The
Queen of Mean leaves $12m to her dog - and nothing to her grandchildren
The
dog of billionaire Leona Helmsley will enjoy an opulent existence
despite its owner's death - and then be buried alongside her in a
mausoleum. |
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Aussies
urged to toss feral cats on the barbie
A bush
tucker competition held at the weekend in Alice Springs, in the Red
Centre of the continent, featured something new: wild cat casserole. |
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HORSE FLU: The symptons and treatments
Horse owners are being urged not to move their horses
off their properties, and to practise strict hygiene procedures to
prevent the spread of equine influenza. |
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Vibrant
fables for post-modern times
Knut,
the polar bear cub born in a Berlin zoo, has grown too big for his
keeper. The zoo has, therefore, cancelled their twice-daily public
show. Rejected soon after his birth by his mother, Knut was adopted
by humans and put on public show in March. |
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Giant
prehistoric tusk found in Greece could help explain elephant's past
A startling
discovery of two massive prehistoric tusks - possibly the largest
ever found in the world - could prove to be a “gold mine”
for scientists seeking clues into Europe's past, say Greek and Dutch
researchers excavating the site in northern Greece. |
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Storks in central Tashkent
Storks in the modern city among highways clogged with
traffic are something so exotic that the first thought leaping to
the mind is that this is some sort of sculpture. |
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Pony
Express rides again
The
posters, so they say, read "Wanted, wiry young men, preferably
orphans, to ride 20 miles . . ." |
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Most
of my sheep are, well, sheep. But then there's No. 57.
A few
weeks after my new helper, Annie, started working at the farm, I noticed
a change in the way my sheep were behaving. |
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Spotted? Cyril, the foul-mouthed parrot
A fortnight ago we highlighted the case of Cyril the
African Grey parrot who flew away from his owner's Cricklewood home
a year ago, and has not been seen since. |
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The
'quintessential New Englander' Noted wildlife rehabilitator Jean Seward
dies at 79
As her
health declined, most of Jean Seward's friends knew her days caring
for wildlife and breeding barn owls were over. But they also knew
there was no use telling her that. |
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A
snake with no name -- and a yak, a flamingo
Ever
wonder why some animals at the Sedgwick County Zoo have names and
others don't? |
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Let your pony do the hiking
How do you make a cold, tired seven-year-old love
the outdoors once again? Julia Hollander uncovers an infallible answer. |
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Easter
Island kitten now lives in La Jolla
How
did a stray kitten with mange from remote Easter Island, a 5½-hour
plane ride from Chile, end up living in La Jolla? |
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Pony
Club and Blue Cross promote equine welfare
The Pony
Club and The Blue Cross are working together to help educate horse
owners of the next generation about the importance of equine welfare. |
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Investment
in alpaca herd isn't fleecing Ahwatukee woman
While the wooly mammals may
not be as lucrative as real estate, Wilcox has found her investment
fulfilling in a variety of ways. |
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Henrietta,
Chicken of Mystery
My hen
is aggressive, audacious, curious, sociable, and baffling. |
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Seahorse
spotting in Caribbean waters
The seahorse’s
fabled reputation for monogamy has been exposed as a myth and it appears
that they have really been promiscuous flirts all along! |
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Amish
horse trainer said to speak 'horse's language'
Apache's owner says he's the
kind of horse that likes to do things his way and at his own pace.Danelle
Cottrelli, 19, said that often means dragging his feet when asked
to go faster and throwing in a buck or two once he does start moving.Of
course, that was before Cottrelli and Apache met Eli Slabaugh, 31,
of Brown City. |
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Pampered
pet parrot flies from comfy nest
A SMART-TALKING pet parrot has
flown the nest - despite having his own bedroom, plasma TV and stereo
at home in Holloway. |
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Southend
builds 'mouse houses'
New homes
for Southend dormice are a runaway success.The
small furry rodents, protected by British and European laws, scuttled
back on all paws to curl up in special nest boxes at Belfairs Nature
Reserve, Leigh-on-Sea. |
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