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Arctic killing machine nibbles on an enrichment treat of . . . Romaine lettuce. Oh, yes. They get lettuce and carrots. They have zero calories (for bears), so they don't have to adjust their diets. San Diego Zoo. 3:25 p.m., Apr. 19, 2021 (12:25 p.m.)
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Great glorious stud, with his ladyfriend working on her tan. This guy is built like a city bus. San Diego Zoo. 3:20 p.m., Apr. 19, 2021 (12:20 p.m. local time)
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Good news for cats...who can always use some. "7 cats rescued following eight alarm fire at New York City apartment complex. 'They smelled like smoke,' a hospital manager, told TODAY. 'They were all very wet from the firefighters, but they were all okay.'
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I don't even know what the story is on this guy anymore. Who let Xiang Qi Ji into the liquor cabinet? Don't they check panda ID's? Smithsonian's National Zoo, Washington, DC. 7:37 p.m., Apr. 9, 2021
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The girls camp out on a stormy evening, cozy inside an electrically heated terrace den. Smithsonian's National Zoo, Washington, DC. 7:40 p.m., Apr. 9, 2021
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Proud Seal Point Siamese mother shows off her five babies. Interestingly, the four black and one tabby kittens don't resemble her at all. However she displays breed traits, whereas they are hybrids, so it is perhaps unsurprising. Black cats are so cool.
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Panda bird rookery in full swing. Penguin colony perfectly satisfied with odd nesting rings filled with stones. Residents try to scamper to and from their nests without getting thumped by an aggravated nest owner. Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. 9:02 a.m., Apr.
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"ALPHA CUB grapples with daunting Special Forces obstacle course that would surely overwhelm the average bear. No challenge is too great for invincible Alpha Cub, who defends his enclosure down to the kast stalk of bamboo. I EXPECT TREATS AFTER THIS." 7:5
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The girls enjoy one another's company after sunset on Smithsonian's National Zoo Lion & Tiger Hill. 8:09 p.m., Apr. 7, 2021
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A webcam strains to resolve dimly lit lionesses frolicking after sunset on Lion & Tiger Hill. Too quick to capture well, a lively scamp -- Amahl, no doubt -- leaped and tussled with her playmate, rising up on her hind legs to slap and box. 7:58 p.m., Apr.
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A rescued Savannah cat naps in the silent Kitten Cabana room. Big Cat Rescue, Tampa, Florida. 10:17 a.m., Apr. 7, 2021
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"Axel" or "Grayson" enjoys a stretch in the Minnesota woods. "Grayson, along with his littermate Axel, are arctic subspecies of the gray wolf species (Canis lupus) born in captivity at a facility in Canada." International Wolf Center, Ely, Minnesota
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"Look what I hatched!" Magnificent apex raptor proudly displays...what is that? It looks like a dust bunny or something. Wait till it peers over the edge of the nest. "Are you mad? We're, like, ten stories up! Has this thing got an elevator?" Explore.org
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Prancing dancers surround kitten choreographer. Interactive play stimulates and enriches youthful felines. Explore.org, Kitten Rescue, Los Angeles
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An Indian elephant relaxes in Smithsonian's National Zoo enclosure. They enjoy swinging and swishing their veggie branches while they snack. The public will have new viewing opportunities, when they visit the renovated yard. 1:37 p.m., Apr. 6, 2021
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Shera, Amahle and Naba doze blissfully in the springtime sun, perched on the uppermost terrace of Lion & Tiger Hill. The beautiful lionesses are equally comfortable with or without visitors. 4:18 p.m., Apr. 5, 2021
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Nikita the lioness. A Big Cat Rescue resident. You can find these folks on the website. "Nikita was found chained to the wall in a crack house during a drug bust in Tennessee, where she had been confined to a concrete floor." Tampa, Florida.
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Hummingbird chicks. Look like little brown gangstas. Do they have tattoos? I guess their designer feathers come in later. They're like, the most chill hummingbirds ever. La Verna, California.
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Typical eagle, staring around its nest like, "What's going on here? Is this some kind of joke?" Santa Cruz Island, California.
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Animal activists dislike polar bears exhibited in warm climates. Sometimes they look uncomfortable, but other times they seem OK. This exhibit has a snow maker, and they can go back inside if they like. San Diego Zoo.
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"Mighty ALPHA CUB bestrides your little world like a colossus! CARPE DIEM, I say!" *thump* "ZZZZ..."
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Madam Mei scratches an chin itch in the dark, revealed by the tech wonders of low light photography.
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"Of course ALPHA CUB commands the mountaintop flat on his back. He SEES all and COMMANDS all."
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"I climbed as high as I could, but I really wish I could go higher." 1:51 p.m., Mar. 30, 2021
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The National Zoo lionesses make their appearance on Lion & Tiger Hill. 9:38 a.m., Mar. 30, 2021
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A big girl stands her ground. 9:36 a.m., Mar. 30, 2021
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A tiny tyke is introduced to solid food. Kitten Rescue of Los Angeles. 10:26 p.m., Mar. 29, 2021 (7:26 p.m. local time)
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Maintenance on Lion & Tiger Hill. A welder secures wooden slats to protect a tree from mighty claws.
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"Welcome to my home and castle." Sichuan, China. 2:43 a.m., Mar. 29, 2021 (2:43 p.m. local time)
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Hmmm . . . trying a different mobile device. Can't really tell if resolution is any different. The Indian elephants are rotating among timed enrichment feeders in newly renovated enclosure. 2:08 p.m., Mar. 13, 2021
