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AWSM Activities!

June 25th, 2012 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in AWSM |

School holidays are so close that we can smell ‘em, YAKS! If you’re in Sydney these July school holidays, there are TONNES of things happening:

* Braving heights on the Observation Deck at Sydney Tower Eye. The Deck is 250m above street level and has 360 degree views. AWSM!

* Checking out your fave stars at Madame Tussards Sydney. There are over 70 wax figures of popular peeps including Wolverine and Iron Man!

* Finding your inner pirate at the new Shipwrecked exhibit at Sydney Aquarium. There’s a treasure trail and tropical fish to peek at too!

* Hanging out with koalas at WILD LIFE Sydney. There are keeper talks, face painting, feeds and encounters. You can even go on a behind the scenes tour or have breakfast with the koalas!

* Go under the sea at Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary. It’s relaunching this week on June 28 with a new Penguin Cove! For older MANIACS, you can even go diving with Grey Nurse sharks! Make sure you keep your eyes out for upcoming issues of MANIA because Saz from MANIA HQ went diving with these guys and will tell you all about it!

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Sawfish alert!

December 23rd, 2011 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

Yo MANIACS,

A smalltooth Sawfish has just arrived at the Sydney Aquarium! These guys are endangered species, so you’ll definitely wanna visit ‘em these school holidays! While you’re there, check out the Japanese Spider Crab and Bruce the Giant Tasmanian Crab in the CLAWS exhibition. These guys are so MASSIVE that you won’t believe your eyes!

The Sydney Aquarium is open 9am-8pm daily. For more deets, check out: www.sydneyaquarium.com.au.

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Orange sheep?

April 15th, 2011 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

Have you ever seen an orange sheep? Neither have we, but they do exist! Farmer John Heard in Devon, UK has dyed his 250 sheep orange. Cases of sheep-rustling (sheep being stolen) have risen in the UK - John has had 200 of his flock stolen over the past few years. The dye doesn’t harm them. It’s non-toxic and wears off (so the sheep can keep up with the latest fashion trends!). We wonder what colour they’ll be wearing next year?

For more animal LOLZ, don’t forget to read our Laugh Your Head Off and Wack Attack pages in the latest issue of MANIA - on sale now!

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Cows stressed by daylight savings time

March 29th, 2011 by Ange | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

Russia has decided to permanently stay in daylight savings time because the changing back and forth between times stresses out their cows and even people! It’s only an hour’s difference but cows are used to being milked at certain times and get confused when they are milked at different times. It has been decided that when it becomes Autumn in Russia, the country will not change its clocks back one hour to normal time to help ease the cows’ stress.

We hope Australian cows don’t get stressed when daylight savings time ends this Sunday and the clocks go back one hour at 3am!

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Sheep gives birth to lamb-dog!

March 28th, 2011 by Ange | 2 Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

A sheep in Fugu County in the Shaanxi Province of China, has given birth to a lamb that looks and acts like a dog! The lamb has a woolly coat like a lamb, but its nose, eyes, paws, and tail look like they belong to a dog. Tourists are now going to the farm in Fugu County to see the lamb-dog, but vets say that it’s impossible for a sheep to give birth to a dog and that the lamb is just abnormal.

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Beware of the moose!

March 11th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

Next time you see a moose and want to get close to it, think again!

A woman from Anchorage in Alaska, USA was kicked in the chest and shoulder by a moose after she tried to hug and pet it! The moose was in the Town Square Park feeding on trees when the woman saw it and wanted to get closer. The police have said that moose don’t attack unless provoked and that you should give them space.

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Cow farts for sale!

March 9th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in LOLS |

Love the smell of cow’s methane? Well now you can buy it! A German company is selling cow fart aroma in a tin for £5 (approx. $8) as part of their ‘Countryside Air to Go’ range. According to its makers, the smell was designed to allow people living in the city to take some of the smells from the countryside home with them. The makers also say that the cow fart aroma is selling well and they’re also planning to release horse, straw, pig, and manure aromas too!

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China’s Pigeon Army

March 4th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

The Chinese army is recruiting 10 000 pigeons and training them for military and communication purposes. If the communication system ever breaks down in China, then pigeons would be able to help save the day and deliver important messages. They could also be used for military missions between borders. China has been using pigeons to help their army since 1950, but so far it has only a few hundred pigeons not 10 000!

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Dog hides in fridge!

March 3rd, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

Better watch out the next time you open your fridge MANIACS, because you don’t know what will jump in it! In Arizona, USA, a runaway dog ran into a family’s apartment. When the family opened their fridge to get some food to coax it out, the dog jumped into the fridge and hid at the bottom of it! The small black terrier snapped at anyone who came near it. Finally it took firefighters in protective gear to get it out. AWSM!

It turns out the dog lived in the same apartment complex and so it was returned to its home safely.

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Fox cub found in skyscraper!

February 28th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Leave a comment | Filed in Wild |

A fox cub has been found on the 72nd floor of the  UK’s tallest skyscraper! The fox cub named Romeo, was found in the Shard tower near London Bridge, which is still under construction. Authorities think that Romeo has been there for two weeks, living on food scraps let by construction workers. What’s even more amazing is that to get to the 72nd floor, Romeo would have had to climb 71 sets of stairs and a ladder! It took awhile, but pest controllers managed to coax Romeo down and out of the building with food.

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