1. Ten-inch tent pegThe pet that ate the rubber duck was taken to see a doctor - but Animal News reckons taking the confused animal to a quack would have been more appropriate.
2. Christmas decoration (star shaped)
3. Kitchen knife
4. Alphabet fridge magnets
5. Man’s wig
6. Ann Summers underwear
7. Bell
8. Fishing hook
9. Socks
10. Rubber duck
Ernest the cat has had his sight restored by contact lenses in what is believed to be a medical first.
Meanwhile, less fortunate turkies are getting their own back on humans from beyond the grave.No wonder Terence the turkey keeps himself apart from his pals. He’s not going to be a Christmas dinner. The lucky bird managed to dodge being someone’s main course because he has become one of the family down at the farm.
Farmer Roger Barron, 53, and wife Marianne, 49, are so attached to him they’ve invited him for Christmas. At their turkey farm in Essex, Marianne said: "There was something different about him. He was more brazen, jumping on bales of hay, squawking and showing who was leader of the pack."
Before long he was coming into the family home for food. Marianne said: "I couldn’t bear having him slaughtered with all the rest. So Terence is going to be guest of honour at our dinner table. He will have a special place laid. While we’re tucking into one of his old pals, he’ll be feasting on a plateful of grain. He won’t get any bubbly, though. We don’t want a drunken bird. After all, the cure would be cold turkey."
A rhinoceros embroiled in a love triangle has caused chaos after becoming jealous and rampaging after his cheating mate.See this news report for more:
Zoo-keepers have apologised to visitors for the stench coming from a gorilla enclosure after feeding the animals sprouts.
'Sprouts can cause bouts of flatulence in animals and humans. But I don't think any of us were prepared for a smell that strong,' said Michael Riozzi of Chessington Zoo in Surrey.
A Chinese man was shocked to discover the dog he had raised from a pup was actually a rare Arctic fox.
Zhang, of Tunkou, bought what he thought was an all-white Pomeranian dog for £60 a year ago on a business trip. But he found the dog hard to tame, it would often bite him and had several unusual traits, he told the Wuhan Evening Post.
"It can't bark but instead makes little 'em em' noises, and its tail has been growing longer and longer," he said. "The most annoying thing is that starting this summer, the dog became very smelly. Even when we gave it a daily shampoo bath, the smell was still strong."
Zhang took his 'dog' to a local zoo for answers, and it turned out the dog is actually an Arctic fox, a protected rare species. He has now donated the animal to the zoo.
Two South American alpacas have been drafted in to guard a flock of chickens from foxes. The llama-like animals were bought by Angel Thorneycroft for her suburban garden in Dorset because foxes are no longer scared off by her Alsatian. "I spotted something in a magazine about alpacas being good for protecting chickens," she said. "They hiss and spit and give a good kick if they feel threatened. I’ve not seen a fox come into my garden since I’ve had them. In the last year I’ve lost 30 chickens, but Holly and Maurice are doing a wonderful job – and they mow my back garden."
Green campaigners called police after discovering an illegal logging site in a nature reserve – only to find the culprits were a gang of beavers.It sure is a dam shame that natural beaver behaviour involves resorting to crime!
Environmentalists found 20 neatly stacked tree trunks and others marked with notches for felling at a beauty-spot in Subkowy, northern Poland.
But when officers followed a trail left by a tree which had been dragged away, they found a beaver dam right across the river as reported by the Austrian Times.
A police spokesman said: "The campaigners are feeling pretty stupid. There's nothing more natural than a beaver."
When the mechanic popped open the bonnet he was greeted by small, shivering, black and white cat trapped under a pipe.
Mr Dale Tattersall, workshop manager, said: "We couldn't believe it. It was covered in oil and dirt and was boiling hot. We managed to it out and give it a good wash and it seems to be doing well.
In the latest bout of anti-animal discrimation, Animal News has been informed that Mischief, 125 in cat years, has not yet been sent a congratulatory telegram from the Queen. Mischief, of Cornwall, is a British subject - so we say, 25 years overdue ma'am!
Fom The Telegraph:Tsuyoshi the polar bear is seen at Kushiro Municipal Zoo in northern Japan. Puzzled Japanese zookeepers have cleared up a mystery over a lack of chemistry between a couple of polar bears, as both have turned out to be female.
Fox news reports on a doggone miracle story:A newborn baby that was abandoned outdoors by her 14-year-old mother during the Argentina winter was found safe Thursday after being kept alive and warm by a mother dog and her brood of puppies, Reuters reported.For fans of the moving image, the BBC has a video.
Farmer Fabio Anze found the naked baby near the city of La Plata, Argentina, lying amongst his dog China’s puppies. The baby was taken to the hospital after Anze called the authorities.
Hospital officials said the baby was only a few hours old when she was found, and was in good health despite several bruises.
A cat has used up one of its nine lives after getting stuck behind the front grille of a car and surviving for 70 miles on a trip from Surrey to Sussex.Now that we are at 15 incidents, Animal News is starting to wonder whether these events are more than a coincedence... Is all this car tres-puss orcherstrated by a master mog? Are we dealing with feline felony here?
Spending all day at the seaside sounds like a dog's life to us!
You'll have to travel to Turkey to witness this:A walrus has become a star attraction with visitors at a zoo by learning to play the saxophone...Walruses have not been this musical since John Lennon sang I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. See a clip of Sara below:
Under the direction of her trainer, Sara the Walrus grips the brass instrument between her flippers and blasts out a note. Wetsuit-clad Russian trainer Sergiy has also taught her to strike a nonchalant pose, leaning on a work top with one flipper under her chin and looking bored.
Sara's skills at mimicking humans extend to dressing up as a railway platform conductor and blowing a whistle.
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