Crappy Bigfoot Documentary

Whoa. This Ivan Marx film also includes infamous footage of a wounded sasquatch limping around. That creature was actually Marx’s long suffering wife. She is dressed all in black and limps around for the camera. This film is really nothing more than Ivan Marx filming his vacations and hunting trips, all of which are strung [...]

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Talking Husky

Source. Dogs have been found to be very interested in imitating human behavior. I think that there may be something to studying dogs that at least appear to be trying to imitate human language. Siberian huskies, of course, do make a lot of different noises, so it is hard to say if this dog is [...]

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Being your dog’s follower

Really good blog post here. Most important part: One of my favorite things about Turid’s presentation was that she provided me with the opportunity to see dog training as it is viewed in another culture, that of Turid’s native Scandinavia. In the course of her presentation, Turid said something to the effect of, “you Americans [...]

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Pheasant versus Rooster

Source. These two species are actually quite closely related, so it would make sense that the males would fight each other. Of course, the body language is a bit different, and the rooster has the ability to make displays the cock pheasant cannot. There are actual hybrids between ring-necked pheasants and domestic fowl, so maybe [...]

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Um…you need to watch this

Jožin z bažin – English subtitles Source. This song is by Ivan Mládek, and it comes from the former Czechoslovakia. I’ve heard that this is a popular song among children in the Czech Republic even today. I don’t know how I could categorize this post as anything but “Absolute Piffle.”

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Mercy Mercy Me

Marvin Gaye– Same stuff, different decade. Source.

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Prairie Dog Vacuum

Source. This is close-captioned in case you can’t hear it.

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Identify this species of wild dog

It’s an island fox.

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Cassowaries at the beach Ella Bay Forever

Check it out!

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Peter Matthiessen

Source. I have not read The Snow Leopard, but I do have an ancient copy of Wildlife in America sitting just across the room from me. I read it with great interest when it arrived as a Christmas present a few years ago. It’s quite a gem. And he’s not a bad storyteller either, as [...]

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