I Didn't Know That
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I didn't know that chimps could grow as old as humans. Cheetah, the chimp (or one of the chimps) who starred in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies in the 1930s has just died in an animal sanctuary in Florida.
At least the chimp who just died is believed to be the famous Cheetah.
Read about it here.
Ann
At least the chimp who just died is believed to be the famous Cheetah.
Read about it here.
Ann
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I found this news story to be quite amazing... not just because of the age of Cheetah, but because I would never have even considered that any animals from movies in the 1930s could still be living, long after the actors themselves are dead.Ann wrote:I didn't know that chimps could grow as old as humans. Cheetah, the chimp (or one of the chimps) who starred in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies in the 1930s has just died in an animal sanctuary in Florida.
At least the chimp who just died is believed to be the famous Cheetah.
Once I gave it some thought, though, it doesn't seem quite so amazing. The occasional human lives past 110, so the idea of a chimp living to 80 is pretty reasonable. There always have to be a few animals- or people- out on the wings of that bell curve. It turns out that the maximum lifespan of quite a few animals is much longer than we might think.
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It would seem that for some, it pays to 'monkey around'.
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Yeah... he got a comfortable old age out of it, anyway.Beyond wrote:It would seem that for some, it pays to 'monkey around'.
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Don't forget..... he was a Real swinger!! ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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On the subject of Chimpanzee's, this one really cooks
Eagerly he collects wood from the ground, snaps the branches into small pieces and carefully balances them in a pile. Then, taking care not to burn himself, he gently strikes a match and gets ready for a fry-up.
Like all red-blooded males, Kanzi loves messing around with a barbecue. But then, as these extraordinary pictures show, Kanzi is no man. He is a bonobo – pygmy chimpanzee
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The key, must be the toasted marshmallows. They seem to transend all levels of intelligence.
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The Diamonds on a lost wedding ring in Sweden, seem to have gained an extra carrot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16374283
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16374283
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An artist, Hilde de Decker, has been inspired by stories of wedding rings that disappeared and reappeared around vegetables that she has grown her own "wedding ring tomatoes".
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It sure is amazing what is done with food now-a-days
Sometimes, it even has a familiar 'ring' to it. ![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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Wish I could grow that kind of tomato!Ann wrote:An artist, Hilde de Decker, has been inspired by stories of wedding rings that disappeared and reappeared around vegetables that she has grown her own "wedding ring tomatoes".
Ann
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Especially without having to provide the ringsorin stepanek wrote:Wish I could grow that kind of tomato!Ann wrote:An artist, Hilde de Decker, has been inspired by stories of wedding rings that disappeared and reappeared around vegetables that she has grown her own "wedding ring tomatoes".
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Yeti crabs discovered in the depths of the Antartic.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... ichristina
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... ichristina
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Yeti crabs - oohhh!!!
And thanks, Beyond, for remaining a stalwart presence on these boards. Much appreciated!
Ann
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And thanks, Beyond, for remaining a stalwart presence on these boards. Much appreciated!
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I don't know about stalwart, Ann, but i manage to sneak in a few little things around the edges.Ann wrote:Yeti crabs - oohhh!!!![]()
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It does occur to me though, that we now know that we are surrounded by yeti. From the depths of the cold oceans below, to the heights of the cold mountains above, to the forests that surround us in the middle. Yeti-Yeti everywhere, but hardly a sighting in sight. Oh-well, maybe later on.
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Well, I guess that Tintin has seen the yeti, if no one else has spotted him. This picture is from my favorite Tintin book from my childhood, Tintin in Tibet.
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ha-ha, nothing unusual about Tintin seeing a Yeti in Tibet. But tell me, does Tintin ever go to Hawaii ![Question :?:](./images/smilies/icon_question.gif)
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Beyond wrote:ha-ha, nothing unusual about Tintin seeing a Yeti in Tibet. But tell me, does Tintin ever go to Hawaii
![Image](http://www.nashville247.tv/files/Aloha-Hawaii-Print-C10122019.jpg)
Hmm, I don't know. Is this the right "hunting ground" for Tintin?
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ha-ha, maybe you'd better check out the mountains.
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Dam Goats
This is the Diga del Cingino dam in Italy.
Just when you think you've seen it all, here is the cleaning crew.
These are European Ibex and they like to eat moss & lichen, and lick the salt off the dam wall.
It's a good thing they are Very sure-footed!!
This is the Diga del Cingino dam in Italy.
Just when you think you've seen it all, here is the cleaning crew.
These are European Ibex and they like to eat moss & lichen, and lick the salt off the dam wall.
It's a good thing they are Very sure-footed!!
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At first I thought you meant dam-n goats, but this is a site where we don't swear, so I realized I was wrong.
They are amazing, aren't they? The dam goats, not the dam-n ones. They are Beyond belief, if you don't mind my saying so. And to think they have hooves on their feet, too. Well, don't they? I've always thought that hooves should be stiff and not good at all for advanced balancing acts. It would seem I was about as wrong as can be!
I have to agree with owlice, too. These goats are really so cute! Wonder if I will get a smilie if I write the word "cute" between two colons? Probably not, but it's worth a try!
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Ann
They are amazing, aren't they? The dam goats, not the dam-n ones. They are Beyond belief, if you don't mind my saying so. And to think they have hooves on their feet, too. Well, don't they? I've always thought that hooves should be stiff and not good at all for advanced balancing acts. It would seem I was about as wrong as can be!
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I have to agree with owlice, too. These goats are really so cute! Wonder if I will get a smilie if I write the word "cute" between two colons? Probably not, but it's worth a try!
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They're not as :cute: as Ann's little white one, owlice.
All mountain goats (as far as i know) have flexible split hooves for sure-footedness, Ann.
Have you two clicked on the third picture to enlarge it? The goat in the middle of the picture on the dam, kinda resembles a human standing there.
All mountain goats (as far as i know) have flexible split hooves for sure-footedness, Ann.
Have you two clicked on the third picture to enlarge it? The goat in the middle of the picture on the dam, kinda resembles a human standing there.
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I hadn't. He (or she) sure does!!!!Have you two clicked on the third picture to enlarge it? The goat in the middle of the picture on the dam, kinda resembles a human standing there.
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