LGBTQ news and entertainment
Music is the universal language.
The New Hot 5, American-based jazz band touring France, pulled over to the side of the road to serenade a herd of cows. Who knew how the cows would react?
These cows make a better audience than some theater audiences I’ve played to.
Cute.
(tipped by TRR reader Linda)
Someone is NOT happy they didn’t get the apple slice.
Four lion cubs passed their swimming tests today at the Smithsonian National Zoo.
While it makes complete sense, I can admit I never before considered “testing” animals to swim before being put on exhibit.
From the Smithsonian National Zoo:
Four African lion cubs born to Shera on March 2 had their swim reliability test this morning.
All lion cubs at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo must take a swim test, carefully monitored by the animal care team, before going on exhibit. As part of the test they must prove that they can swim to land and pull themselves out of the water.
All of the cubs passed. They are now one step closer to going on exhibit in a few weeks with their aunts and half siblings.
I think the zoo keepers helped out a bit on the “test” but I don’t blame them – I would too… 🙂
(h/t JMG)
Apparently the baby elephant was stuck on the log for about five minutes. This daring move happened in the last thirty seconds.
Uber-cute.
I would TOTALLY have a seal for a pet. If I could…
Turns out they are not only friendly, but they like a good belly rub.
A zonkey, the offspring of a cross between a zebra and a donkey, named “Khumba” has been born for the first time in Mexico.
Khumba’s mother, a zebra, lives among exotic animals in the zoo; his father, an albino dwarfed blue-eyed donkey, lives in a nearby farm.
Could liitle Khumba be any cuter?
This segment from “Through The Wormhole” takes us to a research program that studies how elephants behave in front of a giant mirror.
Many of the elephants quickly recognize that they are seeing themselves and they move on to examining themselves and looking at body parts they can’t normally see.
This suggests that they are self-aware in a manner similar to humans. They have the capacity for understanding the concept of the behavior of other elephants is separate from their own.
The point of all this is to explore if other species, elephants in this case, might have a sense of spirituality or “recognize the mind of God.” To be able to acknowledge a higher power, beings first must show “theory of mind,” or the concept that we are separate from others.
Really fascinating five minutes. You can watch this or a rerun of some old sitcom. I choose this. Watch below.
Baby rhino bonds with the doctors who save her life. Guaranteed to make you smile when she starts running with the docs.
I didn’t know this – rhinos don’t have any sweat glands. That’s why they have to wade into mud baths to cool off. Plus, the mud acts as sunscreen and bug repellent.
The things you learn…
(h/t TRR reader Michael)
Well, if this isn’t the cutest thing…
I won’t give away the name. Watch the cub reveal his own “marquee.”
This aired on the BBC, so I’m taking it as authentic. But wow – the fact that this crow can put all this together and solve the task at hand is amazing.
Watch and be impressed.