Thought for today:
" Have you ever wondered what size of the litter was the greatest ever born to either man or beast? I'm am reliably informed by The Guinness Book of Records that between a human, dog or cat, it is the canine that emerges as 'top dog' with 24 puppies born to Tia, a Neopolitan mastiff on 24/11/04. Next come the felines when on 07/08/70, a 4-year-old Burmese called Tarawood Antigone gave birth to a litter of 19 of whom 15 kittens survived. Coming home last but not least was Nadya Suleman (USA), who on the 25/01/09 in California gave birth to 6 boys and 2 girls. The babies were conceived with the aid of IVF treatment. They were 9 weeks premature and were delivered by caesarian. Whereas Tia and Tarawood were concerned, there was nothing too unusual about their deliveries that led them to chase more publicity after the births. Instead, they merely carried on with their lives and followed their daily routines. Nadya however, seemed to want to milk her story for all that she could and took on all manner of commercial engagements and advertisement work. Indeed, she even went 'topless' in one shoot. When it comes to humans and animals, we humans are the more fickle and fuller of our own sense of importance, I suspect!" William Forde: February 13th, 2013.
" Have you ever wondered what size of the litter was the greatest ever born to either man or beast? I'm am reliably informed by The Guinness Book of Records that between a human, dog or cat, it is the canine that emerges as 'top dog' with 24 puppies born to Tia, a Neopolitan mastiff on 24/11/04. Next come the felines when on 07/08/70, a 4-year-old Burmese called Tarawood Antigone gave birth to a litter of 19 of whom 15 kittens survived. Coming home last but not least was Nadya Suleman (USA), who on the 25/01/09 in California gave birth to 6 boys and 2 girls. The babies were conceived with the aid of IVF treatment. They were 9 weeks premature and were delivered by caesarian. Whereas Tia and Tarawood were concerned, there was nothing too unusual about their deliveries that led them to chase more publicity after the births. Instead, they merely carried on with their lives and followed their daily routines. Nadya however, seemed to want to milk her story for all that she could and took on all manner of commercial engagements and advertisement work. Indeed, she even went 'topless' in one shoot. When it comes to humans and animals, we humans are the more fickle and fuller of our own sense of importance, I suspect!" William Forde: February 13th, 2013.
