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11 Animal Species that are About to Go Extinct

11 Animal Species that are About to Go Extinct

Some endangered species get all the attention. Polar bears, pandas, and Siberian tigers are hotshots in mainstream conservation campaigns and are featured in various commercials, complete with melodramatic music and emotional appeals. But there are many animal species that are just as close or closer to extinction than these select few. And many of them [...] [...more]

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Monkey Steals Camera, Takes Self-Portraits

Monkey Steals Camera, Takes Self-Portraits

A critically endangered macaque monkey took his own photographs after grabbing a camera that had been left lying around by award-winning photographer David Slater! While visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Mr. Slater inadvertently left his camera unattended for a while. The forgotten camera soon attracted the attention of an inquisitive female from [...] [...more]

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Hypnotoad

Hypnotoad

This is a just a really cool picture of a unique frog named the Hypnotoad. We though we go a step further and post some fun facts about frogs while your here: In General Frog Facts There is evidence that frogs have roamed the Earth for more than 200 million years, at least as long [...] [...more]

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Yoda wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest

Yoda wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest

Despite having the coolest dog name possible Yoda is now the coolest ugly dog in the world. Yoda, a Chinese-crested Chihuahau, wasn’t exactly blessed with good looks. But now this 14-year-old pooch has something to show for it. The strange-looking dog was crowned World’s Ugliest Dog at the annual contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair [...] [...more]

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Baby snow leopard triplets debut in Swiss zoo

Baby snow leopard triplets debut in Swiss zoo

A trio of rare Snow Leopard cubs have made their public debut at a zoo in Switzerland this week. The as yet unnamed triplets, born in Basel Zoo eight weeks ago, were displayed on Wednesday with their proud parents. Mayhan, the cubs’ mother, was paired with father Pator in 2009 as part of a Europe-wide [...] [...more]

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