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Tortoise.Photograph by Ashleigh ThompsonHumpback whale.Photograph by Coy AuneDucks in National Zoo, Washington.Photograph by Michael SchmidtMantis.Photograph by John Crippen

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Elephant, Kenya.Photograph by Michael NicholsLion, South Africa.Photograph by Barbara MotterBarracuda.Photograph by David Doubilet

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Elephant.Owl.Beetle near River Forks Park.Numbfish in aquarium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Snail.Swan.Photos: Ognen Teofilovski / Reuter, EPA, Richard Brooks / Zuma Press, Robin Loznak / Zuma Press,Jumana El Heloueh / Reuters, Robin Loznak for msnbc.com.

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Some pictures need little introduction. They stop you in your tracks. These are exclusive pictures to Reuters of a Canadian polar bear eating a cub that it killed and cannibalized.A global study released in 2008 suggests that climate change has turned some polar bears into cannibals. However, a local Inuit leader told journalists that a male polar bear eating a cub is a normal occurrence.

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Philipp Guelland / AFP / GettyRing-tailed Lemurs dine on a pre-Christmas surprise of dried fruits served à la Santa Claus boot at an animal park in Hamburg.

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The National Finals Rodeo, organized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, is the premier championship rodeo event in the United States. Wrangler Jeans is the title sponsor for the 10-day event, commonly just called the National Finals or NFR, which is also sometimes referred to as the World Series of Rodeo and the Super Bowl of Rodeo. The NFR is held each year in the first full week of

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The winners of "Вest wild animal photos 2008" competition by Natural History Museum of London) и BBC Wildlife Magazine.

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A cat plays with a mouse in a garden in Wuhan, Hubei province.Reuters Pictures

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Sometimes animals can be much funnier than you think!

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© Reuters

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Some of these photos are amazing! A nice compilation of photos of a wide variety of animals on people's hands.Source: Flickr

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© AP

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  © AP Photo/Esteban Felix/Scanpix

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© Rick Rycroft/AP

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© dpa I dont know what is it

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© AFP

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© AFP

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© Ralf Schedlbauer - AFP/Getty Images

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© AFP© Chris Hondros/Getty Images© AFPPhoto: EyePress / APPhoto: Shannon Stapleton / ReutersPhoto: Robin Loznak / APPhoto: Matt Rourke / AP© AFP© Reuters© Norm Dettlaff / Las Cruces Sun-News - AP© China Photos/Getty Images

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© Reuters© Christian Hartmann / ReutersPhoto: © Reuters/Dwi ObloVaccination ducks in the region of Panyu near Hong Kong.Photo: Joe Tan / ReutersPhoto: © Getty Images/Scott OlsonPhoto: Xinhua, Liu Bingsheng / AP

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Swan is not like himself, as well as incursions into the animal world. Location : Lake near the town Lyubnevitse in Poland.Photo: Lech Muszynski / EPA Endangered animals newborn small (red) pandas in the city zoo Edmonton, Canada (Edmonton Valley Zoo)Photo: John Ulan / AP In China's Changchun city zoo dog became a foster mother to two Tigris child. Young Tigress abandoned offspring immediately

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In New York was the fashion show for pets - Pet Fashion Week. One of the original organizers of the event made Swarovski company, which determined the participants Fashion Week. As reported in a press release Pet Fashion Week, the organizers witnessed the rapid development of the fashion industry for the animals and see the open market prospects.Photo: Timothy A. Clary / AFPSource:

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Photo: Barbara Walton / EFE

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© Yu Huitong/Phototex/Camera Press© Christian Charisius/Reuters

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This chihuahua puppy literally wears its heart on its sleeve. The cute male pooch, born with a perfect heart-shaped patch on its side, has been suitably named Heartkun by its owner in northern Japan. The one-and-a-half-month-old pup was born as one of a big litter, but is the only new arrival to sport such a heart-warming coat. According to owner Emiko Sakurada, this is the first occasion a

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© Reuters

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06.07.07 © AP/Markus Schreiber

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Photo: China Photos

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A six-week-old baby gorilla is being treated in a German paediatric intensive care unit after being rejected by its mother. Mary Zwo was admitted to Muenster University Hospital after staff at the local zoo found her dehydrated, with low blood sugar levels and on the verge of hypothermia.Her mother Gana, who appeared to care for her baby very well at first, had started neglecting Mary Zwo after

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The six-year-old male Bengal regularly dives into a large glass-fronted tank to gobble up chunks of meat in front of amazed crowds at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Zoo in Vallejo, near San Francisco. He is about 10ft long from nose to tail, and is an excellent swimmer.White tigers - the colour is caused by an unusual genetic combination - are rare in the wild, although there are several dozen in

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Tina Burch / APDockweiler State Beach, Los Angeles

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© APNewborn tiger cubs with their mother in Harbin city Zoo, China.© Elmer Martinez / AFPJaguair Moncho. Zoo in Honduras.© China Daily / ReutersLion-cubs in Boju, China Zoo.© Yuriko Nakao / ReutersSnow owl in japan zoo.© Tom Uhlman / APRhinocero in Cincinnati Zoo.© Joe Klamar / AFPTwo Shar Peis (sisters Betsy and Dotty) on the dog show in Slovakia© Yuriko Nakao / ReutersMother bulldog feeds

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See more: Wet cats

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This ghostly figure in the undergrowth is actually a rare albino hedgehog.The tiny animal is being cared for by Melanie James at the Bank Mill Nursery and Nature Reserve in Cumbria.Ms James, 31, said she was completely taken aback when her two African pygmy hedgehogs produced an albino baby."I was totally surprised when he was born. Only one in ten thousand hedgehogs are born totally white with

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© Splash NewsCheeta the chimpanzee, the animal star of 12 Tarzan films, celebrated his 75th birthday yesterday. The famous animal star, who appeared in the 30s and 40s jungle blockbusters, is the world's oldest chimpanzee. The usual lifespan is about 50.He marked the occasion at the primate sanctuary Creative Habitats and Enrichment for Endangered and Threatened Apes (CHEETA) in Palm Springs,

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© Tibor Olah / AP Small chameleon. Budapest zoo.© Franka Burns / AP German superstar Knut bear.© Martin Meissner / AP Hippopotamus in the Gelsenkirchen zoo. Germany© Laurie Skrivan / APFlamingoes transportation. St. Louis zoo.© Tom Gilbert / AP Chimpanzee family in Tulsa zoo, Oklahoma.© Michael Dwyer / AP Chihuahua to ride in Cambridge, Massachusetts.© Jae-Won Lee / Reuters The first cloned

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© http://www.flickr.com/photos/fanz/134271077/

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© Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters© Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters© Franka Bruns/AP© Herbert Knosowski/AP© Markus Schreiber/AP© Wolfgang Kumm/dpa© Tobias Schwarz/Reuters

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© Rich Lipski / The Washington PostIn celebration of St. Patrick's in Manassas, Virginia.© 1988 Frank / APMunster Zoo, Germany.© Toru Yamanaka / AFPWhite Whale show in Yokohama, Japan.© Martin Meissner/APHippopotamus Helzinker, Germany.© Sakchai Lalit / AP"Elephants Day Ceremony", in the province of Chiang Mai, Thailand.© David Moir / Reuters© Libor Zavoral / APMacaque in the Decin Zoo, Czech

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Giant Panda is the most well known endangered animal in the world. The rare animal is endemic to China, though some of the habitats were found in northern Vietnam and other nearby areas over half a million years ago. Since the very beginning, most of the research works on Giant Panda have been carrying out on-site at the Giant Panda's natural habitats.Many opeople have been excited by a pandas in

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Knut- is the first polar bear. It born in Berlin Zoo first time for last 30 years© DPA

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The term animal assisted therapy is to be distinguished from the more familiar practice of animal assisted activities, which refers generally to pet visitation at hospitals and residential care facilities.Animal Assisted Therapy is part of a formal and carefully designed treatment program with specific and measurable objectives that matches one animal to one patient. Under the guidance of a

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Some people almost seem to run a veritable zoo from their home. They often have several dogs, a cat or two, perhaps a rabbit, and maybe a guinea pig. Then again, there are those people who would not have an animal in the house. These folks will tell you that they want nothing to do with a pet and that they are not at all interested in adding a non human member to their families.In reality, all

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