This is a provocative piece, even for Salon. The headline is wankbait, but the article, sadly, is correct about the environmental impact of the common housecat. It did evolve to be an efficient little killer. The trouble is, most prey species did not evolve along with it to accommodate its predations without going extinct.Look, I’m as sentimental ( Read more... )

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An "inflatable shark" sounds like a sex toy for the aquatic subdivision of the furry subculture, but actually it's a newly discovered species.

( Plagues, fun vehicle noises, and global-warming hip hop )

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Merry Squidmas!


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Via Gina - and, sadly, this can't be found on Google News: The American Crocodile Educational Sanctuary in Belize has been burnt to the ground.ACES no longer exists. While Vince and I were on Ambergris Caye rescuing three problematic crocodiles for the Belize Forest Department, two children went missing from a village near Punta Gorda. The local ( Read more... )

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Edited: I'd posted this link about members of the Marin Foundation attending a gay pride parade wearing T-shirts saying things like “I’m Sorry” written on it. We had signs that said, “I’m sorry that Christians judge you,” “I’m sorry the way churches have treated you,” “I used to be a bible-banging homophobe, sorry.” They got a massively positive ( Read more... )