Update: When I initially wrote this blog, I made some errors that were unintentional. If you read that post, I am deeply sorry. I have now made the corrections and have given credit, where credit is due.
For those who have no idea what a BeetleCam is, it is a remote control buggy with a DSLR camera mounted on top. Will Burrard-Lucas from the UK created this little machine in 2009 in order take close-up, wide angle photographs of African animals.
Will, alongside his brother, Matt have won several prestigious awards and have appeared in countless magazines and websites over the years. Feel free to check out their site and blog at www.burrard-lucas.com. They have a pretty impressive portfolio.
In 2009, Will and Matt embarked on a project that quickly became a news and internet sensation, "The BeetleCam Project," where they took photographs of African wildlife using their little robotic creation.
Not completely satisfied with their work, they went back in 2011, and came back with a new "BeetleCam is Back" teaser, which you can check out below - its pretty darn cool. You can also find out more about their initial project, "The Adventures of BeetleCam", in a blog posted by will on April 19, 2010.
And this is why they make separate cages for Lions and separate cages for birdies. Geez, this is horrible. Ryan would say otherwise, because it was a Blue Heron that killed our Koi two years ago. Actually, the scene around our Koi pond looked more like a slaughterhouse than a murder scene.
A YouTube commenter said it best, "Looks like Simba finally got sick of Zazu's bullshit." LMAO.
By now you've probably read about or heard of the story out of Zanesville, Ohio, where an idiot released 56 exotic animals before he shot himself to death.
Why he was allowed to own them is beyond me. Scratch that! In Ohio you are allowed to own whatever the hell you want. Are people really this stupid?
I'm going to say yes, and I'm also going to say yes to the idiots (the cops) who killed all 18 Bengal Tigers, of which are rare, with only a few thousand in existence today. They also shot and killed, 6 bears, several lions, wolves and monkeys. It was a massacre!
Why didn't law enforcement use tranquilizers? These animals could have gone to zoos across the nation. It's a travesty, I'm telling you.
Terry Thompson was recently released from prison for illegal firearm possession, his wife left him, and didn't have the means to continue feeding these creatures. Supposedly he did this in retaliation of his neighbors and the cops. I would understand if all the creatures ventured into town and needed to be put down to protect the residents, but as you can see in the picture, most of them were together.
Definitely sadness all around.
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- Blade 7184 aka Peter
