Pets in the paper – elephant lovin’
Check out these animal stories in the paper since Saturday -
- Zoos expect baby elephant in 2011. (Oklahoma City and Tulsa)
- Smiles reign on all faces at celebrity reining event. (Oklahoma City)
- Wilderness still exists where elk can run free. (Lawton)
- Wounded giraffe dies during tests. (Tulsa)
- Airport opens park for dogs. (Georgia)
- Many call wolf recovery a failure. (New Mexico)
- Town now mourns horse barn fire deaths. (Ohio)
- National Zoo panda to leave for China. (Washington, D.C., page 6a, Monday)
- Bird may be put on threatened list. (nationwide, page 14b, Sunday)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – a zoo-y Christmas
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today -
- City zoo gets into holiday spirit. (Oklahoma City)
- Two jailed in smuggling. (Thailand)
Staff Writer Carrie coppernoll
That’s one giant prosthetic
Motala the elephant lost her left front foot and most of her leg after stepping on a land mine in 1999 near the border of Thailand and Burma.
Now she is walking again thanks to a specially made prosthesis that is noticeably larger than your average artificial leg.
Apparently she’s still getting used the the prosthesis but is doing fine after it was permanently fitted to her during a procedure that required enough anesthetic to knock out 70 people. The 48-year-old Indian elephant is walking around but hasn’t put all her weight on the prosthesis yet.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Meet Bibi the blogger
Because we here at Pet Show have a special place in our hearts for elephants and baby animals, this baby elephant has won us over. Meet Bibi. She’s an African elephant born at the Knysna Elephant Park in South Africa. I mean seriously. Look at her:
She’s ridiculously cute. I love that picture because it shows just how tiny she really is. She doesn’t even come up to the game warden’s waist!
Well, besides being precious, Bibi has other talents. She isn’t even three weeks old and she’s already blogging. (I’m guessing she isn’t the one doing the actual typing, unless they have a gigantic keyboard.) There are also lots of pictures of her progress posted on the park’s Web site. You can follow Bibi here as she grows up. She’ll be fun to watch.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pandelephants or elepands?
No offense, but this is really weird. So weird. But then again, when it comes to the animal world, people are weird. And when I say weird, I mean cruel.
At a zoo in Taiwan, zookeepers celebrated the birth of a panda by painting the elephants to look like pandas. Clearly. That’s the only obvious choice. That is the only logical way to celebrate the birth of a panda.
I’m expecting my first child in October, and I swear I won’t paint my dogs or dress them up like babies when my daughter arrives. That would just be cruel.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – zoo scoot
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman -
- Slump puts zoo exhibit on hold. (Oklahoma City)
- Up to 120 dogs to be captured. (Ada)
- Riders scoot to zoo to promote wildlife. (Oklahoma City)
- Zoo extends hours. (Oklahoma City)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Pets in the paper – elephants look for love
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman since Saturday -
- Police chief defends using Taser on dog. (Hobart)
- Raising guide dogs brings reward. (column)
- City’s elephant pair endure long courtship. (Oklahoma City, Tulsa)
- New clinich elps leash pet count, surgery cost. (Oklahoma City)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
Wonderful zoo photos
Boston.com, the Boston Globe’s Web site, has a wonderful photo gallery of pictures from zoos around the world. Lions, tigers,, leopards, bears, foxes, primates, frogs, hippos, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, dolphins, kangaroos, camels and plenty more are featured in the gallery. Many of the pictures are of babies. Here is my favorite, of a cute Chinese leopard cub growling at photographers.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
Pets in the paper
Check out these animal stories in The Oklahoman today, Sunday and Saturday -
- Baby elephant makes its debut. (Ohio)
- Judge’s decision sends Michael Vick scrambling. (Virginia)
- Hunger or poison blamed after owl dies. (Noble)
- Dogged volunteering defines Realtor of the Year. (Oklahoma City)
- Group will build homes for canines. (Oklahoma City)
- Urban coyote attacks are alarming residents. (Colorado, Sunday, page 10a)
- Two shakes of a bunny’s nose. (Connecticut, Sunday, page 10a)
- Rare Irrawaddy dolphins found. (Bangladesh, Sunday, page 13a)
- Wildlife advocates named. (statewide, Sunday, page 17a)
- Groups saddle up for companionship. (Piedmont)
- Airport to get bird nets. (Texas, Sunday, page 18a)
- Elephant joins Dallas zoo. (Texas, Sunday, page 18a)
- Last polar bear dies in St. Louis. (Missouri, Sunday, page 18a)]
- Prairie chickens close to being endangered. (Kansas, Sunday, page 20a)
- Bear, antelope and elk seasons created. (statewide)
- Prairie chicken conservation focus of festival. (Woodward)
- Moose art joins other. (Medicine Park)
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
The odd couple – trunks and tails
Ignore the ending – that part that sounds like Ron Burgundy – and enjoy the rest of it. It’s so cool.
Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll
