History Buffs With A Soft Spot For Animals Gifts

Pets past...Did you know?

"Oh, mournful and terrible engine of horror and crime—of agony and of death, not asparagus again!"

Kangaroo mom to child, 'We're not going anywhere until you buckle-up, young man.'

"You think two weeks in isolation is hard?"

'What? You used a Welshman? The recipe specifically calls for a scot!'

Thomas Keneally

Litteratti K9s.

"We learnt about Prehistory at school today: Saber-tooth tigers were so cool!"

"Is your dog friendly?"

"If Noah asks... Just tell him you've all had your vaccinations."

Replacements for Extinct Animals

(Overachieving Dog) (Just get me the paper and let Mr. Rather go!)

"Chapter three: Homo erectus and the practical use of bones..."

'A beaver wearing a mountie hat riding a moose! Still think we haven't crossed into Canada?'

Psychaitry. Are you sure lying on my back is the best way to address my feelings of helplessness?

Evolution in motion: whales return to the sea.

"Me, I've quit racing. I was very good at it, but I just couldn't hack the early training sessions..."

'There you are -- I've been looking all OVER for you!'

I love that new elephant smell.

"Don't be fooled - that's Henrietta, cross-dressing again."

'No, make the dominant race out of placental mammals — marsupials would lead to all kind of abortion controversies.'

Philip of Mastodon

Alien Mount Rushmore

'All this job requires is some mud-wallowing and snarling... I'd say you're overqualified.'

'Hank, Barry just said his first word: Dam!'

"Alternative lifestyle."

'Dragonflies, amphibians, starfish.... How boring can you get?'

'Really? I've never met a banker before.'

'Good news, Darling, they can clone cats.'

William Tell's First and Last Day of Elementary School.

"It's closing time and four people are unaccounted for. Start looking."

Noah's Dinghy

President Grant Vetos the Inflation Bill, Bottling the Genie of Butler

"You are late! The rabbit left half an hour ago!"

"Take this, Luke. They say it's impossible to get a decent baguette west of the Pecos."