16th May 2009

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German deer seeks fun-loving bovines

A deer in Ellund, Germany, near the Danish border, has taken up with a herd of cows. He’s been with them two weeks now and, farmer Jürgen Nicolaysen tells the German press, an obvious connection has been made.

According to my extremely shaky translation of his adorable quotes, Nicolaysen wishes to convey that the deer was afraid of the cows at first, but has become increasingly docile. Nicolaysen’s children feed the deer apples, gave him the name Fritz, and their hope is that at the end of the season Fritz can be taken to a petting zoo.

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11th May 2009

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Slide show: beasts in living color

Above, a rhino crossing a road during the rhino census in Pobitora, India, home of the world’s densest rhonocerous population. This is one of many breathtaking slides from the Washington Post’s latest “Animal Views” slide show.

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20th March 2009

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Picture of the Week: Wet Lion

Photos of lion expert Kevin Richardson and his playful antics have made the rounds this week, especially this one, in which it looks like Richardson and lion have been interrupted mid-tryst.

Richardson, a zoologist and animal behaviorist, has been nicknamed “The Lion Whisperer,” and you can check him out being playfully mauled on YouTube. Apparently, here, he’s whispering to a 400-pound lioness named Meg.

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