Now here’s a source of protein I can really stand behind. Canned Unicorn Meat offers up your daily source of protein, along with a healthy dose of giggles and sunshine. Each part of the unicorn is used to create this beautiful block of preserved meat, including crunchy bits of magical horn bits. I even feel all fancy eating it since it’s imported straight from County Meath, Ireland. Head over to the source link to get a great “Savory Unicorn & Heirloom Tomato Bruchetta” recipe which I highly recommend.

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Standing at nearly 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder and weighing a staggering 245lbs could this be the world’s new tallest dog?

Pictured here in the parks of Tuscon, Arizona, George, a four-year-old blue great dane, looks more like a miniature horse than a dog.

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‘Giant George’ and owner Dave Nasser share a couch together: The four-year-old blue great dane, weighs a staggering 245lbs and measures almost 43ins at the shoulder

The gentle giant, who measures 7ft 3ins from nose to tail, could be a prime contender to take the title from the former record holder, Gibson, a harlequin Great Dane who passed away from cancer last August.

Now George’s owners, David and Christine Nasser, are awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records to see if he has achieved the lofty heights.

‘He’s 42.625 inches at the shoulder,’ said David. ‘He’s very very unique.’

According to David, George consumes 110lbs of food every month, and sleeps alone in his own Queen Size Bed.

David and Christine raised George from when he was 7 weeks old, but never expected him to grow so big.

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Magnificent: George measures more than 7ft from nose to tail and tucks away 110lbs of food every month

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With size comes problems: The giant great dane barely fits in the back of his owner’s SUV

The couple eventually had to move their aptly named dog out of their king sized bed, when he grew too large for the three of them to share the same sheets.

Dr. William Wallace of the Buena Pet Clinic in Tucson, who witnessed the documentation necessary for the Guinness record, said: ‘In my 45 years of experience working with giant breed dogs, without question, George is the tallest dog I have ever seen.’

David is currently rushing to get that necessary documentation into Guinness as other dog owners are coming forth claiming the record.

As they wait for the results to come through, George is busy occupying himself with his new found stardom and even has a Facebook fan page and Twitter accounts for his adorning fans.

It appears as though the sky’s the limit for this mammoth hound.

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Paws for thought: George’s giant feet dwarf his owner Dave Nassar’s hand. Last August the world’s tallest dog, Gibson, a harlequin Great Dane, passed away from cancer

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1237727/Is-Giant-George-worlds-tallest-dog-The-7ft-long-blue-great-dane-claim-title.html#ixzz0aeqX84PF

Gynandromorphic butterfly!
So one of the coolest things ever happened this past saturday. A gynandromorphic Hypolimnas misippus (danaid eggfly) eclosed at the Insectarium!


I have read about gynandromorphy while in college and I am just giddy to have been onsite when one appeared.

A gynandromorph is an animal that is literally half male and half female – directly down the center. This occurs during the development of the zygote when the chromosomes don’t split correctly. Basically, due to non-disjunction, one side of the zygote develops with an X (females are X or XY) and the other develops with an XXX (males are XX or in unusual cases XXX).

The more dramatic specimens are those where the species has sexual dimorphism – so either side is dramatically different (like my little danaid eggfly). If you look closely at the picture above you can see that the line down the center of the body – the right side (female) is lighter in color and the abdomen is a touch longer.
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The underside of the right (female) wing.



The underside of the left (male) wing.

*squeee!*
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