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Category Archives: Whales

80 Wombats die after beaching themselves to protest whale cull

November 30, 2008 – 10:37 pm

Did you know that licenses are being issued willy nilly to cull various native beasts including Swans and Wombats? (Swans? WTF?) It’s true! Apparently native animals are enormously inconvenient to those of us who like to eat meat and wear wool etc. so people who I have not met in Rural and Regional Australia will [...]

By Firstdog | Also posted in Dogs, Marsupials, Quolls, Wombats, birds | Comments (6)

The Longfinned Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) and the Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

November 19, 2008 – 11:03 pm

A GIANT ROGUE EEL has moved into a Queensland swimming hole and is sensibly biting everyone who wanders past. Go eel.
There is not much more to tell, people who get in the water with the LURKING eel are finding themselves being bitten whereas people who do not get in the water remain suspiciously free of eel [...]

By Firstdog | Also posted in Cats, Cats on Vacuum Cleaners, Eels, Fish, Penguins | Comments (5)