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ANIMALS 24 Aug 2012
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These pictures are hard to believe – a 31-year-old bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee) Kanzi makes fire and cooks food as easily as an experienced camper.
Hippopotamuses at Shanghai Zoo have their teeth brushed three times a week – and the animals seem to enjoy that!
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ANIMALS 22 Aug 2012
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A new on Tumblr called “Dog Shaming” collects the pictures of bad dogs being shamed by posing with a sign that describes their wrongdoings. Here are some of the best pictures from it.
Former hunter and biologist Valentin Pazhetnov organized a Rescue and Rehabilitation Center for bear cubs in the village of Bubonitsy, Russia. The center shelters the cubs whose parents were killed by hunters during the hibernation and who could otherwise freeze or starve to death. As soon as little bears grow up enough they are returned to their natural environment.
Tourists were driving through Etosha National Park in Namibia when they saw a lioness that came to cross the road. The cars stopped and switched off the engines, but the large feline was not alone...
A guy saw a family of raccoons that couldn’t get out of the trash container…
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ANIMALS 13 Aug 2012
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Mother dog Amanda saved her four puppies from fire in Chile. The pups were just 10 days old, and the dog picked them up in her mouth and took them from the burning house to the fire truck. She stood by her kids all the time and didn’t let them out from her sight when the vets came to check them over.
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ANIMALS 11 Aug 2012
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The Titan beetle is one of the longest beetles in the world – adult specimens can grow up to 16.7 cm (6.5 in.) in length. This beetle lives in the Amazon rainforests. Especially large dried specimens of the Titan beetle are sought after by collectors and their price may reach $600 and more. Scientists have never found a beetle’s larvae, but it is thought to be about 30 cm (1 foot) long.
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ANIMALS 11 Aug 2012
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Apparently, this cat has a huge identity crisis…
A man has noticed a troubled baby squirrel on a rock near the stream at the backyard of his house. When he came closer, he saw another squirrel trapped under the rocks and drowning...
I'm sure this dog won’t make the same mistake twice.
Those fluffy creatures can fit themselves almost everywhere to have a good rest or nap, which they prove readily in these funny photos.
Vintage photographs of cats being mascots for soldiers in various armed conflicts around the world.
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ANIMALS 31 Jul 2012
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A year and a half ago it was just a cute piglet supposed to grow to a trendy ‘micro’ size, but everything went horribly wrong…
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ANIMALS 26 Jul 2012
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From livestock to pets these poor stuck animals are going to need some help.
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ANIMALS 26 Jul 2012
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A lion in Botswana battled a crocodile lurking in the water. The lion managed to fight the reptile off so that her cubs could cross the river safely.
Loggerhead turtle Kahuna spent two years in a marine life rehabilitation center after it had her back flippers severely injured in an accident. Now the treatment is over and Kahuna has been set free. The doctors attached a radio transmitter to its carapace in order to track the turtle as it swims back home.
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ANIMALS 24 Jul 2012
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A man with his pet Burmese Python were photographed near an artificial pond in Changzhou, China.
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ANIMALS 20 Jul 2012
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Labrador Byron performs dozens of everyday tasks for his disabled owner – from making bed to getting cash from an ATM.
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ANIMALS 16 Jul 2012
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Giant anteaters have peculiar color patterns on their front legs.
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ANIMALS 16 Jul 2012
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This adorable white cat is named Shironeko and he seems to like to fall asleep in all kinds of funny places and positions.