Category: animals
Croak joke: Mission ‘frog sanctuary’ quietly dedicated
April 16, 2017
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 […]
Gorillas in our midst
March 9, 2017
Ape-utation at 21st and Folsom streets. [Photo by Renata]
Oh no! Capp Street’s cat mascot is missing (updated)
November 10, 2016
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 […]
Deady bear
July 27, 2016
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
Chicken droppings
June 29, 2016
Cock-a-doodle-don’t! Previously: Box of chicken Winner winner chicken dinner Poultrygeist?
Art critic
May 10, 2016
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]
Poultrygeist?
March 29, 2016
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
Current status? D-Con 2
March 2, 2016
A moment of silence, please, for our fallen Capp Street friends. Top photo “Death by Frappuccino” via @fredsharples. Also, via @dunbar151:
BEARelict
February 25, 2016
Booze for breakfast? Previously: Bear down Ruff morning Bearly upright