Nooooooo of course not! But you'll notice those aren't Orcas either. For some reason or another, the Bottlenose Dolphins and Pilot Whales seem to be in rotation with the Orcas in the main tank at Sea World San Diego. Rennovation perhaps? Or maybe part of a new show? Who knows, but enjoy it while you can and watch these guys at Shamu.com
Portugese Water Dog
A finalist for the Obama's first pet, the Portuguese Water Dog is, as one might expect, originally from Portugal and an excellent swimmer.
Labradoodle
The Labradoodle, another Obama finalist, is a mix between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle. It is a "hybrid" dog and not recognized as a breed by the American Kennel Club.
Scottish Terrier
Scottish Terriers Barney and Miss Beazley were the most famous of the pets of George W. Bush and his wife, Laura. They also owned Spot Fetcher, whose mother was George Bush Sr.'s Springer Spaniel.
Springer Spaniel
Millie, a Springer Spaniel belonging to George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, was also the author of Millie's Book.
Clinton's Pets
Bill Clinton's pets, Socks the cat and Buddy the dog, did not quite get along. They were kept in separate quarters in the White House, and when the Clintons moved to Westchester County, Socks went to the home of Clinton's secretary, Betty Currie.
Bouvier des Flandres
Ronald Reagan's dog, Lucky, was the exotic breed called Bouvier des Flandres. Claire McLean, founder of the Presidential Pets Museum, once groomed the dog.
Siamese Cat
The Carter family's Siamese cat, Misty Malarky Ying Yang, is here pictured with first daughter, Amy. Two more presidencies passed without a White House cat until the Clintons moved in with Socks.
Parakeets
The Kennedy family had a virtual menagerie in the White House, including two parakeets, Bluebell and Marybelle (here pictured with Jacqueline, Caroline and John Jr.).
Raccoon
Grace Coolidge, wife of Calvin, is pictured here with Rebecca the raccoon. The Coolidge family could give Michael Jackson a run for weird pet ownership--they also had a donkey, a pygmy hippo, a wallaby, a bobcat and a black bear.
Cow
Pauline Wayne, William Howard Taft's pet cow, here grazes on the lawn of the State, War and Navy Building (now known as the Executive Office Building). Taft drank her milk each morning until his doctor told him he was getting too fat.
All the Presidents' Pets
There is a new dog movie coming out soon made by Nickelodeon called Hotel for Dogs. For every ticket purchased, Pedigree will make a donation to help shelter dogs.
On the Hotels for Dogs website they have a "meet the pups" section where you can read about their stories and the all too common reasons dogs are dumped.
Most if not all of the dogs casted were, indeed, rescues.
Here are a few videos of baby Kalia from SWC interacting with children. Very cute!!!
This is another very cute video, but embedding isn't alowed
Sooooo CLICK HERE for more cuteness
On the AnimalPlanetTV youtube channel, they have these little series of commercials about easy ways to help out the environment that features our animal friends. They're so cute, funny, and conveys a simple yet important message in a short and effective manner.
This one is one of my favorites:
You can see the rest here: Animals Save the Planet
What else would it be but the Guinea Pig Olympics!
Ever since Heracles blessed Olympiad with a stadium in honour of his father, Zeus, the sporting heroes of the day have taken part in the Olympic games. But man is not the only species to hold competitive sporting events
New images reveal, for the first time, that man's most trusted ally, the guinea pig, holds a yearly competition. The Guinea Pig Games (GPG) pits two teams of athletic Cavia porcellus against each other to win gold, silver, and bronze medals
As with the human Olympics, guinea athletes are held in great esteem among their fans, admired for their stamina, prowess and incredible feats
But they should also be admired for the dedication they show toward their chosen sport. Snuffles McSqueeby, gold-winning squash champ of last year's games, trains for 6 hours a day. The rest of his schedule consists mainly of trembling in the corner of his hutch
Many GPG hopefuls have had to overcome disabilities in order to compete. Fluffy Peters, like all guinea pigs, has no thumbs to hold the foil with. Over time he's strengthened his claw-like-paws to actually be able to grip the handle. He's not very good at swinging the tiny metal sword, but that's beside the point
A natural fear of water hasn't taken any wind out of the sails of former gold medallists, Snooky Pooky and Gertrude Tiddlywinks
Guinea athletes want to be taken seriously, but prejudice hangs around the GPG like a bad stench. Many humans see serious animal athletes as "adorable", they may laugh or condescendingly stroke them - a factor that has always prevented guinea pigs from joining the human Olympics....
...Linford Christie "accidentally" stepped on 100 metres hopeful, Bitey Stevens, during Barcelona '92. Bitey was only injured, but he could not compete and the Guinea Pig Games Committee decreed that guineas would no longer compete with humans until they are viewed as equals
The Guinea Pig Games is not without controversy of its own. Harvey Higginbottom, four time silver medallist, was banned from this year's GPGs because he failed the obligatory drugs tests...
...and renowned 'ard-man, Squeakers "Knockout" Thompson, caused outrage four years ago when he not only bit the ear off of his competitor, Jimmy Nibbles, but ate his babies too
Hamsters have been trying to get in on the event for decades, but snooty GPG bosses have forbidden them, stating that the hamsters carry too much weight in their cheeks to hurdle properly. We could get no comment from the disgruntled hamsters
This year's Guinea Pig Games ultimate winner will be announced in December. The images appear courtesy of The Guinea Pig Games Calender 2009, published by Icarus Arts
