the good, the bad, and the misbegotten of animal articles

Here’s a three part blog of the good, the bad, and the misbegotten of animal articles.

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1 – Videos of animals using tools. These videos are amazing, affirmative, and positive.

Smart Animals That Use Tools, Play Soccer And More! (VIDEO) includes
Coconut Carrying Octopus
Crow Makes Tool
Mouse Steals Food Then Trap
Monkey Makes Hammer
Elephant Plays Soccer
Llama That Can Sort Colors

Videos may be seen at huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/smart-animals-that-use-to_n_413247.html.

2 – Dead animals and roadkill turned into handbags, jewelry.

Dead Animal Jewelry Turns Roadkill Into A Fashion Statement — view
: Large White Rat Coin Purse
: Pigeon Wing Necklace
: Pigeon Wing Head Piece
: Guinea Pig Comb
: Double Large Rat Head Piece
: Pigeon Wing Hair Comb
: Large White Rat Wrist Chain
: Small Rat Holding ‘Crystal Heart’ On Medallion Backing
: Rat Coin Purse, Redux

These delightful products may be seen at huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/27/dead-animal-jewelry-rpenc_n_437529.html

3 – And finally the rest of my harvested animal headlines from the past 4 weeks, starting with a sweet one that made me smile.

Three cheetahs spare tiny antelope’s life… and play with him instead

Giant Squid Invade California Waters

Killer Spiders Invade Australia

WATCH: Top 5 Underwater (Animal!) Sex Acts

Farmer Kills 51 Cows, Commits Suicide

Dairy Farm Caught Burning Cows, Cutting Off Tails

Elephant Stampede, Bamboo Stick, Sleep And Meditation!

Green Sea Slug Is Part Animal, Part Plant

400-500 Dead Animals Found In Philadelphia Home

Iguanas Fall Frozen Out Of Trees In Florida

Duck Rides A Dog

Demon Sheep Craze

Phil loved his pet python, Victoria, until she tried to eat his daughter

Are horse parts really used to make glue or is that just an icky rumor?

Japanese researchers develop see-through goldfish

Is Eating Dogs Worse Than Eating Pigs?

Man Hugs, Kisses His Pet Lion After Favorable Court Ruling

What Is Your Nature: Are You A Frog, Scorpion Or Monk?

Supermarket Worker Accused Of Licking Chicken Jailed

(Any of these may be read by copying the headlines into your search
engine)

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4 – Bonus stanza: The headline about the man licking a chicken reminded me of Station 4 of Stations of the Lost, for Lenny Bruce:

I’m impervious to plain
So I’m becoming mannequin depressive
Go out at night
Look up mannequin dresses thru dressing room windows
Down gaping blousefirm fiberglass form
Only female mannequins though
I’m not weird or anything like that
No sick puppy for me
Though I do remember fondly flocking an amoebae
While lost in amoebae lust
They kept bisecting
(were they bisectuals?)
And I used to go out after a rain to pick up earthworms
Take em home
Cut em in half
Watch em regenerate
(Aunt Em Aunt Em I’m home at last)
After awhile would have enough worm parts for an orgy
Though with worms I never knew which end I was entering
(going out the enter only, going in the only out)
Dead chickens and Vaseline are my favorites though
Cuz Vaseline leaves no fingerprints when licked