Newsbytes archive for October 2017

Contributors this month include 2cross2affliction, dronon, Equivamp, Fred, GreenReaper, InkyCrow, Rakuen Growlithe, RingtailedFox, and Sonious. (Also added an amusing link from our Twitter feed that didn't get posted here.)

dronon: Communicating with animal noises in a relationship.

Equivamp: The best non-fursuit animal costumes for Halloween.

GreenReaper: Wanted: invasive species, preying on the innocent. But was mankind an accessory to their crimes?

GreenReaper: Minneapolis furs held up as shining-if-bemusing example of Twin Cities culture by City Pages' @TiggerLunney.

GreenReaper: (Posted to the FlayrahNews Twitter account, retweeted from The Onion) Report: Only 1 in 3 preschool graduates has necessary animal sound skills upon entering zoo.

InkyCrow: Paddington 2 trailer released.

Fred: The dog with the world's longest tongue.

Fred: Migrating butterfly swarm detected on radar.

RingtailedFox: Mama bear and cubs sneak into Estes Park, Colorado pizzeria - KUSA-TV - 9News

RingtailedFox: Mama bear, two cubs break into car in Colorado - UPI.com and KCNC-TV 4

InkyCrow: PBS to explore the world of foxes in its Nature series this week

Fred: Pigeon tries to seduce Australian woman.

GreenReaper: Austrian street-performers warned, company fined as animal-head costumes found to violate anti-veil laws.

2cross2affliction: Guardians of the Galaxy director speaks out against sexual coercion in Hollywood, and beyond.

RingtailedFox: Moose fights back against hunter! Bullwinkle would not comment on the situation at the time the story went to print...

Fred: New laws against children's parties that feature exotic animals.

Equivamp: Official animated music video for My Little Pony: The Movie. (Ht: EquestriaDaily)

dronon: Brigham Young University's sports mascot, Cosmo the Cougar, is a good dancer!

Fred: Extremely rare male tortoiseshell kitten.

Fred: Adelie penguins have catastrophic breeding season.

dronon: Job placement program for hard-to-adopt cats.

Fred: Mountain lion makes history!

GreenReaper: See the entrants for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 (scroll across for categories, down for finalists).

Fred: "Stag selfies" are dangerous.

dronon: It's difficult to reduce the number of fake service dogs.

Fred: Wepaly the alabai.

GreenReaper: Crows are masters of manipulation… despite lacking hands.

GreenReaper: British and Dutch researchers suspect UK's tit-feeding habit led to longer beaks.

dronon: Raccoons ignore Aesop to get marshmallows.

Fred: California is first state to require pet stores to sell rescue animals.

dronon: Here's the Plan, an animated short about a couple's dreams and problems.

Fred: Killing of alpha crocodile may lead to croc battles for new alpha croc.

GreenReaper: The story of a 40,000-year-old furry sculpture.

Fred: Car modified to look like big shaggy dog.

2cross2affliction: Zoo (no, not THAT Zoo) has come to an end. "WHERE'S THE SLOTH?!"

Rakuen Growlithe: Global political pets

GreenReaper: Evidence mounts against red squirrels in millennia-old leprosy case - but were Vikings unwitting accomplices?

Rakuen Growlithe: At least 370 pets, mostly cats, murdered by British cat serial killer, still at large.

GreenReaper: Leopard, lion, giraffe, chimpanzee and some of the world's furriest bats listed as protected migratory species.

Sonious: Furs at Convention Furpocalypse leaving Sunday evening to Monday morning should be aware of adverse weather as tropical storm Phillipe merges with front.

Fred: "Death sentence" for walruses.