I watch Animal Planet a lot. I get up very early and start my day watching, “Animal Miracles.” They tell true stories of animals doing amazing things. Usually it’s a story about a dog who rescues its owners. I’ve noticed a trend. They only save their owners. They’re selfish. “Oh no, if he goes, so do the bacon strips!” Everyone thinks of dogs saving people, but cats save people too. Why don’t they have more cats on the police force? “Whiskers, pat ‘em down.” That’s gotta hurt. Fish don’t really save anybody. Those are tragic stories. They jump out of their bowl... get to the phone… their fin dials “9” ...and that’s it. They can’t do any more. That ends badly for both owner and fish. I usually TiVo through those stories.
I heard a story about dolphins in Australia surrounding a swimmer in the ocean because there was a great white shark in the area. Isn’t that amazing? They were protecting the swimmer. Or, maybe they were playing a dolphin game called, “Guard Your Man.” I don’t know why more people don’t have dolphins as pets. I’d like that. Of course, the bowl would have to be really big. Then there’s that amazing story about the ape that raised the baby. ...Oh wait, that’s Tarzan.
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Animal_rescuers.. Slap-up :)
Posted by ellen.warnerbros.com | April 17, 2011 2:38 PM