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The Elephant Whisperer
Offbeat  (tags: wild animals, rescuing, softly spoken man, elephant whisperer )

Simone
- 15 days ago - leadershiponline.co.za
At just over six foot, internationally acclaimed South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony casts an imposing figure, silhouetted against a darkening bushveld sunset. Surprisingly soft-spoken for a man who all but single-handedly waded into war-to
Texas Tech Abandons Cruel Training Exercises on Shelter Cats
Offbeat  (tags: animals, exercises, cats, suffering, protection )

Cher
- 16 days ago - blog.peta.org
After pressure from PETA and our supporters, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has announced that it will no longer use homeless cats obtained from Odessa Animal Control in deadly medical training exercises. E-mails from concerned
Little Dog Adopts BIG Cat
Offbeat  (tags: animals, lions, dogs, environment, protection )

Cher
- 38 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Kids often outgrow their parents, but Zimba is one baby that will definitely be much bigger than his foster dad.
Top 10 Reasons Not to Eat Turkeys
Offbeat  (tags: animals, turkeys, Thanksgiving, environment )

Cher
- 37 days ago - all-creatures.org
Pardon me, pilgrim! This Thanksgiving, how about ditching the dead bird? These beautiful, inquisitive, intelligent birds endure lives of suffering and painful deaths. Here are 10 good reasons to carve out a new tradition by flocking to vegetarian
Barking Mad: The Dogs That Strike Yoga Poses for a Bizarre New Yoga Calendar
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, bizarre, calendar, new edition, yoga dogs )

Simone
- 54 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Relax, breathe in and hold it, stretch and stop that tail from wagging... these bendy pooches show off their athletic prowess by striking incredible poses for the 2010 Yoga Dogs calendar. A golden retriever in a warrior posture and a chihuahua
Most Beautiful Mushrooms
Offbeat  (tags: environment, nature, food, off-beat, interesting, pictures, photos )

Nena
- 58 days ago - fizzyenergy.com
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source.
The Abandoned Monkey Who Has Found Love With a Pigeon
Offbeat  (tags: animals, bizarre, funny, monkey, humor, pigeon, love )

Gillian
- 60 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
They're an odd couple in every sense but a monkey and a pigeon have become inseparable at an animal sanctuary in China. The 12-week-old macaque - who was abandoned by his mother - was close to death when it was rescued on Neilingding Island, in Goangdong
Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989)
Offbeat  (tags: Salvador Dali, Art, Surrealism )

Ben
- 69 days ago - duke.edu
Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and designer. After passing through phases of Cubism, Futurism and Metaphysical painting, he joined the Surrealists in 1929 and his talent for self-publicity rapidly made him the most famous representative...
160 Tigers Short, Uttar Pradesh Blames Census Technique!
Offbeat  (tags: tigers, populations, census technique, blame )

Simone
- 72 days ago - sify.com
The number of tigers in Uttar Pradesh has plummeted from 273 to 109 in four years, but the state wildlife authorities are blaming a change in the census technique for the drastic decline. Faced with the disappearance of over 160 tigers, they say the
Neil Young "Light a Candle" Video
Offbeat  (tags: performance, unusual, video )

Bernadett
- 74 days ago - culturebully.com
for everyone pleae watch
 
 
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