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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A bird in the hand: Photographer gets close-up as tame robin feeds from his fingers

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Coming in to land: The robin approachesPhotographer Mike Walker feeds a tame robin with one hand - while taking these amazing close-up pictures with his other hand.The bird flew into his garden in Portchester, Hampshire and gradually became tame enough to accept food, and would even sit on the 64-year-old's grandchildren's hands.The photographer said: 'The thing with robins, I was told, is to get mealworms - and he just went mad for them. Nearly there: The robin is just inches away from Mike's hand Made it: The bird rests on one hand, while Mike takes photos with the other'I think he was feeding youngsters at the time,...

'I've killed my dog, ha ha': Sadistic teenager hangs pet... and posts pictures on Facebook

By DAILY MAIL REPORTERWARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Sadistic: Teenager Kamil Hric from Slovakia uploaded this picture of him hanging his pet dog on Facebook A sick 17-year-old boy filmed himself hanging his pet pooch and posted photos of it on Facebook saying, 'I’ve killed my dog - ha, ha.' The picture shows the helpless dog - still apparently struggling - swinging from a clothesline while Kamil Hric looks on laughing. Hric, from Poprad, Slovakia - who was arrested after other horrified Facebook users alerted police - told prosecutors: 'So what? It's only a dog. I did it for fun.' A police spokesman said: 'We don’t know what made him do this but we...

Spineless and unloved: Abandoned hedgehog will never find mate because she has no bristles

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Having a ball: Betty the hedgehog, who was abandoned by her family because she does not have any spikes A rescued baby hedgehog will never be able to attract a mate because of a mystery skin condition which has left her completely bald and without spines.Betty was abandoned by her family before she was found by a member of the public and handed in to staff at an animal rescue centre.Animal experts are baffled by her mystery skin condition, which has caused the lonely hedgehog's skin to become dry and left her without any spines. Unlucky in love: Betty is being snubbed by the male hedgehogs because of her skin condition...

Monday, May 30, 2011

The real watchdog: Border terrier is the king of bling with a ROLEX collar

By Daily Mail ReporterKing of bling: Smike received the 'watchdog' collar for his seventh birthdayAnd now the 30-year-old and Smike are celebrities when she takes him for his daily stroll on Merseyside.Border terrier Smike really is the king of bling with his Rolex dog collar - and with his new gear he has earned the nickname 'watchdog'.Smike's owner, Karen Denney from the village of Crawford near St Helens, specially commissioned the collar, as she wanted the ultimate canine accessory.The leather collar has a designer watch built-in and dog-lover Mrs Denney decided to splash out for her pet's seventh birthday.Mrs Denney loves showing-off her...

You flirty rat! New York fashionistas splurge on designer outfits ... for their pet rodents

By Daily Mail ReporterRunway: Perriwinkle wows the NYC Fancy Rat Convention in Manhattan with her emerald green tutuFirst there was doggy dresses, and coats for mini pigs, now trendy pet owners are ordering designer clothing for their rats. Pet fashionista Ada Nieves is selling rat tuxedos, wedding dresses and bridesmaids gowns among other exclusive designs. Ada, from New York, said: 'The rats look very cute and seem to like wearing them. Rats are very popular these days and the owners love to dress them up.' Rat fans gathered in New York yesterday for a rodent fashion show featuring Ada's outifts, which come complete with crystals, feathers...

Britain's most extravagant dog owner spends £800 on bespoke tiaras for her posh pooch

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Louise Harris and her pet dog Lola pose for a photograph wearing their matching tiaras. SHE has always treated her dogs like royalty, and now pet-mad Louise Harris has had two £400 tiaras custom-made so her Yorkie Lola can look just like Kate Middleton on her wedding day.Miss Harris, 32, spent £20,000 on a dog wedding for Lola earlier this year, where the pooch married a Chinese crested called Mugly. Pampered Pooch: Louise Harris and Lola wearing their posh headpieces designed to be replicas of the one Kate Middleton wore when she wed Prince William. But while that bash was lavish, Louise, from Chelmsford, Essex, got...

Mega moggies: Two stone cats bred from African wildcats taking over living rooms across Britain

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Sahara to sofa: Servals are a species of African wildcat being crossed with the domestic moggy to create sought-after Savannah catsHundreds of British cat lovers are no longer satisfied stroking the traditional moggy atop their lap.A growing trend is emerging for 'mega moggies' bred by crossing a domestic feline with a species of African wildcat to create Savannah cats.Only owners with deep pockets and space can provide homes for the felines which cost up to £10,000 and can grow to three times the size of the traditional household puss. The wildcats - called Servals - hail from sub-Saharan African and share common traits...

Happy and safe, the Border Collie stabbed 13 times and left to bleed to death in the gutter

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Safe and well: Five-year-old Border Collie Bonnie plays with RSPCA worker Tracey Hutchins in Leicester after making a recovery from the attack A Border Collie was back to her playful self today after recovering from a sickening attack in which she was stabbed 13 times and left for dead in the gutter.Cute five-year-old Bonnie was left looking like a 'patchwork quilt' after the savage attack which has been described as the 'worst case of animal cruelty' seen by the animal care centre that took her in.Bonnie was found in a street drenched in blood following the heartless stabbing in Daventry, Northamptonshire, last week. ...

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Smotherly love! A reassuring snuggle for the kitten having a nightmare

By MIKE O'BRIEN Deep sleep: The kitten starts to move its paws as its imagination takes overAwww factor 10! People usually say they're either a dog person or a cat person, but this display of motherly love should have universal appeal.A fluffy young kitten is lying, snuggled as close to her mother as possible, with the parent's front left leg draped over the young 'un's stomach.The orange and cream striped kitten seems to be deep in sleep with its little mouth wide open. Kitty nightmare: The arms start flailing and mother is waking Suddenly the kitten's left paw jerks quickly.Then the right, then the left, then both.Clearly having something...

Hop-pily ever after: Bernie the kangaroo joey brought back to life by his rescuer with a kiss

By TED THORNHILL Claws for thought: Bernie can consider himself the luckiest kangaroo alive after being brought back to life by Lisa Milligan A baby kangaroo was brought back from the dead after being given the kiss of life by a wildlife carer.So young that it hadn’t even grown hair yet, the joey - the name given to baby kangaroos - was rushed to a rescue centre after it was found lying lifeless by the side of a road near Melbourne, Australia.The tiny pink animal was cold to the touch, but Lisa Milligan didn’t give up hope. She breathed air down its nose and mouth and massaged its heart until it suddenly came to. ‘It was gone for all love and...

Safari park visitors warned to beware... after meerkats develop a fetish for human feet

By Daily Mail ReporterFoot fetish: A little Meerkat at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire jumps up onto one woman's ankle in an effort to grab her footWarning signs have been put up at a new attraction where meerkats mingle with visitors after the quirky creatures developed a fetish for human feet.The small mammals have taken a liking to painted toenails and colourful sandals and jump all over them given the chance.The bizarre foot fascination extends to the meerkats sniffing women's feet and one has even taken a little nibble at one visitor.Staff at the new Jungle Kingdom enclosure at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, have had to put up signs...

Is this the worst case of animal cruelty ever? Dog shot 40 times in head, tied up and buried alive... but survives

By Daily Mail Reporter-But Star miraculously survived horrific ordealAppalling cruelty: This is how star the crossbreed dog was discovered; buried alive, with all her legs tied together and with 40 gun pellets in her skullThe discovery of a dog that was buried alive up to its nose after being shot in the head 40 times has led to calls for Malta to reform its animal welfare laws. The crossbreed mongrel, which was named Star by his rescuers, was found near the city of Birzebbuga by animal welfare officers investigating an unrelated case. After hearing whimpering coming from beneath a wooden board with a tree stump placed on top of it to weigh it...

Wingo Starr: The bird with a Beatles-style mop-top

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Let it beak: His unusual appearance caused much amusement among onlookers, who said his ruffled head feathers made him look like a member of the Fab FourThis grebe must have had a Hard Day's Flight judging by the state of his mop-top hairdo.The winged water bird had twitchers all in a flutter as he swanned about a lake showing off a Beatles' pudding bowl coiffure. His unusual appearance caused much amusement among onlookers, who said his ruffled head feathers made him look like a member of the Fab Four. The incredible sight was captured on camera by photographer Rob Palmer in North East Colorado, America.Beatles fans will...

Horror at the zoo: Pair of lions tear apart escaped cuddly baby bearcat in front of terrified children

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER No chance: The lion pounced on the unfortunate bearcat as soon as it landedA family day out turned into a nightmare for zoo visitors after they witnessed a bearcat cub being ripped apart by a pair of lions.The horror unfolded at the Chessington World of Adventure in Surrey after a pair of the cute mammals - also known as binturongs - climbed a tree before dropping from some overhanging branches and landing in the neighbouring lion enclosure.One of the cubs was immediately set upon by the lions, who made short work of killing it in front of shocked spectators. The second cub was heard shrieking as it hurried into the undergrowth...

Lin Ping's 2 years Birthday Celebration on 27 May 2011.

Panda cub Lin Ping sits next to the birthday cake made of ice and soft drinks to celebrate turning two at Chiang Mai Zoo, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, 27 May 2011. China allowed Thailand to keep the cub and both its parent for two more years. The cub is born to giant pandas Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui, both on loan as well as the baby also officially belongs to China. source: imageglobe...

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