Animal Thumbnails January - June 2008

Jumbo trail

by Nik Muhammad Zubaidi

Why go to the zoo to see elephants when you can see them ‘in the wild’ along the East-West Highway?

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 12 June 2008

Futile circus act

by Voon Wee Liam

Looks like the elephant is making attempts to climb the pillar. Good try however.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 16 June 2008

Snack attack

by Sew Yen Jung

This 2.4m-long python managed to gobble up two chickens before the firemen came and caught it.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 17 June 2008

If cows can only read

by Lim Siew Kee

I saw these cows during a trip to the Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary. The warning sign is probably obsolete.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 12 June 2008

Dog day siesta

by Mohd Razali Hilmi

Stray dogs and Malaysian men avoid the midday sun.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 29 June 2008

Pawsing fora picture

by Nik Nur Haswani Nik Yussoff

Hello there. Nice of you to drop by! A friendly bear at Zoo Negara posing for pictures with a wave as delighted visitors snap away. What’s next? A bear hug?

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 8 June 2008

Slender salamander

by Mohd Hairulhisam Ramli

This amphibian is one of the many wonderful and amazing creatures found at the Zoo Melaka.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 27 June 2008

Compacted canines

by Loh Minwoei

Looks like a family moving house - lock, dogs and barrel.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 13 June 2008

Paw pals

by Kamalakshi

Now who said that cats and dogs are mortal enemies?

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 9 June 2008

Puss in booth

by Dominic Sean Charles

The policeman and a visitor to the PJ Police Station seem oblivious to the white cat perched on the counter, which would have caused many others to become catatonic, at the sight of an animal inside a police station. Was the cat there to make a report, or was it the newest member of the force making sure low-life rats were not about, we wonder?

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 7 June 2008

Cowabunga

by Karma Aswadi Tun Kamaruddin

Instead of jumping over the moon, this cow decided to jump into the monsoon drain, just to be different.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 26June 2008

Hiss mine

by Terence Puah

A kitten getting ready to strike a baby cobra which is putting up a valiant fight by raising his hood and hissing at his larger opponent at the car park beside the Batu Lancang Market in Penang. Unfortunately, we can’t tell you who won the fight.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 25 June 2008

Gatecrasher

by Shirley Tsen

Who invited the monitor lizard to the barbecue?

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 20 June 2008

Greedy monkey

by Anonymous

Monkey’s head seen stuck in a coconut shell.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 16 June 2008

Coming to a head

by Samadi Ahmad

When it comes to solving disputes, these goats in an orang asli village in Gua Musang, Kelantan use their heads.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 19 June 2008

‘Macaque rempit’

by Nick Lim Sze Liang

This easy rider appears to be dreaming of cruising down the highway with the wind in its hair. Or fur.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 1 June 2008

Canine potato

by Elseira Lee Yei Yin

Too lazy to walk Man’s Best Friend? Why not train him to be more human? Perhaps one day you can brag: The dog ate my TV remote.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 17 April 2008

Got a spare banana?

by Simon Chua

While I was driving along Tanjung Muar, this monkey jumped onto my side mirror and knocked on the window to beg for a banana.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 22 April 2008

Accident victim

by Shahril Salleh

This tapir was probably hit by a passing vehicle while trying to cross the Puncak Alam Highway. Another victim of deforestation!

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 29 April 2008

Muzzledmutt

by LY Loo

Puzzled pooch that confused ‘rose-tinted glasses’ for glass container. Or maybe he’s just not keen on looking at his partner, who seems a little put out at being ignored.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 22 May 2008

Drained moo-vement

by Kuma Beck

Looks like this cow is in a rather tight spot.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 17 April 2008

Curiosity (nearly) killed the cat

by Logeswaran

Animal lover Logeswaran couldn’t bear to see this kitten which had gotten stuck in a pipe and called 999. Our men in uniform were quick to the rescue, and chiselled out the little kitty.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 17 May 2008

Alter ego

by Farhan Akmal Mohd Taha

Someone should remind this poor bird that it is not a bat.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 10 April 2008

Cool spot

by Elaine Lim

This cow has certainly found a nice shady place to rest.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 1 April 2008

Penalty collar

by Choo Tze Khye

I chanced upon this dog wearing torn slippers around its neck. It’s probably punishment for chewing them up.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 7 April 2008

Feeding time

by Syed Zulkarnain Syed Idrus

Did someone give this monkey at the Penang Botanic Gardens the bottle or did it steal it?

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 11 February 2008

Panty raid

by Ling Chuan Kai

These stray dogs were caught red-handed stealing undergarments.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 22 February 2008

Head turner

by Ira Mansor

Someone really has to let the cat out of the bag andtell this kitten that the ‘orange peel’ (or in this case‘pomelo peel’) look is really not a good look.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 10 March 2008

Lovebirds

by Salehi Hassan

So that’s where the term comes from. So engrossed were these two that they ignored our reader who was close enough to snap them in ‘action’.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 14 February 2008

White as a sheet

by Muhammad Fadhli Ab Hamid

An albino civet cat was captured by villagers in Ipoh and it has been sent to a zoo in Langkawi.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 17 February 2008

Doggie Rempit

by Amelia

The dogs look extremely cute on the motorcycle.

This image was taken from: The Star Online Thumbnails 30 March2008

Hot dog

by S. Balachandran

This unfortunate pooch was tied to a tree outside a house in Klang and left there in the scorching heat. Obviously, not the way to treat man’s best friend.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 5 January 2008

Member of the family

by Florence How

The baby monkey was treated like a human being to the extent that it got to wear diapers and drink from the bottle.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 6 January 2008

This little doggie went to the market

by Christine Chan

A well-trained dog is one that can sit up on a moving motorcycle.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 8 January 2008

Not talking heads

by Umi Aida Ab Malik

Looks like these two giraffes that went out to graze as one had a tiff and are not ‘speaking’ to one another at Zoo Negara.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 15 January 2008

Who’s to blame?

by Wong Ken Yik

These birds are forced to search for their food in an area filled with rubbish. Either the enclosure is badly maintained or visitors to the zoo don’t care where they throw their rubbish.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 16 January 2008

Not Kop-ing well

by Harban Singh

The look on the face of this monkey at Tg Piai Park in Pontian, Johor, says it all, as he sits beside a board with Liverpool’s motto, what with all the problems at the Kop this season.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 25 January 2008

Pup on wheels

by Tai Lung Aik

I managed to snap this doggie which was being pushed in a baby pram.

This image was taken from: The Star Online: Thumbnails 5 February 2008