“Hello, my name is Mitch Teemley and I’m addicted to animals.” It’s true, if I had a spare life I’d spend it working with and caring for critters. There’s so much more to them than we realize. The “did-you-knows?” are fascinating…and new ones are being discovered every day!
(Don’t miss the facts and quips under the photos below).
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A large percentage of the world’s trees were planted by squirrels who forgot where they put their acorns.
Before chicks hatch they peep through the shells to talk to their mothers.
Male puppies have the physical advantage, but often let female puppies win (“They kinda like it”).
Cows have BFFs.
Curiousity never killed a cat (Well, OK, maybe).
Each dog’s noseprint, just like human fingerprints, is unique.
Elephant Shrews are actually related to elephants (and not shrews (“Who knew?”).
Fireflies are dying out worldwide due to air and light polution (“Don’t turn our love-lights off!).
Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey, China, are nearly extinct (“Don’t snub me!”).
Gentoo Penguins propose by presenting a pretty pebble to their lifemate.
Hoatzins have claws on their wings and use them to climb trees (“Plus I look awesome, dude!”).
Goats have regional accents (“You’re not from around here, are you?”).
Dwarf goats have incredible memories, plus they love pasta (“Plus, we’re seriously cute”).
“I look like this.”
“But I can do this. Cool, huh!”
Vampire Squid are actually kind of cute.
Until they do this.
Or this (“Hey, a squid’s gotta eat”).
Munchkin Cats are sometimes called “Corgi Cats” (guess why).
Tripod Fish have three legs they use to walk on the ocean floor.
Handfish have four, well, hands (“I can walk too, 3-legs!”
Sea Otters hold hands when they sleep.
Seahorses mate for life, and hold each others’ tails when they travel.
Pika
Pika chew (Sorry, I couldn’t resist).
Macaques in Japan beg or steal coins to buy vending machine snacks.
Snails are notorious ride-hitchers (“And they never leave a tip!”).
Turtles can breath through their butts (“That’ll teach those snails!”)
“Oops!”
Tanukis, aka Raccoon Dogs (not related to raccoons) are devoted family members, and love to play tricks on humans.
Tanukis are a national treasure in Japan, and have even starred in their own movie “Pom Poko.”
Many species of ants are transluscent
The punishment for killing a panda in China is death (“Well, duh!”).
Squirrels adopt abandoned babies.
Sweden has a rabbit show-jumping competition called Kaninhoppning.
Snakes come in every color of the rainbow (“I couldn’t decide, so I went with ’em all”).
Red Panda’s spend most of their lives in trees.
But they’ll gladly come down for a snack.
So precious. I am addicted to animals too…except snakes…you can have all those.
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Oh, I don’t know, I think that multi-colored fellow’s pretty adorable.
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You keep him. LOL
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The snake is a no for me. Cute but nooooo. lol Cute but nooooooooooo.
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Agree
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Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.
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I need some animals!
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Oh my goodness… I want to adopt them all! ❤❤
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so incredible!
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They are so adorable
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I too really love animals. The pictures you posted are beautiful!
The elephant shrew is so-o-o-o-o-o cute:-
Love red pandas too.
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Brilliant selection- a stellar cast.
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I pass on the vampire squid. *shudder* I much prefer dogs.
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We are hooked on the PBS Nature series and nightly go through past seasons grooving on amazing animals.
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Adorable! The post was amazing and it put a big smile on my face… The baby panda picture took my breath away. Thanks for sharing. Wink!
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They’re so beautiful! I wonder what it would have been like if sin never happened. When I see people make friendships with animals or see cross-species companions, I think that those must be little glimpses of life in a perfect, sin-free, “un-fallen” world.
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I think you’re right, Hety.
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Mitch,
I get it. I do. Super cool.
Gary
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Love this! Just precious! 🌷
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I love this!
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My name is Ene Ali Esther and I’m addicted to animals too🦁🦁
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Maybe we can attend an AA (Animalholics Anonymous) meeting together sometime, Ene. ;>)
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😂😂😂that would be awesome
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The photos are great. When I see such a variety of creatures I am humbled and awed by the Creator who spoke them all into existence. Humanity has nothing on creativity and imagination in comparison. I also think His creations testify to God having humor.
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Beautiful pictures.. thank you.. 😊
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All those were so cute! I love this post!!! It made me smile 😊
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Beautiful photographs. ♥️
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Ahh, where do I start with the photos that touched this fellow animal-lover’s heart? The golden retrievers and the pygmy goats (we’ve had 3 retrievers and several regular goats!),
The otters holding hands and the sea horses holding tails!! Have you ever been to the aquarium in La Jolla, CA? It has many sea horses.
Do those monkeys really use the vending machines? And do racoon dogs really exist???
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No, I haven’t been to the La Jolla aquarium, but I’ve been to several others, including the one in Monterrey, which has a major sea otter exhibit. And yes to the last two questions. I love golden retrievers too, btw.
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Everybody should addicted to animals.we should care animals.
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