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Joaquin Phoenix: <br>Where Were They Then?

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Viral Video Film School: Jerk Animals

Brett Erlich has scoured the Internet for evidence that animals aren’t all cuteness and light. Some of them have dark sides. Especially the animals with darker fur on a particular side.

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Massive Fish Kill in Mississippi Not Due to BP Spill, State Biologists Say

Photo via Stuff Biologists from the Louisiana Fish & Wildlife Department have determined that a massive fish kill that occurred in the mouth of the Mississippi River — that resulted in grisly pictures like the one above ricocheting around the web — was not caused by the BP spill. So what was to blame?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Week in Animal Photos: Warrior Worms, Asian Unicorns, and More (Slideshow)

Photo via Philadelphia Zoo Take a trip through the week’s biggest animal news stories — from warrior worms to the birth of a rare baby aye-aye and the sad news on a incredibly rare Asian unicorn. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Scientists Fight Contagious Face-Eating Tasmanian Devil Cancer

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons The wild shrieks and grunts made by Tasmanian devils as they fed on their prey terrified early English settlers in the 19th century, an experience that inspired the small carnivores’ common name. Today, however, it’s the devils that are being tormented—by an epidemic so horrific it seems otherworldly. It’s a parasitic cancer called Devil facial tumor disease, and since it first appeared in 1996 it has been responsible for a 70 percent decline in the Tasmanian devil population…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Extraordinary Photos of Commonplace Birds (Slideshow)

Image credit: Smashing Magazine From forests to deserts, cities to suburbs, the cheerful chirping of backyard birds is a sign that a new day is beginning. Amidst our homes and towns, gardens and lawns, these birds provide a persistent insight into the responsiveness of nature and diversity of wildlife. Though few have an ostrich or bald eagle roaming their neighborhood, everyday birds, though ubiquitous, are truly extraordinary.

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Chinese Villagers Try to Annoy Away Invasive Boars

Farmers in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang have been facing a wild boar problem — and they’ve found a novel way of combating it. In the last 10 years, the animals’ numbers have skyrocketed, to the point where they are devastating crops and encroaching on tourist spots . Locals have tried hunting them. They’ve tried scaring them off with … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Unlucky Animal Lover Nearly Loses Another Arm

Photo: Tony Tanoury While it’s often commendable when a passerby goes out of their way to help an animal in need — still, sometimes it’s best to let others handle it. Case in point, meet Alexander Alcantare. This South Florida man loves animals so much that when he offers them a helping hand, there’s a pretty good chance he won’t be getting it back, a lesson he’s learned once before. A while ago, he burned his arm so badly while trying to save a nest of

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Lady Gaga Gets Born This Way Unicorn Tattoo

Singer pays homage to her new album title on her left thigh. By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga at the 2010 Video Music Awards Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images Unless she hit the tattoo parlor on Monday morning in the wake of her record-setting eight VMA wins the night before, we’re surprised Lady Gaga’s keen-eyed Little Monsters didn’t already know the title of her upcoming album.

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Around the World in 10 Adorable Baby Seals (Slideshow)

Photo via It’s Nature Here’s some cuteoverload to start your Tuesday off: Adorable baby seals get almost as much recognition in the world of conservation as giant pandas, polar bears, and other genetically good-looking species (to humans, that is) — but they’re still undeniably cute. Yet seals — some of which are endangered thanks to fishing, hunting, and the fur trade — are some of nature’s most fascinating creatures: Some can dive as far as 1,000 meters underwater, others grow to weigh 8,800 pounds — and they’re as comfortable on ice floes as they are underwater or on … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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