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| Chat - Friday, December 9th, 2011.; T.G.I.F. | |
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| cdn-cdn | Dec 9 2011, 08:32 AM Post #31 |
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holiday otter I'm trying to get the ornaments on the tree here .... almost impossible ..... Robert had to run errands and both dogs are very curious about this whole enterprise. I've given up until he gets home.A couple of days ago I set up my "Snowman City" in the front hall. I use an old small wooden sled that was Robert's, some lit Alpine style trees, a white tree skirt, and a number of stuffed small, medium and large snowmen and snowladies. Hmmm, I must be crazy. Brynn always ignored them but he was an older dog when I started doing it. Mia and Wynn, however, think all the snowpeople are for them. I keep trying to explain that they don't squeak and therefore are not toys. ![]() |
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| cdn-cdn | Dec 9 2011, 08:37 AM Post #32 |
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Maccabeats Miracle video
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| Naturegal | Dec 9 2011, 09:20 AM Post #33 |
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Cheryl - Whoop whoop for the cranes in Tennessee No whoop whoops for Wynn and Mia
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| Naturegal | Dec 9 2011, 09:31 AM Post #34 |
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WCV CUBBIE - WILL MISS HIM WHEN HE IS RELEASED NEXT WEEK
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| circlescribe | Dec 9 2011, 10:52 AM Post #35 |
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Hope they know what they're doing with the little Cubbie. He seems so small to be on his own. The RTH and Owl combo didn't go so well. Prayers for all. ![]() Hooray for the Whoopers to have made another leg! Penny, beautiful Circle of Life image! We love Bev Doolittle and had many of her calendars over the years, but haven't seen any here. Will have to search Amazon...
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| KareninSoCali | Dec 9 2011, 11:39 AM Post #36 |
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Yun Zi's, the 2 yr. old panda at the San Diego Zoo, first snow day. ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMHJkOAYoA&feature=share |
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| Naturegal | Dec 9 2011, 12:19 PM Post #37 |
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WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA RTH #11-2361 ![]() INFO... http://www.wildlifecenter.org/wp/2011/11/c...er-cam-11-2361/ LIVE CAM... http://wildone.org/eaglecam/wildlife-center-web-cam/ |
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| Naturegal | Dec 9 2011, 12:21 PM Post #38 |
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Isn't he just delish, so cute and serious, but seems to like the snow. |
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| Naturegal | Dec 9 2011, 01:22 PM Post #39 |
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ZOO ATLANTA - "PO" IN THE HAMMOCK & LUN LUN EATING AS USUAL ![]() ![]() ![]()
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| Naturegal | Dec 9 2011, 02:32 PM Post #40 |
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TODAY'S UPDATE ON NX December 9 update NX was anesthetized this morning for another series of radiographs. Dr. Miranda and Dr. Dave closely examined NX’s left coracoid and were able to definitively confirm a fracture today. Not only is her coracoid fractured, but it has “avulsed” – meaning that the fractured portion of bone has actually been pulled away by the tension of a ligament or a tendon. Radiographs from December 3 (with arrow to suspected fracture): ![]() Radiographs from December 9 (with arrow to avulsion): ![]() Dr. Miranda replaced the body wrap on NX, which is securely holding her left wing against her body. The wrap will remain on for the next two weeks. Another set of radiographs will be taken during the week of December 19. The veterinary team hope to see evidence of healing by that point – the fractured area may form a callous, or her body may actually absorb the chunk of bone that has pulled away from the fracture. NX’s right eye injury is unchanged at this point, though her lacerations are healing nicely. The carpal wound on her right “wrist” is still swollen, but continues to slowly heal. Dr. Miranda noted that NX’s GI tract looked “much happier” on radiographs today, indicating that no scoping would be needed at this time. |
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| cdn-cdn | Dec 9 2011, 03:52 PM Post #41 |
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- nice to see both of the panda cubs, Po and Yun Zi .... Yun Zi looks so much more like an adult compared to the little cubbie we saw at the zoo in 2010 that the swaddling will help NX's broken bone to mend properlyRTH
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| cdn-cdn | Dec 9 2011, 04:02 PM Post #42 |
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Whooper Update: Date: December 9, 2011 - Entry 4 Reporter: Richard van Heuvelen Subject: LEAD PILOT UPDATE Air Miles:53 Accum Miles:569 From - To: Marshall County, KY to Carroll County, TN Today began with a brief flight from the local airport to the pen site. After positioning the trike, Caleb and Geoff yanked back the panels. The birds paused momentarily, and then launched as one and gathered on one long line off of my left wing with one bird immediately beginning to fall back. As the group of eight birds began to climb, the one bird fell back and I left it to be picked up by Joe. At that point the birds split. I ended up with five on my left wing and three on my right. Then the end crane of the three on my right broke off and headed over to join Joe and one his bird. Now, with five on one side and two on the other we continued on, climbing to about 1800 feet above sea level. As the miles slowly rolled by, one of the birds on my left switched to my right. With the birds almost evenly balanced we were able to pick up the pace. The Kentucky hills quickly became the hills of Tennessee. For some reason, the cranes on my left became nervous and flew over to join the three on my right wing. And that's where they stayed for the remainder of the flight. With seven cranes on my right wing it was necessary to slow down in order for the birds at the end of the line to receive more benefit from the wing. As we approached our destination I punched in our second Tennessee stop into my GPS. It indicated another two hours of flight time on top of the two we had already flown. Four hours was to long as we only carry about three hours of fuel and skipping was ruled out. No matter...for today we were happy to just knock off one more leg of our long journey. |
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| jillers | Dec 9 2011, 04:23 PM Post #43 |
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A really neat puzzle http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/people/hara/fly.swf If you can put this puzzle together….say goodbye to Alzheimer’s! |
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| KLJinOz | Dec 9 2011, 04:50 PM Post #44 |
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G'day Peeps, my Saturday, overcast, humid and cool. Sailing yesterday was fun but slow, the wind died in the end and we didnt cross over the line in time. Cathy, you were right Monitoring groups including Greenpeace spotted a line item in a mini-budget chiefly aimed at disaster rebuilding, giving the Fisheries Agency of Japan an extra $28.5 million. Greenpeace Japan's executive director, Junichi Sato, said: ''Pouring billions of yen into Antarctic whaling during this time of crisis is downright shameful.'' Advocates of whaling say the two should not be linked. Much of this cash will go to ensuring the whalers prevail against Sea Shepherd. Japan Coast Guard officers are going south on the whaling ships, and one additional security ship was spotted with the fleet on Tuesday. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/new-depths-for-whaling-war-20111209-1ong2.html#ixzz1g5Y2GmKP |
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| Artsy Mom | Dec 9 2011, 07:19 PM Post #45 |
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Lily the Black Bear - Update Friday, December 9, 2011 Den Cams, Questions, and Otters beaver lodge in the snow Everything takes longer than one would think. Little details, etc. We suspect the Honey and Lucky Den Cam will be up Monday or Tuesday. At our end we are seeing interesting interactions that we wish we were all seeing together. Sometimes Honey gets tense and clacks her jaws. Lucky whines in submission and stays as far away as he can get. Honey came close with an open-mouth threat. Lucky moaned and whined. No contact. Then Honey settled down and slept. Why would she choose to move in with Lucky if she was going to be tense about it? How could she be so welcoming 3 years ago and snuggle with Lucky and now be so tense and distant? Will this change over winter? It is rare for wild bears to den together—even orphaned littermates—but it has been reported. We wonder how those bears got along. It will be interesting. They are together of Honey’s own choosing. The door is open and either could leave, but they are sticking it out through thick and thin—just like some people. We’re also looking forward to seeing what Lily and Faith do. We suspect they will snuggle together for warmth and security. We don’t know how active they will be. Will they rearrange the bedding like Lily did the last two winters? Will Faith help? Will they groom each other? How will activities in that open den vary with temperature? Will they be more active on warm days? With the steep walls, will they ever come out like Lily did the last two winters? Will they fall into deeper hibernation? How slow will their breathing become? We’re still hoping for approval for Juliet’s den to make many comparisons. Dr. Janet Dalton and Biologist Lynne Cann are ready to schedule den-watchers to record standardized data minute by minute 24/7 like they did the last two winters. A lot of work for all concerned! And then they will summarize the data on excel spread sheets for further analysis. We’re thankful for all the people who help in so many ways. Still writing the DNR report. Nearly done. A moment of excitement was around noon when a family of 3 otters ran along the far lakeshore leaving one beaver lodge and heading to another—sliding and bounding—racing especially fast in the final 40-50 yards to the beaver lodge. We believe otters are living in the beaver lodges. It reminded us of another year when we had a tiny infra-red camera in the first beaver lodge to watch the beavers spend the winter in what was to them total darkness. We were surprised at the activity in the well insulated lodge when it was below zero outside. Even a spider was active. Muskrats joined the beavers and groomed them for bugs and slept next to them. A mink came in and killed a muskrat and ate it in the lodge while the beavers were out getting food from their underwater food cache of branches. Doug Hajicek made the videos into an exhibit that was at the Duluth Aquarium for years. Thank you for all your web orders and good comments! 97 orders are waiting for new merchandise to come in, mostly ornaments, and will ship out next week. Sorry for that delay. Much appreciate your orders! Thank you for all you do. —Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center |
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I've given up until he gets home.




very well done!
He seems so small to be on his own. The RTH and Owl combo didn't go so well.
Prayers for all. 









8:59 AM Jul 13