A London-based business has named an amphibian with limited eyesight and a capability to burrow its head underground as Dermophis donaldtrumpi. The namesake shares several characteristics such as its ability to see "the world in black and white" with the US president, according to the company EnviroBuild. You can only imagine how the people of twitter reacted.
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Only around 100 of the Scottish wildcats remain in the wild, but video footage has been released of a new kitten born at Chester Zoo. And how cute is he?
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Larry the cat is the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office. He's a 12 year old tabby, in position longer than the leaders of any of the main UK political parties. Unofficial of course.
British Ultra runner got some support from an unlikely place in a recent race in the Gobi Desert . While participating in a 155 mile race called the 4 Deserts Race, he gained an unexpected running partner in the form of a stray dog. Check out there incredible story below. Via: SlikTalk
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Seven years ago, a chance encounter with a bull terrier wearing a scarlet neckerchief in a pub gave London-based film-maker Abbie Lucas and journalist Paul Fleckney an idea. For their new book, Great British Pub Dogs, the pair travelled the country to document the biggest, smallest, cutest, funniest, sweetest, most-endearing resident dogs (and one pig) of around 70 UK pubs . They met old dogs and young dogs, horse-sized dogs and pint-sized dogs. One pub had three Jack Russells, another had four red setters. Many had been rescued, and given a fresh start in a loving home. One was blind in one eye, another had only three legs. The pub dogs were named after Italian footballers, French philosophers, Coronation Street stars and the Hungarian credit crunch. "Most pubs aspire to be a home from home and having a dog does that almost singlehandedly. They seem to bring people together. So many publicans said how the dog seems to make people friendlier and less likely to misbehave", they told the Guardian. Here are some of the bar's best friends. For more pub stories, "Great British Pub Dogs" on Amazon.
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If you aren't familiar with these cats, here's what you need to know: Larry is the Mouser in Chief at the Prime Minister's residence in the U.K. and Palmerston is the Foreign Office cat that lives next door. The two don't seem to like each other very much and British news outlets can't help but cover all of their cat-on-cat drama.
Larry and Palmerston had their worst fight yet the other night and the MiC had to make a visit to the vet. Hopefully they'll be able to settle their political differences soon, before they both get hurt.
If you want to read more about Britain's most famous rescue cats, head over to NPR.
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If you aren't familiar with the historic Brexit vote that's about to take place, here's the gist: British voters will soon decide if they want the United Kingdom to remain in or leave the European Union. It's kind of a big deal, but who cares what humans think, right? The cats have spoken and they are very much against "the British exit".
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Ouessant Sheep are one of the world's smallest breeds and the babies are very tiny. Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall, UK recently added a new Ouessant lamb to their Fun Farm and thanks to the internet, we can all see the little one for ourselves. Squee!
