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Could animals be bread for war?

Reddit Animals

Say you get a few tigers, lions, wolves, bears, mate em and make an army for the sole purpose of war, get a few tigers turn em into war cats. Release them wherever the enemies are at night, highly trained war cats stealthily take out the outpost being guarded, how would this not work?

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Humane Society Puts Pressure on South Carolina's Bear Baying

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A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. From the AP. State law on the issue is murky.

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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

10,000 Birds

With luck, there has been enough negative feedback to stop this kind of insanity in its tracks, although it bears monitoring because there are no guarantees. So: what do you do if your six-year-old finds a baby bunny, and she can’t bear to part with him? Today is the final commentary day. That is, until … you get the picture.

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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

10,000 Birds

The journey involved a two hour boat trip, eight hours by car across the Andes, a bus trip, train ride and walk! On the final day, major drama played out as a rare Spectacled Bear and her cub made an appearance at the lodge, causing the Forest Falcons from the UK to take the decision to watch and photograph this once-in-a-lifetime event.

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Unique Wedding Idea: Include Your Pets!

4 The Love Of Animals

Train, Train, Train. Yes, it would be lovely to have your dog trot smartly up the aisle with a cushion bearing your unique engagement rings , but deep down you know if that’s realistically going to happen. You know your pet better than anybody else, so now is not the time to over-exaggerate its abilities!

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Xena

10,000 Birds

Rehabbers have to grin and bear it during baby season; we raise incredibly cute wild birds behind masks, give them no human attention, and make sure they bond with each other and not us. She has a daily training schedule, and if she misses more than a couple of days in a row she’ll act like a toddler throwing a tantrum.

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Rosefinches, Griffons and Woodcocks

10,000 Birds

Eurasian Griffon Vultures are flying towards the restaurant (occasionally visited by Brown Bear , too). It is still early and their young are in the nests, at the cliff ledges, but later in the season the lake will be full of females followed by trains of chicks. Two female Eurasian Goosanders are fleeing in front of the vessel.

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