jump for christmas!

salrwater crocodiles are generally very lethargic. however, they are capable of explosive bursts of speed when launching an attack out of water. occasionally, the crocs will jump for food.


sources: telegraph (pic) and wikipedia

poor eskimo!

Eskimo the eight-year-old reindeer had a dramatic run-up to christmas as (s)he underwent keyhole surgery to "correct" a hormonal imbalance which made h(er)im the runt of the litter and a bit of a loner with a "girly" walk. his antlers were stunted and knobbly, and poor Eskimo was both shunned by males and females.

after the keyhole surgery, Eskimo has picked up a few buddies and a girlfriend. his vet, in a statement, said: "I popped up to see him today and he was munching on some lichen with a female reindeer by his side."

The North Pole was unavailanle for comment on this story.

source: scotsman

when making a wishlist

do not wish for an indoors swimming pool if you can't keep it well insulated.



source: telegraph

Emo, Ireland

Emo is a small estate village in county Laois in the midlands of Ireland.

visitors to Emo are advised to "Dress appropriately", which we suppose msut mean make sure your clothes are patterned and your trousers are tight, and "take your litter home", which can be interpreted in any odd ways.

sources: laoistourism and Google (although Maps at the moment doesn't understand the concept of emo, ireland)

a real dog-up

remember the dog rogue, Sumo, that would just not leave M. Chirac intact after he stopped being president? while this young delinquent (or misunderstood soul – we must expect he had a pedigree) was retired to the country, Chirac and wife pined for another dog. and, for the ex-president's 77th birthday, they were given one – live on tv.

except the dog that was given wasn't actually the one they were given, if that makes any sense. it was an impostor! the television people had substituted another dog for the gift dog. all of France was shocked that something fake and unreal was presented as reality on tv.

source: staragora

dogadoodle-do!

Sumo, the Maltse bichon of France's EX-president Jacques Chirac and his wife Bernadette, did not take kindly to having to move out of the presidential palace. in fact, it seemed to become quite depressed, and driven to manic fits of biting. after it had drawn blood from the ex-president three times, the Chiracs decided some fresh country air would benefit, and them, and so retired it to their friends' farm.

according to the independent, "Bruno Legrand, a dog trainer who once worked with Sumo, suggested that Mr Chirac himself was to blame for the misconduct by being too lenient – allowing the dog into bed and to sit up at the dinner table."

source: the independent

the cow jumped over the... roof?

a cow in Blagdon, Somerset, was caught on camera after it jumped onto a roof six feet off the ground. the roof owners thought they had been burgled. however, despite a few broken tiles, they found nothing moosing.


source: telegraph