1. Mike, the Headless Chicken
Chickens who live 18 months without a head
Mike (April 1945- March 1947) the headless chicken is a Wyandotte rooster who can live for 18 months after his head is cut off. After many people who think of it as a mere HOAX, the chicken was brought by the owner to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to establish authenticity.
On Monday 10 September 1945, Lloyd Olsen's farmer from Fruita, Colorado, was preparing for dinner and was ordered by his wife to look for a chicken. That's when Olsen cut off the neck of a five and a half month old chicken named Mike. The ax used Olsen escapes the neck blood vessels, so most of the brain vessels remain intact. Mike had entered in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including Time and Life Magazines. Olsen received criticism from some parties for keeping a headless chicken alive. In March 1947, at a motel in Phoenix, Mike suddenly seemed to suffocate and die in the middle of the night.
2. Oscar, the cat
Cats that are able to Guarantee the Death of Upcoming Patients
Oscar is a 3-storey kitten rehabilitation center in Providence, Rhode Island. It takes care of people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other diseases where the sufferer can meet his or her doom at any time in no time at all.
After about 6 months, the staff began to realize there was an oscar clumsiness. Oscar went into the room he wanted and started sniffing and watching the patient and then sleeping next to the patient. To the surprise of the nurses there is the patient who in Oscar would surely die within 2-4 hours later after his arrival.
One of the first incidents involved a patient who had a blood clot in his leg. Oscar came and wrapped himself on the patient's leg and stayed there until the patient died several hours later. There is another incident in which the doctor has established a patient's death time based on the patient's condition.
Oscar proves that the doctor's prediction is 10 hours too early. Because once Oscar visited her the patient died 2 hours later and the doctor was cm can be stunned.
Oscar's proven accuracy in his final 25 events is believed by the chief of staff to create an unusual and possibly unbelievable protocol. Each Oscar is found to be sleeping with a patient, the staff will contact the patient's family member to inform him of an imminent death.
Oscar's ability to predict the last hours of human life is confusing to many people and described by Dr.David Doza that Oscar is a cat who does not want to befriend a living person. One of his examples is written in the NEJM article. When there was an elderly female patient accompanied by an Oscar, Doctor told Oscar to get out and Oscar made a hissing sound like a rattlesnake that seemed to say "Leave Me Alone".
3. Tillamook Cheddar, the Dog
The Most Successful Dog Artist in the World
Tillamook Cheddar is a Terrier dog originally from Brooklyn, New York. He is known to the world as the most superior artist of the fauna world, he has 17 solo exhibitions in America and Europe. Currently Tillie is 8 years old.
In July 2005 the artist gave birth to 6 healthy puppies. One of his sons, Doc Chinook Strongheart Cheddar appears to be continuing his mother's footsteps. But until now Doc has not painted, he is only in use for shooting models by various magazines.
4. Alex, the Parrot
The Most Intelligent Bird In The World
Alex is a gray parrot who is the subject of experiments by animal psychologist Irene Pepperberg. Pepperberg bought Alex at a pet shop when alex was 1 year old. Alex's own name actually stands for Avian Learning EXperiment.
Before Pepperberg worked with Alex, the world believed birds were not intelligent creatures. But Alex manages to show the world that birds can understand communication with humans and understand its basic message.Pepperberg states that Alex's level of intelligence is level with dolphins or apes. He also stated that Alex has the same intelligence as a 5-year-old human who can not yet reach his full potential because he died in a young age. He can count, distinguish colors, and show his frustrated expressions worthy of people.
Alex's death was a surprise, since the average life span of African parrot was 50 years. She looked healthy the day before she died, and was suddenly found lifeless the next morning. Based on the Alex Foundation statement in the press, "Alex was in good health without any physical abnormalities for the last 2 weeks before his death.He died a mystery because after the autopsy remained unknown the cause of the bird's death.The lab then tested 2 other birds, but their ability is not there who approached Alex even until now.
5. Oliver, the "Humanzee"
A human-chimp hybrid (a combination of humans and apes)
Oliver was discovered by Frank and Janet Berger in the early 1970s at about 2 years of age. Some animal behavior and behavioral observers then assured Berger that Oliver was another chimp animal, probably a human-chimp hybrid (a combination of humans and apes) Oliver had a flatter face than his other chimps. Her front teeth were pulled off when she was young and never grew her fangs on her teeth.
Oliver never walked with his fist but instead stood up and walked his worthy human. The most surprising thing after her is that Oliver prefers female humans to female chimps. During a special coverage by Discovery Chanel, Janet Berger stated that Oliver had fallen in love with him when he entered the age of 16. Oliver climbs Berger and tries to have sex with the janet.
Because of his behavior that Oliver considered a threat to Janet, so it was decided to move Oliver. Some people admit he does not have a typical common smell like chimpanzees and that's what keeps other chimps away from him.
6. Owen & Mzee
The Uniqueness of the Friendship Ties Two Species of turtles and hippos
The day after the devastating tsunami tragedy of the Indian Ocean that hit Asia and Africa, dozens of villagers at Malindi Beach in Kenya carried out rescue work with local authorities. That's when Owen Saubion saw the odd scenery in the coastal area. He saw the baby hippo (still 1 year old) was curled limp on the rock. His condition is very apprehensive. He was caught between the waves of the sea and the swift waters of the Sabaki River estuary.
After being treated, the hippo was eventually taken to Haller Park near Mombasa, a wildlife park owned by Lafarge Eco Systems' East African firm, on December 27, 2006. In this Haller Park wildlife sanctuary this unique friendship story begins. The baby hippo then named Owen, in the name of his savior.
The asylum officer places her in an area for small animals. This step is done because Owen is still a baby. Meanwhile, if placed in the location for a herd of hippos, veterinary officers worried he will be attacked herd of other hippos who do not know him. Because hippos are very aggressive and "fanatical" to the herd, if there is a foreign hippo they could have killed him.
When Owen was released, he was still confused. Perhaps because it must occupy a new environment. But after he felt a little comfortable, Owen immediately stared and interested in a turtle named Mzee.
Mzee, is a 130-year-old Aldabran turtle species weighing 700 pounds (320 kg). Mzee which in Swahili (Africa) means "wise old man", is the old inhabitant of an area equipped with beautiful ponds and artificial forest.
Initially, Owen went straight to Mzee. But Mzee did not care about her at all. Day after day Owen always follows Mzee wherever he goes. Apparently Owen tried to take Mzee's heart. Owen time and persistence Owen approached him, Mzee finally accepted the presence of the young hippopotamus.
In a few weeks they both looked so familiar. Mzee is considered a parent by Owen, while Mzee feels as a foster parent for Owen. Not just in a metaphor, in fact Mzee always keep Owen with tenderness. Owen also always adhere to and love to play with Mzee.
Their friendship association thickens like a family. The animal nurses at Haller Park are confused by the behavior of two different animals of this species. They are like parents and children of the same species.
What Mzee eats is also eaten by Owen, where Owen sleeps there must be Mazee. They always play water in the pool together, eat together, sleep together and walk around the park area together.
A year went by, but the two different animal species became more sticky. Both are inseparable. This phenomenon is surprising to a large number of scientists. Not just because events like this have never happened, but among them also have developed their own "language" as a communication system between the two. The language of voice communication is completely unheard of in the hippopotamus or the Adabran turtle.
The sound in a certain tone from Mzee will be responded to by Owen appropriately. Similarly, the sound in a certain tone from Owen responded to Mzee also precisely. In addition, they also develop body language that they both understand, such as soft bites, touches, nudges and caresses each responded as a code to do something or an affectionate expression between the two.
The uniqueness of friendship Owen and Mzee became a global phenomenon. The unique behavior and unique communication in the world of zoology makes them a world celebrity. A large number of photographs, films, documentation, even books and articles addressing the great puzzle of their friendship.
Owen and Mzee became symbols of love and friendship that knew no physical boundaries, races, species and territories.
7. Dog Suicide After Beating the Employer
One Tibetan "mastiff" dog in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, bites his own tongue and ends up dying after being beaten by his employer.
The owner, named Pan family, beat the dog for fighting with other dogs, in order to give the dog a lesson.
"I feel very sorry," Pan said after the incident. "My friend who has been keeping Tibetan mastiff dog for 20 years tells me that the animal is the king of all dogs and has a very strong sense of pride."
"If you beat a mastiff dog in the presence of another dog, the animal is embarrassed and will commit suicide to maintain its dignity," he said.
8. Tama, Station Head Cat
A cat can earn up to 1.1 billion yen or about Rp 99.18 billion per year for a small town in Japan. Tama is a tortoiseshell cat born and lives in the stationless train station Kishi in Kinokawa, Kishigawa Province, western Japan.
Therefore, Tama became head of the station complete with the uniform of the Wakayama railway company. This cat performs at the station as the train passes, walking like a train station head. This Tama action invited thousands of tourists to come there.
According to Katsuhiro Miyamoto, a professor at the Kansai University School of Accounting, who examined the multiple impacts of Tama's presence as station chief, said there was a 1.1 billion yen fund in 2007 that flowed into Kinokawa. In addition to those who come, souvenirs Tama picture books and various other goods with the station cat's image is also sold.
Tama is also highlighted by television stations and other publicity. For all of this role, Tama only get a salary and bonus in the form of cat food that is only worth 280 million yen per year. In fact, Tama was born from a stray cat, brought to the station by a cleaner and then reared Toshiko Koyama, who owns a shop nearby. This favorable condition has been ongoing since January 2007
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