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  1. Court confiscates 3 tons of mammoth tusks

    Link Removed due to 404 Error ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian authorities have confiscated three tonnes of mammoth tusks from a criminal gang which tried to smuggle them out of the country. The court office of the northern city of St. Petersburg said on Thursday that it had...
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  2. Owls Gone Wild

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed A brown owl was picked up for public inebriation in Germany. The animal was observed sitting along side the road without concern for passing traffic, close by were two schnapps bottles it had been sampling. Police picked it up and took it to a local...
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  3. First dead birds, then dead fish ... now crickets (What species dies next??)

    Link Removed PORT ALLEN, La. — A virus has killed millions of crickets raised to feed pet reptiles and those kept in zoos. The cricket paralysis virus has disrupted supplies to pet shops across North America as a handful of operators have seen millions of their insects killed. Some...
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  4. Thousands of fish die in Chicago harbours

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error A bizarre scene is evolving on the Chicago lakefront, with Canada geese and mallard ducks gulping down dead or dying gizzard shad. A major die-off of what appears to be the 2010 class is happening in Chicago harbors. Thousands...
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  5. More bird deaths, this time in South Carolina

    Mystery Of Upstate Bird Kill Solved - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville For a time Wednesday morning, it appeared that the Upstate might have its own mysterious bird kill. About 50 European starlings were found dead along Highway 101 near Brookshire Road in Greer. Gary Wilson, with the...
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  6. Tiger kills bus driver

    Tiger kills bus driver A tour bus driver was mauled to death by a tiger at a breeding centre in northeast China this week after he got out of his vehicle to check on a mechanical problem, state media reported on Thursday. Jin Shijun was attacked by a Siberian tiger and dragged off to a...
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  7. VIDEO Thousands of birds mysteriously fall from sky

    Link Removed due to 404 Error – Sun Jan 2, 9:18 am ET BEEBE, Ark. – Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Saturday that it began receiving reports...
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  8. Christmas Parrots

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  9. Flying snakes' secret revealed

    Link Removed Link Removed The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap would be suicidal, or at least an invitation for broken...
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    Backyard Photos

    Hey all, took some photos of some Arizona wildlife, from our backyard. Diamondback Rattlesnake, 1st and 2nd photos is about 10 yards off the back deck, this guy was very agitated as the dogs were barking at it; 3rd and 4th photos, taken right off the back deck, this was snake #2, which had...
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  11. Plastic Jar Removed From Fla. Bear Cub's Head

    Plastic Jar Removed From Fla. Bear Cub's Head Link Removed - Invalid URL OCALA, Fla. (Aug. 14) - A bla ck bear cub in Florida affectionately known as "jarhead" can finally enjoy a good meal. A clear plastic container was removed from the 6-month-old cub's head after being stuck for at least...
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  12. Woman: Shark took me for a ride

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Fischman BETHUNE BEACH -- As Judy Fischman swam in the Atlantic Ocean here Thursday, she suddenly found herself lifted above the water on the back of a large dark animal. "My first thought was 'I hope this is a manatee,' " Fischman said Friday. "Then I saw the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Misc, Theme/Wallpaper Packs

    Here are some new theme/wallpaper packs I just finished up. Hope you all like them. To install them, just download the zip and extract them to a place of your choosing. Next, click Start/Control Panel/Change Desktop Background and browse to where you placed them, expand the folder and click...
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  14. VIDEO Porcupine who thinks he is a puppy!

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  15. VIDEO Moose On The Loose

  16. Weird friendship-when food became best friend…

    Link Removed due to 404 Error This duck got himself all in a flap after inadvertently straying into the path of a giant Shoebill while heading towards water. But it was all water off a duck’s back for the imposing 4ft tall bird which instead of eating his smaller friend, carefully picked him...
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  17. VIDEO Jaguar under water swim in HD !!

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  18. How not to be eaten by a duck

    Link Removed - Invalid URL 1 Avoid smearing yourself in stale breadcrumbs unless absolutely necessary. 2 If threatened by a duck, climb a tree. Ducks, usually excellent climbers, refuse to share trees with anything else. 3 Carry a large automatic weapon with you whenever walking...
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  19. VIDEO Cat Adopts Squirrels & Squirrel That Plays Dead

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  20. ABaby Squirrel

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