Newsbytes archive for January 2017

Contributors this month include dronon, Equivamp, Fred, GreenReaper, Greyflank, InkyCrow, Patch Packrat, Rakuen Growlithe, RingtailedFox, and Sonious.

Greyflank: RIP Richard Adams, who proved that Bunnies can belong to adults...

GreenReaper: Bambi concept artist Tyrus Wong dead at 106.

GreenReaper: National Geographic photographer @JoelSartore warns plight of endangered species "not getting any better".

dronon: The 1863 edition of the Dictionnaire Infernal includes the "Furfur" demon.

Sonious: NYT reports a trend in the perfume industry toward the more animalistic fragrances.

Patch Packrat: RIP Richard Adams. Watership Down was one-of-a-kind animation, or was it? I'm astonished that Dawgtown is so far under the radar. Work in progress on this hand-drawn, adult animation with high Furry relevance is looking amazing.

Fred: Break a window -- it's okay.

Fred: Lion cub killed on same L.A. freeway as his mother.

dronon: George Miller directed both Happy Feet as well as Mad Max.

GreenReaper: SeaWorld San Diego's One Ocean closes, two days after death of killer orca Tilikum; is new "educational show" better? Orlando and San Antonio are to follow "by 2019".

dronon: Yoga with goats.

InkyCrow: A wolf's open wound becomes something much more in the animated short The Itching

Rakuen Growlithe: Very positive piece on furries and Kyell Gold's new book in Slate.

Fred: "Animal in distress" is a plastic toy.

dronon: Squirrels lead the way in the war against human infrastructure.

Fred: Giant alligator spotted & videorecorded in Florida.

Fred: Alligator visits house in South Carolina.

Fred: Mouse plague in Australia - maybe.

Fred: More about the giant Florida alligator.

InkyCrow: The trailer for The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature is here.

InkyCrow: From the team of the Academy Award winning Bear Story presents the new furry-themed short Here's the Plan.

dronon: Horses are Australia's most deadly animal, though insects cause more hospital visits.

GreenReaper: Mouse vs. vole - who wins in a maze, and why?

GreenReaper: How albatross lure squid to their doom... and other animal stories learnt through data-logging.

GreenReaper: The frogs which take eight hours to paint.

GreenReaper: Wolf-sized otter could crush shellfish in jaws, suggests paleontologist.

dronon: Rainy Chaos gets featured by YouTube, disables comments due to trolling.

Fred: Cougar cub killed crossing freeway where her mother and brother were killed.

dronon: A video about SonicFox and competitive Mortal Kombat gaming.

RingtailedFox: Pet custody rights now a thing in Alaska divorce law

Fred: "Polite" moose falls into family basement.

dronon: Airlines (and passports) for falcons.

Equivamp: New DC comic reinvents Snagglepuss as "gay southern gothic playwright"