Rhinos

Get your point across about the danger the rhinoceros faces in becoming extinct with this funny Save the Chubby Unicorn T-shirt. It will really get you noticed!

Over the years, I’ve acknowledged some of Twitter’s “Top Pet Tweeters.” Yes, based on the number of pets that have taken to the microblogging site, it can definitely be said that Twitter is an all-inclusive ecosystem. Sockamillion [aka @sockington], and who identifies himself as “Jason Scott’s Cat,” is one of the many felines with millions of followers. And there are hundreds of other cats as well as dogs and birds who have been tweeting up a storm, for years.

My blogs over the years have covered the perils and forecasts of the many endangered species on this planet. In my post, “Why We Should Be Concerned About The Sixth Mass Extinction?” I reported on the current ‘extinction event’ that is happening in our lifetimes. Think about that! There have only been five periods of heightened animal extinction since the dawn of time, and the most current one is happening right under our noses.

At this dark time of year people don't usually think of braving the cold to go to the zoo -- especially at night. During the month of December zoos all over North America change this up by creating month-long events called Zoo Lights or Wild Lights. They decorate their grounds with millions of twinkle lights and displays of animals made of lights right alongside the live animals that live there.

Vietnam, the war-torn country of the 60s is back in the news fighting a modern-day battle. This time it’s a humanitarian effort to bust-up the illegal wildlife trafficking of rhinoceros and elephant ivory. Estimated at $7 million dollars on the black market, horns and tusks were seized and set on fire to send an emphatic signal to poachers that this practice is no longer to be tolerated.

This baby hippo was abandoned by his family.  He was sad and all alone.  But the kindness of people led him to find happiness again... and a new friend.

When it comes to paper art from Japan the first thing that comes to mind is the amazing works of origami and kirigami. These days the amazing paper sculptures created by Chie Hitotsuyama is taking the world by storm. She takes old newspapers and cuts them into strips that she rolls into thin tubes that she uses to upcycle the papers into a wide variety of animals both wild and domestic.

The toddler years are some of the most exciting, trying, and humbling
experiences a parent will ever go through.  If you've reached your
limit, here are some pictures of animal parents dealing with their
toddlers so you don't feel alone.  No matter what species, we all deal
with the terrible twos (and threes, and fours,
and eighteens).  I see you, moms and dads with a tantrum throwing tot, and this one is for you.