February 1st, 2012
These tiny Round-tailed Ground Squirrels were pictured on their first excursion out of their subterranean homes by photographer Eirini Pajak, in Florence, Arizona.
Pajak says that the little cuties were just getting to grips with life: “They were not exactly graceful as they were just learning to stand so they would often fall over in clumsiness.”
Highly sociable animals, they got up to mischief on their outing by wrestling and play-fighting.
They haven’t been left to fend for themselves just yet – their mother will poke her head out of the hole to check for predators before allowing them to come out for some tasty grass. Here we see her supervising their playtime.
The skinny, bug-eyed critters only weigh a teeny 0.14 oz at birth.
By Sinéad. Posted in News, Random
January 31st, 2012
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Readers of comedy blog pleated-jeans.com got together to make this hilarious homage to the famous scene in The Lion King where Simba is first shown off to the animals of Pride Rock.
By Sinéad. Posted in Cats, Dogs, Funny, Random
January 26th, 2012
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This scary footage shows the moment when an absent-minded dog owner believes he has killed his pet.
Walking into the lift in a Chicago apartment complex, the man does not realise that his leashed dog is still outside as the door shuts. It’s a harrowing watch, but don’t worry – the bulldog cross amazingly comes away from the incident unharmed, but probably quite shaken.
By Sinéad. Posted in Dogs
January 20th, 2012
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The other day we told you about Uggie the Jack Russell’s triumphant night at the Golden Globes. Here’s more of the adorable and clever star of The Artist on the Ellen DeGeneres show from this week.
By Sinéad. Posted in Dogs, News
January 17th, 2012
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The best-dressed star at the 69th Annual Golden Globes on Sunday night sported nothing but a dickie-bow. Having already stolen the show in one of the most celebrated movies of the year, The Artist, Uggie the Jack Russell again upstaged his cast-mates as he posed on the red carpet and played dead during long acceptance speeches.
Nine year old Uggie has been credited with much of the popularity of the near-silent film – the director of The Artist claims that he allows the audience to feel for an otherwise unlikable lead.
Michel Hazanavicius says of Uggie’s role in the film: “When you look at the [main] character of George Valentin” — a silent-era movie star whose career ends with the arrival of talkies — he’s selfish, egocentric, proud. He’s mean with his own wife, he’s not a positive character. But the fact is, the dog loves him and follows him during all the movie. What happens is, the audience trusts the dog. We think if the dog loves the guy, the guy has to be a good person.”
Uggie’s appearance at the Golden Globes prompted a furore on Twitter, with users calling for the introduction of an award especially for dogs. They must not have heard of the Palm Dog – the canine equivalent of the Palm D’Or has already honoured Uggie for his role in The Artist. A Facebook profile and Twitter campaign called Consider Uggie has also been set up, which urges the Academy to include Uggie in this year’s Oscar nominations.
Whether Uggie is nominated or not, he is sure to add a little fun to the festivities at the upcoming January 24th awards, where The Artist is tipped to win Best Picture.
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