Archive for March, 2009

So now we’re dressing up ferrets?

Ok I know some pet owners like to dress up their cats and their dogs – sometimes it’s even semi practical ie a winter coat for a short haired dog … but since when have people started dressing up their pet ferrets? I have to admit it’s pretty cute in that red hat … but [...]





Curious hungry kitten

This little kitten just couldn’t resist a taste of … whipped Cream? Can you imagine working in your kitchen, perhaps preparing dinner, and within seconds having a tiny little creature like this kitten attached to you and reaching for the food you’re working with? It’d be pretty funny, but also irritating if it happened all [...]





Remains of a “Vampire” found in Venice Plague grave

Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female “vampire” in Venice, buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the city in the 16th century. Matteo Borrini, an anthropologist from the University of Florence, said the discovery on the small island [...]