Animal Terror for Kids

What are you doing Macaque! Oh you better not catch that adorable little one. Whatever it is, it is much cuter than you. Don’t be jealous.

Look at his haughty expression

Every year, more than 100000 monkeys and apes are used for biomedical research around the world. A great percentage of those primates are species of macaques.

Nearly all (73-100%) pet and captive macaques are carriers of the herpes B virus.

But they have their revenge from time to time -

Frighteningly long list of primate attacks on owners.

This is my favorite one.

June 3, 1995/Hollidaysburg, Pa.: An escaped “pet” monkey grabbed a kitchen knife and cigarette lighter, holding police at bay for nearly two hours. The monkey ran through the house and bit two women.

SUP! We’re jellyfishes. Yeah I know we look like some kinda delicious cake or that obscure instrument your favorite folk band plays…but we’re not. We will inflict some serious damage on your body if you try to touch/eat us.

(The author of Animal Terror for Kids did not look up any scientific information on this species of jellyfish because it hurts the brain too much, jellyfish are so complicated.)

So it looks like now in 2010 almost every natural mangrove sanctuary has been destroyed and turned into a resort, private residency or  golf course.

http://www.biminibayresort.com/index.htm

So kids you may read Earnest Hemingway in high school and fall in love with his book Old Man and the Sea. The beauty of Bimini and the incredible creatures that live there and  the ocean inspired him to write that book. If you want to visit Bimini you should start to makes loads of money now, so when you are an adult you can drink and golf where Hemingway fished. Because by then the waters will probably be too polluted to support any of the great fish. I hope you become wealthy enough to enjoy your stay!

[Swimming]

Move fish, get out the way
Get out the way fish, get out the way

 SAWFISH coming at ya!  I’m bout to cut a man in half!

Here’s a pretty gnarly story about this lifeguard’s survival.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/article520573.ece

When your normal routine is interrupted with “pain like a hot knife going in” thank the Portuguese man-of- war.

 latin name:Physalia physalis A.KA. bluebottle,bluey,ohmygodhelpmefuuuuu…..

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!!

What makes this so intense is the giraffe’s little friend peeking out behind  the grass, just watching his buddy get taken down. Nothing he can do against the lion’s power. Sad, but awesome. Omg, what if thats his girlfriend! I just thought of that, haha nice job nature!

Quote from book #22 ‘Tailor bird to Turtle’

-” Although bold with cows, this big cat is frequently so afraid of man that some villagers leave their children to guard an animal killed by the cat in order to scare it away if it prowls back.”

So don’t complain if your mom leaves you in the car with the air conditioner on, so she can go return the overdue library books.