Beautiful Animals

@Roberta,

Leopard seal, Antarctica

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/137/cache/leopard-seal-underwater_13714_600x450.jpg

OK. I'll stop, I'm getting cold just looking at them - think how many layers the photographer must have been wearing while taking these pictures!

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Pig In Boots,a porker who's afraid of mud....

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af138/barrythemod/To%20Forward/article-0-018CB2F800000578-471_468x.jpg

Here's her story....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1025428/Pig-Boots-The-worlds-porker-afraid-mud.html

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has the world turned upside down?
O's & B's

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m03zn759o01qzs75go1_500.jpg

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m05u9v1KXy1qzs75go1_500.jpg

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m03zt0Xq3L1qzp2x4o1_500.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6795118420_ac695ed884_o.gif

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@djjd62,

Thanks, High Seas, for the aquatic mammal pics. Reminds me that we haven't had much of a winter this year.

Barry, So the little pig doesn't want to get her feet dirty. Glad the owners found a way to help her get around.

There's a change in the lineup today. Otters are leading off, with a carrot-eating bunny in the cleanup position. Thanks, dj.

Piebald squirrel:

http://blog.ivman.com/wp-content/PiebaldSquirrel.jpg

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@Roberta,

he looks kinda skunky, B...

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@Rockhead,

RH, It does look skunky. I did some preliminary imvestigating before I postd the pic. I did some more. I think I was fooled. Can't find anything on piebald squirrels beyond what I found originally. Phooey. Embarrassed

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@Roberta,

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Joey starting to poke out of mother’s pouch at Franklin Park Zoo; first new face in exhibit since 2005

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2012/03/joey-starting-poke-out-mother-pouch-franklin-park-zoo-first-new-face-exhibit-since/tQk3dI7oyNLRVyDK36DZdK/index.html

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@tsarstepan,

Creepy yet beautiful ...

http://io9.com/5889804/the-birth-of-an-enormous-tree-lobster-is-an-absolutely-alien-experience

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At the Houston zoo

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/11/63/32/2569880/7/628x471.jpg

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Is this the world's oldest horse ?

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af138/barrythemod/To%20Forward/article-0-11F7D568000005DC-643_306x.jpg

Say hello to Shayne....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108189/Worlds-oldest-horse-Shayne-51-lives-Brentwood--town-record-breaking-dog.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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@edgarblythe,

is that an old gray haired giraffe, or has it got mold growing on it?

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@Barry The Mod,

tsar, The joey is tres cute. Dem marsupials is interesting. Tree lobster? I'll go along with beautiful in an unconventional way.

edgar, A family of giraffes. Dem babies is mighty cute--tall too.

Barry, A 51-year-old horse! Amazing. He looks good for his age. Wow. I'm glad he's leading the good life and enjoying retirement.

Mantis shrimp with eggs:

http://www.oceanwideimages.com/images/13102/large/mantis-shrimp-24M0466-71.jpg

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@Rockhead,

Rockhead wrote:

is that an old gray haired giraffe, or has it got mold growing on it?

They euthanized a giraffe at the zoo yesterday. That might be the one. It had extreme pain. Its front legs were on blocks to take the weight off. It had other issues and they felt it could no longer be helped. It was only 16.

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@edgarblythe,

Love the giraffe family Sir Edgar! Sad news still....

http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/content/csm-photo-galleries-images/photos-of-the-day-images/2012/0301/14/11895871-1-eng-US/14_full_600x400.jpg

Quote:

A pony stands in a snow-covered field near Kibbutz Merom Golan in the Golan Heights, near Israel's border with Syria. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed the territory in 1981, a move not recognized internationally.

Baz Ratner/Reuters

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2012/Photos-of-the-Day-03-01/%28photo%29/452655

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@tsarstepan,

What a striking photo, tsar. Thanks muchisimo.

The largest land predator on the planet? It's a tie (maybe). Some people say it's the polar bear. Others say that polar bears and Kodiak bears are the same size. They're both plenty big.

Kodiak bear:

http://www.wfyi.org/togetherTV/imgDump/8333_kodiak_bear1.jpg

Polar bear:

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The famous wild parrots of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill have joined the flight to the suburbs. About 100 or so of the green birds have been spotted on the slopes of San Bruno Mountain in Brisbane. Read the full article here: S.F.'s parrots join flight to the suburbs - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/28/MN3S1NB3C6.DTL
Photo: Brant Ward / Associated Press / sfgate

http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2012/03/02/ba-Parrots_Subur_WRE0107183473.jpg

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Since I forget how to post pics and this is a gallery, I'll let you check it out for yourselves.

Gallery: Creatures from the Census of Marine Life

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/213-gallery-creatures-from-the-census-of-marine-life.html

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