Pet Vacation Starts

Cosmic Creatures is going on vacation.

Wishing all of our readers - both furry and not so fuzzy - a great, healthy and fun summer!

--Cosmic Creatures Staff

Rabbids Aren't Rabbits

Love rabbits?  The Easter Bunny may be popular come egg dyeing time, but what about the beauty of bunnies other times of the year?  Need your rabbit fix all the time?  We can't rely on Bugs Bunny exclusively.  Rabbids may be your bunny binging answer!

One thing must be made completely clear before you start your own love affair with Rabbids. These cute, zany critters aren't really bunnies - from Earth anyway.  They're actually adorable alien creatures with their own Nickelodeon TV show, Rabbids Invasion.  Rabbids seem to share the cute, but wacky mission to amaze us as Minions.  I wonder which one is more mischievous?

Amazing Animals & Powerful Pets

Power to the pets!  Your pet isn't only a family member, but can act as an attractive social magnet.  It can put you in the driver's seat when it comes to showcasing an unusual pet.  After all, if your pet is truly unique, it can give you a powerful feeling when showing off your furry friends.  It's especially neat to own a pet which evokes a powerful response from the unwary and unprepared.  Tired of owning just a common cat or dapper dog?  How about owing a pet which inspires absolute amazement in all who see it?

Is it an owl?  Is it a tribble?  Is it an incredible hybrid of both?  One thing is certain:  Owning this cosmic critter ensures that cute is part of your regular vocabulary.  Of course, if this cuddly cutie breeds as quickly and as much as the tribbles from Star Trek, then cute may be transformed into crisis.

Logical To Love Our Pets

Is it logical to love this photo?  I think so.  As the most famous Vulcan of them all, Spock, might say, "Humans are highly illogical."  True, Mr. Spock, but then when did anyone ever say that love was logical?

Pet love is nurturing.  It's fun and it's also heartwarming.  Physicians have reported on medical studies which prove that having pets and experiencing that special love makes us and our families healthier.  When animals are brought into nursing homes, the residents perk up and get more alert and are happier.  If that doesn't qualify as being highly logical, then call me an over emotional human!  Come on, Spock, that doggy Vulcan grows on you, doesn't he?

A Horse With Big Wings

The noble horse has served humans in so many ways.  The indispensable animal is transportation, trusted companion and loving pet.  Many of us also love to keep birds as pets. Why not just combine the two beasts and get the fun and frolic of the best of both worlds?  The ancient Greeks did just that - with that glorious hybrid animal, Pegasus.

Many famous interpretations and pop culture depictions of this fabled beast have been offered up to us throughout the years.  One of my favorites is the appearance of high flying Pegasus in the classic feature film, Clash of the Titans, starring Laurence Olivier.  Master of stop motion animation, Ray Harryhausen (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad), provided the unforgettable special effects for this classic movie.  When Perseus (Harry Hamlin) finally mounts and rides Pegasus into the clouds, it's one of the most uplifting moments in the whole film.  

Gizmo The Gremlin

Don't feed him after midnight?  Don't get him wet?  Whoa.  I just want a cute pet!  Too many rules...  But look at that adorable face!  Come on, admit it.  How can you resist him anything?

Don't Get Me Wet!

Gizmo was so terminally cute, he managed to spawn a sequel to his first hit flick, Gremlins, directed by Joe Dante in 1984.  The follow-up, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, had loads more action and zaniness, but lacked most of that unique and awe inspiring cuddly and weird factor which so beautifully characterized the original movie outing.  The Gremlins franchise definitely needs some updating and fresh offerings!  But don't touch Gizmo, he's perfect as is!

20 Best And Worst Pets In Science Fiction

Best and Worst are the kind of discriminating lists that most everyone can get behind and embrace, at least until your own best and worst isn't represented.  Still, it's always fun to give the thumbs up and down to things.  The gracious folks over at io9 have compiled the 'Best' and the 'Worst' of pets in science fiction.

Familiar faces like cuddly gremlin Gizmo from classic, 1980's fantasy movie, Gremlins, makes the cut on the best of the bunch, and so does that finicky tabby Spot the cat, owned by android Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation.  Check it out here - 20 Best and Worst Pets In Science Fiction.