The Horror Film Re-Make: Birds dropping from sky??

Here's a truly bizarre story for you all! About 5,000 (YES, COUNT THE ZEROS!) red-winged black birds fell from the sky this past New Years Day of 2011---how eerie!

In a situation currently unexplained by any scientist, some are saying it's connected to the inevitable doom of 2012 or changing from 4th to 5th world...however, you see it.

The latest autopsy report showed that the birds died mid-air in flight and simply dropped from the sky. The bodies show multiple signs of trauma to their vital organs, no known source yet!

Wild Life services has stated that it's actually not that uncommon and scenes like this have occurred before. Some times birds are "electrocuted" during a thunderstorm, pelted to death by hail...or something under go cardiac arrest (heart attack-BAM!) during bad weather or fireworks.

Well, whatever the reason...it sure is strange. And does anyone else feel like it's out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie?? Or that crazy crow horror film where all the crows came darting at people....creepy.

Don't believe the picture? read it for yourself!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

The Christmas: Post.

Also...MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS CYBER WORLD!

I give you one of the many perfect holiday animal pictures you can find online.

This reminds us all to have a Merry Christmas, appreciate our world, and be mindful of nature by saving endangered species---like the polar bear.

And even though there's a WHOLE shabang of pictures...click here for more animal holiday photogenic fun :)

The Special: Saharan Cheetah Sighting!

Since the new year is coming soon, I must put forth effort to make posts positive. I think I've stated this before but I choose Yahoo! as my front page because I enjoy the fact that it lines all the political, the funny, the advice, the celeb gossip all nicely in front of my eyes. I am not biased by what I "choose" to see because I didn't set any default settings, that way, I get a little bit of everything and then decide which articles I actually read.

Anyway, a few days ago I saw an article on rare cheetah sightings, and I actually didn't know that there were very specific other types of cheetahs.

The Saharan Cheetah is only known in 6 countries (and slowly decreasing) and is so rare that there is only about 250 known adults left in the wild. There are 0 in captivity and virtually nothing is known about them. The photos are a stroke of luck by pre-set cameras! Good going science guys :)

Still...I'm totally psyched! As seen from the picture, I guess you'd say that the Saharan Cheetah is more-or-less like your average cheetah....one that hasn't eaten in a while. It's extra slim and is even more nocturnal than its more well-known relative.

But if I lived almost completely in the desert, I think I'd rather be out longer at night than day too, wouldn't you? Click here to read the whole story.

The Fake: Shark Week Shows Not Real?!

I know that many people around me love the infamous "Shark Week" on Discovery Channel...or something like "Big Cats Diary"...however, I read an article today that not only disappointed me, but shocked me a little. It's sort of an ironic thing that people try to educate the public about wildlife, yet do so by using human tactics to achieve their goal. SHAME ON YOU!!

Wildlife Film Maker, Chris Palmer released a book on how many wildlife documentaries are not in fact captured under "wild" conditions...AND some of them use animals from gaming farms. Gaming farms are places that raise animals for human use, like crocodile farms that produce large amounts of leather for expensive purses and shoes (a completely unnecessary fashion statement in my opinion!).

So they "buy" a croc. from one of these farms...drive out to Lake Placid...throw the croc. in, and then film the whole event as it gets into a fight with another animal or tries to hunt---> and that's what we're watching on television as "wild-life documentaries."

I say blasphemy!

Even more ironic are shows like "Shark Week" that portray sharks as demonic man-eating monsters while trying to urge people to preserve these creatures in the end credits. le sigh.

Let's have week-long show about how Sharks are getting their fins cut off, then thrown back into the ocean alive (only to drown/suffocate later since oxygen is not passing threw their gills since they can't swim)....just for a soup that is seriously not that nutritious. TAKE VITAMINS PEOPLE, EAT MORE FRUIT.

It's a fine balance between using fakes and getting to close trying to get the real thing. The danger happens when people believe they are "one with nature" and get too close...and something happens. Then the animal is deemed dangerous or a killer, when, in fact, it was only protecting its already dwindling territory. You would smack a stranger with a baseball bat if you saw them sneak into your house, right?!? me too.

read here

The Rare Saola: ...usually die in captivity :(

I'm one of those people who use AIM and still manages to deal with it's front page, separate pop windows each time I log in. Originally, I had planned to turn off this little tick, but soon found myself browsing some of it's interesting news and facts and fun tid-bits (a reason why I love Yahoo front page over a personalized Google homepage)

Anyways, I read this article on the Saola aka The Spindlehorn...a species first "officially" discovered in 1992 and now has proved to be one of the most rare animals. Needless to say---> definitely on the endangered species list.

With only a few hundred remaining between it's Vietnam and Laos territory, to see one in all its glory would be amazing to say the least. And apparently deadly.

A local village sighted one and couldn't resist their urge to capture it. It's not clear rather the animal would have been set free or a shrine might have developed over time to worship it...or maybe the villagers were hoping to make some tourist money off it. What is known that after only a few days in captivity...the animal died.

The carcass will be studied in order to obtain a better understanding of the animal and perhaps one day be able to raise some in captivity so the species does not go completely extinct. With so few numbers, I feel a little disheartened by this story, just thought I'd share. Here's the link to the one I read...but perhaps you found another?

The Smuggling: 95 Boa constrictors break "free" out of luggage bag!

yes, you read the title correctly!! Officials say that on August 26th, Keng Liang "Anson" Wong, 52, attempted to smuggle 95 Boa constrictors (hardcore snakes!) and a few other species of snakes and a turtle through Kuala Lumpur International airport.

His plight ended early when his luggage burst open on the conveyor belt and all the animals came tumbling out. Ironically, Wong was arrested almost a decade ago for the SAME crime and sentenced to almost 6 years in jail for smuggling wildlife in the U.S. between 1996 and 1998.

Why do we allow these things to happen? Shouldn't there be some sort of an alarm or colorful sticker on these people's passports that say "hey, I once tried to smuggle wildlife, you should probably check my baggage carefully!! K,thanks."

And even more ridiculous is that he is only being charged for the boa constrictor snakes smuggling because the others are not on the endangered species list!!

WHAT?!? Now, we must wait until a species population ranks so low that it makes the human bottom list before we care? Cynical and egotistical things we are.

READ IT!!

The Infuriatingt!!: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

So I have a tumblr...and through this tumblr I reblog pictures, videos, and other sporadically random things I come by. It's not really a diary, but a sweep of visual memories that make an impression.

Anyways, today I saw (on my tumblr) someone blogged this photo:



And I thought...hm...what is she doing and why is she wanted by police? You can't really tell from the photo here..




Well...what she's doing is throwing new born, live puppies into the river...!!






WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?! seriously. Apparently her identity is now known because news travels fast in this high tech world...and authorities have asked that people do not take any direct actions or make any personal threats to this woman...because the circumstances are unknown.

While all that is true and sound...what REAL excuse can one throw out regarding chucking live puppies into a river?!?!? I don't understand. I don't understand these things at all. I don't understand people at all.

Not only do you have this girl who's throwing puppies into a river...you have the person VIDEO TAPING a girl throwing puppies into the river...WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TOO RECORDING MYSTERY PERSON?!?

These kinds of things make me think that there is no way for us to reverse all the damage we've done.

here's the video if you'd like to watch...but you've been warned, it's brutal. and stupid. and I hope she %#$#@^*%.......gets what she deserves.