Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!

Bears on the prowl in Russia

Apparently bears in Russia are so hungry that they have on occasion, "gained access" to bodies in graves.  Gross. According to the article, they are teaching each other how to get into coffins.  I am envisioning the bear conversation going on as this training occurs.  Maybe Stephen Colbert's fear of bears isn't so misplaced....

Rand Paul supporter wants apology from protester

Rand Paul supporter wants apology from protester

Hey lady. I really think you should apologize to me since I stomped on your head!

What????

We saw Bill Maher recently, and a section of his show discussed the idea that patriotism has morphed into this nearly delusional idea that admitting anything is wrong with the United States is unpatriotic.  As Bill says often, we shouldn't want our country "back", but we should want it "forward."  He raises a good point: why does Obama get criticized when he is honest about something that the US has not done well or was wrong in as being weak?  Ridiculous.

Anyway, back to this guy who stomped on a 23-year-old woman's head: man up, apologize, you dumb brute.  But that's probably expecting too much.

Death won't halt rhino breeding program

Complements of the Cincinnati Enquirer: Death won't halt rhino breeding program

Whew. I was really worried about this. Thank you Enquirer for putting that fear to rest.

SERIOUSLY?! Am I a terrible person? Hundreds of people posting sympathy messages on Facebook? People will Facebook sympathy anything.

On a side note, I did find it fascinating that rhinos have a 480 day gestation. Holy frozen sperm, that is a long time!

Alligator eats boy's pet turtle at aquarium

I'm not sure why this article amused/bemused me so much when I saw it a few weeks ago.  It might be the unfortunate coincidence that the boy happened to be at the aquarium the very day his poor turtle was devoured.  Or the quote, "Oh no alligator, let it go!"  Or the fact that the aquarium apologized to the family for what appears to be a solid lesson of, well, nature, and thinking that the kid would be consoled by a dolphin meet and greet.  Ah the traumas of childhood.

Hiccup Girl in Serious Trouble

 'Hiccup Girl' charged with murder after allegedly uring (sic) man into trap

1. CNN, you might want to check your spelling on that title.  I do not know what uring is.
2. This is very unfortunate, and a weird reverse on "To Catch a Predator"- wonder if that's where the kids got the idea.
3. Not only is this sad for a 19 year old and the victim, it's also unfortunate that her reputation apparently proceeds her as the "Hiccup Girl."  I must have missed that particular internet sensation.

*probably shouldn't make fun of CNN when I have typos too!