A couch full of white pug puppies

Three minutes of pug puppies. Via.

New red panda cub video

New red panda cub video courtesy of the Perth zoo. Via.

Link roundup

1. Apple's free guide to developing iOS apps. Via.

2. A look at the wild parrot population boom in Los Angeles.

3. I love video game review site Action Button, but I was awfully disappointed with the just recommended iPhone game Ziggurat. (I like Action Buttons reviews so much that I feel betrayed.)

4. On the other hand, I greatly enjoyed Leviathan Wakes by Daniel "James Corey" Abraham. It's excellent pulpy retro-scifi about an oddball crew jetting throughout the solar system to unravel a conspiracy that threatens all humanity.

Link roundup

1. I wonder what the overlap is between people complaining about the new Watchmen comics and people complaining that George Lucas won't let other directors make new Star Wars movies.

2. You can preorder at Amazon a free digital download collection of short stories that have been featured on Tor. Via.

3. The White House isn't going to respond to the petition to investigate Chris Dodd.

4. I've featured Bradley Schenck's work many times in the past. He has a new Kickstarter.

5. Nightmare fuel.

Link roundup

1. Incredible video - - watch a stoat (looks a little like a squirrel) chase down and kill a rabbit ten times its size. Via.

2. "Watch Tennis Player Stanislas Wawrinka Cop A Feel On An Unsuspecting Lineswoman." Awkward.

3. "Alaska's First Olive Garden to Open, Alaskans Rejoice."

4. Too bad about the new super generic Grantland redesign. I guess the original design was too classy and user friendly.

5. If you missed it, here's this week's ebook giveaway.

Supercut of Great Danes being frightened by things

Supercut of mostly full-sized Great Danes being frightened by things. Via these sites.

Baby sloths seem to really like taking baths

Watch baby sloths enjoy a bath. (They make some pretty cute noises, too.) Via.

Little girl versus lion

"Wellington Zoo is a magical place of learning and fun, leaving visitors with a sense of wonder and respect for nature and a belief in the need for a sustainable co-existence between wildlife and people." (That lion looks so angry.) Via.

Watch a lion get his mane styled

"British animal wrangler Alex Larenty sprays Jamu the Lion with special Lion hairspray, brushes his hair and gives Jamu a lion manicure at the SA Lion Park on August 19, 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa." Via.

Wolf pup howling

Watch as a wolf pup is first frightened by howling and then joins in.

Relatedly, watch as the wolves at Wolf Park engage in some competitive cuddling:



Via.

Baby sloths (and so much more)

First, above are two videos promoting the upcoming airing on Animal Planet of Lucy Cooke's documentary on a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica. There's a companion site.

She's posted lots of wild videos. This one features "The latest aphrodisiac to hit the streets of downtown Lima . . . 'frog juice', which involves sticking a frog in a blender and drinking it." Watch at your own risk.



And here she meets the "Dirk Diggler of bats"



And here's sort of a blooper reel from her adventures:



Lots more at her site. Via.

*Buy sloth stuffed animals at Amazon.

Man reunited with gorilla

This man raised a gorilla, who was then returned to the jungle in Africa. Watch as they're reunited five years later.

Video of a tiny octopus crawling around

Watch a tiny octopus crawl across someone's hands. Via.

Video of a baby polar bear being tickled

Video of a baby polar bear being tickled and learning to crawl. Via.

Guard falcons in Santa Monica

Gulls became such a nuisance at the Water Garden office park in Santa Monica, that falcons were brought in to scare them away. Via.

Playful kitten

Adorable kitten, available as an animated gif, if you prefer.

Frog fail

Too slow, frog.




Via these sites.

Wampug in action

Video of Chubbs dressed as a Wampa.

Video roundup

Pure Smoke.



A woman in a bikini and sudden appearance of whales.



Murumuration of starlings

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Colbert visits OWS disguised as Che Guevara.

Link roundup

(I'm not sure if my starred items will survive the upcoming changes to Google Reader, so I'm clearing out my backlog.)


Street signs by Anthony Discenza. Via.




Orphaned screech owls get weighed. Via.




Stain removal infographic.




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$20 at Amazon. Via.




Keep the ResQMe in your car in case you ever need to cut your way out of your seatbelt and break the window in your car. $10 at Amazon. Via.