06:11 PM EDT 06/19/2013
Unusual Pets
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Cool or Totally Creepy? Watch a Snake Open a Door
Originally posted 06/19/2013 02:00PM
Sure, your dog knows how to fetch on command – but, ahem, this snake can open doors.
That's right: No hands, no problem (well, we'll let you decide on the latter).
Vimeo user Jenner, who lived with a 16-ft. albino Burmese python, posted a now-viral video of her wriggly roommate reaching for the knob and pushing past the door with an unsettling thud. (Watch below, if you dare.)
"Bored of being in a dark room, she flips on the light, opens the door and bails," the description of the clip, uploaded three years ago, reads. "This particular episode takes place at 1 a.m. This is why we keep doors locked with her around. We don't need her harassing the neighbors."
A voice in the video's background says, "Good job," implying this snake might have been trained to sneak up on you.
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The Daily Treat: This Mustached Cat Resembles Salvador Dalí
Originally posted 06/15/2013 11:35AM
No need to adjust your eyes, human – yes, this cat has a mustache.
Hamilton, the Internet-famous feline of California comic Jay Stowe, possesses a face full of gray hair, save for a small area around his mouth that is white and uncannily resembles the iconic handlebar mustache of artist Salvador Dalí.
Sometimes, Hamilton likes to play up his facial hair with a top hat and a monocle. Other times, he just wants to settle in for a cat nap. But either way, the furball's eye-catching accessory is always his best feature.
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The Daily Treat: This Little Piggy Walks and Rolls
Originally posted 06/11/2013 01:00PM
We all could really (wheel-y!) learn a thing or two from this pig.
Despite being born with malformed hind legs, 6-month-old Chris P. Bacon just rolls with it in a pseudo-wheelchair crafted by his owner, Dr. Len Lucero. The pig was brought to the vet, who resides in Sumterville, Fla., in December after his mother had rejected him and withheld milk due to his deformity. But, "he was full of life," Lucero told The Gainesville Sun. "He had a good heart rate and the attitude of a normal pig."
Since being taken in, Chris has also become a viral sensation thanks to YouTube videos posted by Lucero of the piggy in his wheelchair. But the budding star's latest public appearance on Monday at the University of Florida came on the heels of some more serious news: Chris underwent an operation for a hernia.
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The Daily Treat: Meet Adorable Animal Explorer Biddy the Hedgehog
Originally posted 06/07/2013 01:00PM
Booking your summer vacation? Boy, have we got the perfect travel companion for you.
Say hello to Biddy, an inquisitive little hedgehog trying to satisfy his wanderlust in the Pacific Northwest – and sharing his adventures on his Instagram account.
The fun began in April, when Biddy visited Oregon's Arcadia Beach. "Welcome to my own Instagram page! Follow for many more amazing #hedgehog photos!!" he wrote. And true to his word, he's shared photos of grand trips, like a May trek to Washington's Snoqualmie Falls and later, Seattle's Space Needle.
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Cat Rescued After Spending Six Days Under the Rubble in Oklahoma
Originally posted 05/31/2013 01:30PM
Thanks to the efforts of a 13-year-old Boy Scout, what once was lost is now found in Moore, Okla.
Justin Hulme Rangel, who accompanied his Boy Scout troop from Texas to the site ravaged by a tornado on May 20, proved to be a savior for a couple whose cat Egor was presumed dead.
Rangel was searching through the remains of Geoff and Jo Humann's home on May 26 when he came upon a litter box, and correctly guessed Egor may have hidden in it.
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Tori Spelling Shares Her Bedroom with Dean, Dog and a Chicken
Originally posted 04/29/2013 03:10PM
Things are getting a bit crowded in Tori Spelling's bed.
The actress, 39, posted a Vine video to her Twitter account Sunday, giving followers an inside look at her family's nighttime ritual.
"This is how we sleep…" she wrote alongside a video that shows shirtless husband Dean McDermott in bed with dog Mitzi (watch below). Off to the side, the clip gives a quick peek at two of their four children – Liam, 6, Stella, 4, Hattie, 18 months, and Finn, almost 8 months old – fast asleep while the family chicken, Coco, lounges nearby.
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The Daily Treat: Lil Bub Works the Red Carpet
Originally posted 04/19/2013 03:00PM
Is it time for my ap-paws?
While most celebrities walk the red carpet, Internet sensation Lil Bub took a decidedly simpler approach: taking a seat.
The famous feline was on hand for Thursday's Tribeca Film Festival premiere of the documentary Lil Bub & Friendz, which chronicles the popularity of its titular star and fellow Internet obsessions like Grumpy Cat and Keyboard Cat.
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The Daily Treat: Jimmy Fallon's Dog Is Weird – and He Knows It
Originally posted 04/09/2013 01:30PM
The words "cute," or if we're being punny, paw-dorable come to mind when we think of our pets.
But not for Jimmy Fallon.
"Gary likes to eat her bed," the soon-to-be Tonight Show host wrote on Instagram.
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Bed & Breakfast Owner Finds Mummified Cat in His Attic
Originally posted 02/15/2013 11:25AM
Some people have skeletons in their closets. Others have preserved cat remains in their attics.
That's just what Robert Gray found at the Cornwall, England, bed and breakfast he owns. After first discovering what appeared to be a stuffed cat in his attic, Gray thought it was a kooky antique of sorts. But an X-ray scan by a veterinarian revealed something even more bizarre: his finding was a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy.
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Town Saves Dog Abandoned for Being 'Gay'
Originally posted 01/31/2013 02:30PM
Just two days ago, a bulldog-mix was dropped off at a high-kill rabies control shelter in Jackson, Tenn., a town of about 65,000 just two hours outside of Nashville. A plea for help was posted Wednesday on a Facebook page dedicated to saving pets facing euthanasia.
More than a thousand people responded.
It was the dog's story that pushed him past the other sad faces – many of which still need homes – that fill up the Jackson TN Euthanasia Facebook page: "This guy was signed over to RC, not bc he's mean or bc he tears things up, but because... His owner says he's gay!"
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