Buffalo

When you look at this sweet little calf it is hard to imagine that it is going to grow up into a big hairy beast like Mom there -- or an even bigger and hairier beast like his daddy.

How could it be that a young female Polish cow would rather hang with some beefy bison versus her own species?

The legend of the White Buffalo has been a part of Native American folklore for more than two thousand years. It is the tale of the mystical White Buffalo Calf Woman and how she brought to them the prophecy of peace and balance for all people. The legend may vary from one tribe to another across the North American continent, but the basic message is always the same.

It is estimated that 3 billion people in the world wear flip flops. Since they don't last forever they end up in landfills, and worse, in the oceans. The Indian Ocean alone washes many millions of discarded flip flops onto the beaches around Kenya. Artists there have been taking the old footwear and re-purposing them into usable objects -- most fantastically into beautiful animal sculptures.

It is said that there were once so many bison, or buffalo, in North America that their herds covered open grasslands like great dark shadows.

A domestic cow who escaped from a Polish farm last autumn survived the winter by horning in, so to speak, with a herd of wild European Bison.

The kids are back in school and that means that it is time for college football. And what would college football be without mascots? For the University of Colorado Buffaloes that means the personal appearance of Ralphie, the live mascot for the team, on campus and at games. Ralphie was recently named the #2 live college football mascot in the country. If you haven't heard of her (yes, she's a girl) then it's time you did.

Why did the buffalo cross the road? Because he was taking his loss of habitat in his stride. Wait! What?