Triple LOL!, LOL, then LoL again. Loved it. Betty

Kate, you're probably thinking of the Tasmanian tiger, which was the size of a large dog. They're considered to be extinct, though there have been some reported "sightings" which are unproven. Check out the link below it will give you some info, and a short Quicktime movie of the last Tas Tiger known to be in existence. The tasmanian devil (not quite as depicted in the looney-tunes cartoons) is much smaller, has a ferocious bite and even more ferocious growl. It's bite can crunch through bone with ease. I reality the Devil is quite a cute, shy little critter and is usually active only at night. Devils are currently under threat from a cancerous disease that manifests itself as a facial tumour,resulting in death of the animal. In an attempt to save the animal from extinction, a healthy disease free population is in the process of being established offshore on an isolated island, as there is no known cure or cause for the disease as yet. Check out this link by cutting & pasting into your browser, It'll tell you a bit about the Devil and will also play a short movie for you... http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/devil.html Cheers, CP Here is a link that might be useful: Tas tiger

In Texas, they use Bee Cave Bob, who is an armadillo, and he predicted an early spring. I don't put my faith in any of those animal predictions, and just consider them entertainment, not weather forecasting. Considering it has been in the 60s and 70s here in our county a lot the last few weeks and the spring wildflowers in our yard are starting to bloom, and the fruit trees are on the verge of blooming, I'd predict an early spring based solely on what I am experiencing here. It was 60 degrees here when I went outside at 7:30 a.m. but, this is Oklahoma, and I know good and well it could be 40 degrees, or 20 degrees, on any morning in February. Maybe what we are seeing is not an early spring, but just an abnormally-warm period that could change any day now. I just don't trust the weather here. Often a warm January or February is followed by a cold March so we all have to be careful and not let our guard down, or we could be dealing with frozen plants.

Many years ago, I and my brother, and a large friend, took a trip down East in my Model A Ford Roadster, from Pittsburgh, Pa. area. We camped along side the roads, wherever we could find a place away from the hiway. Only travelled during the day. One night, we camped on top of a mountain, on a nice grassy plot, far from traffic. Crawled into our sleeping bags, and drifted off to sleep. Along about midnight, my large friend woke me up and whispered: "Jim-Jim-wake up! I hear a bear!" It was pitch black dark, i listened-didn't hear anything, but my friend insisted he heard a bear! This went on for 15 minutes or so. Then my friend grabbed my brother, then me, stuffed us into the car, threw our blankets in with us--jumped into the drivers seat, started the car----and there stood a very BIG bear!! WOOOFF! Didn't take long to get out of there, and go find a motel for the rest of the night!