Not only can you check out all the cool ocean animals when you visit SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida…
…but you can go on all the adventure rides too.
The Manta is a roller coaster that opens on May 22nd, 2009!
Now, I don’t know about you, but I LOVE roller coasters and adventure rides…
Not only is this a roller coaster, but it’s an exhibit in it’s own right! All the while you’re waiting in line, you get to see marvelous manta rays, a giant octopus, sea dragons, seahorses and other exotic fish.
There are 10 uniquely configured aquariums around and above you! There will [ ... ]
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Not only can you check out all the cool ocean animals when you visit SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida…
…but you can go on all the adventure rides too.
The Manta is a roller coaster that opens on May 22nd, 2009!
Now, I don’t know about you, but I LOVE roller coasters and adventure rides…
Not only is this a roller coaster, but it’s an exhibit in it’s own right! All the while you’re waiting in line, you get to see marvelous manta rays, a giant octopus, sea dragons, seahorses and other exotic fish.
There are 10 uniquely configured aquariums around and above you! There will [ ... ]
Category: Featured, Great Animal Finds, Rays
Tags: Manta, manta ray, Manta Sea World, Orlando, rides, roller coasters, rollercoasters, Sea World, Sea World Orlando One Comment
We play sand volleyball every weekend in Dallas, and often go to Yucatan in Coppell, Texas, but went across the street to Lone Star on Saturday.
They were having a collegiate sand volleyball tournament, so we set up our games on a back court.
They have some nets on the sides where the fences are to keep the volleyballs in, so they don’t go into the industrial stuff next to it – it’s got dense bush and a stream, I think…You’d never get your $50 volleyball back!
What was sad to me was that there was a large owl that apparently got stuck [ ... ]
Category: Birds, North American Animals
Tags: animal welfare, Birds, North American birds, owls, owls in Dallas, Texas birds, Texas owls Leave a Comment
If your pet has paws, fins, hooves, feathers or lives in a pond, North Coast Pets has your products!
Looking for brand name grooming supplies? Here’s your answer as they carry such names as Furminator, Kim Laube or Metro Dryer.
How about nutritional supplements from Animal Naturals or dehydrated raw foods from Honest Kitchen? That’s a big checkmark! Yes, they have that too!
They’ve got equine and large animal supplies for horses and the like.
Got an aquarium or a pond? No problem…They’ve got your filters, chemicals, cleaning products, filters, lighting systems, heaters and accessories…
…It seems every time I go to a pet store, [ ... ]
Category: Animals of the World, Reviews
Tags: dog supplies, fish supplies, horse supplies, North Coast Pets, pet products, pet store, pet supplies 9 Comments
I’m not really sure how I feel about this product/service.
If you haven’t heard about this before, as I hadn’t, you must listen…
This place I stumbled upon today called Ashes2Gems.com, turns just that – ashes to gems.
However, they use the cremated remains of your pet or relative to do it.
Each set of remains is used to create a man-made diamond (not CZ) from your loved one’s ashes, nails or hair.
Basically, they extract the carbon content of the “cremains” and use it in a secret, patented process to create these beautiful stones.
It is an expensive service, but the stone is unique and [ ... ]
Category: Animal Tips & Tricks, Reviews
Tags: ashes, Ashes2Gems, cremains, cremation ashes, diamonds, lab gems, man made diamond Leave a Comment
Have you heard of light pollution?
I’ve heard of sound pollution and pollution from garbage and things like that, but not light pollution before today!
Why is it considered Pollution?
When you live in a city like Dallas, for instance, how many stars do you see at night? NOT MANY at all!
In fact, I could probably count on 1 or 2 hands how many stars there are.
When we’re in Niagara Falls, there are a few more…
But when we’re “up north” in Ontario, somewhere like Port Franks or Collingwood, it seems like you could reach out to the sky and grab a star!
There [ ... ]
Category: Featured
Tags: astronomy, Dark Sky, Dark Sky Festival, energy conservation, Environment, Florida, Harmony, Harmony Florida, light pollution, pollution, stars Leave a Comment
If you live in Dallas, you’ll know exactly what I mean…
They’re everywhere!!!
There are many different visible species of these “black birds”…In fact one of them has a chocolate hugh; there are some with a blue hugh – some are larger, some are smaller…
Now, they’re not crows and they’re not the black birds I remember from Canada…
So What?
Well, I want to strongly caution you to ever park under a tree in a parking lot – that space is empty for a reason.
There can be upwards of 100 of these very loud birds per tree, and you’ll see them lined up on [ ... ]
Category: Animal Behavior, Birds
Tags: Birds, birds in Dallas, black birds, black birds in Dallas, Dallas, Dallas birds, North American Animals Leave a Comment
Have you heard of light pollution?
I’ve heard of sound pollution and pollution from garbage and things like that, but not light pollution before today!
Why is it considered Pollution?
When you live in a city like Dallas, for instance, how many stars do you see at night? NOT MANY at all!
In fact, I could probably count on 1 or 2 hands how many stars there are.
When we’re in Niagara Falls, there are a few more…
But when we’re “up north” in Ontario, somewhere like Port Franks, it seems like the sky is within arm’s reach! The stars are countless, they twinkle and the [ ... ]
Category: Environment
Tags: astronomy, Dark Sky, Dark Sky Festival, energy conservation, Environment, Florida, Harmony, Harmony Florida, light pollution, pollution, stars Leave a Comment
My hubby and I watched the movie Seven Pounds with Will Smith a few nights ago, which was fabulous, I might add!
In the movie, the main character has a box jellyfish as an exotic pet in a large cylindrical tank!
What an amazing creature, which just happens to have the most deadly venom in the animal kingdom!
In fact, there have been 5,568 human fatalities due to the box jellyfish recorded since 1954.
Extreme care and caution needs to be taken when caring for a pet of this danger level.
Also, you cannot store the jellyfish with any other creature in the tank, as [ ... ]
Many of you own farms or land that you either monitor or patrol often.
Some of you work for Parks & Wildlife commissions or something similar to that.
Some of you are simply ATV enthusiasts for the recreation of it, or for the ability to get out into the wild to see fabulous animals!
What you all need to be aware of is the inherent danger of ATV rollovers, which usually occurs due to a high center of gravity on the machine and a narrow wheel base.
Rollovers can cause serious injury or even a fatality because of their sheer size and weight and [ ... ]
We were out at Yucatan’s Sand Volleyball on Monday night in Dallas and it was really cold out…
I was just watching them play, and in between plays I would look off into the trees in the distance, or see if I could spot a bunny or two running around behind the back courts.
After seeing a few bats I noticed a very large bird flying…
It was certainly an owl – a large owl at that – and such graceful flight!
I have no idea what kind of owl it was as it was in the distance, but I watching it fly for [ ... ]
Category: Birds
Tags: Birds, Dallas owls, North American Animals, North Texas owls, owls, owls in Dallas 3 Comments