Dec 24, 2012

Gator Claus is on his way!

Sick of cute animals in holiday outfits? Here, have an alligator instead. More on Buzzfeed. Happy Holidays!

Dec 13, 2012

Pugdorable!

Have broken my wrist and am a bit handicapped for blogging, but couldn't miss this baby echidna. Check it out:  Perth puggles leading the breeding program for Perth Zoo.

Dec 4, 2012

New species of skinny, bug-eyed snake

Headline from Scientific American - how could you need to know more to be thrilled? But go ahead and click if you do. Don't miss the links to photos of its cool relatives, but maybe don't scroll down too far unless you want to know a little too much about the horror of snake sex organs.

-Wombat (No Relation)

Dec 1, 2012

Ugly animals in the mainstream media

Check out this article about the new vultures at the National Zoo in the Washington Post.