for digesting it, probably a good thing considering they can consume up to 30 pounds of fish a day.
Enjoy this friendly dolphin video and remind if you need anything dolphin related check out The Jungle Store.
Enjoy this friendly dolphin video and remind if you need anything dolphin related check out The Jungle Store.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
In the news: Baby Dolphins are Washing Up Along the Coast
According to the Sun Herald, baby dolphins are washing up along the Mississippi and Alabama shorelines at ten times the normal rate.
Even though this is the first birthing season since the BP oil spill in the Gulf, it's still too early to determine the exact cause of this unfortunate increase.
You can read more over at the Sun Herald.
“For some reason, they’ve started aborting or they were dead before they were born,” Solangi said. “The average is one or two a month. This year we have 17 and February isn’t even over yet.”
Even though this is the first birthing season since the BP oil spill in the Gulf, it's still too early to determine the exact cause of this unfortunate increase.
You can read more over at the Sun Herald.
Domestic and Wild
I would be pretty confused if I was that corgi, too! I doubt that little doggy has seen many creatures smaller then itself let alone a goat!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Animal Fact: Black Bears
Black bears are North America's most familiar and common bears. They normally live in forests and are excellent tree climbers, but have been to know to live in swamps and mountains. Despite their name, black bears can be blue-gray or blue-black, brown, cinnamon, or even (very rarely) white.
An unusual fact about these mammals is that contrary to popular belief they are not true hibernators. Even though they don't eat, drink, or go to the bathroom during winter months they will awake if disturbed.
Enjoy this epic battle between a black bear and a cougar.
An unusual fact about these mammals is that contrary to popular belief they are not true hibernators. Even though they don't eat, drink, or go to the bathroom during winter months they will awake if disturbed.
Enjoy this epic battle between a black bear and a cougar.
Presidential Pets
Since it's President's Day, I thought I would share some of the more interesting presidential pets.
Thomas Jefferson owned two bear cubs which were a gift from Lewis and Clark.
John Quincy Adams had an American alligator.
Theodore Roosevelt owned a badger [Josiah], pig [Maude], zebra [unknown name] and a one-legged rooster [name unknown]. The photo is of a young Roosevelt with his pet parrot.
Taft let two cows graze the White House Lawn. Their names were Mooly Wooly and Pauline Wayne. Unsure of which cow that is illustrated below.
Calvin Coolidge by far had the best pets! Including but not limited to raccoons [Rebecca and Horace], donkey [Ebeneezer], bobcat [Smoky], lion cubs [Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau], pygmy hippo, wallaby, duiker, AND A BLACK BEAR! That is First Lady Grace Coolidge holding Rebecca the raccoon.
Can any of you tell me the name of the newest first pooch?
Friday, February 18, 2011
Happy Friday!
Hope you all have a wild weekend! This video should make you chuckle. Can't wait to go play with my animal friends!
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