The good, the bad and the gay
(07/09/13 6:47pm)
A summer romance is a delicate situation. It’s more scolding than the tenacious sun on an early July afternoon and fizzles out faster than cooler sunsets in August.
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Animal debates get hairy, furry, scaly
(06/20/13 1:04am)
During football season, UF students and locals hate any animal that’s not a Gator.
Movie series kicks off at museum
(06/20/13 12:46am)
Bigfoot, Titanoboa and King Kong — oh my.
The Constrictor
(04/23/13 10:23pm)
Michael D’Ottavio, 30, cleans off a piece of a rib from a Titanoboa, a 60-million-year-old snake that was recently discovered in a Colombian coal mine. An exhibition about the snake is on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History until August 11.
Exotic animals adopted during amnesty events
(04/17/13 12:45am)
Ashley Beasley’s pet turtle, Fred, inspired her five years ago. Her friend gave it to her because she didn’t know how to take care of it.
Event hopes to attract exotic animals today
(04/16/13 12:35am)
Exotic pet owners will be able to turn in their exotic pets for free without facing any penalties at the first local Exotic Pet Amnesty Day today on campus.
Chamber breathes new life into local animal hospital
(03/21/13 12:01am)
About 60 animals have been treated at UF’s Small Animal Hospital with a hyperbaric chamber, an oxygen machine found to cure the wounds of furry friends in addition to people.
Nature park attraction shuts down
(03/19/13 12:30am)
In the last five years working at Silver Springs Park, Chris Cotton has plenty of stories to tell about his time taking care of the park’s animals.
Not snakes on a plane. Maxis on a plane.
(02/25/13 8:30pm)
It’s finally time. Whip out your tanning lotion, piña colata mix and Listerine bottles not filled with Listerine that you’re going to bring on your cruise because it’s spring break.
FWC: 68 pythons captured — and one was 14 feet, 3 inches long
(02/20/13 12:30am)
The Burmese python population in the Everglades is now a bit smaller — 68 pythons smaller, to be exact.
Students celebrate Chinese New Year
(02/04/13 12:30am)
Year of the Dragon was so 2012.
Monster snake model slithers to UF's campus
(01/28/13 12:59am)
The largest snake that ever lived and king of the Colombian rainforest 60 million years ago, comes back to life as a full-scale, 48-foot-long model in the Florida Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit.
Gainesville rallies for the food trucks
(01/28/13 12:38am)
Loaded grilled cheese sandwiches, squid gyros and barbecue eggrolls were among the many meals served Saturday at Gainesville’s first-ever Food Truck Rally.
Ball Python
(01/27/13 11:28pm)
Wildlife ecology and conservation freshman Sean Tupper, 19, holds out a ball python snake to visitors at the Florida Museum of Natural History Saturday afternoon as part of their exhibit Titanoboa: Monster Snake.
Gov. Scott: He-Who-Must-Not-Have-Shame
(01/17/13 3:00am)
Hear us out:
UF center collects snakes for python roundup
(01/16/13 2:30am)
UF’s Research and Education Center began receiving a series of unusual specimens Saturday: Burmese pythons shot by hunters in South Florida wildlife preserves.
Costumed characters flood Reitz Union during SwampCon
(01/14/13 12:52am)
Applied physiology and kinesiology sophomore Thor Fiol, 19, dressed the part — hammer and all — as Thor at the Reitz Union Sunday.
Regain your health with natural remedies
(12/02/12 1:00am)
The New Year is right around the corner, and what better way to start 2013 fresh than to clean house? But don’t be so quick to shell out what’s left in your bank account after holiday shopping on cleaning supplies because I’m not talking about sanitizing your apartment — it’s time to disinfect your body and purify your mind.
A moment of clarity for Eleanor Rigby
(11/19/12 12:45am)
You may not remember this, dear apostrophic reader, but last year, our football team was not so good.
Apple-colored jeans. But no boots with the fur.
(11/16/12 12:15am)
Blue jeans are an American staple worn by everyone from field workers to multimillion dollar celebrities. But as a culture we become bored with the uniform, monotonous look of denim.
