Open Night #18
Tue 9th Mar 2010
Razzi and I are mad busy this week and so we have decided to have a lazy, chilled evening. Because of this, we thought we would have an Open Night. As is the custom on these nights, if you visit the blog you are ordered to leave a comment or we will send Andrea round to have a word. You can chat away with whatever pops into your heads or just just say hello. Don’t forget, the rule is: you have to say something if you read this!
And remember, as always on the Bear blog… Random is Funny.
…and hey people, lets be careful out there!
Musical Sundays #72
Sun 7th Mar 2010
Because Sundays are always boring; we decided, a while back, to turn them into Musical Fun Days. Each Sunday we will post a music video from an artist or genre that we think will be enjoyable to our subscribers. This weekend…
we thought it was time to have a look at the new Massive Attack album. When we first heard that one of our favourite singers, Hope Sandoval, was teaming up with one of our favourite bands, Massive Attack, we were excited. We waited patiently for the realise of the resulting album and upon hearing it we instantly forgave Massive Attack for keeping us waiting seven years for their latest studio release. The whole album is brilliant and, in our opinion, one of the best they have ever released. This is our favourite track from the album…
Massive Attack (Feat. Hope Sandoval) – Paradise Circus
It’s unfortunate that when we feel a storm
we can roll ourselves over ’cause we’re uncomfortable
oh where the devil makes us sin
but we like it when we’re spinning in his grip.Love is like a sin my love
For the one that feels it the most
Look at her with a smile like a flame
She will love you like a fly will never love you, again
Don’t forget, if you have any music videos you would like us to feature on a future Sunday then drop us a line. We are always happy to listen to requests from others, we can’t promise to feature any but we will try our best to find the videos if we think others will enjoy.
Latest Bear News…
Sat 6th Mar 2010
This week has been a busy week here at the Birkenhead Bear Sanctuary. Razzi and I have been very busy at work and have not had that much time for the blog this week; we even missed a post on Thursday. This is going to continue during the next few weeks so please be patient with us if we have to miss the odd post. Razzi and I are both out earning money to pay for our Bear saving activities.
The last couple of days have also seen two new Bears joining us. The first Bear came to join us from Nancy down in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Very little is known about the history of this Bear as Nancy got him from a car boot sale for us. The second Bear came from Dawlish down in Devon and again very little is known about him. Both Bears are males and both need new names. Unfortunately, as is the case with many of our Bears, because of the trauma of being made homeless they have forgotten their past. I am sure it will help them settle in, if we can come up with a couple of great names for them!
Although it is probably tempting fate by mentioning this, but the spammers who were hitting the blog constantly with their spam have given up. As far as we can tell, no spam comment has ever been published on the blog thanks to our anti-spam plug-in, Akismet.
You may have noticed any comments on the blog now have to wait to be moderated by Edward before they are published. This is to stop Granny from stalking poor Andrea. For some reason Granny is trying to contact Andrea through the blog to try to spread all kinds of nasty rumours concerning our wonderful Senior Bearkeeper. Granny has been silenced!
All the Bears hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and as always, remember… let’s be careful out there!
Stranded Polar Bears
Fri 5th Mar 2010
Stranded Polar Bears
This distressing picture is of a Polar Bear and her cub trapped on an ice-flow 12 miles out to sea on a rapidly shrinking iceberg. The Polar Bears huddle together on the ice not knowing what to do next.
The stranded pair are believed to have climbed onto the floating iceberg after the mother was teaching the cub to hunt for seals. However, as the iceberg drifted into the Olga Straits just off Svalbard in Norway, their precarious little island began to melt away in the warmer waters.
Renowned wildlife photographer, Eric Lefranc, who captured the dramatic scene, said: “The Bears looked very distressed. We could see the mum trying to comfort her cub, who seemed to be getting very anxious. The ice floe was a long way from the coast. The cub was very young and didn’t look strong enough to swim that far. The mum could have made it, but she obviously didn’t want to leave the youngster. It was a heart-rending sight.”
Although we do not know the end to the story for certain, we do know Polar Bears are very resourceful animals. BBC presenter and animal expert Chris Packham thinks the story probably had a happy conclusion. He said, “Polar bears are incredibly tough. I’m sure the mum will have got them both to safety.”
Photograph by Eric Lefranc
Mebel Rules The Roost… Dog Basket
Wed 3rd Mar 2010
Mabel with her brood
The Bears always love a little animal story to brighten up their lives and this story is no exception. Many puppies born at this time of year that are rejected by their mothers are at risk of dying from the cold weather. With no mother to snuggle up to, the young puppies find it very difficult to maintain body heat and can die from the cold.
So when a mother rejected her puppies on a farm in Shrewsbury, Shropshire the owners feared the worst. The mother did not want to know the puppies and refused to get into the dog basket with them and help keep them warm.
This was all the prompting Mabel the Hen needed. Seeing the puppies left on their own and their mother behaving oddly, she decided she would adopt the puppies. She huddled herself in with the puppies and has been a surrogate mother to them ever since.
Well done Mabel!
Open Night #17
Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Razzi and I have been mad busy today and have only just got in from work so we have decided to have a nice lazy, chilled evening. To help us acheive this chilled state, there will be no post tonight. Because of this, we thought we would have an Open Night. As is the custom on these nights, if you visit the blog you are ordered to leave a comment or we will send Andrea round to have a word. You can chat away with whatever pops into your heads or just just say hello. However, the rule is: you have to say something if you read this!
And remember, as always on the Bear blog… Random is Funny.
…and hey people, lets be careful out there!
