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Happy Birthday Maru! (Video)
Offbeat  (tags: Happy Birthday Maru, cat, funny, goodnews, 4 yrs young, Maru videos, please watch! )

BarbCat
- 1 hour ago - care2.com
Feline Internet sensation Maru turns four years old today -- watch this video to join in the celebration.
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Baby Bird Rescue - Photo
Offbeat  (tags: animals, off-beat, photos, pictures, pets, wildlife, women, goodnews, news, interesting )

Kathy
- 6 days ago - familysavingscenter.blogspot.com
After being blown from his nest by a gust of wind, here is Birdie, warming up by the window, waiting patiently while the humans scramble for a ladder.
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Miracle Falls From The Sky-Newborn Puppy
Offbeat  (tags: GoodNews, animals, dogs, humans, unusual, animals, environment, pets )

Dianne Ly
- 10 days ago - examiner.com
Good news for a change!A newborn puppy falls from the sky after surviving a predator hawk and a long drop to the hard ground.And he has a new home. Miracles really do happen :)
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Tokyo Disney Resort Eases Rules on Same-Sex Weddings
Offbeat  (tags: Japan, Tokyo Disney Resort, gay couples, same-sex marriage, supporter, goodnews, freedoms )

Naoko
- 10 days ago - japantoday.com
Just days after U.S. President Barack Obama came out in favor of gay marriage, another supporter of same-sex unions has emerged in Japan : Mickey Mouse.
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Arlington Breaks The Chain!!!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, goodnews, dogs, protection, anti tethering )

Cher
- 11 days ago - globalanimal.org
The city of Arlington passed a new ordinance this month prohibiting the tethering of dogs.
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Brammo Empulse, a 100 Mph Electric Motorcycle
Offbeat  (tags: americans, business, design, electric motor cycle, goodnews, performance, technology )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - money.cnn.com
SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) -- Designing an electric motorcycle with mass market appeal is a difficult task. Designing an electric motorcycle that tops out at 100 mph minus the clunky battery and a short range is an even bigger challenge. Enter Brammo. ..
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Sanctuary Offers Sunny Days for Street Cats in Serbia
Offbeat  (tags: GoodNews, Care2 Member Danica Mikovic, stray cats, dreams )

BarbCat
- 18 days ago - care2.com
Any animal lover who feeds strays in the street on a regular basis has the recurring daydream of whisking them all away to safety, and for Danica Mirkovic of Serbia, dreams do come true.
28 comments
Marked Turtle Found After 47 Years
Offbeat  (tags: animals, bizarre, humans, off-beat, odd, interesting, world, unusual, wildlife, goodnews )

Dianne Ly
- 20 days ago - latimes.com
The year 1965 was also when a 13-year-old boy in Pennsylvania found a box turtle, carved his initials and the year into its rock-hard shell, and then let the creature go.
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Dog and Baby Play Tag (Watch the Video!)
Offbeat  (tags: dog, baby, tag, too-cute, funny, goodnews, video )

BarbCat
- 21 days ago - care2.com
Okay, I couldn't help myself. I just had to share this ridiculously adorable video. Yes, I admit, there's no real "cause" to inform you of, but I'm sending it along anyway because sometimes we forget just how important it is to giggle uncontrollably....
22 comments
25 Beautiful Pictures of Sunrays
Offbeat  (tags: environment, goodnews, interesting, off-beat, photos, pictures )

Dianne
- 24 days ago - best-photos.org
Photography at its finest......check it out
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Cat Vs. Dog: Battle For 'Cutest in the World' Video
Offbeat  (tags: cat, dog, cutest, contest, GMA, video, pets, funny, goodnews )

BarbCat
- 24 days ago - 5min.com
Boo the Pomeranian vs a darlin' Russian Blue flat-eared cat. Which is the cutest? That's impossible to decide. Have fun watching Boo woo the Good Morning America crew.
18 comments
Orangutans Sit Still for Heart Ultrasound at Zoo
Offbeat  (tags: animals, humans, healthconditions, animals, animalwelfare, AnimalWelfare, humans, unusual, technology, news, humans, interesting, goodnews, animals, odd )

Britt
- 31 days ago - news.yahoo.com
ATLANTA (AP) -- The 9-year-old patient sits still, munching on popcorn and sipping grape juice while he gets an ultrasound of his heart.
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Woman Is Reunited With Her Lost Dog After Seeing Him On NBC's "TODAY"
Offbeat  (tags: lost, pet, dog, NBC, Today Show, animals, bizarre, interesting, odd, off-beat, protection, unusual, pets, goodnews )

Lindsey
- 32 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
A woman was reunited with her lost dog last week after spotting him on a segment of NBC's "TODAY," NBC New York reports. Ruth Torres from the Bronx, N.Y., last saw her beloved Irish Wolfhound, Dusty, three weeks ago when her brother took her dog home..
22 comments
Big Cats Vs. Easter Eggs   video
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cute, wildlife, protection, goodnews, humans, funny )

Vicky
- 51 days ago - youtube.com
so cute, watch!
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