Very empathetic towards you, ramagut, because my television has been busted for a long time and it greatly hinders being able to watch TCM!

When electronic media products break down, why not read a good book, borrowed from a free lending library?

Xylotomy could be something to read about in a book from a library, though it might be kind of boring.

Zoologists might find xylotomy forensically relevant should one of their animals die.

Aye--relevant but not interesting!

But staying alive and what causes problems in doing so, are always interesting topics for both man and beast.

Can't help admiring the beautiful owl in your avatar, Wagga!

Did you recognise Hedwig, the Snowy Owl, one of my favourite Harry Potter characters?

Even though I wasn't sure if your avatar was the exact same owl as Hedwig of Harry Potter fame, that's exactly what it reminded me of!

Filming book characters like Hedwig can sometimes involve dressing up tame parrots to look like owls, probably with special effects computer applications.

Getting a real animal to behave on a movie set is probably a challenge at times, I'll bet!

Hours and hours of training goes into those animals--and even then they still they misbehave sometimes!

I think my favorite movie with trained animals is Homeward Bound.

Jack Russell Terriers are frequently used in movies and television because of their intelligence and ability to learn tricks. (Except mine. )

King Charles Spaniels apparently can be trained as therapy dogs, though I can't remember ever seeing any in movies.