# Odd Animal News **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528 "2008-08-28T08:33:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/161 "2009-07-31T12:20:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Kenley said she asked Vereen what he was doing at the barn and that he said he was looking for a bathroom. > > "I told him he was full of crap,‘’ Kenley said. Good lord. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/162 "2009-08-01T07:24:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Good lord. > 🙂 Wait - what? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/163 "2009-08-01T13:55:53Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Wait - what? Her use of metaphor. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/164 "2009-08-02T06:33:02Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Her use of metaphor. Not exactly helpful 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/165 "2009-08-02T13:24:05Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Not exactly helpful 🙂 He said he was looking for a bathroom, and she told him he was full of crap. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/166 "2009-08-06T19:41:03Z")
Sam the thirsty bushfire koala bear who was rescued by a fireman has died. ☹ Story [here](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/06/2648106.htm). RIP, Sam. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/167 "2009-08-07T04:34:31Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Sam the thirsty bushfire koala bear who was rescued by a fireman has died. ☹ Story [here](http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/06/2648106.htm). > > RIP, Sam. “The badly burned koala became a symbol of hope for the survivors of the deadly bushfires that **killed 173 people and left 7,500 homeless**.” Holy crap! That makes the California wildfires seem like minor annoyances. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/168 "2009-08-07T04:41:41Z")
[QUOTE=Rich Mann, on extinct New Zealand birds] Little Bush Moa Anomalopteryx didiformis Upland Moa Megalapteryx didinus Heavy-Footed Moa Pachyornis elephantopus Crested Moa P. australis Mappin’s Moa P. mappini Eastern Moa Emeus Crassus Stout-Legged Moa Euryapteryx geranoides Coastal Moa E. curtus Slender Bush Moa Dinornis struthoides Large Bush Moa D. novaezealandiae Giant Moa D. giganteus [/QUOTE] That’s all there is…there isn’t any moa. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/169 "2009-08-07T06:31:01Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > “The badly burned koala became a symbol of hope for the survivors of the deadly bushfires that **killed 173 people and left 7,500 homeless**.” > > Holy crap! That makes the California wildfires seem like minor annoyances. Everything’s bigger in Australia. It’s the Texas of the South Pacific! ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/170 "2009-08-07T06:57:33Z")
Unfortunately not everythings bigger if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/171 "2009-08-10T14:36:38Z")
[Abseiling Sheep](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5988367/Abseiling-sheep-gets-stuck-on-live-wire.html) [Surfboarding Dog](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5988940/Border-terrier-is-worlds-youngest-surfing-dog.html) [Dancing Caterpillars](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6001083/Dancing-caterpillars-put-off-predators.html) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/172 "2009-08-11T05:14:44Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > [Abseiling Sheep](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5988367/Abseiling-sheep-gets-stuck-on-live-wire.html) Sounds like something from [Wallace and Gromit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_and_Gromit)! The [bare-faced bulbul](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-faced_Bulbul) has been described in Laos. It’s the first new species of bulbul found in Asia in more than a century. Has a featherless face. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/173 "2009-08-11T05:41:19Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > [Surfboarding Dog](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5988940/Border-terrier-is-worlds-youngest-surfing-dog.html) This really needs a video link, but my initial efforts were fruitless. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/174 "2009-08-12T02:51:11Z")
[353 new species discovered in the eastern Himalayas in the past decade](http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090810/sc_afp/asiaenvironmentwildlifewwfhimalayas_20090810104611), including a flying frog, the world’s smallest deer and the first new monkey to be found in over a century. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/175 "2009-08-13T04:10:24Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > We have a pair of pandas on loan from China up in the North, in the Chiang Mai Zoo. They’ve been trying to get them to mate for years, even to the extent of showing them panda porn on video. That didn’t seem to work, but something did, as the female, Lin Hui, gave birth to a girl panda on Wednesday morning. Stories [here](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/read.php?newsid=30103762&keyword=panda) and [here](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/read.php?newsid=30103845&keyword=panda). > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > And they’re holding a contest to name the panda cub. Story [here](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/03/national/national_30104233.php). You can see a photo of her there, too. Not sure when it was taken; she’s a week old today (Wednesday), so just a few days anyway. I’m not sure if the contest is open to people outside of Thailand, but it looks like the prizes are “at least” 1 million baht (US$29,000) and MAYBE a car (sounds like they’ve not really thought this out completely), plus a trip to China to see pandas there. And they’ve named the panda cub in the Chiang Mai Zoo: Lin Ping. Story [here](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/read.php?newsid=30109538&keyword=panda), with adorable photo. Cute little bugger. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/176 "2009-08-13T13:30:52Z")
And now for something totally mundane and pointless [Squirrel pic](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6018173/Squirrel-is-surprise-star-of-holiday-photo.html) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/177 "2009-08-14T04:32:23Z")
[Giant Rat-Eating Plant Discovered in the Philippines](http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/giant-rat-eating-plant-discovered.php) ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/178 "2009-08-14T14:32:35Z")
[Five legged](http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/08/14/93641_news.html), [two headed](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6015618/Cow-gives-birth-to-calf-with-two-heads.html) cow [goes on rampage](http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/08/pregnant_cow_bolts_county_fair.html). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/179 "2009-08-14T23:40:15Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > [Five legged](http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/08/14/93641_news.html), [two headed](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6015618/Cow-gives-birth-to-calf-with-two-heads.html) cow [goes on rampage](http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/08/pregnant_cow_bolts_county_fair.html). I HATE it when that happens. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528/180 "2009-08-14T23:52:19Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I HATE it when that happens. Could be worse. Could be Thai bar girls. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-animal-news/461528.md?page=10)