Monthly Archives: April 2009
Happy Birthday!!! Ibringyouthecreepy!!!
Yes, folkes, despite rumors that the author of BV was raised by (hyper-literate) wolves, she does, in fact, have a lovely human mother, who celebrated a birthday today. Mama, for your birthday I bring you the creepiest cat video to … Continue reading
The Pop-Culture Guide to Swine flu
The purpose of BV has always been to inform, and now the author feels called upon to clear up some misconceptions floating around about the swine flu epidemic. We’ll start with a brief “scene from a paparazzi”: ****************************************************************************************************************************** [exterior, … Continue reading
Cat of a thousand faces: mad genius (and a quiz!!!)
Yes, folkes, its another “cute” and/or “crazy” cat video posts. In this installment, in order to spice up a potentially stale theme, prizes will be distributed to the first reaedr who can correctly identify both the song playing and each … Continue reading
The Ant-lion (lion ant)
The entire premise of Bestiarum Vocabulum, as some of you might know, rests on the genre of the medieval bestiary ( or bestiarum vocabulum). It is therefore meet that we occasionaly visit the archives for entries, as part of an … Continue reading
Undead Spiders Survive Mass Drowning.
The author of BV, dear readers, is not happy. She is, in fact, deeply, deeply troubled. And all because what she is about to report confirms her deepest suspicions about order Araneae; spiders are, in fact, evil minions of the undead sent … Continue reading
Killer Whale eats Pelican. Sea World goes “reality”
This video asserts the indominatble power of natural instinct over conditioning.
Filed under marine life, the strange and the beautiful, Uncategorized
Cane toads just can’t catch a break
Once upon a time, 101 Cane toads were deliberately introduced to Australia, under the premise that they would eat the beetles ruining the sugar cane crops, ridding the farmers and population of a costly pest. Yet as we have learned time and … Continue reading
The life of the leaf-cutter ant: miss lonelyhearts OR sapphic smithii?
Leaf-cutter ants, or so they say, are all female. According to a National Geographic article, these ladies ”thrive without sex of any kind—ever.” As evidence of this essential sexlessness, scientists cite the fact that leafcutters have evolved to the point that they … Continue reading
Blatant Animal Exploitation.
These animalian commercials were produced by Capitalist Pigs. Get it? Pigs? … the author of BV apologizes. That joke was not funny. Hopefully, these will be…
AMAZING Dolphin behavior
It is rare that the author of BV allows something to go (almost) entirely without commentary. This video, however, needs no snark; it is amazing, and stands easily on its own. A big thanks goes out to AVB for bringing … Continue reading
Filed under marine life, the strange and the beautiful, Uncategorized
Watching a Hamster Sleep: surprisingly popular pastime
Meet A-Bao, a hamster whose oneiric escapades have won him thousands of hits on the popular video-sharing site Youtube. In the author of BV’s humble opinion, the best part of this video is the following [actual] comment left in reply to … Continue reading
Man-eating catfish. It’s what’s for dinner.
When British biologist Jeremy Wade finally investigated a 20-year history of fatal attacks in the Great Kali River between India and Nepal, he discovered that the local legend of a giant river monster devouring folks who went in the water … Continue reading
Feline behavior: the definitive guide
Some topics need no introduction; if you have ever “owned,” witnessed, or even been in a room with a cat, you will know that feline behavior is foremost among these.
Filed under common household pets, exceedingly cute, human behavior, parasites
Amazonian Weasels
As always, the author of BV seeks to bring you information that is relevant and revelatory regarding animal behaviors. News today is that a new species of weasel– the hypocritical amazonian weasel. You may sign a petition protesting Amazon’s … Continue reading
Filed under academia, rated NC17, Uncategorized
Exploding frogs (as per request)
Well, dear readers, I have recieved my first command performance, and am more than happy to oblige. Here they are, the amazing, exploding frogs. FUNNY, dark, and clearly not American-made… VERSUS … just plain sick. You can complain … Continue reading
Filed under backyard fauna, human behavior, Phobia-inducing, Uncategorized
