Teh interesting animal-related news stub thread

[Fox]

Nope, that dog just needs to sit on them to totally screw up their day.

[Shintetsu]

Para bang yung ratio ng real body mass to body fat mass nya is 10:1 O_O

[Twin-Skies]

Potentially NSFW

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An elephant can quite literally knock you down with its manhood

[NiX]

I think what's more interesting is how you came across such an article.

[Twin-Skies]

Giant Squids Invade California
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/01...44781.html

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Giant squid weighing up to 60 pounds have invaded the California waters off Newport Beach and are being caught by sport fishermen by the hundreds.

The squid showed up last week and anglers started booking twilight fishing trips over the weekend to catch them. The animals weigh between 20 and 40 pounds, but a few fishermen have reeled in 60-pound creatures.

The Humboldt squid is also called the jumbo squid or jumbo flying squid and squirts ink to protect itself. They can grow up to 100 pounds and 6 feet long and follow food sources. The squid have also recently been spotted off San Diego, Oregon and Washington.

Robert Woodbury with Newport Landing Sportfishing says anglers in Orange County have caught about 400 of the big squid since Friday night.

Clearly, the arrival of Cthulu is at hand

[Fox]

Masarap gawin calamares yaan!

[Mjting]

^ just what I was thinking. loll

[Twin-Skies]

Masarap gawin calamares yaan!

Good luck catching them - the local fishermen call the Humboldt Squid "Red Devils" for good reason:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Squid#Fishing

There are numerous accounts of the squid attacking fishermen and divers in the area and attacks on humans are regularly seen, but only when they are being fished. Their colouring and aggressive reputation has earned them the nickname diablos rojos (red devils) from fishermen off the coast of Mexico as they flash red and white when struggling with the fishermen.

And there is this - an account of diver who was almost eaten by a swarm:
http://www.squidfish.net/forums/index.ph...topic=1324

[Fox]

Who said anything about catching them. I'll just look for fishermen willing to sell their hauls. If not, i'll just risk getting some from the roadside

[Serene]

Who needs Calamares when you have a steady supply of Prawns?
ALL HAIL THE REPUBLIC!!!

[Twin-Skies]

One! One vampire squid! A! A! A! A!

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[Twin-Skies]

China resorts to Panda Porn to promote sex for pandas
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/AmazingA...id=9718714

[J.E_Magog]

haha may wikpedia na nga ang panda prn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_pornography

[Fox]

Whoa!

[J.E_Magog]

Animal head found in a pack of frozen vegetables
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/100...6899640682

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