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A lion and a miniature sausage dog have formed an unlikely friendship after the little dog took the king of the jungle under his wing as a cub.
Bonedigger, a five-year old male lion, and Milo, a seven-year old Dachshund, are so close that Milo helps the lion clean his teeth after dinner.
The 500lbs lion dwarfs little Milo, yet after the dog took the disabled lion into his protection as a cub, Bonedigger has rarely left his side.The two have been inseparable over the past five years at G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Bonedigger was born with a metabolic bone disease that left him mildly crippled.
He said: ‘This friendship between an 11 pound wiener dog and a 500 pound lion is the only of its kind in the world ever seen.
Mr Reinke, who lost both his legs after a bungee jumping accident, added that the friendship between Bonedigger and his pack is unique.
‘He wouldn’t be so friendly with other dogs - it’s all down to them being pals since he was a cub. ‘
Milo often gives his best lion impression, copying Bonedigger’s ‘puffing’ - a deafening lion growl that can be heard over a mile away.
Wild lions use it to communicate with other prides in their natural environment.
‘Milo does his best to copy Bonedigger when the lion tries puffing to communicate with other lions in the park ,’ added John.
G.W. Exotic Animal Park has recently been affected by the deadly tornado that swept through Oklahoma on May 20th.
The park was damaged and flooded, but is still managing to provide shelter for domestic and wild creatures that are homeless because of the storm. -
Obit of the Day (Historical): Balto (1933)
For those fans of poorly made animated movies of the 1990s, the name Balto will be familiar. For those who aren’t, Balto was an Alaskan sled dog who was famous for running the last two legs of a miles-long journey in a blizzard to bring diptheria serum to Nome to end a fast-moving epidemic. Balto was the lead dog for Gunnar Kaasen who risked his own life and suffered frostbite running his dogs for over 24 straight hours (missing a pass off point) and collapsing upon arriving in Nome. His words as he fell were “damn fine dog.” Balto became a national hero, although he and Kaasen were only one of twenty teams to complete the journey. Balto’s fame led to the commission of a bronze likeness by the city of New York in Central Park (near the Children’s Zoo) even though the city had no direct connection to the dog or Kaasen. When Balto died on March 14, 1933 his body was donated to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History where it was preserved (ok, stuffed) and put on display, and remains so to this day. (See above)
Balto’s heroics are not without some controversy. Although Balto led the last team, many historians believe that the true heroes of the run were Leonhard Seppala and his pack leader, Togo who covered 84 miles in a single day and a total of 250 miles, including the “commute” from their home to their pick-up point. Unfortunately for Togo, it was the dog that finished the journey who received all the accolades…and a 1995 animated film with voice by Kevin Bacon.
(Image of Balto in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is courtesy of fortunecity.com)
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life:
Snow monkeys enjoy a hot, steamy bath and some quiet communal time in Japan.
(see more — Japan: Land of the Rising Sun)
Not a bad way to spend a Sunday.
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Baby ginger seal shunned by seal colony finds a new home
Who knew seals could be so cruel?
Has Disney purchased the rights to this yet?
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If they put us in coach again, I’m going to give the stewardess rabies.
(Source: Los Angeles Times, via latimes)
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Actor-activist, Don Cheadle knows what’s up with shark finning. Please take a minute to listen to his eloquent response about the topic and why Sea Save is currently working day & night to rally continued support for the bill AB 376. Fast forward to 16:38 if your short on time.
Please get informed and read our earlier post and please call your Senator asap! Ok, off my soap box…going running at Zuma beach now to enjoy our ocean.
(Source: seasave.org)
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Andy Samberg is living every week like it’s… well, you know. He has the honor of serving as host — or Chief Shark Officer — for Discovery’s 24th annual Shark Week, which kicks off July 31. This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly also has a first look at Samberg swimming with Caribbean reef sharks for a special airing Aug. 4, Shark City.
“They were definitely dumping tons of bloody meat into the water all around me,” the comedian told EW. “I knew that they needed to do it to get the sharks over there, but there’s also a part of me that was like, have you guys heard of Photoshop?”
Clearly they’re missing a major component of Shark Week.
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A lost Emperor penguin swims thousands of miles from Antarctica and arrives on New Zealand’s shores. Tara Cleary at Reuters reports.
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We saved the Serengeti!!!!
This is the song I wrote to help save the Serengeti HERE:
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