Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2022 Shortlist Revealed: Kung Fu Squirrels, Monkeys ‘Doing CPR,’ and More

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES There’s nothing like the wild antics of animals to make us crack a smile and laugh. Featured here are some of the funniest comedian creatures caught on camera—in our books at least—to hopefully make your day.       […]

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Stuffed With Salmon: Brown Bear ‘747’ Declared Champion of Annual ‘Fat Bear Week’ Ahead of Hibernation

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES This year’s Alaskan salmon run has—absolutely, claws-itively—been a boon for brown bears. Fat Bear Week, an annual competition inaugurated in 2014, was launched to celebrate brown bears that feast upon the bountiful sockeye salmon that make the perilous migration upriver to spawn every year at Katmai National Park.     […]

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China develops brain control device to control pigeons

  Backlink: THE BL A controversial study has just been published by the Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering, which succeeded in extending a bird’s remote control. The research, conducted at Shandong University of Science and Technology, used pigeons controlled by electrodes surgically attached to their heads. the electrodes transmit signals to the nervous system to obey […]

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Peek-a-Bear: Photos of Bear Cubs Playing Hide and Seek Will Make You Smile

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Wildlife is full of surprises. A 61-year-old Finnish photographer happened to capture a group of chubby bear cubs peeking out from behind trees as if they were playing hide and seek. The mischievous expressions on the cubs’ faces make these photos even more amusing.       […]

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PHOTOS: Rare Cat With ‘Two-Faced’ Coloration Will Steal Your Heart—’He Is so Unique’

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES A kitten born with a rare, two-toned face has grown up into a sweet and social cat, a bonafide cuddle-bug, and has taken the internet by storm with his own social media page. Split down the middle, one side black and the other gray, kitten Narnia’s little face shocked his owner, pedigree cat breeder Stephanie Jimenez, […]

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VIDEO: Baby Horse Joyfully Reunited With Mom by Rescuers Who Save Her From Kill Pen Just in TimeV

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES A 5- or 6-week-old filly torn from her mother at a South Dakota horse auction led to a desperate rescue, by some good horse people, and a subsequent reunion worthy of a fairy tale ending.       […]

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In This Maharashtra Village, Monkeys Are ‘Landowners’

  Backlink: NDTV At a time when land disputes are common among people, monkeys in a village in Maharashtra’s Osmanabad district have been bestowed the rare honour of having 32 acres of land registered in their name. People in Upla village of Osmanabad hold the simian residents in high regard by feeding them whenever they […]

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Sweet Rescued Bears Have Their Fur Brushed to Make Fuzzy Knitted Christmas Toys

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES A troupe of sweet, rescued bears are unknowingly doing their own fundraising. For the past several years, the bears have allowed their trusted keeper to brush their dense fur; the collected fur is spun into yarn to make adorable knitted teddy bears that are then sold at a Christmas auction.       […]

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World’s first wolf clone born to surrogate dog, Chinese company reveals

  Backlink: LIVE SCIENCE The “first-of-its-kind” achievement paves the way for cloning endangered species. A Chinese pet-cloning company has announced the birth of the world’s first cloned Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), which was carried to term by an unlikely surrogate mother — a beagle.       […]

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VIDEO: Adorable Elephant Seals Seen Giving Big Hug to Photographer on Expedition in South America

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Here is an amazing moment, captured on video by a wildlife photographer, showing his wife getting a great big “hug” from an elephant seal. That adorable embrace soon turned into a group hug when a few of the seal’s friends joined in. Chris Bray, 38, was on expedition in Gold Harbor […]

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Couple With 9 Newfoundland Dogs Plan Calendar Photo Shoot Every Year—The Results Are Adorable

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Each year, a Pennsylvania couple arrange a calendar photo shoot for their Newfoundland dogs: no less than nine big, shaggy, gentle characters. So far, “The Newf Crew” have done pool party, Easter bunny, St. Patrick’s Day, and Valentine’s themes, among others.       […]

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Australian Rescuers Rush to Save 230 Pilot Whales Stranded in Tasmania, Half Feared Dead

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Marine conservation experts headed to the Australian state of Tasmania on Wednesday, Sept. 21 to attempt to rescue a pod of approximately 230 beached whales, with officials saying only half appeared to be alive. A team of marine wildlife experts will assess the scene and situation to plan an appropriate response, the […]

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