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23/07/2024

OTD in 2014: Baskets of fruit and nuts began to appear in front of the Park Repertory Theatre as news broke of the death of beloved playwright and author of "Mixed Nuts," Imogen Aardeekhoorn. “Your honesty will serve for generations,” read a note on one.

Baskets of fruit and nuts began to appear in front of the Park Repertory Theatre yesterday afternoon, as news broke of the death of beloved playwright Imogen Aardeekhoorn. By evening, the door to the theatre was blocked by the hundreds of offerings and notes of condolence, thanks, and appreciation

22/07/2024

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Artist Ingolf Ewald, known for his painting, "Plumpen Rolletariat," has been selected to open the Park Museum of Contemporary Art's newest exhibition in August. The PMoCA's head curator Aamuun Maroodiga made the announcement in a press release this morning: "On behalf of the Park Museum of Contemp

21/07/2024

OTD in 2015: “I did it to gain your attention, to rouse you from your stupor,” he said, and outlined the reasons for his disaffection with Park government and his fellow citizens' complacency.

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AnonyMoose has claimed responsibility for the latest hacking of a Park Tree. In an email sent to all Park newspapers, the notorious enemy of zoocracy says it was he who hacked the Maple Tree outside The Battering Ram Café last Wednesday. "I did it to gain your attention, to rouse you from your stu

20/07/2024

OTD in 2015: The winners of the lottery for tickets to the Barkettes’ free concert at the Tartan Crab Memorial Pond were selected in a live presentation held outside the law courts and broadcast on a number of Park television stations.

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19/07/2024

OTD in 2011: Reality TV series planned for Herman Stoat Dance Company:

Choreographer Herman Stoat confirmed today that he has signed a deal with Pussyfoot Productions, S.A. for the filming of a reality television series based on the inner workings of his eponymous dance company. The as-yet unnamed series will begin filming this September and will likely be broadcast e

18/07/2024

OTD in 2015: When Tall Tail Books decided to move into the Human market with explainer videos of books.

Revered Park publisher Tall Tail Books announced yesterday that it will be making its first foray into the Human market this Autumn with a series of "explainer videos" of its most popular books. The company, whose books include "Albert: A Life on the Street," "Once Around the Block with Foster," an

17/07/2024

OTD in 2008—Editorial: When beggars become choosers, we all become losers. When The Park's CatsCare charity "vilated theown code of ethics:"

The line at the top of the CatsCare letterhead tugs at the heartstrings: “When the heart is full, the stomach rarely grumbles.” How ironic that exhortation to all of us to feel for the less fortunate seems now, in light of the recent undoing of that charity’s board and the unseating of Bentley...

16/07/2024

OTD in 2015: When a second Tree was found hacked in The Park:

BREAKING NEWS A second Park Tree has been hacked in the night. In a statement issued at nine o’clock this morning, Park Police confirmed that a Maple Tree outside The Battering Ram Café was found to have suffered "significant damage." "At five-thirty this morning, Park Police were called to the s

15/07/2024

OTD in 2016: When the Park ART Walk honoured the Endeka Elephant Band’s fallen bass player, Zuberi Tembo, by introducing a new logo.

The 2016 Park ART Walk will honour the Endeka Elephant Band's fallen bass player Zuberi Tembo with the introduction of a new logo. In a statement released this morning, the organizers of the annual event confirmed that they engaged the services of Hanad Maroodiga to redesign the logo "to reflect bo

14/07/2024

OTD in 2011: On the death of Millicent Hayberry superfan Xanthippe Porcupine, who attended a record number of Hayberry's performances but who was probably best known for keeping a two-month vigil outside the Park Hospital as Hayberry recovered from an attack by another fan during a film production of Mixed Nuts.

Xanthippe Porcupine, who proclaimed herself to be actress Millicent Hayberry's "greatest fan," died last night at the Park Hospital for the Afflicted and Infirm. She was six years old. The death was confirmed in a statement released by Porcupine's daughter Carys, this morning. "It is with great sa

13/07/2024

OTD in 2011: when that year's first case of Small Ball Fever was diagnosed at the Park Hospital for the Afflicted and Infirm.

The Park has seen its first case of Small Ball Fever this year. In a statement issued this morning, a spokesAnimal for The Park Hospital for the Afflicted and Infirm said the hospital "is confirming the first case of Small Ball Fever (SBF) in 2015." According to Hermione Hippo, the hospital's head

12/07/2024

OTD in 2016—When the Endeka Elephant Band lost its beloved bassist, Zuberi Tembo, was killed yesterday afternoon, who was murdered while on a trip home to his native Africa to visit his family.

The Endeka Elephant Band is in mourning today. According to a spokesAnimal, the band's bassist, Zuberi Tembo, was killed yesterday afternoon, while on a trip home to his native Africa to visit his family. The spokesAnimal said Tembo's colleagues are "too devastated" to comment on the tragedy at t

11/07/2024

OTD in 2011: Park Animals who used social networking sites to connect with others were about to have a new option—gewper—which offered users the ability to smell those they knew and those they might wish to know in the future.

Park Animals who use social networking sites to connect with friends and family will soon be able to avail themselves of a new option. If all goes well with its final tweaking, gewper, set to open its virtual doors on August 1, will offer users the ability to smell those they know and those they mig

10/07/2024

OTD in 2013: When enraged Park Animals planned to protest against the move by the Archons to promote tourism in The Park. The latest strategy called for Animals “to make tourists feel as if they are a welcome and valuable addition" to their lives.

Enraged Park Animals are planning to protest formally against the latest move by the 2013 Archons to promote tourism in The Park. The third prong of the so-called "three-prong tourism strategy" that was laid out by the 2012 Archons calls for a change in Animals' behaviour "to make tourists feel as

09/07/2024

OTD in 2012: When the Marine Mammal Bank of The Park sponsored, "Archonic Vision," The Park Museum's first travelling exhibition.

The Marine Mammal Bank of The Park announced on Friday that it has agreed to sponsor The Park Museum’s first travelling exhibition this year. MMBP’s Chief Executive Officer, Alphonse Dolphin, made the announcement at a morning press conference. Flanked by members of the Museum’s Board of Gover...

08/07/2024

Crimes of a “specist nature” were on the increase, according to a report compiled by Park Police.

The report, which was presented at an ad hoc meeting of the Department of Well-Being and Safety, was compiled by Park Police’s Specist and Hate Crimes Unit (SHCU) and the Interspecial Investigations Unit (IIU). It included raw crime statistics as well as an analysis of expressed attitudinal changes.

In a joint statement today, Cornelius Kakapo, the DWBS Director of Public Relations, Inspector Maurice Addax of the Specist and Hate Crimes Unit, and Inspector Antonia T. Fossa of the Interspecial Investigations Unit called the report “alarming” and “a call to action.”

Crimes of a "specist nature" are on the increase, according to a report compiled by Park Police. The report, which was presented yesterday at an ad hoc meeting of the Department of Well-Being and Safety, was compiled by Park Police's Specist and Hate Crimes Unit (SHCU) and the Interspecial Investig

07/07/2024

OTD in 2016: When The Park Museum collaborated with Holstein Fashion to present the company’s EDAM Collection as part of a new exhibition. "Creations from the EDAM Collection,"shone a light on the plight of those who experience enforced domestication."

The Park Museum announced today that it is collaborating with Holstein Fashion to present the company's EDAM Collection as part of a new exhibition. In a post on the museum's web site, the Board of Governors said Dorika Pumi, head curator of the museum’s art gallery, will work closely with Holstei...

06/07/2024

OTD in 2011: The University of West Terrier announced that it had entered into a partnership agreement with Leonardo Language and Culture Institute to offer courses through its new Department of Interspecial Studies.

The University of West Terrier announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Leonardo Language and Culture Institute to offer courses through its new Department of Interspecial Studies. In a joint statement released today, the presidents of both schools praised the officia

05/07/2024

OTD in 2007: Animal sterilization rampant outside Park:

OTD in 2007—Animal sterilization rampant outside Park July 5, 2024 By Imko Oaljefanta, TMD Archivist Animals who make their homes outside The Park face sterilization rates of up to ninety per cent, an investigation by a Mammalian Daily UnderCover Reporter has revealed. According to statistics comp...

04/07/2024

OTD in 2012: With their friends enjoying a peaceful estivation, The Park’s hibernating communities fought calendar harmonization, which they believed was at least partly responsible for the rise in deaths from premature awakening among hibernators.

OTD in 2012—Hibernators blame calendar change for premature deaths July 4, 2024 By Imko Oaljefanta, TMD Archivist With their friends neatly tucked in and enjoying a peaceful estivation, The Park’s hibernating communities have joined together to fight calendar harmonization, which they believe is...

03/07/2024

OTD in 2016: Harmonious Humphrey and Hanna, the pair of stuffed toys commissioned by the DWBS to foster interspecial harmony in the hearts and minds of The Park’s youth, spent every weekend being hugged, cuddled, bitten, pulled at, and spat on by Animals of all ages. The question is, what has actually been accomplished thus far?

OTD in 2016—Harmonious Humphrey and Hannah one year on: what have we learned? July 3, 2024 By Imko Oaljefanta, TMD Archivist It’s been one year since the Department of Well-Being and Safety (DWBS) introduced Harmonious Humphrey and Harmonious Hannah to The Park’s Stereotype Sundays. The pair o...

02/07/2024

OTD in 2016: What's in a comma? “That comma is redundant and never should have been put in the theatre’s name in the first place," Carlota Tuatara, head of the Ancient Open-Air Theatre, told The Mammalian Daily. What do YOU think?

What’s in a comma? More than you might realize, says the head of The Park’s oldest theatre. In an interview with The Mammalian Daily this week, Carlota Tuatara, head of the Ancient Open…

01/07/2024

OTD in 2017—The day we celebrated having written 1,000 long form articles.

Thank you to everyone who kept us going all the way to ONE THOUSAND articles and even beyond that!

Thank you to everyone who has kept us going all the way to ONE THOUSAND articles! The Mammalian Daily will continue its story about Animal life in The Park on Twitter. Please join us—Mammalian Dail…

30/06/2024

OTD in 2017:“We want this to be a rich, multidimensional experience for the young. We want to pique their interest and nudge them in the direction of curiosity, instead of herding them into a classroom to hear a lecture on the wonder of Animal self-rule.”

What began as a casual conversation between two University of West Terrier professors has grown into a mega project that they hope will arouse curiosity in young Animals about The Park’s past…

29/06/2024

OTD in 2007: Even Miaowgirls get the blues. That is the determination of six University of West Terrier researchers who have analyzed the results of the first phase of a three-part study of depression and its effects on Cats.

Even Miaowgirls get the blues. That is the determination of six University of West Terrier researchers who have analyzed the results of the first phase of a three-part study of depression and its e…

28/06/2024

OTD in 2016—The war of words and deeds between Toro Talk Radio host Yannis Tavros and celebrity Chef Tab Tricolore continued as the chef officially barred Tavros from attending a Charity Concert After-Party at his PurrBoy Café.

The war of words and deeds between Toro Talk Radio host Yannis Tavros and celebrity chef Tab Tricolore continued today, with the news that the chef has officially barred Tavros from attending Thurs…

27/06/2024

OTD in 2017—When the Univelersity of West Terrier greenlit the "Paper Bag Project" to test Human intelligence and behaviour:

The University of West Terrier announced today that it has greenlit a new investigation into Human intelligence and behaviour that will be directed by Dr. Luule Aednik of the Department of Psycholo…

26/06/2024

OTD in 2015—Park Museum curator Dorika Pumi produced "Pet Project: Monikers of Domestication” to honour Enforced Domestication Awareness Month. “There is no voiceover or commentary. The video speaks for itself," Pumi said.

The article is here: https://www.mammaliandaily.com/breaking-news/otd-in-2015-the-park-museum-presents-the-wall

The video is here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6oGdJxsC3gc?si=U01AqA1R1fTgjGEE

Dorika Pumi, curator at The Park Museum, has produced a simple yet powerful piece entitled, “Pet Project: Monikers of Domestication,” to honour Enforced Domestication Awareness Month in…

25/06/2024

OTD in 2015—Inspector Maurice Addax of the Specist and Hate Crimes Unit confirmed the arrest: “On the morning of June 25, Park Police attended at the site of the Ancient Oak Tree and found six Animals...engaged in the illegal activity of stripespotting."

Six Park Animals were arrested and are currently in jail awaiting a bail hearing after being charged with stripespotting within the boundaries of The Park. In a short statement released at noon tod…

24/06/2024

OTD in 2015: “I was forcibly taken from The Park and neutered,” celebrity chef and restaurateur Tab Tricolore told host Yannis Tavros on his Toro Talk Radio show.

Speaking out for the first time since his return to The Park in early January, Chef Tab Tricolore recounted the details surrounding his December disappearance in a radio interview yesterday. He al…