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Posts Tagged ‘dog’
Animals, Videos & Documentaries, Weird Stuff, Jun 3rd, 2012,
Most of us have had the experience of being followed by a friendly stray or loose dog for a while during a walk or jog. Usually the sociable canine will tag along for a while and then move on to pastures anew. On a recent bike race across China, a stray took this kind of behavior to an entirely different level and it now has a new home with one of the cyclists. Now named Xiao Sa, or ‘Little Sa’, the stray ran with the cyclists for 20 days, covering 1,700km (1,056mi) until the race’s completion in Lhasa, Tibet. Sa…
Tags: China, cycle, dog, little sa, race, Tibet, xiao sa
Animals, Videos & Documentaries, Weird Stuff, Apr 25th, 2012,
Well, we can’t always post serious news. Here are a couple of cute videos demonstrating how pets help their owners in unusual ways. We’ve all heard of the dog that fetches the morning paper and the cat that catches mice or keeps your feet warm (if you can’t bear the thought of a dead mouse). And now for something completely different. How about a Newfoundland Labrador in Norfolk, UK who helps his owner thatch roofs? He’s a thatcher and his name is Axel, not Margaret. OK, so he doesn’t actually do any work, but he sits on the roof and…
Tags: cat, dog, pets, video
Animals, Videos & Documentaries, Jan 9th, 2012,
A killer whale (orca) was caught on film hunting sharks at a New Zealand beach. One sizable shark was driven onto the sand by the orca, where a local dog began circling and barking at it. The story has been reported by several news agencies, using the amateur footage, but leave it to ITN News to include the best bits – particularly the part with the dog. Killer whales are intelligent, skilled hunters and sit at the top of the marine food chain. According to this older video report from National Geographic and ABC News, they sometimes even hunt the…
Tags: beach, dog, killer whale, New Zealand, orca, shark
Nature, Dec 19th, 2011,
He sat by the road in the woods, watching out for people. He looked like a dog who wanted to thumb a lift. But he was actually seeking help for his friend, who was lying in a ditch, hit by a car. Although hungry and emaciated, he never stopped standing guard. Late in the evening in the forest around the village Anastazewo, Poland, a car with Łódź city guards stopped. The guards were coming back home from training. They could only see a black German shepherd’s glowing eyes in the darkness. “I stood aghast, and the dog was approaching nearer…
Tags: dog, friendship, injured dog
