Weekend Update October 17, 2009

It looks to be a dreary weekend for us here in the NYC metro area. It stopped raining Friday afternoon, but the forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for a 70% chance of “ick” with a possibility of “ew” and “yuck.”

Have you ever heard of black dog syndrome? I first heard of it years ago when a transport driver that brought dogs to the rescue I was volunteering remarked on how good a job we did adopting out the block dogs we were sent. It’s interesting to see it discussed in the news.

Meanwhile, despite the predictions of economic recovery in news by rich people for richer people, shelters are still struggling with overpopulation. I hope the recovery, when it really does happen, happens for everyone.

In happier news, Science Now has news of a fascinating study about how birds appear to perceive physics, and how it compares to infants. Apparently when shown an image of an “impossible” situation, such as a ball floating in midair, the birds stared at the image longer than a “normal” one. Cool! I love reading about things like this.

In Folsom, a baby kangaroo has found a new lease on life. A very cute story with an adorable picture!

Last, I couldn’t find video on the current Kangaroo story, but here’s one from earlier in the year to satisfy your cute baby kangaroo fix:

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