Dispensary Corner 14 Jun 12
June 14, 2012
NATURE’S call.
A Swedish man has found out
the hard way that sometimes a
toilet is preferable to relieving
oneself in the open.
The 61-year old was relieving
himself off the deck of his cabin
in the woods when he was
knocked down by a large bear,
which was hunting a nearby elk.
Fortunately the man was able
to scramble up, get back into his
cabin and lock the door before
the bear really took notice.
POWERFUL addiction.
Some experts argue that
technology is becoming addictive,
backing this statement up with
the fact that more and more
people seem to feel at a loss
when they are not attached to
their iPhone, smartphone or iPads.
This trend it seems is now
transferring to the animal
kingdom, with the first case of
iPad addiction by a cat reported
by a Sydney woman, Anne Druais.
According to Druais, her pet cat,
Tiger Lily, is addicted to playing
games on her iPad, a trend which
has forced Durais to buy a special
plastic screen protector for the
device to save it from clawing paws.
“We thought it’d be a good idea
to amuse her with something
else than rubber balls and
strings,” said Druais.
“We started with really simple
things and now that she’s more
interested you can see she’s
almost developing her skills.
“She’s certainly evolving with
it,” she added.
According to Druais, Tiger Lily
enjoys bouts of 10 to 15 minutes
with the iPad, and says her cat is
“intrigued” by the device.
Speaking to media about the
Tiger Lily’s predilection an RSPCA
spokesperson said that playing
with an iPad was a good thing in
that it is “another thing for them
in their environment that mixes
up their day, which gives them
something to do”.
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