Category: animals

Croak joke: Mission ‘frog sanctuary’ quietly dedicated

The fact that frogs — or maybe just one very noisy one — moved into the watery pit that was once a three-story apartment building and indoor shopping plaza at 22nd and Mission streets has been an endless source of neighborhood amusement. Now, one prankster has taken the comedy a step further — by placing […]

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Gorillas in our midst

Ape-utation at 21st and Folsom streets. [Photo by Renata]

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It’s no hamster wheel but …

OMG, you guys, a BART escalator was actually working!

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Oh no! Capp Street’s cat mascot is missing (updated)

UPDATE 11/11/16: I just learned this morning that Pierre was found but that he is no longer with us. He will be missed. ORIGINAL POST: Many of you have seen Pierre, the sweet black cat who often saunters along Capp Street between 18th and 19th, but have any of you seen him lately? Pierre has […]

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Deady bear

On Monday, reader Avi sent me the above picture of this grisly — not grizzly, obviously that is some species of blond bear — scene at 18th and Capp streets. I happened on more carnage later that day. Previously: Bear down BearAlict Bearly upright Bungee bear

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Chicken droppings

Cock-a-doodle-don’t! Previously: Box of chicken Winner winner chicken dinner Poultrygeist?

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Art critic

Profiling! Who’s to say where these turtles (on the side of the PG&E substation at 19th and San Carlos) are from? [Photo via Reddit/Imgur]

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Poultrygeist?

That’s fowl! [Spotted at 20th and San Carlos streets by one of the folks at Ripple] Previously: Box of chicken Winner winner chicken dinner

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Current status? D-Con 2

A moment of silence, please, for our fallen Capp Street friends. Top photo  “Death by Frappuccino” via @fredsharples. Also, via @dunbar151:

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BEARelict

Booze for breakfast?   Previously: Bear down Ruff morning Bearly upright

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