Category Archives: Animals

The attack of the rabid beavers. In Philadelphia, for heaven’s sake. Obviously, I’ve been failing to keep up with the Animal Uprising™. (Side question: Why is there not a band called the Rabid Beavers? There ought to be.) Tweet

Who’s bright idea was it to feed TNT to sheep? In 2004, Craig discovered that the bacteria in a sheep’s stomach that help digest cellulose can also rapidly convert TNT into a harmless compound. In recent experiments, he and researchers … Continue reading →

The picture says it all. The Animal Uprising™ has U-Boats. Tweet

Thousands of dead birds in Arkansas. Yet another sinister development in the Animal Uprising™? No, not this time. Having spent a month in Arkansas one weekend, I can report with certainty the cause of death: They suddenly realized where they … Continue reading →

With the car: Ralph and Ben Story of Larkspur, Colo., have the story of the day. It involves an unlocked car, a peanut butter sandwich, a hungry black bear and a middle-of-the-night joy ride at 6,669 feet above sea level … Continue reading →

A 400 pound black bear has been removed from the roof of a mall in Pennsylvania: A 400-pound male bear, interrupted as it apparently scrounged for food at a Dumpster, clambered onto the roof of the Viewmont Mall early Friday, … Continue reading →

The first cow in space has successfully splashed down into a swimming pool in Dorset, England: A dozy cow sparked a huge rescue operation today when she strayed into a swimming pool and had to be hoisted out by a … Continue reading →

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard have done yeoman’s work keeping the world informed of the behavior of alligators. The sneeky reptiles have been known to disguise themselves in order to trap unsuspecting humans. They have pretended to be doormats, … Continue reading →

The pheasants are restless, sire: As a tale of avian savagery it’s starting to have echoes of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. For months, the rural North Yorkshire village of Newsham has been terrorised by a very unpleasant pheasant – and … Continue reading →

More bad British bacon in the news: Some of the first wild boar to roam free in England for 300 years have been raiding rubbish bins, attacking dogs and digging up green spaces in villages scattered around England’s first national … Continue reading →

They’re dropping like – well – iguanas in South Florida! Scientists said these seemingly suicidal lizards are a result of South Florida’s record cold weather. Iguanas prefer temperatures in the 80s and 90s. With Wednesday morning’s temperatures at around 35 … Continue reading →

Man’s best friend – and man – assaulted by dam kangaroo: A ROGUE kangaroo put a Victoria man in hospital after he tried to stop it from drowning his dog in a farm dam. Chris Rickard, 49, of Arthurs Creek, … Continue reading →