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For Those Less Fortunate Than Ourselves
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Craig
- 163 days ago - socyberty.com
Take time this Christmas for those who are less fortunate.
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Same Sex Penguin Pair Now Looking For Ladies
Offbeat  (tags: penguins, gay, animals, bizarre, environment, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, pictures, photos, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 164 days ago - animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com
The two male African penguins formed a close bond since coming to the Toronto Zoo about a year ago, sharing a nest and even displaying signs of mating rituals. Their relationship made headlines and fueled jokes about "Brokeback Iceberg."
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'Christmas Miracle': Family Dog Survives Explosion, Fire
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Lindsey
- 165 days ago - today.msnbc.msn.com
A Haltom City family found their dog alive the morning after their home exploded. The explosion and fire destroyed the Diazes' home in the 4900 block of Orien Street on Tuesday night.
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Prehistoric Whale Graveyard Found In Desert
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Lindsey
- 165 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
PHOTOS-Scientists preserve a prehistoric adult whale skeleton's rib cage and tail in plaster in Chile's Atacama Desert in 2010. The fossil is 1 of 20 roughly five-million-year-old whales found in a roadside "graveyard" more than a half a mile...
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Mona Lisa's Secret: Hidden Animals?
Offbeat  (tags: art, mona lisa, painting, leonardo da vinci, animals, bizarre, arts, design, interesting, off-beat, odd, news, photos, pictures, unusual )

Lindsey
- 165 days ago - abcnews.go.com
New York artist Ron Piccirillo is claiming to have unlocked the secrets behind one of the most mysterious faces in history -- Mona Lisa. Piccirillo argues that several animals can be seen hidden in the painting when it is set horizontally.
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Italian Black Cat Inherits Impressive Fortune
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, will, cat, animals, ethics, health, humans, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, pets, unusual )

Lindsey
- 166 days ago - huffingtonpost.co.uk
In just four years, Tommaso has gone from living on the streets of Rome to becoming a property tycoon with a £8.5m fortune. Not bad when you consider he's a cat.
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Lone Baby Elephant Gets Adopted By A New Mom :)
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Lindsey
- 170 days ago - animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com
TODAY Show- An elephant calf is recuperating at Coochbehar Wild Life in India's eastern West Bengal state. The15-day-old calf was rescued after falling into an open well and was brought to the sanctuary. VIDEO
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Heroic Male Model Saves Dog From Drowning
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Lindsey
- 170 days ago - globalanimal.org
Sue Drummond and her Maltese-Shih Tzu mix Bibi set off for a walk by the water in Melbourne, Australia, she had no idea that it could be Bibi's last. But with furious winds estimated at 60 mph, Bibi was suddenly blown right off the pier and into the...
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Ringling Bros. Zebra Runs Wild In Streets
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Lindsey
- 170 days ago - myfoxdc.com
I feel that this zebra was running away to find a new home...I wish he was taken to a wildlife center and NOT back to his "owners." - Traffic in Atlanta, Georgia came to halt on Thursday afternoon when a zebra reportedly belonging to the Ringling Brother
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China's Gay Penguins Are Given Baby Chick To Raise
Offbeat  (tags: penguins, gay, baby, chick, china, animals, bizarre, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, photos, protection, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 171 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Just weeks after the planned separation of two Toronto-based "gay" penguins for mating purposes sparked a global outcry, another same-sex avian couple is in the news -- ironically for chick-rearing reasons once again.
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World's Oldest Dog Dies At 26 Years Old
Offbeat  (tags: old age, dog, sad, animals, bizarre, news, pets, pictures, protection, unusual )

Lindsey
- 171 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The world's oldest dog passed away on Monday afternoon at his home in Sakura, Japan.
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Rare Albino Dolphin Spotted in Brazil
Offbeat  (tags: albino, dolphin, animals, bizarre, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, photos, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 175 days ago - news.yahoo.com
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazilian biologists have found an extremely rare example of an albino dolphin among an endangered species that lives off the southern coast of South America.
22 comments
Elusive Rare Marble Cat Caught on Tape
Offbeat  (tags: marble cat, animals, bizarre, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, photos, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 175 days ago - video.nationalgeographic.com
Awesome video of a marble cat from National Geographic.
20 comments
Great White Shark Encounter Caught On Video
Offbeat  (tags: great white shark, animals, bizarre, environment, interesting, odd, news, off-beat, photos, pictures, safety, wildlife, unusual )

Lindsey
- 176 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The North Carolina coast may not be the first place you would expect to see a great white shark, but it does happen. Matt Garrett, a Boston, Massachusetts resident, and a group of friends went fishing over Thanksgiving weekend and caught the encounter...
21 comments
Ninja Cat Loves to Play Fetch
Offbeat  (tags: pets, cat, animals, off-beat, pictures, society, odd, news, interesting, humor, funny )

Suzybell
- 188 days ago - comedy.video.yahoo.com
Rambo the cat living up to his name, makes daring leaps all for the sake of playing fetch.
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