Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens

The Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens, also known as the Lesser Panda, Bear Cat or Fire Fox, is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat.
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funny photos of dogs chewing up the house

Is your dog chewing up the house? You're not alone!

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Cute Knut

First Polar Bear Born in Berlin Zoo in 30 Years

Berlin Zoo is delighted at the birth of Knut, the first polar bear to be born in the animal park in over 30 years. The cub spent his first 44 days in an incubator after being rejected by his mother. Now he's being raised on a bottle.

Knut was born on Dec. 5, 2006, the first polar bear cub to be born in Berlin Zoo in 30 years, but was rejected by his mother, the 20-year-old polar bear Tosca. His twin brother died four days after the birth.

Little Knut spent the first 44 days of his life in an incubator. Thanks to the loving care of the zoo staff, he prospered and now has "a good chance of survival," according to his keeper Thomas Dörflein. The dedicated Dörflein has slept in the zoo since the birth of the bear in order to provide round-the-clock care to the cub, and feeds Knut milk six times a day with a bottle.

Knut weighed only 810 grams (1.8 pounds) when he was born but now tips the scales at 3.9 kilograms (8.6 pounds). He still has a long way to go though -- adult male polar bears can weigh up to 800 kilograms.

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Cats in Hats for Christmas

Little known fact about cats: They love Christmas!
But what they love more than anything is to get into the spirit of the season and wear their Christmas hats.

Just look:

from flickr, by mo ba ca na

from flickr, by Buntekuh

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A Tale of Two Cockies

A Story of Love, Compassion, Friendship & Loyalty
About eight years ago a wild Australian Sulphur Crested Cockatoo flew into a car and broke it's wing. The motorist took it to the Vet in Nerang, Queensland, who had to amputate the wing. We adoped her - for which we needed a National Parks and Wildlife permit - and kept her in a cage outside where she was often visited by wild Cockatoos.
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Backyard Bobcat Album

A pair of bobcats has taken up residence in Paul Muhlrad's parents' backyard in suburban Tucson. They seem to be getting ready to start a family.
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An Otter Family Album

For the past 23 years, Scott Shannon has observed 5 generations of river otters in California.
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Old Dogs: A book in progress

For this book of photos, the editors are in search of perfectly imperfect dogs: Past their physical prime but stately in their age. Docile or feisty, feeble or hale, goofy or regal - it's all potentially good. So if your dog is at least ten years old, send them a snapshot. If he or she seems right for the book, they'll come to you.
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Polydactyl cats

Cats usually have 5 toes on each forepaw, and 4 on each hind paw. Poly- or hyperdactyl cats have more than the usual 18 digits on their paws, although it occurs more frequently on the front feet.
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