The animal thread

A cow jumped over the moon – or so I've been told – but this one couldn't jump over a tree.

Must see video: Cow rescued from a tree following Hurricane Ida

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2...hurricane-ida/

There is no truth to the report that the bear has often been heard exclaiming, "Hey, Boo-Boo, help me look for a pic-a-nic basket!"

Wanted: A 500-pound black bear that has broken into nearly 30 California homes

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/us/bl...e-wanted-trnd/

Most animals do not notice wildlife-tracking cameras. This one did.

A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/11519...camera-boulder

If anyone has a "Lucky To Be Alive" contest, I nominate Sophie.

Caught on video: Puppy jumps out of car on 101 Fwy in Woodland Hills, misses oncoming traffic

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ca...ic/ar-AA17qNHC

Bobi is a Rafeiro do Alentejo. The name is Portuguese for "mongrel of Alentejo." Alentejo is a region of southern Portugal. Rafeiros do Alentejo are often used as guard dogs to protect sheep and livestock.

Bobi, the world's oldest dog, turns 31 years old

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bobi-th...-31-years-old/

Giraffes' spots provide camouflage in the wild. Spotless giraffes are very rare. One was born in 1972 at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo and named Toshibo, which means "clever" in English. It died in 1996. Now another one has been born in Tennessee.

Spotless giraffe, thought to be the only one in the world, born at Tennessee zoo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-tennessee-zoo

Forty thousand people voted online and the spotless giraffe now has a name. It would have been funny to name it Spot – but that wasn't one of the choices..

Tennessee zoo reveals name of rare giraffe without spots – Kipekee. Here's what it means.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...e/70764768007/

Another spotless giraffe has been spotted. Well, it isn't spotted. It's.....oh, you know what I mean.

Another spotless giraffe has been discovered – this time, on a reserve in Namibia

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/12/11988...iraffe-namibia

Here are three crocodiles who – surprisingly – did a good deed.

3 crocodiles 'could have easily devoured' a stray dog in their river. They pushed it to safety instead.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3-croco...afety-instead/

The popular saying "A dog is man's best friend" began with Frederick William II, King of of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. He owned several Italian greyhounds and declared, “The only, absolute and best friend a man has in this selfish world, the only one that will not betray or deny him, is his dog." Finney is proof of that.

Colorado man missing for months found dead with his dog still alive by his side

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/14/us/co...ive/index.html

How does a dog have six legs? Was it crossbred with a spider?

6-legged spaniel has extra limbs removed
Ariel the spaniel was found abandoned in a London-area supermarket parking lot but is now "doing brilliantly" after having surgery.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-eu...b0be962c82e1c1

I don't call this a "stupid pet trick." I call this a "stupid human trick" because they left flammable boxes on top of the stove.

Dog accidentally turns on stove, starts house fire in Colorado Springs

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024...orado-springs/

The myth that cats have nine lives may derive from an Old English proverb: "A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays and for the last three he stays." Here is a story that may lead people to think the myth could be true.

Cat who floated away on top of camper roof in hurricane finds way back to family
A North Carolina family was "helpless" as they watched their cat, Ricardo Blanco, disappear into floodwaters – but he surprised them eight days later.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cat-b...b03a110eb47210

This story makes me think of a line from Peaches & Herb's 1979 hit Reunited: "Reunited and it feels so good....."

She lost her dog after a 2020 hurricane. He was just found at a frat house 300 miles away.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...y/83032849007/

Crikey, mate, this is a dardy ripper of a story – fair dinkum!

Escaped dog in Australia is rescued after 529 days alone in the wilderness

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/e...ess-rcna203246