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Five-Year Old Shoots 35-Year Old in Head

Animal Person

It saddens me, and I find it extremely disturbing, that a five-year old child is giddy, and his parents (and the journalists on this program) are so pleased that he killed a 35-40-year old alligator. Let's deconstruct a few details: The young boy shot the alligator, who had been trapped , in the head and killed him.

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Five Famous First Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

And the most unusual pets (alligator and silkworms) belonged to John Quincy Adams. Tags: random tidbits. Dogs are the most popular presidential pet. Kennedy and Calvin Coolidge owned the most pets. Five Famous First Pets originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on February 22, 2010.

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Getting out of line

10,000 Birds

By building nests out over the swamp, the birds benefit from the protection offered by the alligators in deterring predators such as raccoons and snakes. Tags: Breeding plumage , florida , Heronries , herons and egrets , Orlando • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. For me, the focus on culture and tradition is basically an excuse for "anything goes" when it comes to animals. But I bet anything doesn't go. I wonder how much they learn about the animals other cultures eat. (In One is male.

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