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Coast Guard Defends Medical Practice on Animals

Critter News

I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. Live anesthetized goats have been used in Coast Guard training to treat combat wounds, but the agency could not verify if the video involved its personnel. PETA leads the charge against the Coast Guard.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso. The Hamar women are immediately identifiable by their brick red hair braids, beautiful beaded jewelry and animal skin clothes designed to imitate gazelles.

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