Ramona Nibblesmith, the library gerbil, passed away.
http://triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest/2012/03/26/library-bids-farewell-to-mascot-ramona-nibblesmith/

The domesticated foxes were more eager to hang out with humans, whimpered to attract attention, and sniffed and licked their caretakers. They wagged their tails when they were happy or excited. (Does that sound at all like your pet dog?) Further, their fear response to new people or objects was reduced, and they were more eager to explore new ( Read more... )

Yesterday, me and Justin decided to go to the Shedd Aquarium because it was free this week. Unfortunately, there was a freaking monsoon yesterday. We went outside to catch the bus and were soaked in like 10 seconds, even with umbrellas ( Read more... )

A hamster so small he could fit into a match box could well find his way into the Guinness Book of Records.

The tiny creature - called Peewee - is fully grown and yet measures less than one inch in length, weighs less than one ounce and is no higher than a 50p piece.
BBC NEWS | UK | England | West Yorkshire | Tiny Peewee aims for big time

The Grasshopper Mouse
Its behavior is rather distinct from other mice. It is a carnivorous rodent, dining on insects, worms, scorpions, snakes, and even other mice. It also stalks its prey in the manner of a cat, sneaking up quietly, and defends its territory by "howling" like a small wolf. The Grasshopper Mouse is known to be immune to various ( Read more... )

Alligator found in Chicago RiverAn alligator was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River near West 37th Street Friday afternoon, police said ( Read more... )

This afternoon me and jcovcova went to the zoo. We saw lots of cute animals. I was really happy, because I saw two fennec foxes there! I hadn't seen any fennecs previous times when I was at Brookfield. They're the cutest foxes ever. I love their enormous ears! So precious! We also saw some bat eared foxes, which are cute but not as cute as fennecs ( Read more... )