Giraffes are completely invisible to lions that are blind or wearing hats far too large for them.
People are Building Bridges for Animals to Safely Cross Freeways
It’s always a terrible sight to see a dead animal on the highway, whether it’s a deer, coyote, dog, cat, armadillo, or whatever. Unfortunately, we’ve built endless ribbons of roads through wilderness (aka, the homes of animals) and that is just part of everyday life. It’s estimated that roads affect one-fifth of the ecology of the entire United States and that vehicle collisions with animals cost $8 BILLION per year.
Of course, you’ve seen the “Deer Xing” signs and other notices for animals that might be in a particular area, but those warnings can only do so much. That is why animal overpasses and underpasses are so important to maintaining animal habitats and saving the lives of all kinds of creatures – not to mention the hoods of our cars.
The trend started in France in the 1950s, and Europe remains a trendsetter for animal bridges. The Netherlands alone has 66 bridges scattered throughout the country to protect their wildlife, like the one you can see above. Below is an example of an animal bridge in Belgium:
The trend has taken hold in the United States and Canada over the past 30 years. The bridges and underpasses come in all shapes and sizes and are specifically designed for each ecosystem. Here is an example from New Jersey.
Here are some other great examples from across the globe. One from Germany.
One from Montana.
Alberta, Canada.
Here’s a video about the animal crossings in Banff National Park in Canada that will give you some more insight into how important this trend really is.
Now this is a trend we can all get behind in a big way.
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This Manager Can Tell You if Your Pet Could be Instagram Famous
Instagram influencers are usually beautiful, poised and stylish. Except if they’re dogs.
I swear, I’m not being mean – dogs actually are getting in on the action, and they’re becoming Insta-famous in the process.
Like their human counterparts, these hot dogs are getting tens of thousands of dollars using their carefully crafted brands to push content out to their fans. They’re part of marketing plans for everything from pet food to luxury hotels.
Such empires require proper management. Enter Loni Edwards, founder of talent management firm The Dog Agency. For several year, Edwards has used her legal and entrepreneurial background to manage “the most influential animals in the world.” Her own famous fido had the hugely popular Instagram account, @chloetheminifrenchie. Chloe’s death even made local news.
Edwards knows how much work goes behind the scenes to get the follower numbers needed to bring in the bucks. She told Vox she started an Instagram for Chloe because she was so cute and she wanted a casual way to share photos without bombarding people. Within months, Chloe had thousands of followers.
People really liked her personality because I dressed her up and had her sitting next to me in business meetings. She was always smiling and was a sweet, adorable ball of love, and her personality translated through the photos and by the way I wrote the copy.
Pet-based brands, like PetSmart and Purina, began sending products and inviting Edwards and Chloe to parties. From there, her network grew. Other owners of celebrity pets asked her for legal advice regarding contracts and a cottage business was born.
Edwards’ services include negotiating between brands and her clients, and deciding if and when clients should branch out to book writing and other opportunities. The key to fame lies in finding what it is about each dog that will grab an audience’s attention and exploiting it.
Edwards says, “As long as there’s something, whether it’s that they are insanely cute or really not cute, that make people go, “Oh, my god,” and tag their friends.”
Edwards doesn’t limit her services to dogs either. She also works with pigs, monkeys and hedgehogs!
Edwards says the biggest challenge with working with pets is explaining to brands that these animals can’t work for hours at a time like people. Nor do they take direction on a set. But brands such as Ritz-Carlton, Sony and Ralph Lauren are paying top dollar to get their product pushed by photogenic pets.
Looking at pictures of cute animals promotes a sense of well-being by boosting endorphins. Naturally, brands want to harness this power. Nobody is envious of dogs either, so that barrier of unapproachability is removed.
Edwards says she only wants to work with people who love their pets and she can tell in an instant those who are only looking to get paid. Yet, even though it seems the playing field is full, she believes that people will always want to look at cute dogs and cats. So, grab your camera and a couple of props and see if you can get your fur-baby to pout, baby, pout.
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Twitter Account Proves Chris Evans is a Golden Retriever, One Photo at a Time
Chris Evans might just be the best Chris of all. He seems so down-to-earth and sweet – remember when he helped Viola Davis up the stairs at the Oscars?!
When you think about it, Chris Evans has a lot in common with a golden retriever: he is smart and sweet and loving and universally appreciated. Hence why the Twitter account Chris Evans as golden retrievers exists.
The page has 146 tweets, so apparently there is no shortage of photos where Chris looks like a happy golden pup.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) March 24, 2019
It helps that people love to dress their Golden Retrievers in outfits.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) March 10, 2019
But really, it’s hard to argue with this striking similarity.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) February 25, 2019
Sad Chris! Sad pup!
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) January 14, 2019
Who’s better at school? Hmmmm.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) November 17, 2018
Would happily hang out with either, TBH.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) October 9, 2018
Squinty face Chris! Squinty face pup!
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) December 31, 2018
I MEAN COME ON NOW.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) January 23, 2019
Who runs this page? Do they have a GoFundMe? Can I buy them a drink?
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) January 20, 2019
Who looks better in sunglasses? Tough race.
— Chris Evans as Golden Retrievers (@retrievans) November 23, 2018
Ugh, best Twitter account ever.
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Deceptively Cute Kitty Waits Outside Cafe to Trick People into Letting Him Inside
Animals do the funniest things sometimes. Anyone who has pets or even spent an extended amount of time with someone else’s pets will attest to the fact that they have distinct personalities. Some of them are total sweethearts, while others are naughty little scamps.
Twitter user David Fucillo recently spotted a cat that falls into the latter category. He came upon the creature standing outside a cafe during a trip to New Orleans. The cat looked despondent and lost, like he probably needed to be let into that cafe. See?
“A woman was working inside so we knocked and pointed to the cat, asking if she belonged inside there,” David wrote on Twitter.
“The woman pointed to the sign which was to the left of the door.”
WOW. The cat is a Liar with a capital L.
Are you thinking “that is crazy I’ve never heard of a cat pretending to be hungry ever in my life”? Well, prepare to have your mind blown.
This is a thing.
Like a really common thing. Those greedy cats.
Anywho, the cafe liar’s name is apparently Squeak. She is “absolutely adored,” the owners of the cafe wrote on Twitter.
“Her owners have multiple cats, but Squeak is not a big fan of other cats. She likes people. In particular, she likes people who pet her.”
Clearly.
Cat, you are 100% forgiven for lying. Come here!!!
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These Tumblr Prove That Cats Are Absolutely Perfect
Cats are such weird animals. Most of the cats I’ve ever known could literally not give a single s*** about any of us (except for maybe mealtime).
Still, they are pretty adorable and cuddly, and they do some pretty funny things.
Here are Tumblr’s BEST discussions on cats. And they are puuuurrrrrfect.
1. Maybe he’s a dog?
2. The unexplained activity of a cat
3. Kitties will let you know when they want to be touched
4. All about the black cat
5. “Stoned out of their kitty minds.”
6. It’s his superpower
7. Totally right. Brrrrrb
8. See, unexplained manners
Photo Credit: Pleated Jeans
9. Look at that face!
10. Love that sound…
See puuuuurrrrfect!
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10+ Hilarious Tweets With Over 150K Retweets And Counting
When the Twitterverse giveth, it giveth with aplomb. These hilarious tweets have all garnered over 150 retweets, so you just know they’re awesome.
Let’s check ’em out!
1. Just a small town dog, livin’ in a lonely world…
she took the midnight train going anywhere pic.twitter.com/9oxVuBZLId
— ale (@oafale) August 6, 2017
2. And suddenly… SCIENCE!
Bill Nye just walked into our elevator while I was snap chatting.. pic.twitter.com/LwCOITAEft
— (@Savmasta) September 22, 2017
3. Well, humanity was fun while it lasted…
1970: By 2017 we will have flying cars
2017: pic.twitter.com/n2eyPbjLE2
— Filipe (@filipway) August 20, 2017
4. OMG! Cutest. Hiding. Place. Ever.
We just spent a hour looking for her. pic.twitter.com/x00nQNP4nS
— Britney Diane (@britneydiane) April 29, 2017
5. Yeah, this is too true.
Cashier: Sorry for your wait! We’re short staffed
Millennial: It’s fine! Don’t worry!
Middle Aged Woman: pic.twitter.com/1DEDHuP5sj
— ˢᵗᵉᵛᵉⁿ (@IIIIIMCMXCV) March 11, 2017
6. Ninja kittehs!
I JUST WANTED A VIDEO OF THE CATS PLAYING AND THEN ?!!!?? pic.twitter.com/j6EGWvCtBt
— sare (@sarahjorden_) June 20, 2017
7. I’m dying!
I bought a mini toy laptop for my dog. So he can at least look like he’s helping support this family. pic.twitter.com/WbWcZKQD4A
— Meghan Camarena (@Strawburry17) September 2, 2017
8. Sooooooooooooooo excited!
And costume of the year goes to pic.twitter.com/IPvAdDY0UP
— BagelTiger (@BagelTiger) November 1, 2017
9. Sorry Duey. Love, Grandma.
Yesterday I learned that my mom has no idea what our dog looks like pic.twitter.com/N6xUWvseci
— Goth Kramer (@gnarjeff) June 28, 2017
10. And people say they don’t have personalities?
Just know I woke up n found my dog doing this…… pic.twitter.com/uQvCykI8p5
— 856 (@PendleburyErik) November 26, 2017
11. Note to self: never go to Oklahoma…
This is just disrespectful https://t.co/jmdXANjILq
— Pop-Tarts (@PopTartsUS) November 20, 2017
12. “No, you can’t play with us!”
this is the only good skate vid i have seen in my entire life pic.twitter.com/BaTXhbe6jY
— drewtoothpaste (@drewtoothpaste) November 17, 2017
13. Just wait for it…
(+18) pic.twitter.com/KQHR3IKzEZ
— nandoh • insta: @heynando (@nandoh) September 24, 2017
14. Pro parent move…
“but you said your 5 mins away”
First of all I didn’t say where I’m 5 mins away from
— kirsty m (@Ikirstyy) October 15, 2017
15.Round and round and round…
I’m yall lol & can’t STOP laughing at all!!! pic.twitter.com/ItarwS6ITu
— Chris Rainey (@crainey3) June 21, 2017
And that’s all folks!
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Meet the Mangalitsa: the Hungarian Sheep-Dog-Pig of Your Dreams
Do you love dogs, sheep, and pigs (not necessarily in that order)? Well, get ready for this: the Mangalitsa is a Hungarian breed of pig that looks like a sheep and acts like a dog!
Mangalitsas are all pig, except wooly like sheep. Breeder Wilhelm Kohl also claims these cuties can be pets, telling Modern Farmer, “If you treat them nicely, they’ll become as tame as dogs — they’ll follow you, play with you.”
The pigs are an Austro-Hungarian breed from the 19th century and were prominent until 1950. After the spread of refrigeration and higher demand for imported food, the breed fell out of favor. By 1991, less than 200 remained in Hungary. But heirloom livestock breeding is now a popular hobby, and the numbers of Mangalitsas has swelled to 7,000, with Hungary producing 60,000 piglets a year. The pigs can also be found in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and the United States.
Breeders love them because the pigs love to roam and forage. They have few veterinarian needs and they are…delicious.
Alas, they have a rich, buttery taste and go wholesale for up to $12 per pound. Expect to pay five to seven times that in fancy restaurants like French Laundry in Yountville, CA.
But, you guys, these piggies are also like dogs and so cute.
And even though they look like they are wearing curly sweaters, they are comfortable living anywhere. So if you have a sizable backyard, chain yourself to a desk at the next city council meeting and demand your right to own one. You probably won’t regret it.
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10 Dog Snapchats That’ll Make Your Day
When I’m having a bad day, nothing cheers me up like a little time with my dog. Dogs just exude a sense of joy that is absolutely undeniable. They’re always ready to play with you or snuggle up, and they’re always happy to see you!
If you don’t have a dog readily available to you, Snapchat is all the rage right now with the best dog memes! Try not to smile, I dare you.
1. Full of love
2. So ferocious!
3. It’s as if his pal never left
4. It’s a 10-year dog challenge
5. Dogs can feel human emotions
6. Dogs will find their owners, even if they are not really their owners
7. I can’t even
8. They do exist!
9. Great for Halloween!
10. Boxers are gentle beasts
Are you smiling yet? Are you?
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10+ Hilarious Dog Memes That Will Have You Howling with Laughter
I’ve always loved dogs ever since I was a kid. And now that I finally have one to call my own little fur baby, I can attest to the fact that they are awesome. Dogs just bring joy everywhere they go, and these memes are proof.
1. Accurate
2. My heart just burst
3. Good point, dog
4. They truly do
5. “You’re back!”
6. #doglife
7. Take my money!
8. I mean, really!
9. Can’t stop laughing
10. *Hands over resume*
11. They make people smile
12. Anytime
13. They love us this much
No go out and hug yours or someone else’s dog!
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