Turtleman!

This guy is awesome!

Crows Make Tools: BOW DOWN BEFORE YOUR CROW OVERLORDS!!!

Definitely the Best Thing Ever

Story at Monsters and Rockets about this lovable little owl.

Adieu, Milton Cougar

The cougar they shot in Chicago was the same one seen in Wisconsin last month. Story here.

Old-timey Slang of the Day

In light of the recent change in the weather around these parts . . .

June around: to have spring fever

Comb-Jellies: We're Number One, We're Number One!

Looks like scientists found a new candidate for the first animal on earth. Neat!

Old-timey Slang of the Day

Speaking of . . .
make like an alligator: to be sad or melancholy; to leave in a hurry (from my Dictionary of American Slang: "= drag ass. Because an alligator's tail drags on the ground. Some teenage use since c1955."

Planet of the Gators

So, if we aren't overrun by genius fish, I'm guessing the WALKING ALLIGATORS will be the end of human civilization.

Youtube Frenzy

Here are a bunch of mostly unconnected youtube videos I just like. They're good, in different ways.

Mike Gravel does "Helter Skelter." Cause that song isn't associated with crazy people at all.


This was his last little number. It's awesome.


Excellent April Fool's gag from Terry Jones and co.


The greatest ad ever made: Hungarian sausages!



And this is sublime and beautiful.

Cougars in Wisconsin

Earlier this week, I read about a sighting of a big cat in Milton, Wisconsin, which isn't that far from here. Here is an article from today's Wisconsin State Journal confirming that genetic testing on the animal's sundry residues suggest it is in fact a cougar (and, in my favorite part of the ongoing story, that it is a wild cougar, not an escaped pet . . . who keeps cougars as pets?!?).

People have been seeing these things for years, though. This article is from 2003, for instance. And here is a Cryptomundo post from last year that details some of the work being done to prove that these animals are running around up here.

I'm an Ape Man, I'm an Ape Ape Man, I'm an Ape Man

Monster Quest, a fun cryptozoology show on The History Channel, is running an episode this week focused on an alleged plan of Stalin's to create an army of ape men, which it turns out didn't really happen. However, the show is absolutely fascinating anyway, especially if you're not in the habit of keeping up with all the COMPLETELY INSANE things scientists have tried to do over the past century or so.

Here is the article that kick-started the "Stalin tried to create an army of ape-men" story, which was published in The New York Times and got picked up with some distortions by The Scotsman.

Here is a site devoted to ape-like cryptids, including the Alma, which are also discussed in this show.

The Monster Quest episode also covers other crazy stuff I wasn't aware of, including the doctor who semi-successfully performed a head transplant (the show includes very disturbing footage of this) and of course the Soviet scientist who really did try to cross-breed chimps and humans.

Anyway, this show is awesome. Watch it.

1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Fish can count. It's kinda cool right now, but when they become our Fishy Overlords, will it seem so nifty? Who will be laughing then? Probably not the fish, cause fish can't laugh. They can count, though.

Monkey Bidness

I enjoyed the heck out of this gallery of medieval monkey imagery. If you like monkeys, or the Middle Ages, or storks "with a demon's head for a butt," this is for you.

Bark!

Dog goes nuts.

Where the Wild Things Are

A gorilla escaped from a zoo, which is bad.

But at least it wasn't a werewolf.

Or a deer man.

Birds Is Smart

A parrot understands the concept of zero.

Link.

Eh, Who Knows?

Okay. Now some scientists are saying the exploding toads might be all in our minds. Eh.

Link.

When Animals...Well, I'll Tell You When You're Older

First the wholphin, now...the zonkey. Them kwazy beasties.

Link.

Eureka!

Apparently, we can blame crows for the splodin' toads. Who knew?!?

ABC News link.

When Something (?!?!) Attacks Animals!

What the hell? This is just bizarre. And gross. And disturbing. Poor, poor toads.

Link.