My family likes to name our pets after dead family members for some reason. This is Bert, named for my grandpa. He brought me half a rabbit. I love...
Prancing at SunsetPhotograph by Gus Mills
Two large cheetah cubs follow their mother (unseen) along a dune at sunset.
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You can’t get much happier than a pig in muck, or so we are told.
But when this little piggy arrived in the farmyard she showed a marked reluctance to get her trotters dirty. While her six brothers and sisters messed around in the mire, she stayed on the edge shaking. It is thought she might have mysophobia - a fear of dirt.
Owners Debbie and Andrew Keeble were at a loss, until they remembered the four miniature wellies used as pen and pencil holders in their office. They slipped them on the piglet’s feet - and into the mud she happily ploughed. [x]
Daily Mail … but, still - OMG.
(via mere-mereology)