Pink Fire Pointer January 2012 | About of Animals and Pictures

How To Move Your Pets

Atlas Van Lines strives to make the transition to a new home as smooth as possible for every member of your family, including your family pet.



All pets require special attention and consideration when moving, and the essential ingredient to your pet's stress-free move is preplanning.



Atlas has compiled a comprehensive and helpful information outline which lists the points to consider when relocating with your pet.



The guide includes a list of State Veterinarian's Offices or State Departments of Agriculture.



How to Move Your Pet

Semper Fido

1925. "Sgt. Jiggs." The Marine Corps mascot in Washington, D.C., with an actual Marine. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

The USMC got the nickname "Devil Dogs" from the Germans in World War I. The term "Devil Dog" in German is a legendary boogeyman from hell in German folklore. When they saw the fierceness with which the Marines fought in France, the Germans gave the USMC this name out of fear and respect. The Corps loved it and adopted the Bulldog as their mascot. The name persists today even though it is not widely known among the general public. There are some excellent history references on this subject at the Marine Museum at the USMC Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina.

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Tranquil

Frank Cadogan Cowper, Mariana in the South, (1906)

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Whale-headed stork

A whale-headed stork, a large African wading bird, in its enclosure at the Prague zoo, Czech Republic

Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

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Bull tongue


Photo credit: publicenergy

Snake tongue



Photo credit: Aly Song/Reuters

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Dog tongues

A participant of the international sledge dog race and his harnessed team make their way through the snowy landscape near Unterjoch, southern Germany, as they compete on January 14, 2012 in the event. Around 100 teams took part in the competition, covering distances ranging between six and eighteen kilometers. The fastest teams reach a tempo up to 45 kilometers per hour.

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AFP PHOTO / KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND

Tiger tongue



Photo credit: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
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Red Cross Dog

Washington, D.C., circa 1917. "Miss Carter Mullikin, Holton-Arms School." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. (The full size is excellent.)

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Easy rider

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Golden Eagle talons

Typical golden eagle prey consists of hare-sized animals. They can kill animals as large as a fox or a fawn. They also eat a lot of smaller birds. They have no natural predators of their own.

from Flickr, by Dave Bonta

The cutest thing you'll see today


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Sloth tongue


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Photo credit: WALTRAUD GRUBITZSCH/AFP/Getty Images

Name the baby penguin

Rosamond Gifford Zoo announced the earlier-than-usual arrival of the zoo’s Humboldt Penguin Chicks.



Two chicks were introduced at a press conference including the first chick of the year, which hatched on January 9 to parents Wylie and Mara as well as the most recent hatchling, which arrived on January 17 to parents Frederico and Poquita. Three other chicks also hatched on January 13 to Mario and Montana, January 14 to Jake and Bianca and January 15 to Phil and Carmen. Over a seven year span, a total of 34 chicks have hatched.



 Details on the penguin chick naming contest can be found on the zoo’s website at www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/naming-contest.



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Otter tongue

Bear tongue

from Flickr, by Andreas Lem

Iguana tongue


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Dog tongue




Photo by ©Julius Ise

Puppy tongue

Rattlesnake, cobras and an alligator, oh my!

Florida wildlife recently officers found a veritable deadly reptile exhibit inside one man's Boca Raton apartment: A red-spitting cobra, a puff adder, a uracoan rattlesnake, two false cobras and even a small alligator.



When you read the detailed descriptions of each of these reptiles, it's hard to imagine how anyone would willingly live with these deadly creatures. But that was exactly what Tyler Nolan was doing until he was caught keeping them without a permit. Nolan was cited for several health and safety violations. The alligator was released back into the wild while the snakes were turned over to a professional facility capable of caring for them.



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