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Beautiful Rescue of a Stray Dog That Looks Like a Lion - VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: rescued dog, humans, contact, safe, loved, stray dog, lion )

Simone
- 371 days ago - godvine.com
Not only does he look like a mix between a lion and a bear, but his name is Lion. He hasn't allowed human contact in months, living on his own in fear. But all of that changed thanks to Eldad Hagar. Beautiful rescue.
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Lion Tries to Eat Zebra-Striped Toddler At Zoo (VIDEO)
Offbeat  (tags: lion, animals, zebra, zoo, baby, toddler, eat, crazy, video, off-beat, odd, wildlife, animals, interesting )

Lindsey
- 384 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
This is just crazy! I hate to see animals behind glass...but this video shows you that if there was no glass...this lion would destroy that kid. But all in all it is an interesting video to share. Even though it's in a zoo, it is still cool to look at.
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Lioness Gives Birth To Tigon Cubs In China (VIDEO)
Offbeat  (tags: tigon, tiger, lion, babies, cubs, China, rare, unique, animals, bizarre, odd, off-beat, interesting, news, pictures, unusual )

Lindsey
- 446 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
In case you didn't know, tigons are when a lioness and a male tiger mate. Ligers come from male lions and female tigers. Check out these cute tigons born in China. I do wish they had better enclosures...
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Fearless 3 Year Old Faces Angry Lion (VIDEO)
Offbeat  (tags: lion, girl, zoo, fearless, attack, video, animals, environment, humans, interesting, odd, off-beat, protection, wildlife, unusual )

Lindsey
- 498 days ago - nydailynews.com
Yes I know I HATE the fact this beautiful lion is in a zoo. But when he attacks the glass at a 3 year old, her bravery is pretty awesome. I think I even would have flinched at this reaction from the lion! She said she can't wait to visit again. :)
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The 6 Most Incredible Real World Beast Masters
Offbeat  (tags: animals, python, lion, crocodile, hyena, bizarre, children, culture, humans, interesting, odd, off-beat, performance, photos, pictures, wildlife, unusual )

Lindsey
- 565 days ago - cracked.com
Check out these crazy/amazing stories. From a boy's friendship with a 20 foot python to lion and hyena tamers...this article is pretty darn interesting!
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Lion Cub Rescued By Mother
Offbeat  (tags: animals, interesting, news, off-beat, unusual, wildlife, lion, lioness, lion cub, danger, rescue, mother love )

G
- 601 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
There's nothing quite like a mother's love. Even when you're talking about lions. Jean-Francois Lagrot snapped these incredible shots of a lioness rescuing her struggling cub, who seems to be holding on for dear life. The perilous position of the yo
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"Lion Man" Kept Lion in Freezer 7 Months Waiting to Film Funeral
Offbeat  (tags: controvery, lion man, new zeland, lion, kept in freezer, investigation, claims, mother )

Simone
- 939 days ago - bigcatnews.blogspot.com
FUR is continuing to fly at Zion Wildlife Gardens with the release of a shocking photograph of a dead male lion lying in a freezer next to racks of meat. The image was released on Zion's official website by Patricia Busch, who took over running of the
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Best of Furry Friends: Lion and Meerkat Strike Up Friendship That Echoes The Lion King Story
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, lion, meerkat )

Cher
- 979 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A lion who was rejected by its mother has stuck up a friendship with a meerkat. Bob the meerkat and Zinzi the lion have been inseparable since Zinzi was rescued by zoo and safari ranch owner Marcell Tournier, 33. The friendship echoes the partnership
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Gender Confusion : Zoo Admits Mix-Up in Sexes of Animals -- Again
Offbeat  (tags: gender confusion, Sapporo, Japan, zoo, lion, deer, wrong )

Naoko
- 1161 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo here has announced it failed to identify the correct gender of animals -- again. The city-run zoo said Thursday it had wrongly determined the genders of 2-year-old lion "Genki" and 1-year-old Yezo deer "Ayumi." This is the second time
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Lion, Tiger & Bear, Oh My! Incompatible Species Co-Exist Out of the Wild
Offbeat  (tags: animals, lion, tiger, bear, co-exist, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1249 days ago - ecoworldly.com
In the wild, you'd never expect to see a tiger, a lion and a bear congregating together (in fact, one of these creatures typically dwells in an entirely different ecosystem), but specific situations have proven that typically incompatible species can
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Baloo, Leo and Shere Khan's Unusual Friendship
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, bear, lion, tiger )

Cher
- 1261 days ago - all-creatures.org
It is possible to see Baloo, who is a 1,000 pound bear, Shere Khan, a 350 pound tiger and Leo the lion, who is also 350 pounds messing around like brothers.
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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! The Jungle Book Predators Who Have Forged a Lifelong Friendship
Offbeat  (tags: wild animals, rescued, lifelong friendship, tiger, bear, lion, bonding, beautiful )

Simone
- 1261 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
They make an unlikely trio, but Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger have forged an unusually strong bond. Considering that they would be mortal enemies if they ever were to meet in the wild, it is stunning to see their unique and
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An Emotional Parting: Man Says Good-Bye to Lion
Offbeat  (tags: lion, handraised, goodbye, bonding, love, big cat sanctuary )

Simone
- 1267 days ago - en.rian.ru
"Hard to say good-bye" was the main idea numerous media reports used to tell the story of a lion, named Richie, and his owner, Lucian Craita. Richie, along with three other lions from Romania, will be taken to a south african big cat
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Video: Animating Narnia's Aslan | Film | Guardian.Co.Uk
Offbeat  (tags: aslan, narnia, film, lion, animation, movie, prince caspian, cinema, c s lewis )

Ceci
- 1784 days ago - guardian.co.uk
An inside look at how two British teams created the characters for the new Narnia film, Prince Caspian.
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