Category: Fun Stuff
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How Chickens Have Played a Role in Religion and Mythology
In America we think of chickens as a simple-minded bird that we keep for their eggs or that we eventually eat, but throughout history, the chicken has played a major role in religion and mythology. Here are just a few examples. In Indonesia the chicken has great significance during the Hindu cremation ceremony. A chicken […]
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12 Fascinating Facts About Reindeer
Reindeer are prominent in our holiday music and images. They pull Santa’s sleigh, have names, and can fly. But how much do you really know about this northernmost deer species? Reindeer in North America are called caribou They are a species of deer that are found in the Arctic tundra and adjacent boreal forests of Greenland, […]
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Why Some Rabbits Snore and More
While most rabbits don’t make any noise, there are some rabbits that will grunt or snort, like a guinea pig. They generally do this when they are not happy. Some rabbits will snore when sleeping. Rabbits can also scream. It is a horrible sound that they only make in extreme situations such as fear and […]
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Alpaca Mummies Tell of Lost Fortune
The Inca were cloth makers, the likes of whom Europe had never known. Inca weavers made bridges from cords, wove roofs from fibers, and counted their wealth not in scribbles on a page but in patterns of knots on woolen strands. And they wove a woolen fabric from the fleece of the alpaca that was […]
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CBD Hot Cocoa Mix Special Offer to Creatures Corner Readers
Creatures Corner sister company, My Garden & Greenhouse, is making a special offer to Creatures Corner readers. These CBD Hot Cocoa Mixes start with elegant Dutch Chocolate, rich powdered whole milk, and sweet pure cane sugar with 40 mg of Premium CBD in each individual serving pouch of decadent indulgence. No unnatural or artificial additives […]
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Odd Forms of Greeting Each Other
Within the animal kingdom, ways of greeting members of one’s own species vary considerably. For instance, wild dolphins welcome their pals using unique whistle signatures to recognize one another. Lions and other large cats generally rub their heads and bodies together. Giraffes say “hi” by pressing their necks together, horses rub noses, wolves lick each […]
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Bizarre and Humorous Animal Laws
Believe it or not, the following laws are still considered valid and enforceable. So be careful, especially if you are a chicken thief that lives in Kansas. It is illegal for hens to lay eggs before 8 am and after 4 pm in Norfolk, Virginia. Ducks quacking after 10 pm in Essex Falls, New Jersey […]
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How to Needle Felt Animal Fibers into Practically Anything
Needle felting has been used on an industrial level for decades. Needle felting involves using a specially designed needle to work animal fibers into felt. While wool roving from sheep is most often used other animal fibers such as alpaca hair, llama hair, sheep, angora rabbit and even dog hair will work to make felt. […]
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How Geckos Can Walk on Walls
Geckos have an incredible ability to stick to surfaces. Some studies suggest the over-engineered reptiles can hold hundreds of times their own body weight. In 2000, a University of California team showed that the adhesion was due to very weak intermolecular forces produced by the billions of hair-like structures, known as setae, on each gecko […]
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How to Pick a Kentucky Derby Winner – Or Not
Horse racing fans devise their own systems for picking the Kentucky Derby winner. My predictions for the famous May event are based solely on names – I completely ignore form, pedigree, jockey, or trainer, and have the losers to prove it going back a decade. Take the 2012 field. Since the 138th Derby fell on […]