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[LEFT][SIZE=4]Wandering chimp photographed in the Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, Africa[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT]His beard and wrinkles belying his tender years, the brave youngster looked a little unsteady on his feet as he determinedly approached the camera in a bid to show off his confidence.[/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Brave explorer: The tiny chimpanzee wobbles slightly as he tries to look tough for the camera[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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Would it be cruel in the future you could genetically modify animals so that they didn’t grow into adult size. I would love a dog that remained puppy sized, a chimp that couldn’t tear my limbs off,

Baby sized giraffes are for life not just for Christmas

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some dog breeds like chihuahua’s stay puppy sized (in comparison to other breeds) throughout adulthood.

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Chilhuahua are such ugly dogs, and they suffer from small man syndrome

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lol… the first thing that comes to mind when i think about a Chilhuahua is Paris Hilton and all the other idiots that carry them around in purses. I dont understands its appeal with rich people.

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[LEFT][SIZE=4]In mourning: Dolphin photographed carrying the broken body of its baby in heartbreaking ritual[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT][SIZE=3]These are the heart-rending images of a dolphin carrying her dead baby out to sea.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]The pictures were taken by tourists in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region, an area known for of its dolphin-watching tours.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]The mammals’ mourning ritual is rarely seen - and it is even more rare for it to be caught on camera.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]The adult dolphin repeatedly lifted the dead calf to the surface, as if helping it to breathe. It was also moving the calf away from the shore, heading for deeper water.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Heartbreaking: A dolphin carries the body of a dead calf, undoubtedly her own, off the coast of the Guangxi Zhuang region, in China. [/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Out to deeper water: The dolphin repeatedly lifted the calf out of the water, as if helping it to breathe. It was also taking out to sea, perhaps because it had been killed by a boat closer in to shore[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]The Guangxi Zhuang region is well known for of its dolphin-watching tours. With tragic irony, it may have been one of these sight-seeing boats that accidentally killed the calf[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Dolphins travel in pods and are highly social animals. They have been known to protect other species, such as humans, but can also be inexplicably aggressive[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Moko the dolphin fell foul of locals in his native New Zealand when he stopped playing with swimmers and started preventing them from going ashore, effectively kidnapping them[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT]Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2174780/In-mourning-Dolphin-photographed-carrying-body-baby-heartbreaking-ritual.html#ixzz20vX4AO8z[/LEFT]

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[LEFT][SIZE=4]Room for one more? Baby ducks scramble take shelter under their mother’s wings… but one is left out in the cold[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT][SIZE=3]When adorable little ducklings ran for their mother seeking comfort it got a bit overcrowded and one tiny duck was left out in the cold.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]Certainly not ugly, but lonely, this little duckling would not fit underneath the warm shelter of its mothers wings along with his siblings.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]It was left looking on as the others snuggled up together and even waddled off in a strop, apparently not pleased with being the one left out.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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The duckling can do nothing but watch its brothers and sisters snuggle up together under their mother
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Family love: The ducklings gather around their mother to get warmth and shelter - and fight for a spot[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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Crowded: The battle begins to get one of the much coveted positions
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The tiny birds huddle for warmth but also to get water resistant oil from their mothers’ feathers to protect them
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Cute: The family of ducks were photographed at a lake in Michigan, United States[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT]Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178677/Let-One-little-duckling-left-siblings-snuggle-mothers-wings.html#ixzz21eQBYXNH[/LEFT]

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[LEFT][SIZE=4]Hamster bites off more than it can chew as it scurries across cemetery with food stored in its cheek pouches[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT][SIZE=3]This cheeky hamster looks as if he has bitten off a little more than it can chew.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3][SIZE=3]But the rodent is actually transporting food in its bulging cheek pouches across a cemetery in central Vienna.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]The industrious European hamster is an increasingly rare sight in the wild and is considered critically endangered in many countries on the continent.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Fat face: A European hamster transports food across a Vienna cemetery in its bulging cheek pouches[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Industrious: The breed is an increasingly rare sight in the wild and is considered critically endangered in many countries on the continent[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]The European hamster eats a diet of seeds, legumes, root vegetables and grasses and also insects[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]The animal transports food in its elastic cheek pouches back to a special underground food storage chamber[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]As it normally looks: The European hamster is concentrated in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and north-east France[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT]Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178292/Hamster-bites-chew-scurries-cemetery-food-stored-cheek-pouches.html#ixzz21eR4tNuj[/LEFT]

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[LEFT][SIZE=4]Anyone for ‘I am the Walrus’? Listen to one zoo’s famous resident celebrate his 30th birthday by showing off incredible vocal range[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT]Most of us enjoy a bit of a party on our birthday and it seems this giant Walrus is no different. When E.T. the Walrus celebrated his 30th recently, he decided to have a bit of sing-song. And as this YouTube video shows, he certainly has a voice to be proud of.[/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Rescued: E.T. was found as a pup by oil workers in Alaska in 1982, starving and orphaned and he was given the name - taken from the famous film[/SIZE][/LEFT]

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[LEFT]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178676/Anyone-I-Walrus-Zoos-famous-r[/LEFT]
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[SIZE=4]40 pups preen and pose for stunning wildlife pictures[/SIZE]

When you are a young and curious sea lion, playing up to an underwater camera comes as second nature.
These adorable pups preened and posed for pictures when photographer Michael O’Neill plunged into the sea.
At one point, he found himself surrounded by a pod of up to 40 sea lions including a suspicious bull which swam round him before deciding he was a friendly creature.

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[SIZE=3]Playful: Two curious young sea lions check out the underwater photographer as he takes pictures of them near Port Lincoln, South Australia[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=3]Playful: A young sea lion demands to have his picture taken by wildlife photographer Michael O’Neill[/SIZE]

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[SIZE=3]Group shot: A one stage a pod of 40 sea lions surrounded the photographer after he jumped into the sea.[/SIZE]

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[LEFT]Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180605/Curious-sea-lion-ready-close-underwater-photographer.html#ixzz222Hb6WJ3[/LEFT]

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[LEFT][SIZE=4]Shark resorts to impressive backflips in struggle to escape deep-sea fisherman’s hook… and the acrobatics pay off[/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT][SIZE=3]Gymnasts limbering up for the London Olympics would be proud of this shark’s acrobatics.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]The 360kg mako astounded fishermen by pulling off nine somersaults, each several metres in the air, after being hooked during a tournament off the coast of San Diego.[/SIZE][/LEFT]
[LEFT][SIZE=3]The unique encounter, which was captured on video, had the fishermen whooping with delight and disbelief at the incredible backflips it was performing[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Flying fish: A 360kg mako shark stuns fishermen by performing a series of somersaults after being hooked[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Like a salmon: The mako leaps out of the sea and soars several feet into the air with the hook in its mouth[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=3]Splashdown: The shark twists mid-air before landing back in the water to the amazement of the fishermen[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT][SIZE=4]Under the weather: Stunning pictures reveal how the insect world copes during a downpour[/SIZE][/LEFT]
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[LEFT]It is a familiar feeling for those of us who have been caught in a downpour on the way to. However, the insect world also struggles with the wet weather, these astonishing pictures show.[/LEFT]
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Saturday Night Fur-ver: The disco dancing polar bear who thinks he’s John Travolta

He’s wearing white, hangs out in a very cool location and has all the funkiest moves… could this polar bear cub be the Arctic Circle’s answer to John Travolta?
In a series of astonishing photographs, the one-year-old was captured swinging his hips and striking poses uncannily reminiscent of Travolta in the classic 1977 disco film Saturday Night Fever.
With paws dripping in meltwater the bear started his routine on one leg, before swinging his hips and arms to his own beat. And he even captured Travolta’s iconic pose from the movie poster, one arm aloft, the other by his side.

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Shake your groove thing: This one year old polar bear was captured swinging its hips and striking poses uncannily reminiscent of John Travolta in the 1977 disco classic Saturday Night Fever
But rather than showing off his excellent dancing skills, the cub was actually making his first tentative steps towards standing upright.
Wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski, who caught the moment from a nearby boat, said: ‘The bear was trying very hard to stand up and keep its balance.

‘Young bears are always trying to stand and get a better look at what’s around them, as their mothers do, but they are incredibly unbalanced.
‘This curious and overexcited cub was trying to get a better look at us as we passed a few yards away on the skiff.’
Kazlowski, who specialises in images of polar bears, took the amazing pictures from Bernard Spit, a narrow strip of land extending from Northern Alaska.

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Yes Fur, I can boogie: The bear cub seems to be jiving as he struggles to stand upright

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196863/Saturday-Night-Fur-ver-The-disco-dancing-polar-bear-thinks-hes-John-Travolta.html#ixzz25KkzBmE3

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I have the funny feeling that the bear footage would synch with “I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” by The Scissors Sisters…

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I hope there will be some gifs of it.

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As pretty as a picture (but a lot more deadly): Killer diseases from anthrax to the Black Death as you’ve never seen them before

[SIZE=3]They look like works of modern art but these incredible images actually show some of the world’s deadliest diseases - including the Black Death and anthrax.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Many of the specimens can have devastating affects on the human body and have caused major epidemics.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]But the bacteria, invisible to the naked eye, are shown in an extraordinary new light in these stunning images.[/SIZE]

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2197533/As-pretty-picture-lot-deadly--Killer-diseases-youve-seen-before.html#ixzz25NSGgw1c

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[SIZE=4]Wombs with a view: Revolutionary modelling reveals mammal embryos that already look justlike mum[/SIZE]

They may grow to be very different beasts, but these breathtaking images reveal how surprisingly similar the beginning of life can be for the animal kingdom.
Captured using revolutionary four-dimensional imaging technology and anatomically accurate models, scientists have managed to shed light on the world of mammals inside the womb.
As diverse a bunch as they are - elephant, dog, dolphin and penguin are all shown united by their similar stages of development.

An Asian elephant foetus after 12 months in the womb. The gestation period for an elephant is 22 months

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an unborn puppy looks already set to pounce as he reaches his full gestation period of around nine weeks

Say cheese: A baby dolphin seems to be smiling for the camera as he prepares for his big splash

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A penguin curls up inside its egg. The gestation period lasts about 63 days. The females then lay the egg and pass it on to the male penguin

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