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Norway Knights Penguin, Ostrich Denied Again

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For the King's Guard was about to award a knighthood to what was already the world's most decorated penguin The King's Guard has adopted the penguin at the zoo. As Lieutenant-Colonel Ingrid Gjerde surveyed the scene before her in Edinburgh yesterday, she must have wondered whether she was dreaming. Update - They have it on video!

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

10,000 Birds

The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). ” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. I guess the females feel that the blue of the bower treasures works well with their eyes. If you think that Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is his best one, you are wrong. I am sure Elvis liked it.

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1st Annual Washington DC Week for the Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Beginning on the kickoff day of Saturday, May 30, 2009 Washington DC Week for the Animals will be bringing together educators, animal shelters, humane organizations, zoos, sanctuaries, restaurants, businesses, students, musicians, artists, community leaders, decision makers and caring citizens in an action-packed compassionate week of community activities (..)

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Awkward Fostering

4 The Love Of Animals

It turns out that people are not the only ones, who can adopt children – animals are good at this as well. One of the recent developments, which caught an eye of many pet-lovers, is an adoption of three newly born tigers by German shepherd in Chinese Reserve on January 2012. Puma rejected her children and they were given to Mary.

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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

10,000 Birds

We have photographs and newspaper obituaries of Martha, the last living Passenger Pigeon, who died after a lifetime in captivity, mostly in the Cincinnati Zoo. ” (I love that term, and may adopt it for future use.) We have a lot of source material. It is the vision that counts!(To

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On "Imposing" Our Beliefs on Our Children

Animal Person

When my husband and I first adopted Baby Sky, several friends and relatives asked, "are you going to make her be a vegan? Animals existed for my entertainment in zoos, water parks and at circuses. And what happens if she decides to eat meat later on?" Essentially, my parents made me eat and wear dead animals.

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