— They were having a terrible, no-good, very bad day in La Jolla, California. First there was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake centered 19 miles out in the ocean, then dozens of 3-to 4-foot long Humboldt squid weighing up to 40 lbs. washed ashore and flopped around, dazed and disoriented and probably appalled at California’s real estate prices…
…then to add to the eww factor, seagulls swooped in and started feeding on the squid! — How’s that rate on the grossness scale? This caused well-intentioned beachgoers to try and save the squid (gotta be a T-shirt slogan there!) by tossing them back in the sea, and we’re talking big, wet, slippery, heavy squid here! The squid were so loopy by this point that even when thrown back, they tended to wash ashore again. There’s no helping some cephalopods…they just don’t listen.
So a fun time was had by all, excepting, of course, the squid. Water temperature inversions rather than the earthquake could have been the cause of the beachings…calamari, anyone?
— If you haven’t heard, the Sci Fi channel has been re-branded Syfy; 
– – Not wishing to alarm you, valued readers, but you may wish to know that a cat has been born in Chongqing, China with wing-like growths on their back…moreover, other cats with this feature were noted in Sichuan province in China in August of 2008 (pictured).
–It has a large, somewhat mammalian head, clawed fins, and a trident-like tail…so they say of Florida’s sea monster, with sightings dating back to the 1800’s. There’s apparently more than one of these puppies, and they have the potential to move quickly with a lot of power. Hours of video footage exist by a guy named Sowerwine showing bits and pieces of the creature.
–A pink Bottlenose dolphin has been found swimming in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA. The dolphin is actually an albino variant, which is reflected in its reddish eyes. Other than its hue, the dolphin appears normal and healthy.
–Cattle mutilations repel and fascinate at the same time; examination of the photographic record is not recommended for the overly-sensitive or those with weak stomachs. Thousands of cattle mutilation cases have occurred in North America under abnormal circumstances; cows 
—The Cartoon Network tends to be a mixed bag, with some decent ‘toons and some better left forgotten. A cute, funny, and very viewable series that didn’t originate there is Skunk Fu, featuring a panda kung fu master and a variety of martial-arts trained anthropomorphic animals. Skunk is a likable, spunky title character given to laziness at times and seeking shortcuts. Vulpines are well-represented by Fox, a vixen who is quite graceful and alluring 
–Not to be confused with Howie Mandel, a Yowie is an unidentified hominid reputed to lurk in the Australian wilderness of Queensland. This cryptid is similar to the North American Bigfoot and the Himalayan Yeti. 
–Two rare white lion cubs were born at the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia recently; aren’t they cute? The mother of the cubs was a white lioness, while their father was a regular-color lion. White lions are not a separate species, nor are they albino.
FOXSYLVANIA 
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