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Disney Nature’s African Cats
The sight of magnificent beasts roaming the savannahs of Kenya stirs the blood, and speaking of blood, plenty is shed in this eye popping documentary. It is the latest in a string of recent animals-in-nature films, each of which is unique and gripping in its own way.
African Cats is about the tooth and claw existence of two cat prides struggling to exist in a patch of land on either side of a dangerous, crocodile infested river.
The crocodiles are crucial elements in the unfolding of this story of war and domination. With the rival groups – cheetahs and lions – staring each other down from opposite edges of the water, we know only one thing stops them from tearing each other apart – the crocodiles just under the surface. The cats have a healthy respect for these silent menaces that could crack a lion in two with its jaws.
And so things go until the height of summer when the river water evaporates and it’s easy for a lion crossing the river to see if a crocodile lurks. And then the pride leaders can have at it to decide who will be the victor and who will be forced by the immutable laws of nature to slink away forever, leaving behind his lionesses, his cubs and his stature.
The violence that permeates the wild animals’ lives is unimaginable; we know they eat other animals to live, sometimes their own species, but seeing it up close, repeatedly, with all kinds of diverse life forms on the menu, is something else. It is almost too intense, but it’s what happens and that’s all there is to that. It’s real, insofar as documentaries are real.
Read the rest of the review at Monsters & Critics
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Terror In Our Schools: School Mascot Fails Way Into Assembly
Student teacher gets asked to be mascot at school spirit assembly.
Student teacher willingly accepts.
Student teacher runs through banner and wipes out on first three rows of kindergartners sitting directly in front of banner.
The Leary Lion just got a whole lot scarier.
Link to this post! Deputies Nab Troublesome Chewy the Squirrel
Via NPR
April 21, 2011
It took them two weeks, but deputies in Oklahoma City finally got their squirrel. The furry fugitive chewed through wires in several patrol cars, earning the nickname Chewy. The department announced Chewy’s capture in a tweet.
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Unsheathed #77 - Special guest Blender!
Inglourious Ponies
Spike = Sgt. Donny Dinowitz
Rarity = Bridget von Hammersmark
Rainbow Dash = Pfc. Omar Ulmer
Photo Finish = Fashion Hitler
Diamond Dogs = Nazis
Apple Bloom = General Ed Fenech"
Moss romps with rampant rabbit
The one-minute clip, for company Basement, kicks off with the catwalk queen gazing at the London skyline from a skyscraper window as a man with a giant rabbit's head sits reading a newspaper.
The creature then dances before Moss does the same, while at the same time opening up her coat to reveal her lingerie-clad body."
Parents' fury after Bobby Davro simulates sex with giant kangaroo during children's panto
Davro was playing the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz and made lewd movements in front of children as young as five.
He also allegedly made racist jokes during the performance at Preston's Charter Theatre.
The actor, 52, repeatedly referred to Chinese people eating dogs and pulled 'Chinaman' faces."
Inglourious Ponies
Spike = Sgt. Donny Dinowitz
Rarity = Bridget von Hammersmark
Rainbow Dash = Pfc. Omar Ulmer
Photo Finish = Fashion Hitler
Diamond Dogs = Nazis
Apple Bloom = General Ed Fenech"
Moss romps with rampant rabbit
The one-minute clip, for company Basement, kicks off with the catwalk queen gazing at the London skyline from a skyscraper window as a man with a giant rabbit's head sits reading a newspaper.
The creature then dances before Moss does the same, while at the same time opening up her coat to reveal her lingerie-clad body."
Parents' fury after Bobby Davro simulates sex with giant kangaroo during children's panto
Davro was playing the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz and made lewd movements in front of children as young as five.
He also allegedly made racist jokes during the performance at Preston's Charter Theatre.
The actor, 52, repeatedly referred to Chinese people eating dogs and pulled 'Chinaman' faces."
Furcast 37 Parkour Nun
Author: studio@xanacreations.com (..::XANA::.. Creations)
Another week full of… show. What is show? Show is a word. What does this word mean? It means start investing. Cave Jonson, we’re done here. #winning
News:
- Man Bites Dog and Sues
https://web.archive.org/web/www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/man-bites-dog-sues/
- ActFurOnAir: Eye of the Tiger with Kell Bengal
https://web.archive.org/web/www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/actfuronair-eye-tiger-kell-bengal/
- U.S. Congress Removes Wolves from Endangered Species List — A Legislative First
- Red foxes force shrinkage of arctic fox territory
- The Fandom’s Kill Switch
https://web.archive.org/web/www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/04/fandoms-kill-switch/
WikiFur article(s) of the week:
- “Plantigrade”
- “Digitigrade”
Topics Discussed (copied directly from Google Moderator):
- “furry dating only: http://www.furrymate.com/ opinions? needed? not needed? useful? retarded?” (Bell Otter)
- “Furmeets as a minor?” (Asani)
- “Discussing the Culture: We all know what furry is, but since it’s been so highly debated in past shows, I figured, “Why not have a topic discussion about it?” What is (By the Furcast crews opinion) and is not “Furry?” Along the line of *Insects* ect” (Bishop)
- “Career paths that work well for furries and therians alike. Opinions on various options?” (Theriana)
Emails (Sender – Subject):
- Cameron Wolfe (generic wolf #31163) – “Question for Furcast”
- Brian – “Qucikish Question/Obervation”
- No One – “Falcon Headquarters”
- KonekoCloud – “Furry Standing Up For Animal Rights”
- Anonymous – “AC Panic. (please don’t mention my name)”
- Mika – “Freak Out Shift”
- Shred – “Positive Reinforcement”
- Lionlotus(aka Nox) – “Lots of questions, and possible answers. And also lots of general confusion.”
- Scraps – “A question for quads, request for Mattox…ya”
- Jinx Cole – “I’m so lonely here”
- The Hipster Dragon Guy – “Furry music”
- Anonymous – “My first email to Furcast!”
Find the full article here: FurCast
The contents of this Podcast may have adult language and adult themes. The content is not produced by Furry News Network, but is posted for your convenience.
Moss romps with rampant rabbit
Author: AshMCairo
“The supermodel seduces the randy rabbit in the commercial for a Chilean fashion firm.
The one-minute clip, for company Basement, kicks off with the catwalk queen gazing at the London skyline from a skyscraper window as a man with a giant rabbit’s head sits reading a newspaper.
The creature then dances before Moss does the same, while at the same time opening up her coat to reveal her lingerie-clad body.”
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Moss romps with rampant rabbit
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Teen Wolf Comes to MTV
Life is hard for the teenage werewolf. Scott was an ordinary high-school kid until that one night in the woods… Now, he finds himself with amazing new abilities, coupled with horrific new urges and hungers. Not to mention the inconvenience of transforming into a growling werewolf every time he gets angry — or excited, like when his would-be girlfriend is in sight. To make life more complicated, the werewolf who bit him in the first place wants to be friends in human form, and the leader of a posse out to rid the countryside of werewolves is also the father of the girl our hero has his eyes on! Having almost nothing to do with the Michael J. Fox Teen Wolf film (obviously), the new Teen Wolf TV series stars Tyler Posey as Scott. It’s coming to MTV (formerly Music Television) on June 5th. MTV has a trailer and some more information up on their web site.
Freeway extension rattles snakes
Author: ringtailedfox
In recent days, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has erected a two-meter (six foot) tall fence, stretching 9 kilometers (about 5.5 miles) along the threatened eastern fox snake‘s habitat in the city’s west end.
The special fabric fence – which extends below ground level – was erected because the snake can climb and slither beneath regular fences. The MTO was concerned that snakes might wander into the construction zone, where they would be at risk.
The fence was built with assistance from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to keep the construction project in compliance with the Endangered Species Act, as work begins on extending Highway 401 west towards the proposed bridge to Detroit.
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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Link to this post!Authorities Seek More Victims of Accused Xbox Pedophile
Police are asking parents to search the Xbox Live friend’s lists of their children for the gamer tag of Formic Hivemind – the online name of accused pedophile Richard Kretovic.
The police in Greece, New York indicate the 19-year-old sexually abused an under 13-year-old in the basement of his house after the two met and struck up a friendship on Xbox Live. Police are asking locals of Greece, NY that if they find the Gamertag “Formic Hivemind” on their child’s Xbox Live account, to contact them immediately.
Police say Kretovic and the child he’s accused of abusing met more than once and that they are investigating whether there were more victims.
Online gaming is a major way many kids communicate. Parents should be aware of this fact, and that most gaming consoles have these features. You can control your privacy settings to limit someone finding out your location and other information that may put you in danger. Because these systems use the internet and game play can often be global, not just locked down to a local area, you really don’t know who you are playing with online. The message here is to be careful and be aware of who your children are communicating with.
Brian Crecente from gaming site Kotaku explains his strategy for keeping his 9-year-old safe:
“I use parental controls to limit the amount of time my 9-year-old son can play in a week, and I also don’t allow him to chat with anyone who isn’t on his friend’s lists. Finally, I have to authorize the addition of any new friends to that list with a password. Before I do that I make sure that I’ve met the new friend, in person, before authorizing that addition.”
Protect Your Child
1. On your computer go to Xbox.com and sign in to your account.
2. Go to My Xbox and Family Center
3. Select your or your child’s avatar and select Online Safety Settings.
4. Allow or block the options available. I allow my son to play online but block the ability to accept friend requests. I also only allow him to communicate with friends. I only allow friends to see his history, status and profile.
5. When a friend request for your child comes in, you will be asked to enter your Xbox Live password to authorize it.
Credit: Kotaku
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Link to this post!The Active Assaults Saga takes off!
04/20/2011
Lately the popular furry orientated video game, known as the Active Assaults Saga, has finally released a beta demo of their 2D PC video game. Not familiar with the Active Assaults Saga? Go check it out at www.aa.iraph-designs.com.
For Head Director Raphial Hebert of iRaph Studios, the producers of this video game project, says “This is one more step to show how furry fans can make a huge difference in the world we live in for the better.” Raphial also says that the first of the four video games will be released in two years as a 2D ‘platformer’ production, “Our video game project will most likely be completely finished by 2013.”
For anyone interested, iRaph Studios is currently hiring members for their team. More info at www.studios.iraph-designs.com/careers.html
Link to this post!Hawaii Five-O Has “Furry” Episode
04/19/2011
By: Phoenix Audubon
On March 21, 2011, the rebooted series, “Hawaii Five-O,” aired an episode entitled, “Na Me’e Laua Na Paio,” (Hawaiian: “Heroes and Villains”) where an attendee to the “SpectacuCon” comic book convention is murdered at a nearby hotel. Chin checks the victim’s phone, where there is a text message that says, “Be carefule, he’s looking for you,” from one “Psycho Kitty.” An icon shows a woman wearing a white wig, black eye mask, and black cat ears.
When the Five-O team visits SpectacuCon and ask a “Trekkie” where they can find Psycho Kitty, they are directed to the “Furry Fandom” section of the convention floor. Sure enough, there is a poster that says “Furry Fandom” on it, and the team comes upon a group of fursuiters, as well as Psycho Kitty herself.
Unfortunately, the episode is no longer available online. However, there is a clip available on CBS.com that shows the image of the phone text message and Psycho Kitty. The recap of the episode is here: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/hawaii_five_0/recaps/119/recaps.php
