Category Archives: Animal news

Animal news: horse, mouse and moose, dogs, and peacocks

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: After a truckers’ strike resulted in fuel shortages in India, a food delivery driver completed his deliveries on horseback. “It’s been a bit of an experiment,” said a retired postal worker in Wales, who captured footage … Continue reading →

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Mishegas: Some, uh, nutsy factual findings via Harper’s

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Naomi

I’m not criticizing Harper’s. Oh no! The magazine gives me such pleasure and bewilderment. (I love bewilderment. It leads to…things.) So I’m devoted to their Findings page (the very last in the mag’s hard copy) which collects and bunches together … Continue reading →

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Animal news: a speedy porker, a pugilistic roo and a BIG goldfish

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A pig in New Jersey named Albert Einswine led cops on a 30-minute foot chase, and a kangaroo in Canada escaped while being transferred between zoos, hopped down a highway, evaded authorities for four days, and … Continue reading →

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