Iditarod Dog Dies

Iditarod Dog Dies, A dog left behind at a checkpoint along the route of the Iditarod sled-dog race in Alaska was smothered by windblown snow, in the event's first canine death since 2009, officials said on Saturday.

The fatality broke a safety streak that race supporters had cited as evidence of good care for the animals at the center of the contest.

Uggie The Dog

Uggie The Dog, Uggie the Dog Wears 18-Carat Gold Bone Bowtie at Oscars!

Uggie, the canine costar of The Artist, looked his absolute best ascending the podium to accept the Best Picture Oscar alongside director Michel Hazanavicius, stars Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo and other cast and crewmembers.

+Will And Kate's New Puppy Breed Revealed

+Will And Kate's New Puppy Breed Revealed, Duke and Duchess welcome new arrival: Kate and Wills adopt pet cocker spaniel but the name remains a mystery. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a new addition to their family - an adorable three-month old puppy.

The couple acquired the male cocker spaniel in early December and have been happily settling him in at their rented farmhouse in North Wales.

Boy Breakfast Iguana

Where are your table manners? Little boy sits down to breakfast with an IGUANA

They say you shouldn't eat with your elbows on the table.

But this little boy eats his breakfast every day with his best friend on the table.

In this sugar-sweet snapshot of family life, adorable Logan, aged four, and the family pet rhinoceros iguana Buddy, aged six, sit chomping their identikit breakfasts of Kix and bananas.

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Dog Eats Wedding Ring

The dog ate my wedding ring! Wife recovers $4,500 band from pet's stomach after thinking burglar was to blame

An Albuquerque wife had the habit of putting her wedding ring on the nightstand beside her bed before falling asleep.

But one morning, when Rachelle Atkinson reached to put it back on, the ring had vanished without a trace.

She and her husband originally thought a thief broke in, and they were partially right. Except this thief has four legs, and lives with them.

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Baby Seal Breaks Into Home

Pipe and flippers, sir? Seal makes himself comfy on the sofa (after getting in through the cat flap)

A cheeky baby seal wriggled through the cat flap of a house before making himself comfy on the sofa.

The stunned owner of the house, Annette Swoffer, thought she was hallucinating when she found the pup in her kitchen, hanging out with her cats.

It had made its way from the waterfront at Welcome Bay, New Zealand, through residential streets, across a busy road, and up some steps.
'I was in my office and I heard an awful racket down below,' Miss Swoffer tolf the Bay Of Plenty Times.

'I thought the cats have brought a rabbit or something in so I went down and had a look - and there's a seal in my kitchen.

'I thought "I'm hallucinating, this is just wrong".

'I'm looking and I'm definitely seeing flippers and not paws.'

Miss Swoffer called the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - who struggled to believe her at first.

'They were giggling away and I'm saying "I'm not drunk, I'm not lying, there's a seal in my house",' said Miss Swoffer.

Birds Crash Land

Birds Crash-Land At Wal-Mart, Thousands of migratory birds crash land... after mistaking Wal-Mart car park for the sea

•  Crews have been cleaning up dead birds and rescuing survivors in Utah
•  More than 3,000 were released into nearby bodies of water by volunteers
•  Stormy conditions probably confused the grebes on their way to Mexico
•  Miles of property had been blanketed by three inches of gleaming snow
•  Clouds over top of city lights made car park look like flat body of water

Thousands of migratory birds died on impact after apparently mistaking a Wal-Mart car park and other areas for bodies of water and plummeting to the ground.

Crews went to work cleaning up the dead birds and rescuing the survivors after the creatures crash-landed in St. George, Utah, in what one wildlife expert called the worst downing she's ever seen.

The crash happened on Monday night and by midday Wednesday, volunteers had helped rescue more than 3,000 birds, releasing them into nearby bodies of water.

'Gay' Penguins Baby Chick

Chinese zookeepers give gay penguin couple a chick. Two gay penguins in China have been given a baby chick by zoo staff.

The infant penguin is one of twins born to parents in the Harbin Polar Land aquarium in China.

The Metro reports that the gay penguins are often caught stealing others’ eggs during mating season, and the museum staff are confident they can raise a chick between them.

The twins were reportedly separated in order to give both the best chance of survival.

The Chinese penguins’ story echoes that of Roy and Silo, penguins at New York’s Central Park Zoo, who were given a rejected egg by keepers after they continually attempted to hatch a rock.

Killer sharks invade golf course in Australia

Killer sharks invade golf course in Australia

Killer sharks invade golf course in Australia. Now that's what you call a water hazard! Flooding brings killer sharks to golf course. Teeing off has never been so dangerous. Although water hazards are a challenge for any golfer, on one Australian course the lake feature definitely has some bite.

At the 14th tee at the Carbrook Golf Club, Brisbane, a dozen man-eating bullsharks are waiting to swallow any lost balls and the sight of their fins poking through the water has even made the place a tourist attraction.

Gorilla and duckling become friends

Gorilla and duckling become friends

Gorilla and duckling become friends. I'm quackers about you! Gorilla who dotes on a duckling.

This huge gorilla and tiny duckling became unlikely friends after the bird escaped into the ape's zoo enclosure.

Visitors to the Bronx Zoo in New York were stunned when the baby duck suddenly appeared inches from the massive primate.

Fearing the 90kg western lowland gorilla might react badly to the feathered visitor, onlookers held their breath to see what would happen.

Kennel Club suspends testing dogs for banned substances amid widespread 'cheating'

Kennel Club suspends testing dogs for banned substances amid widespread 'cheating'

Kennel Club suspends testing dogs for banned substances amid widespread 'cheating' The Kennel Club has suspended random testing of dogs for banned substances – such as hairspray – following a revolt by owners who say some of the practices are endemic and do not represent cheating.

With sports governing bodies clamping down on cheats using performance-enhancing substances, this was the canine equivalent.

In a battle against the use of hairspray and other grooming products to enhance the appearance of dogs at its shows, the Kennel Club introduced random laboratory testing for banned substances at its flagship Crufts event this year.

Puppy swallows flag pole

Puppy swallows flag pole

Puppy swallows flag pole. Barking glad: Puppy swallows metal pole... but after 90-minute surgery he's wagging his tail again.
Dogs are always putting things in their mouths, whether it's tugging on a slipper or carrying around a newspaper.

But to pick up a 15in metal garden flag post and then swallow it takes some doing.

Blue, an eight-week-old grey pit bull who lives with his owners in Mobile, Alabama, managed to do just that.

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Cat with two pointed muzzles 12th birthday

Cat with two pointed muzzles 12th birthday. Unusual cat from Massachusetts with a double nickname Freenk Louis yesterday and was listed in the register of the Guinness World Records . After celebrating his mustached 12-year-old champion has acquired the status of the older animal with a split of the muzzle.

Award-winning wildlife photographer exposed as fraud - by a cat in winter fur in a 'summer' shot

Award-winning wildlife photographer exposed as fraud - by a cat in winter fur in a 'summer' shot, Photographer Terje Helleso admitted he had faked hundreds of wildlife images using Photoshop after observers spotted a Lynx in its winter coat - in a summer photo.
Helleso has been involved in a project to document the cat, a native of Sweden under acute environmental pressure.

He denied the charges, but Swedish website Flashback.org started examining his images and turned up multiple instances of what looked to be photo-fraud.

Cheeky monkey uses wing mirror as seat to patiently pose for photographer

Cheeky monkey uses wing mirror as seat to patiently pose for photographer, This monkey sits patiently so photographer Ben James can grab a snap on a trip to Longleat Safari Park.
Crossing his legs and patiently staring straight at the camera this posing primate couldn't have been happier to be snapped this afternoon, although his face didn't show it.

Using the wing mirror as a comfortable seat this monkey at Longleat Safari and Adventure Park near Bath was photographed by delighted visitor Ben James.

Hang on lunch will be here soon

Hang on... lunch will be here soon: Bird does balancing trick to snare a snack. The bearded reedling male expertly straddles who reeds to catche a cranefly in shallow waters.

This bearded reedling has found a clever way to catch its lunch, and have a drink to wash it down as well.

The reedling was photographed in the Netherlands clinging precariously to two stems in a bid to grab a passing snack.

Here's a clever dog whose balancing act really takes the biscuit

Here's a clever dog whose balancing act really takes the biscuit. Can I have one yet? The dog sits amazingly still as a pile of dog biscuits is constructed on his nose.
With his hang dog look, you could be forgiven for thinking this poor mutt is desperate for some lunch.

And with a pile of dog biscuits balanced precariously on his nose, it looks like pure torture for the poor pooch.

But this well-behaved pet, from the U.S., has been specially trained to pose near motionless as stacks of his favourite snack are perched on top of him.

Shhh... let sleeping dogs lie

Sleeping dogs lie: This cute pup fell asleep in a wicker basket. After a busy day spent trying to catch their own tail, the cat next door or the postman, sometimes there's nothing else a puppy wants to catch but 40 winks.
And as these pictures show, it really is a good thing to let sleeping dogs die.

Most Populer Dog on Internet

Most Populer Dog on Internet. Aside from the popular YouTube videos featuring Boo (some have reached over 2-million views), the internet's most popular dog, there have been a countless number of pictures that have gone viral. That's not all, Boo even has a Facebook page.

Life With the Lions

40-year-old artist and owner of a small menagerie in the town Vasilevka (Zaporozhye region), Alexander Pylyshenko yesterday began an experiment to co-host in the same cage with nine lioness Katya. According to some sources the artist wants to get into the Guinness Book of Records, on the other - thus collects the money for real, "big" zoo. At noon, Alexander bade farewell to his mother and wife, and then entered the cage, which is sealed. Pylyshenko expects to spend together with a lioness for 35 days. The situation complicates the fact that the lioness Kate is pregnant and is going to give birth soon.