All Ears

Think about the people you know.

Do they have one feature that comes to mind when you think of them?

Is it a big nose, a lop-sided smile, unkempt hair, bushy eyebrows, or a square jaw?

Guess what comes to my mind when I think of my friend here?

That’s right, his ears.

To me, he is all ears with some fur attached.

Hmmm, I wonder what comes to his mind when he thinks of me? 

fox-big-ears

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My Territory

Radi’s friends say he has a pleasing temperament.

That doesn’t mean they can safely invade his territory.

He keeps a close eye on boundaries.

He will respect your boundaries and you would be well-advised to respect his. 

radi-territory

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Stir Up Trouble

Why do people try to stir up trouble when they don’t even have a spoon?

Stirring things up with a carrot seems extreme.

At least we can give our friend credit for her creativity. 

polarbear-stir-up

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Disguise in the Open

One of the things I enjoy about animal photography is seeing how animals disguise themselves.

Tawny Frogmouths roost in the open.

They disguise themselves by holding still, compacting their plumage, and closing their eye slits so they look like a broken branch. 

bird-tawny-frogmouth-disguise

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Naps are Good

I think naps are good and this tortoise agrees.

Guess what? We’re not the only ones.

The “trusty” internet told me that many famous people were nap takers:

  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Napoleon
  • Albert Einstein
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Winston Churchill
  • Ronald Reagan

Pardon me, it’s time for my nap.

tortoise-nap

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Joy of Floating

I have heard that some people pay money for flotation therapy.

They go into a soundproof, lightproof heated spa filled with Epsom salts and simply float.

It’s supposed to reduce stress, relieve pain, and increase creativity.

This penguin’s version is free.

He simply closes his eyes and floats along in the water.

Ah, the joy of floating. 

penguin-floating

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Pathway in the Mind

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth,

so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind.

To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again.

To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over

the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.

-Henry David Thoreau

gorilla-tufani-thinker

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Giraffe Slurpee

To me, this looks like the giraffe version of enjoying a slurpee.

When you don’t have a spoon and there’s a yummy remnant of a treat in the bottom of a cup, don’t you wish you had a tongue like this? 

giraffe-slurpee

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