Original Publication Date: 18 December 2012 With the Winter Solstice celebrations just a few days away, experts in the field of mental health have turned their attention to one of the season's biggest scourges: non-hibernators' guilt. "After extinction anxiety, non-hibernators' guilt is the most common psychological condition we see in the Winter season," says Dr. Gudrun L. Gibbon, a Park psychotherapist who will also serve as a staff … [Read all...]
Breaking News
Wednesday Rewind:Hieronymous Hedgehog to tweet during hibernation via Keeper of the Tweets
Original Publication Date: 23 November 2015 Move over, Keeper of the Nut. Hieronymous Hedgehog has a Keeper of the Tweets. The Hedgehog, who was sworn in November 2 as The Park's first Official Hibernation Ambassador, left little to chance, it appears, when he went into hibernation on November 17. In fact, what he left was eleven weeks' worth of tweets on the subject of hibernation, including the details of preparation and what life … [Read all...]
Wednesday Rewind: Research Cautions: Even Miaowgirls Get the Blues
Original Publication Date: 29 June 2007 Even Miaowgirls get the blues. That is the determination of six University of West Terrier researchers who have analyzed the results of the first phase of a three-part study of depression and its effects on Cats. The study, entitled, “Depression in Cats: Even Miaowgirls Get the Blues,” was funded in part by The Catnip Company and is the first undertaking of its kind in the history of … [Read all...]
Look what’s coming up in November!
If you think things will be winding down in November, you couldn't be more wrong! What with hibernation preparation, debates, and elections and selections for POPS and Keeper of the Nut, November is one of the busiest months of the year. Mark your calendars now to make sure you don't miss these important events! POPS All Candidates' Debate The format may be different this year, but the debates will be just as exciting, if not … [Read all...]
More Park News
Wednesday Rewind: Today’s Account of the State of The Park: what to hope for, what to expect
Original Publication Date: 27 October 2015 EDITORIAL In some Animal languages, "hope" and "expect" are the same word. But today, when the Archons and the new Park Finance Officer deliver their … [Read All About It Here...]
Wednesday Rewind: Beasts unburden themselves at sold-out Summer concert
Original Publication Date: 31 August 2006 On 29 August 2006, under a nearly-full moon, the sensational six-Animal band, The Beasts of Burden, brayed to a packed house in the Ancient, Open-Air … [Read All About It Here...]
Wednesday Rewind: Skunk’s candidacy raises stink at POPS debate
Original Publication Date: 7 November 2011 Zachariah Skunk caused a stink last night when he took his place among the other candidates at the annual POPS all-candidates' debate. Because he … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
