Rhinos

Links: It Was Hiding in the One Brain Cell the Whole Time

Not That Mike The Other Mike17 Comments

Orange cat gene discovered, woman rescues rhinos, shy horse can’t be touched, and let’s get nutty for nudibranchs!

Now they need to isolate the zoomies gene.

Gene behind orange fur in cats found at last

Science, via Elizabeth G.

Aha! Maybe THEY have the zoomies gene!

Baby Rhinos Show Off Zoomies & Give Kisses To Lady Raising Them

Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via NTMTOM

Quite a touching story.

This horse was afraid of human touch. So I adopted him

GeoBeats / YouTube, via NTMTOM

And finally: Colorful Creepy Crawlies

Everybody at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is nuts for nudibranchs. Okay, almost everyone. (via Thérèse B.)

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A Full Day of Love

Not That Mike The Other Mike6 Comments

Giving Tuesday is one week from today, and one of the charities on the Cutetropolis Giving Tuesday list will be Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the Nairobi-based haven for orphaned elephants, rhinos, and so many more animals who need care from sunup until sundown.

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Baby Steps

Not That Mike The Other Mike11 Comments

Standing for the first time on unsteady legs, a new baby begins its life. In these scenes from The Secret Life of the Zoo, a baby giraffe, zebra, elephant and others take those important first steps.

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Rhino? More Like SHYno

Not That Mike The Other Mike5 Comments

You wouldn’t think an animal that could knock over a bus could be timid, but Ike, a baby rhino at Chester Zoo, is surprisingly shy. In this excerpt from The Secret Life of the Zoo, Ike’s caretakers must lure the “scaredy cat” away from his mama’s side.

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