We’ve heard of therapy dogs and their power to help the sick and the elderly, we’ve also heard of farm and equine therapy, and cat therapy, but have you ever heard of monkey therapy?
The capuchin monkey originates from Central America and is a New World monkey whose lifespan sits between 25-45 years. They live high [...]
Entries from March 2008
These Monkeys Are SMRT.
March 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Design + Lifestyle. · Nature.
If You Were a Wombat.
March 15th, 2008 · No Comments
This is one of the most touching advertisements I’ve seen in a long time.
It is the story of a woman who has been homeless for 6 months, has no shelter, no food and her husband died recently. She is also pregnant. Quite simply: how is she going to survive? How are they all going to [...]
Tags: Nature.
Practical Pet Fur Use: Chiengora Yarn
March 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments
My Gramma French use to say that her sheltie, Crystal, shed so much that she could weave her dropped dur into a coat. Well Gramma, here it is…
Located in Denton, Texas Vip Fibers specializes in homespun yarn made from the fur of your pet and historically speaking, this is not unusual. Chiengora dates back [...]
Tags: Canis Lupus. · Design + Lifestyle. · Rad Stuff.
It’s History: The Dodo.
March 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The dodo bird has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century and genetically speaking its closest living relatives today are pigeons and doves - although it’s lineage is somewhat murky. During the Eocene era the dodos ancestors were capable of flight however the AC dodo was strictly a land animal found only on the [...]
Tags: Natural History.
Lemurs Are Drug Abusers.
March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Just off the east coast of southern Africa there is an island that is the natural home to an animal who gets stoned on millipede juice. Madagascar’s black lemurs live high in the trees and use the giant millipede as a natural bug repellent - at least that’s what they tell their parents.
The lemur [...]
Tags: Nature.