Corky was found by a boy crawling the streets of North Dakota and taken to a local shelter. One only knows how Corky has managed to survive this long. He seems to have adapted by strengthening his front legs to drag himself around quite well. He does not seem to put off by his condition and can move quite fast when needed.
Luckily, CATS Cradle Shelter co-founders Gail Ventzke and Carol Stefonek were intent on saving Corky from being put down. Corky suffers from the congenital deformity Arthrogryposis, where his legs were born the opposite way around.
CATS Cradle requested the help of local veterinarian Dr. Dan Burchill, Castleton Veterinary Services, who invented a surgery to bring Corky's back legs the right way round. Corky had surgery in the spring and is apparently doing well post-op and in physical therapy sessions.
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Yosemite Time Lapse
Yosemite Range Of Light by Shawn Reeder
Packaging Tape Art
Max Zorn, Dutch artist, makes portrait art with packaging tape.
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Zoo Elephant Plays Harmonica
Shanthi, a 36-year-old Asian elephant, at the Washington Zoo, likes to tap things and rub against things to make repeated noises.
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Blind, epileptic Golden Retriever gets own guide dog
Tanner, a blind Golden Retriever who suffered from epilepsy, had a challenging life until he met Blair, a black Labrador. Blair had also had a troubled life, until meeting Tanner, where he started to lead Tanner around by the leash. Blair arrived at the shelter after being homeless and shot. Now they are inseparable.
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Coolest Parents Ever Recreate Beastie Boys “Sabotage” Video
As a tribute to MCA, a pair of cool parents from Portland recreated the Beastie Boys' video Sabotage with their children. Superb.
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Animals Being Dicks
Polar bear smashes aquarium glass with large rock
A polar bear in the Rotterdam aquarium threw a rock at the glass wall to apparently tell two gentleman to "get off my lawn!".
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Students tricked into eating moose poop by school staff
Manitoba junior high students at Selkirk School were tricked into eating moose poop by the school staff. During a canoe trip, the adult that duped the Canadian students insisted the poop was nutritious because of it berries and grass mixture. The incident is being investigated by Lord Selkirk superintendent Scott Kwasnitza.
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Lion disapproves of man's haircut
US mother arrested after driving off with newborn on car roof
A 19-year-old mother in Arizona is being charged with child abuse and DUI after driving her car away with her five-week-old newborn in a car seat on the roof of the car. At about 1:00 am in the morning, the newborn was found in the middle of the road and taken to the hospital. The mother and her boyfriend were partying around the neighbourhood and only realized the child was missing when she returned home.
Definitely a strong contender for mother of the year.
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Police dog called to testify in court
A man fighting a driving offense in Florida subpoenaed a police dog as a witness to defend his case. Rodney McGee was shocked when K9 officer Azor was lead into the courtroom. However, his drug-sniffing experiment was denied and he was fined for failing to use a turn signal.
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Listening to: Jules Larson - I Want It All
