Animal Kingdom
Swimming with Bronze Whalers
A good friend of mine introduced me to land-based game fishing last week. We set up at a popular surf beach, our target fish being the Bronze Whaler shark, and within a few minutes were getting massive bites, eventually hooking up to a bronzy (affectionate nickname) of considerable size. Alas, we never landed one that [...]
Monster crocodiles… How fast can you swim?
I’ve always been fascinated by Great White sharks, but have only just realised that Jaws is not the largest nor most dangerous water dwelling man-eater. The Crocodile. Out of all wild predators who attack humans for food, the Saltwater and Nile Crocodiles are the most prolific and dangerous. Each year, hundreds of deadly attacks occur, [...]
Revenge of the Water Buffalo
Nail biting drama doesn’t come any better than this folks. Lions ambush buffalo family…Lions catch baby buffalo…Lions begin to eat baby buffalo…Crocodiles steal baby buffalo from lions…Lions steal back baby buffalo from crocodiles…Baby buffalo’s extended family seek revenge on lions…Lions get pwned…Baby buffalo is rescued… Baby buffalo lives happily ever after. Don’t believe me?
Robo Croc: The future of jaw enforcement
On a lonely road in Florida keys last year a crocodile had the misfortune of having its head run over by a rather large vehicle (probably granny’s SUV). Subsequently, it’s snout was crushed, and being unable to move it’s jaw, the ‘poor’ animal hadn’t eaten for months. Enter Douglas Mader, of Marathon Veterinary Hospital… the [...]
Mike the headless chicken
As Mr. Taloola was relieved of his head yesterday, he didn’t realise it for a couple of minutes. Perhaps he wanted to kiss his girlfirends (Daisy and Cornflower) goodbye before he went to the big chicken coop in the sky. We need our inner-ears to keep balance, maybe that’s why Taloola couldn’t walk straight… I [...]
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