Yes folks, finally Little Anya is unleashed on all fours. The floor has finally become her hunting ground, all the things within half a meter of height from the ground are unsafe now. DVDs still manage to escape unscathed due to their hard skin. TV, Computer, Amplifier cables are found in various levels of having been chewed upon and are totally susceptible due their easy availability.
The cradle cant hold her in anymore , her bed is no longer a cage adequate for her. Usually the heavy books can still breath freely, but the newspapers and magazine are sitting ducks. The 'villagers' have created embankments around the TV cabinet to safeguard the lives of the DVD player and the satellite box. They seem to be safe so far, but the authorities plan to approve capital expenditure for a secure TV cabinet
Our little man-eater however is kind enough to agree to being 'behind the bars' when she rests. Needless to say as a precaution, her bed is guarded with a cage !
Despite being a man-eater by profession, Little Anya has always shown a special liking towards green objects. Green trees and the leaves caressed by gentle wind often evoke a swoon or two from her. Needless to say, her duties as a man-eater do not exempt even the green things within her hunting grounds.
What we are describing here are really 'mandibles of death' in Calvin's parlance. This is a reality that her parents have accepted quite fast, in particular after Little Anya's lower-frontal teeth decided to sprout. Whether it is the remote control, the telephone chord or her Mom's fingers, everything goes into Little Anya's mouth. So much so that at times even the silver spoon bears the brunt of Little Anya's sharp teeth
The two video clippings below will describe what it is like being attacked by Little Anya.
The first video - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3526893849731459983
Infact during the making of the first video, the cameraman was severely mauled by Little Anya. It was with great difficulty that the rangers managed to salvage and 'restore' him . However for the sake of good order and wildlife activists, it is worthwhile to mention that no other animals than the cameraman ( 'a social animal !') were harmed in making of these video clippings!
The second video - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3913930575043527203
The second shows how Little Anya tracks her prey from a distance and goes about attacking it without any remorse.
They say leopards attack from behind, they are afraid even after having tasted blood, but Little Anya is more like a small tiger cub who does not mind making it simpler for daddy to comb his ever reducing canopy of hair. We leave you with Little Anya having a good time where her daddy is busy playing the mule !
She can be really stealthy in her movements despite the silver anklets that are supposed to serve as advanced warning for her parents. We will talk more about her crawling exploits in the upcoming postings.
