Category Archives: pink animal league
Cockatoo love song
Cockatoos are known for their intelligence, their vocality, their general precociousness. And this bird, apparently going by the nomiker S. Elvis, is no exception. One might wonder where he came up with this particular mantra, but then… In the … Continue reading
I dig on Swine… Hackers?
The author woudl like to draw your attention, dear readers, to these porcine smartypants. Smartypanteses? In any case. Also note the swingin’ soundtrack.
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Guinea Pigs: A Rant
I come to you tonight, dear readers, with a bone to pick. The bone in question bellongs to the common practice of naming that has brought nothing but confusion and misery.Take the guinea pig. Neither a pig nor from Guinea, … 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
hairless cat: nothing but pink parts
The Sphynx, also known as the Canadian hairless cat, has skin the texture of Chamois leather, often covered with “peach fuzz, which displays the markings that the fur would have (were there any). Hairless cats, while follicularly challenged, come in all manner of feline … Continue reading
Pink Fairy Armadillo
The next member of our pink animal brigade is the pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus), a diminutive member of genus Chlamyphorus native to South America. At about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches long (excluding the tail), the pink fairy armadillo is the smallest … Continue reading
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pink elephant: not just a figment of your imagination
The next pink animal to grace our fair page is this charming little pink elephant. Scientists say that he is probably an albino, but the discerning readers of BV (all several of you. ahem.) will likely join the author in … Continue reading
pink amblycorypha katydid
It has been brought to the author’s attention that the Pink Dragon Millipede is not the sole pink specimen in the insect world; the pink amblycorypha katydid is equally pink, and no less charming at cocktail parties. In accordance with this discovery, … Continue reading
Pink Dragon Millipede: Dangerous Beauty
The Pink Dragon Millipede (Desmoxytes purpurosea) may look like the lastest pokemon character or Sanrio creation, but you wouldn’t want one on your keychain. Why not? Because the Pink Dragon Millipede, a recently discovered species native to Thailand, … Continue reading
