CUTE ANIMAL PIX = STRESS RELIEF

OK, now that the pressure of another Best of Eugene issue is behind us (just waiting and watching as the pile of complaints from those who won come rushing in ...), it's time to clear our inboxes of all the strangely cute and cuddly picture attachments we recieve from various sources ... mostly the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Zoo (who send us pix of live animals) and the Seaside Aquarium (who usually sends us pix of dead sea animals washed up on the beach) ... so we can all take a moment to step back and realize life is just ... silly.

More pictures after the jump.

Pig ancestors: Always slightly encouraging...

Cheetahs with obnoxiously large collars drinking from a puddle: Always a natural sight.

Elephants painting in the abstract expressionist style: Always worth a chuckle...

Dead dolphin: Always nostalgic for Flipper...

Buck-toothed fish: Always HI-larious!

Dead Sharks: Always frightening.

Frolicking elephants: Always cheerful!

The beauty of renewal.

Motocross!!! ... on Ice!!!

Symbols for America would be so proud...

...and last but not least: toilet tattoos. Coming to a Fred Meyer's near you!