Alligator That Eats Parcels
Posted on December 29, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Animal Stories, Humour
A British man received a king size bear claw slipper, when a typist error was made on his Internet order. Instead of a size 14.5 slipper, he received a specially made 1,450 size slipper. The shippers simply thought the slipper was meant for display purposes. Now we have a story about an alligator that eats [...]
The Endangered And Most Unusual Saiga
Posted on December 20, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Animal Stories, Environment, Promotion, Society
It may be one of the wierdest looking large mammals of Asia, but it has become one of the planet’s most endangered species. This is one of the many delightful subjects we introduce middle readers to in the Geekoterre Trailblazers Club. Read more…
Giant Size Rabbits
Posted on December 13, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Animal Stories, Environment
Scientists have recently discovered Nuralagus rex – ‘the Minorcan king of the hares’. It is believed they are the world’s largest rabbit. Six times bigger than the common European rabbit, the Nuralagus rex weighed in at a whopping 12 kgs. However, there are king size rabbits specially bred today…
A Baby Galapagos Tortoise
Posted on December 13, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Animal Stories, Environment, funny animal stories
A tiny baby Galapagos (tortoise in Spanish) tortoise weighs only 87 gms, compared to its mother at 256 kgs. The baby will take between 30- 40 years to become the same size as its mother. Read more about these amazing animals…
Horse Shoes
Posted on December 8, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Animal Stories, Humour
We all know what the conventional horse-shoe looks like, however there is a new kind of horse shoe available, in the form of a ‘horse gumboot’. This is an actual advert on the Internet…
Animals That Came Back
Posted on December 8, 2011 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Animal Stories, Environment, pets
Jessie, an Australian owned cat, disappeared after its owner moved house. They had not been in their new home long, when their cat, Jessie, disappeared. More than a year later, Jesse appeared near their old home, which was 3,200 kms away. Jesse does not like travelling by car, so if Jessie walked back to the [...]
Camels Produce Chocolate
Posted on July 25, 2009 by admin in Animal Stories, Food and Wine
The oldies can remember a time when there was camel tobacco available, but now the world is about to be inundated with high-end camel milk chocolate international, from Dubai. Al Nassma Chocolate has a farm of around 3,000 head of camels and is aiming to soon peddle his product in the US, Europe, Japan and [...]
Invasion Of Killer Calamari
Posted on July 19, 2009 by admin in Animal Stories, Environment
Thousands of jumbo flying squid, or killer calamari, are surging up from their customary deep water habitat and are once more terrorizing divers and beach goers in San Diego. These aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters have razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles. They can grow up to 100 pounds and are normally only found in deep waters [...]
Cute GuGu Bites
Posted on January 19, 2009 by admin in Animal Stories, Environment
GuGu is a 240 pound, cuddly, cute-looking panda, living in the Beijing zoo. However, his nature does not follow his looks, as a visitor found recently out. Climbing a five foot barrier into GuGu’s enclosure, to retrieve his child’s toy, the visitor was grabbed by the panda. The victim had to have surgery to his [...]
