Category Archives: Animal news

Animal news: mice are eating Australia

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Naomi

Slight exaggeration but this New York Times piece isn’t slight. Or funny. As the reporter, Yan Zhuang writes: In addition to devouring crops, they’ve bitten people in their beds, dropped out of air-conditioning units and gnawed through appliances. They’ve eaten … Continue reading →

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Animal news from here and there

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: An English veterinarian performed the first ever corneal surgery on a Sumatran tiger. “It’s like we might do with any domestic cat,” said the doctor. “But with a lot more anesthetic.” The actor Vincent D’Onofrio confirmed … Continue reading →

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Animal news update: Houston’s pedestrian Bengal tiger

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Naomi

Has been found, collected and will be deposited onto a ranch. Name of tiger: India. And here’s another word from Commander Borza, the Houston cop with a sense of humor. And, as it turns out, a sense of adventure: “We … Continue reading →

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