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Flora and Fauna: Cats and their love for boxes

Piyoz the Great @piyoz000 (487) • Philippines 7 Oct 24

Cats love boxes because they feel safe and comfortable in them. In the wild, they hide in small spaces to stay safe and hunt. So a box feels just right. Boxes also keep them warm and cozy, like when my cat loves to squeeze herself...

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Bed time stories for my son

ravipors @ravipors (80) • India 21 Apr 12

i ve got a three year old son who is asking me tell stories every day. It may seem a natural thing. But he keeps asking for new stories every instance. i am so out of my creativity. he loves Elephants, Tigers and rabbit stories....

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Mathilda et al....

Narisha @Narisha (14) • Barbados 1 Apr 09

Everyday I marvel at how my cat Mathilda is important to my life. She is quite a character. She shows me the food cupboard every morning after she has jumped on my chest (while I'm still sleeping)and chewed my fingers till they...

Who else thinks its amazing that animals were put on this earth to love and

autunno @autunno (350) • United States 29 Jan 09

comfort us.I love my cats.They are always home,do not care what I look like,and never judge me on bad decisions (well if food is involved thats diffrent)..I know many older people would be lost without their pets to love .Animals...

thats the way i like it

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A Lot Of You Asked To See This Pic - Kitten Sitting On Rottweillers Head - LOL

ellie333 @ellie333 (21016) 11 Oct 08

On my puppy Ziggie's first walk he met my friends rottweiller walking along with a ktten on its head and I don't know which one he was more frightened of bless. She hasn't been able to get an active pic but this is Mr. Scully the...

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Not Walking a Dog, but Seeing the Dog Walk

Amber @AmbiePam (121085) • United States 18 Sep 08

I think someone may have mentioned this story before, but I can't remember how long ago it was. I just wanted to share this with some of you. I read the story again in People magazine, and was surprised to learn the owner...

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inspirational stories

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Animals

walkgal @walkgal (133) • United States 9 Sep 08

I recently talked to a lady that occasionally finds birds that have fallen out of their nest. She feeds these birds ..........I'm not sure how. But once they are grown she releases them. She says when she goes in her backyard they...

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something unbelievable.....but true!

bubblyapple @bubblyapple (2653) • Philippines 22 Aug 08

Have you ever heard of elephants holding grudges? Unbelievable, right?! But you're in for a surprise. In a yahoo article today, it stated that a study showed that elephants, just like women, hold grudges. They have the capability...

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Now I Haver Heard Everything--A Leopard Eats A Crocodile!-Amazing Animal Stories

Aurone @Aurone (4755) • United States 21 Jul 08

Yes, you heard me right a Leopard ate a Crocodile. Never heard of such a thing happening before, have you? Check out the story below. It has some amazing pictures....

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Bath tubs sharks are back. Be afraid! Be very afraid!

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 17 Jul 08

Well not really, we all know that Bath tub sharks were just part of the Jaws fall out. But we have heard of snakes in the toilet and not just in Harry Potter movies. Well this poor woman in Maine found an 8 foot python in her...

python in washing machine

scared to death

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Does your miniature horse love children?

shell52 @shell52 (144) • United States 15 May 08

My miniature horse, Dolly has an affiction for children. The other day, Dolly was standing neat the sand pile where a three year old boy was playing. She kept her eye on him and walked up real close and stood over him. Later, she...

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Your pet can save your life!

mrrtomatoe @mrrtomatoe (800) • Canada 2 Nov 07

When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the morsel to pop out of her throat. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be overcome by...

A dead guy out there, in my back yard.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169568) • United States 7 Sep 07

I live in a pretty small town, around 14,000 people. We have had two murders in town in the 30 years I have lived here, and very little violent crime at all. A few years back, my husband worked out of town on a late shift. He...

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My cats are indoor/outdoor pets.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169568) • United States 11 Aug 07

In the summer, they stay outside for the most part, except to eat. As soon as the kitchen light comes on, and someone starts making and pouring coffee, they are hanging on the back screen. Whichever one of us is up, usually props...

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how did you get your dog? find bought etc

easymoney75503 @easymoney75503 (1702) • United States 27 Apr 07

some stories of how you end up with the dog you ahve are sweet, funny, sad, etc. i love to hear animal stories. share with me about how you ended up with yours. my last pup i got cause he was the neighbors dog and they didnt take...

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Wilbur in Another Sweet Picture

SheliaLee @SheliaLee (2736) • United States 15 Apr 07

I was able to catch our cat Wilbur in a really sweet picture. He jumped up on my daughter Amanda's bed this morning and she didn't get to make it up, sorry about the mess, Ha! Ha! I went in there to see him and give him a pet and...

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Has anyone here ever fed an Emu or an Ostrich by hand??

Tanika @Tanika (632) • Australia 28 Jan 07

Hiya, I recently went away camping down south to Bunbury, Western Australia and I fed an Emu at the Big Swamp Wildlife park there. I have showed the picture to a few of my friend and they cannot believe I would do that as Emus...

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Do you have any stories of animals spotted in odd places? (Fox in shoe store)

shywolf @shywolf (4514) • United States 24 Jan 07

A fox was spotted browsing in a shoe shop in West London recently, and caused the shop to have to close it's doors until the animal was removed from the premises. Apparently it wandered in behind a customer and wasn't spotted...

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Animals in luggage - people sure do some funny things! ^_^

shywolf @shywolf (4514) • United States 12 Jan 07

Apparently, a man was caught trying to smuggle a crocodile, six snakes, 11 flying squirrels and 46 turtles and tortoises through the Hong Kong Airport. All in his luggage. I don't even know how this is possible *laugh* In any...

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Birds that stole $4000!!

Tanika @Tanika (632) • Australia 6 Jan 07

Starlings made off with over $4000 in quarters from a car wash! I read this on the net at - http://www.all-creatures.org/stories/a-starling.html Its pretty cheeky that these birds who were attracted to the shiny coins could...

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