The Animal Blog

• World's Tallest Horse? (USA Today)
  http://usatoday.feedroom.com/?fr_story=FRsupt205830&rf=sitemap
  Could be as tall as 7 feet!
• Chihuahua saves baby from rattlesnake (USA Today)
  http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-07-22-chihuahua-rattle_N.htm
• 10 Best best blogs in pet health (Fox News)
  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290164,00.html

COMPLETE WITH HARD-CORE MUSIC!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

• 'Goose Whisperer' bonds with park birds (Yahoo News)
  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_sc/goose_whisperer_4
  Move over dog whisperer! There's a new wave!
• Snack Attack: Bandit bird steals from store (Yahoo News)
  http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=3428181&ch=68276&src=news
  Shocking footage caught on cell phone camera.
• Red Panda Escapes from Zoo... Again (Live Science)
  http://www.livescience.com/animals/070716_ap_panda_escape.html
  They just look like trouble don't they?

The FDA website compiles a comprehensive listing of information regarding the recent pet food recall. Keep an eye on this website for the most up-to-date information (updated July-23):

http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html

What is melamine?

• One happy bird, one ANGRY bird (flickr)
  http://flickr.com/photos/sepultura/876837176/
• Top 10 Deadliest Animals (Live Science)
  http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10_deadliestanimals.html
  "Creatures that scare the socks off us..."
• Poodle becomes victim of identity theft (Daily Post)
  http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/dailypost/news/wales/tm_headline=poodle-becomes-victim-of-identity-theft&method=full&objectid=19506340&siteid=50142-name_page.html
  A PRIZE-winning poodle from North Wales has become the latest victim of online identity theft.

Absolutely brilliant

• Dog eats more than $800 in cash (11 Alive)
  http://www.11alive.com/news/watercooler/article_weird.aspx?storyid=100319
  "The dog owner taped together the remnants she recovered, and swapped the mangled bills for more than $700 bucks worth of fresh currency at a local bank.
  
  Hulleman is hanging on to half a one hundred dollar bill, in hopes she will recover the other portion. She is less optimistic that Pepper Ann will turn over a new leaf."
• Octopus unearths 900-year-old hidden treasure (Daily Mail)
  http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=09c295a5-7993-411b-8b0f-d26bab793e4d
  "It is a story that combines all the great mysteries and exciting discoveries of the sea – an octopus hauled onto a fishing boat with valuable ancient pottery attached to its suckers."
• Snake in a box (9 News)
  http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=09c295a5-7993-411b-8b0f-d26bab793e4d
  "Our goal: to show you just how dangerous these animals are. One of the many lessons we learned from our snake in the box."
• Woman's pet snake missing near Memphis golf course (WMCTV)
  http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6837886
  "A pet named Fluffy is loose near a golf course in Memphis."

This footage is from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.

More info is available at:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12315

Click here for all squid-related posts.

One scientist's opinion.

• Bear saw bikers in road but still liked his odds (Anchorage Daily News)
  http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/bears/story/9159529p-9075312c.html
  "A bear waiting for its chance to cut through traffic on the Seward Highway this weekend looked twice but still darted through a group of bikers, and the resulting domino effect sent one biker to a Seward hospital."
• Something is Fishy in Hollywood (Bounty Fishing)
  http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/2007/07/24/something-is-fishy-in-hollywood/
  "What if your fishing trip is ruined by a bad weather or any frustrating reason? Sit down, relax, and watch one of our fishermen’s cult movies -hereby compared with the well-known blockbusters that inspired them!"
• Mother cat takes seven chicks under her paw (Times Online)
  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1784806.ece
  "A cat has succeeded in repressing her predatory instincts by adopting seven chicks to rear alongside her own litter of kittens."

Is this squirrel playing dead or is the earth just moving really fast?

It's that time of year again. With temperatures hitting record highs across the country, it's important to know how to keep your pets healthy and happy in this hot weather.

MSNBC has some great summer tips to help protect our pets in this heat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19666917/

Click here for more summer pet tips.