The Minnesota Zoo is thrilled to welcome two orphaned puma kittens to Apple Valley. This brother-sister pair was found in late October just outside the Port Angeles, Washington area by a local resident and rescued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife before making the journey to Minnesota. Based on the kittens’ condition, officials were confident their mother was not returning to care for them — via Youtube
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In Australia, over 137,390 animals once called pets are received annually by the RSPCA [PDF] alone, with rescue homes and animal shelters receiving surrendered animals faster than they can re-home those already in care.
With few options other than euthanasia for those animals unable to be placed, self-taught coder John Bishop decided he needed to do something and launched Pet Rescue in 2003, an online service connecting former pets with new owners.
Working with approximately 98 percent of the rescue groups in Australia from the RSPCA to animal welfare leagues, vets, pounds, and foster carers, non-profit Pet Rescue currently has over 8,600 animals from 952 rescue groups on its website.
Essentially it’s an aggregation service but that’s not very sexy,
Bishop explained. We look at ourselves as providing connections between pets in care with the rescue groups and the public that are looking to adopt.
As Pet Rescue operates at a not-for-profit, Bishop has been faced with the mammoth task of keeping up with technology since day one — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Henry Rollins speaks at Soka University of America about the importance of being a global citizen — via Youtube
Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle Larvae (Chrysophtharta cloelia) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
These really are mini works of art. But the mid-century modern-inspired birdhouses by Sourgrassbuilt are very practical pieces too. All the designs are created by Californian Douglas Barnhard, influenced by architecture of the mid-20th century, including the Eichler houses prominent in his home state — via Retro to Go
Three week old Eastern Black Rhino calf gets first bath from keepers at Blank Park Zoo — via Youtube
Two Sea Otter pups arrive at their new permanent home at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. The pups were found abandoned at sea and taken to Alaska SeaLife Centre, where they received emergency care. They cannot be released into the sea because they never learned survival skills from their mothers — via Youtube
Post-Truthism is nothing new. Following the Truth Reform Act of 1976, it became every citizen’s civic duty to attend de-education classes. The state instinctively felt that knowledge and the educated people who wield it destablise governmental plans, especially those that routinely and deliberately disregard verifiable facts.
According to one de-education textbook: A good or
Schrödinger
fact is simultaneously true and untrue until such a time that someone in authority tells you which, though they may change their mind or substitute the fact entirely for another piece of information, fabricated or otherwise, that suits their personal or political needs.
It could take many years for a citizen to unlearn everything, particularly because they first had to learn the complex method of how to unlearn. (Also see the How to Burn Books book).
Additionally, because de-education classes were compulsory (and expensive), some people opted instead for lobotomies by backstreet barber-surgeons, who, it was later revealed, received government funding. These unregistered practitioners would lay their patients’ heads on the bottom step of a staircase, then release a Slinky attached to a sledgehammer from the top step. If this procedure was unsuccessful, they would force the patients to binge-watch ITV talent shows such as Opportunity Knocks or the BBC’s Come Dancing programme — via Scarfolk Council
The stopwork is a mechanism designed to protect the clock from overwinding. This particular design also has the added benefit that it can be used to restrict the clock operation to the section of the mainspring with the most constant torque — via Youtube
Plumbago auriculata originally uploaded by Red Wolf
A rare pair of cheetah cubs are thriving after being born at Longleat Safari Park. The cubs’ birth is a first for the Wiltshire wildlife attraction, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The pair, a male and a female, were born 8 weeks ago and will remain inside with mum Wilma until they are 12 weeks old — via Youtube
Agapanthus and Dramatic Agapanthus originally uploaded by Red Wolf
A litter of ten endangered African Painted Dog pups born at the Audubon Zoo explores their outdoor habitat for the first time — via Youtube
Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister
Originally aired on ABC TV: 01/12/2016 — via Youtube
Reflected Building originally uploaded by Red Wolf
In a cemetery in Huelva, in Spain, is the grave of Major William Martin, of the British Royal Marines. Or rather, it’s the grave of a man called Glyndwr Michael, who served his country during World War 2 in a very unexpected way… after his death — via Youtube
Bioparc Valencia’s Sri Lankan Leopard cub timidly jumped at the opportunity to explore the outside area of his exhibit for the first time. The young male was born 16 July, and until now, he has been safely tucked away with mum inside their den — via Youtube
Invited by Walk&Talk festival to participate in its 6th edition on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, Moradavaga took inspiration from the rich sea life that exists in and around the Atlantic archipelago to produce a site specific piece of interactive art. Influenced by the stunning landscapes and the mystic aura related to all that concerns whale hunting (in the past) and observation (in the present) our mind wandered through old tales like Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, and 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne, and the presence of sperm-whales along the Azores coasts led us to devise a character, Vernie
the giant squid, that came from the depths of the ocean to serve as a communicative playful tool for passers-by of all ages at Portas do Mar in the city of Ponta Delgada — via Vimeo
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