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Many animals make great artists. No, I am not talking about Galoot and Meowza, yes they've been called animals, but I am talking about dolphins, elephants, and the like. tags art dolphin elephant painting pig animal" Animals have been painting in some form since at least the early part of the 20th century. More often than not these were publicity stunts, little more than circus-type acts exploiting the animals. In the early 1960s, a keeper at the San Diego Zoo in California, noting an elephant's natural behavior of drawing in the sand with its trunk, included painting among one of her charges' behavioral enrichment program. This amounted to the elephant pushing a large housepainting brush across a canvas much like a big sweep broom." Go to the site for the full story and examples of art by real pigs! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
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A Lee County woman pleaded not guilty to 10 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and not caring for her pets, four days after authorities found more than 200 dead animals scattered on her property, stuffed in the refrigerator, strewn across floors and packed into barrels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Using an array of technology, the images reveal what until now has been a secret - exactly how animals develop in the womb. Subjects were elephant, dog, and dolphin. 1 comments edit related share technology(old article but new to me, passed on to you) picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago |
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A mayor in eastern Germany has filed charges against workers at his local zoo for shooting animals and selling them as meat. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Slideshow of morbidly obese animals. The question is, should the owners face charges of animal cruelty? picked by doggylives 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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An animal protection group on Friday rescued more than 200 animals, including 26 hissing cockroaches and two bearded dragons, from an eastern Texas home. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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US scientists are taking the first step towards testing potentially hazardous chemicals on cells grown in a laboratory, without using live animals. High speed robots would make testing faster, cheaper, and more effective, while leaving animals unharmed. picked by mahler87 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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Panelists discuss whether animals should play a more active role in the fight for their rights by participating in marches or organizing boycotts. picked by tubs 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
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Many of us know that many plants are used to alter brain function, changing for a brief amount of time perception, mood, consciousness and behavior. Scientists extended this research of science to animals and, even though it’s still at the beginning, they came up with some interesting finds. Early scientists and alchemists experimented with all kinds of animals. picked by maxy 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Definitely not for the faint-hearted, this video is a sad reality. It shows how skin is removed from animals while still breathing, just to end up as the fur coat in your mom's closet. (Contains strong gory scenes and acts of brutality, you have been warned) picked by Leorgathar 1 year ago 22 comments edit related share plime.com |
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New research has provided the first detailed look at the internal head skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae, the 375-million-year-old fossil animal that represents an important intermediate step in the evolutionary transition from fish to animals that walked on land. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 8 comments edit related share science |
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Can you identify the veggies? picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Awesome group of robotic animals. From fish to elephants, and some other very interesting art work, this is definitely something to check out. picked by muppetmaker 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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got a need to see lots of random cartoon animals looking spaced out, and in just their underwear? If your answer is yes, then this is the site for you! picked by doodlechild 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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While loudly complaining about the "unethical" treatment of animals by restaurant owners, grocers, farmers, scientists, anglers, and countless other Americans, the group has its own dirty little secret. 17 comments edit related share sciencePETA kills animals. By the thousands. (I'm taking this with a grain of salt. I'm not too sure it's true.) picked by direwookiee 11 months ago |
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Sometimes animals like to goof around too! picked by maxriter 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Eating your offspring may sound unthinkable, but animals from fish to birds are known to do it. Scientists have been unsure why such a behavior would have evolved, but a new study sheds light on the factors that may drive some parents to eat their young. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Baying crowds now gather in zoos across the country to watch animals being torn to pieces by lions and tigers. picked by kamaloo 11 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
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For more than a decade, Gregory Colbert has travelled the world and collaborated with 40+ species to create "Ashes and Snow," the ground-breaking exhibition of more than 100 photographs and three films (...) His remarkable sepia-toned images explore the relationship betweeen people and animals, glimpsing a world in which humans live in profound harmony with the rest of the animal kingdom... read full post picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Some of these are disturbing, but in the context of nature all are amazing. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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In all, deputies seized 13 dogs, two cats, four guinea pigs, two deer, a horse and a rabbit from the Coeur d'Alene home. One begs to know, how the hell do you fit those many animals in a trailer? picked by muppet 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |