Where’s the anti-dandruff shampoo when you need it!, originally uploaded by Melanie Stanton.
Each kraken has been hand-painted on durable all-weather lightweight upholstery fabric using permanent, nontoxic textile paints. The pillow measures 20”x20”x5” and has a removable fibrefill insert. Intended for use on your patio, deck, beside your pool, on your yacht, hammock or beach blanket — via Etsy
Some more Dream, originally uploaded by Vorrarit Anantsorrarak.
When Leandro Almeida was taking out the trash, he really had no reason to believe he was throwing out a family pet that had been missing for 30 years.
But that’s what he almost did, according to Globo.com.
Almeida’s neighbour in Rio de Janeiro spotted the bag and asked Almeida if he was throwing out the turtle as well.
At that moment I was white and did not believe,
explains Almeida.
Crawling around in a box with an old record player was Manuela, a red-footed tortoise the family had written off as lost back in 1982.
Manuela had disappeared during a home renovation, and the Almeidas always assumed he had escaped through a door left open by workers. However, it seems Manuela was hanging out for 30 years in the upstairs storeroom where Leonel Almeida, the father, kept all sorts of old junk he hadn’t gotten around to fixing up — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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Arnie, a stray cat who became known for his extraordinary talent as a babysitter
of abandoned newborn animals brought to the Linton Zoo, passed away peacefully last week. Arnie’s favourite creatures were lion cubs, and he babysat all four of the zoo’s adult lions as well as some of their cubs — via ZooBorns
Enjoy a new underwater adventure each time you drift off into your dreams by docking this daring accent pillow on the horizon! Adorned with the image of a bold, bright white octopus and finished with pom-pom trim, this silky accent pillow is a fearlessly fun addition to your favourite napping couch or nautical-themed bedroom. With one sucker-clad tentacle for each recommended hour of sleep, this curious creature is an eye-catching reminder to rest up for the day ahead — via ModCloth
Keepers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park gave five-week-old Rhino calf Shomili, or Mili, as keepers call her, a bottle feeding as part of her daily nutritional routine this morning. Animal care has been giving the Greater One-horned Rhino calf bottle feedings since first time mother Sundari has not been able to give her calf all of the nutrition that she needs — via ZooBorns
This is one of my recent personal pieces which reflects the life style of modern society — via Illustration of VanessaSYFung
This sculpted polymer clay nautilus is in colours of a tropical sea, pearl, teal and blues. The shell and mantle shimmer with a subtle pearlescent sheen. A great gift for the cephalopod obsessed, science fans, and sea lovers — via Etsy
Lottie is the most adorable little girl with a passion for all things aquatic. So it only seemed fitting she should have an octopus for her 1st birthday cake. The main body is plain madeira, but the tentacles are chocolate, lemon and carrot cake. A secret that was welcomed when the cake was cut — via Cake Central
Gifts for him! I think he might enjoy a strangely cool set of octopus sucker cuff links. These guys have been cast in solid Sterling Silver from real octopus tentacles — via Etsy
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On Christmas day, Warsaw Zoo welcomed this newborn Indian Rhinoceros with great excitement, because he is the first ever rhinoceros born in a Polish zoo. At birth he weighed in at 55 kilos and was named By?. His parents are Shikari (born in 2006 in Stuttgart) and Kuba (born in 2004 in Berlin) — via ZooBorns
Nomming the Chewy Thing, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Octopus on the door of the Institut Oceanographique, Paris, originally uploaded by Monceau.
A rare marsupial that had disappeared from Australia’s mainland is thriving near Canberra, with reports the population is fat and happy.
Last year a group of 17 eastern bettongs were brought to protected forest areas in Canberra from Tasmania, their first appearance on the mainland for 80 years.
Adrian Manning, from the Australian National University, says health checks show the small members of the kangaroo family are faring well, with about 35 bettongs leaving the pouch and about 20 more young on the way — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Moxy, The Honolulu Zoo’s female lioness, gave birth to three lively cubs on Saturday evening, December 15. Mammal Specialist Robert Porec said, The birth went smoothly. The lioness and her cubs will remain in their birthing quarters for the near future
— via ZooBorns
An echidna has been saved from being squashed at a Territory mine — and thanked his rescuer by leaving a poo in his hat.
The little bastard crapped in my hat and then crawled under the dash in the truck and into the wiring,
said Munro Hardy, 25, the mine worker who rescued the spiky monotreme — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This fun little table truely is a conversation piece. I have decopauged the octopus design, that I drew with Pen and ink, onto and all around this table — via Etsy
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