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The Pets Blog Week in Review for April 14-20

If the spring in the air has kept you out instead of in more, but you still want to keep up on the happenings in the Pets Blog, fear not. This handy Week in Review will keep you in the loop about Aimee and I wrote about on: Monday, April 14 Aimee covered everything you’d ever want to know about guinea pig cages. Sometimes an inspirational animal story comes along that is just marvelously wonderful. The story of Oscar the naked cockatoo is just such a story. Tuesday, April 15 There is both an art and science to guinea pig … Continue reading →

Swan Rides the Love Boat

Swans are a type of bird that is thought to mate for life. How romantic! But one slightly confused swan in Germany has fallen in love with a boat. Petra is a black swan who spends her winters at a zoo in Muenster, Germany. During the summer of 2006, she found true love… with a swan-shaped paddleboat. When winter came that year, Petra refused to leave her beloved. Zoo officials had to bring both boat and swan into the zoo. (The boat’s owner gave it up so Petra could keep her darling.) Fast forward to 2008. A few months ago, … Continue reading →

Philly’s Wild Side

My 3-year-old daughter is wild about animals. So much so that during the course of the day she often morphs into a horse, cow, penguin, lion, or in today’s case, a pig. That’s right; tonight she jumped whole hog into character right around bedtime. Me: Okay, sweetie it’s time for bed let’s start picking up the toys. My daughter: I’m not a sweetie. I’m a pig. Me: Okay, but you still need to start picking up your toys, hon. My daughter: I’m a pig. Me: Taylor! My daughter: Pig! Pig. Cow. Horse. Giraffe. Some days (most days) I can’t keep … Continue reading →