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DAILY PHOTO: Doggie Attire in the Tropics… Really?

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Taken in January of 2014 at Patong.

Taken in January of 2014 at Patong.

Anthropomorphize much? Have you ever noticed how dogs and cats have hair all over their bodies? Furthermore, have you noticed that they shed during warmer seasons and grow hair more thickly in the cooler seasons. So what on earth makes people feel the need to torment their pets with clothing? OK, I might be able to  understand if you live in a cabin in the Alps and you’ve got a shivery pup, but this photo was taken on the beach in Thailand.

Dogs of the world unite in the cause of canine nudism.

DAILY PHOTO: Crocodile at Peace

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Taken in November of 2013 at the Mysore Zoo

Taken in November of 2013 at the Mysore Zoo

There is no smile
worn by a crocodile,
that’ll induce me to pet him.

There’s no grin,
neither wide nor thin,
that extends my treasured limb.

Save your beaming.
It looks scheming.
“No, I won’t go for a swim.”

 

 

POEM: The Hippo

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The Hippo never took an oath

to watch its weight or check its growth.

Hungry, Hungry, it is in deed.

Five hours per day it’s known to feed.

The Greeks called it the river horse.

A horse that’s not a horse, of course, [of course.]

Hippos do like rivers, though they don’t float.

Submerged below, they’ll wreck your boat.

Where else can one find two tons of fun?

But careful, don’t think them too fat to run.

They’ve been clocked at 30 miles per hour,

and there’s scarcely a thing they won’t devour.

POEM: No Chunky Monkey

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IMG_1346there’s nothing sadder than a monkey

who’s grown pudgy, blown up chunky,

and become a Mars Bar junkie

just cause we’re genetically entwined

makes it neither right nor kind

to give them a bootilicious behind

 when swinger’s branches threaten break

and under foot the earth it quakes

it’s then too late to lay off the cakes

when dealing with our friends furry

remember no ice cream or curry

no panicked food drop and scurry

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DAILY PHOTO: Albino Black Buck

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Taken November 29, 2013 at the Mysore Zoo.

Taken November 29, 2013 at the Mysore Zoo.

There’s something about this picture that strikes me as not of this world. The albino creature contrasted against the earth-tone environment. One expects to see a deer in a verdant patch where it can meet its grazing needs, not on barren, stony soil.  Then there are those wicked screw-bit horns, seeming a little out of place on bambi–like fangs on a butterfly.