In the early twentieth century, it’s estimated there were about 500,000 rhinos throughout Africa and Asia. Because of poaching, their numbers have been rapidly dwindling over the years. The black rhino was killed for its horns so aggressively, it was actually declared extinct in 2011. According to Save the Rhino, South Africa is home to 83% […]
While out kayaking in the sea near Puerto Madryn in Argentina, these two got the surprise (and footage) of a lifetime. After this father and daughter had approached a couple of Right Whales out in the bay, one of the whales wanted to get a closer look. He swam right underneath them and then surfaced. […]
Most little kids love puppies and kittens, but this boy from Siberia has a best animal friend you’d never expect: a sparrow. 12 year-old Vadim Veligurov found an orphaned sparrow, minutes after she hatched. She was all alone, exposed and easy prey for many animals, so he took pity on her. Little did he know, […]
http://twitter.com/#!/johngramlich/status/433448533589766144 Aww, poor “Not a King” Barack. http://twitter.com/#!/LaurenC_Lux/status/433452021035708416 The oh-so-regal president, who has all but declared himself king of America, joked at a state dinner that unlike the constitutionally-limited American president, a French king wouldn’t have to deal with those nasty tea-bagger lawmakers and their pesky filibusters. http://twitter.com/#!/nielslesniewski/status/433451029900705792 Shh! Don’t give him any ideas! We […]
http://twitter.com/#!/hannahgre/status/241422937322819584 When 82-year-old veteran actor/producer Clint Eastwood announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney earlier this month, tolerant liberals could think of only one good reason a Hollywood legend would choose a Republican over Planet Healer and Tinseltown money-grubber Barack Obama: Dementia. The disrespectful armchair geriatricians are back. After his memorable, crotchety, completely ad-libbed convention speech […]
Thanks to a mysterious legislative mandate tacked onto the state budget, North Carolina will now be home to two new experiments in online schooling. View this image › Don Douglas/Don Douglas It has taken three years, a court case, an appeal, a half-dozen hearings, and a posse of lobbyists, but controversial education company K12 Inc. […]
Denmark’s Copenhagen zoo was founded in 1859, making it one of Europe’s oldest zoological institutions. Over 27 acres are filled with animal enclosures and tourist attractions. No matter what you feel about zoos in general, these vintage pictures of Copenhagen’s zoo will blow you away. In 1955, it was a completely different time. People held […]
http://twitter.com/#!/sullydish/status/285807872087044096 As Twitchy noted last night, Trig Truther Andrew Sullivan joined the bandwagon of liberals sanctimoniously lecturing conservatives about Hillary Clinton’s blood clot. Sullivan, who said yesterday he is still waiting for Sarah Palin’s medical records, apparently considers himself an expert in neurology as well as obstetrics. He stated that it is “perverse” to suggest that someone could be […]
Through out history man has always had a trusty companion by his site, a creature so attached to us it’s called man’s best friend. I’m speaking of dogs of course, but how much do you know about our four legged friends? You probably know they go “woof” and love to chew on bones, but I’m sure […]
http://twitter.com/#!/memeorandum/status/180648742205140992 The Salt Lake Tribune: About 150 Republicans met in the gymnasium of Washington Elementary Thursday night with the fate of one of them — Sen. Orrin Hatch — in the balance, hinging on the outcome of that gathering and more than 2,000 others like it around the state. All told, more than 125,000 Republicans […]