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Do YOU Have A SLIPPERY DICK?

November 28th 2008 23:45

Well - do you??? Or does it all sound a bit fishy to you - especially being on this blog which generally speaking is reasonably family friendly - I guess it depends upon how reasonable your family is.

OK - so the name isn't what it implies - I'm actually talking about Halichoeres bivittatus, otherwise known as the striped fish called 'Slippery Dick'. (it does make you wonder about the person who named it though!)

They grow up to about 30cm/12 inches and look a little something like this....

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Unusual Occupations

July 2nd 2008 08:19

Ant Catcher - catches ants for use in ant farms.

Bone Crusher - crushes animal bones into a powder in order to make glue.
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The True Nature of Santa's Reindeer!

December 21st 2007 06:33

An old, but timely fact:

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.
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The BIRTH Of Rudolph The RED Nosed Reindeer

December 12th 2007 00:05

In 1939, the management of the Chicago based Montgomery Ward department store decided to ask one of their employees, Robert L. May, to compose a story book for the children visiting their store that Christmas.

Drawing on his own experiences as a child and drawing on the line of thought from Hans Christian Anderson's "The Ugly Duckling", Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer was composed, published and handed out to a total of 2.4 million children.
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SQUIRRELLY Interesting Squirrel Facts!!

November 16th 2007 09:16

Grey squirrels have been known to build nests in many unusual places, such as in cars, chimney's, barbecue grills and under porches rather than in the more cosy household attic.

A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
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Chicken Hatching - LIVE!

July 16th 2007 00:50

Watching chickens hatch out of their small cramped living space can be a fascinating thing to watch.

While over here visiting the UK and looking at primary schools, I've stumbled across one school in particular who has, along with another school, purchased an incubator and is currently hatching out eggs.
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ANTeresting Facts!

June 13th 2007 00:30

Ants don't sleep.

Ants live in colonies with up to 500,000 neighbour ants.
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Rubber Duckie, You're The One!

April 20th 2007 00:25

We're all familiar with the popular concept of the floating bathtub toy known as the Rubber Duck, although these days some ducks are too hoity-toity for simple bath time fun as discussed in a previous post about quirky Valentine's Day gifts.

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Things That Are NOT!

April 19th 2007 00:25

Mexican jumping beans

1. A ladybird is a beetle, not a bird.

2. A peanut is a legume, not a nut.
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The World's Most Expensive Pussy Cat

April 11th 2007 00:25

Here Puss, Puss, come out, come out, wherever you are!

Here's one cat you definitely wouldn't want to lose!
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COCKROACH Facts!

March 8th 2007 00:25

The favourite food of the cockroach is actually the glue on envelopes, the glue bindings at the backs of books and the glue on the back of postage stamps.

A cockroach can hold it's breath for up to 40 minutes.
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