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• Dad Battles Kangaroo, Can You?

  Proof that children's books can really skew your view of the world - I've always thought of kangaroos as sweet and lovable, not unlike mama Kanga and her irascible youngster, Roo. If you've got a similiar kangaroo crush, this story might make you whistle a different tune. An Australian family was awoken in the middle of the night by their ten-year-old screaming that a kangaroo had broken into his room. Nightmare? You don't know the half of it. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2009, 02:28 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: children's books, animals, Winnie the Pooh, bizarre, wild animals, protecting kids, Jeanne Sager, kangaroo, Kanga and Roo, exotic animals, hero dad, adrenaline

• Baby Moose Falls Through Window into Family Home

  A baby moose foraging for something to eat near the foundation of a Spokane house slipped into the well of a basement window.  When the calf tried to struggle its way out of the trap, it kicked through the window and tumbled right into a bedroom. Thankfully, there was not a baby sleeping below the window! The baby moose, weighing 375 pounds was shot with a tranquilizer gun, hauled up the narrow basement staircase and reunited with its mother and sibling.  Later the whole moose family was trucked to a wilder location and let go. No word on whether or not homeowner's insurance paid for a replacement window. Last spring a family of Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 03:01 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: baby animals, wild animals, moose, Shannon LC Cate, moose calf

• Buffalos Open a Can of Whup-Ass

  There's a long list of things I can't handle now that I'm a parent. News stories about abused or kidnapped children. Movies like Babel. Books that have a child death as a plot device. Shoot, Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" could send me into a tailspin now. But you know what tops that list? Nature shows. Because the circle of life often involves baby animals being eaten. Yeah, yeah, it's a wild kingdom out there, but I don't care. I'm content to be a wussy. So I got all choked up when I watched this video via So Close about lions and a croc fighting over a baby buffalo. It reminded me too much of sending my kid to kindergarten. But then, the buffalos form a posse, and...well, check out what happens. Don't mess with a buffalo baby!  Posted Jul 16 2007, 06:55 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: you tube, nature, crocodile, lions, baby animals, wild animals