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I saw the article first in the paper I work for and wanted to blog about it. Unfortunately I haven’t gotten around to blogging much this past week and it’s been a bit. I still think it’s a great heartwarming story and should be told…

In Meriden, CT at the CT Humane Society… a mother cat who just gave birth to kittens adopted a 6 day old Rottweiler puppy that was abandoned by it’s mother. The pup is named Charlie. Charlie’s mother was found by the side of the road in Meriden a couple of months ago. She gave birth to two puppies, but one was stillborn. As sometimes happens with a stillborn in the litter, the mother refused to accept Charlie. “The kittens scrum up with him and the kittens treat him like one of their own,” Chorney said. “There’s a certain social benefit of small animals being with each other.” Volunteers are hoping that dog owners will volunteer their puppies to be Charlie’s playmates. “Dogs need to be with a litter of puppies, to learn to play with other dogs,” Chorney said. “He has to learn to be a well-socialized dog. Here is the Meriden Humane Society’s website. Also, here is the article about the whole situation.

And a photo:

And a video!

I just stumbled upon this article about long-tailed macaque monkeys in Singapore causing havoc. Basically they roam the streets in groups of 20 and ransack houses - taking food, opening cupboards, overturning trash bins and pissing on the rug. It’s not even just houses anymore… Out for a game of golf, did you pack a lunch? Consider it gone if these packs of monkey’s come around. Nowhere seems safe anymore. Lock those doors and fear the monkey’s wrath! According to an article about these incidents: “It’s not that they want to attack. They just think, if you have the food, why don’t you share it? Why are you eating and not sharing? Can I have some? They cross the line.”

Here is a video of a monkey in a Singapore parking lot stealing an apple:

Here is another video of a monkey in Singapore AGAIN stealing and eating someone’s food. It’s crazy to see.

Here’s a terribly sad story that I am reluctant to bring to everyone’s attention. Unfortunatly I feel as if these pets who died should be mourned. At the Seminole County Animal Services building in Sanford, Florida a fire was started and the suspected cause of the blaze was a clothes dryer. Firefighters came to the rescue but couldn’t save all the animals in time. 32 cats and 7 dogs were killed. There were around 270 animals that survived and were treated on the scene and expected to live. It is sad to hear of this tragedy and all we can do is mourn for the lifes lost. Here is the article.

And here are some photos of the survivors…

I found a video of the prehistoric shark I mentioned in a past blog. It’s pretty fascinating.

Blue Jellyfish Invade Australia’s Beaches

Huge amounts of toxic bluebottle jellyfish have turned Australia’s East Coast blue. It’s summer beach season for them and it’s been ruined by the sting. Last year over 30,000 were stung by these translucent jellies, and this year there have already been reported around 1,200 stings, a bunch needed hospitalization. A wind shift has been the cause for the new arrivals as well as the growth of the population of these jellyfish due to the warming of the ocean waters. This is happening in many places with other types of jellyfish as well because of the environmental changes. Jellyfish have been around for over 600 years and have the easy ability to adapt to the changing conditions for their survival. This won’t be stopping anytime soon and the beach seasons may be up for some hard challenges in keeping the beaches safe from these stingers.

Does anyone else think they look like mini blue dinosaurs?