Beautiful Animals

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Dolphins stand in for lifeguards, rescue woman and dog
3 days ago Animal loving humans have been known to save dolphins in distress, but it looks like the tables have turned as a retired policewoman says dolphins saved her life. Karyn Gitsham was out walking her dogs Buddy and Ramsay on Carrickalinga Beach in South Australia when Ramsay doggie-paddled out chasing a seagull and couldn't get back. Worried, Karyn followed him along the shoreline, slipped and plunged into the sea. “I remember going under and coming back up I saw a fin, and then I saw him, and thought ‘oh great, it’s a shark’,” she said. Thankfully, she was wrong. “These dolphins just formed this horseshoe and were guiding him in, pushing him in," she says. Then they nudged her to safety, turning her nightmare into a miracle. [Source]

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@MontereyJack,

MJ. Thanks for that.

Tibetan antelopes:

http://www.charlestonmercury.com/content/articles/2013/01/10/news/doc50edbbda06edf818281637.jpg

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Bobcat:

http://trinixy.ru/pics3/20080610/marina_cano_70.jpg

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Sea lion holding a penguin.

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AK's story.

A little Afghan ginger kitty had a rough beginning but was given a second chance at life by people from the UK camp in Helmand, Afghanistan.

“He was abandoned by his mother and the only survivor of a litter. He was found in a garbage sack being poked and kicked by some of the local guards. He had a huge wound on his belly that most did not think he would survive but the little guy is just like the famous hardy rifle we named him after! And thanks to people like Steve S and Dave J who provided him with food, shelter and protection the little man still has faith in humans and so much affection inside him,”

“AK was like our little dog. He became so reliant on humans he would follow us across camp to the chow hall and would sleep in different team members rooms for the night. The camp has several big tom cats… so we would have to nurse his wounds and cheer him up occasionally….But a bowl of coconut milk (he loves the stuff!) and one of his little mouse toys would see him charging about causing chaos again. We are all glad he is safe in Kabul and on his way home but our camp in Helmand is much more quiet without him,”

“We are going to get him back to the UK come hell or high water!” They are getting help from Nowzad, a registered non-profit rescue group from England and Wales based in Afganistan.

“With lots of TLC he was soon much better and growing by the day. AK is now a very happy and healthy cat who always seems to keep going no matter what,”

“Despite his sad start in life he is a beautiful little boy who loves snoozing on people’s laps, following everyone around camp and playing with toys. His owner now desperately wants to bring him home and to give AK a forever loving home in the UK,”

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Lance Cpl. Thomas Foster takes a rest with his military working dog Diamond during a patrol through Boldak, Afghanistan March 6....

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@Barry The Mod,

Barry, are you a protege of the master propagandist, JWandel?

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If you don't already know the result,it's time to place your bets on the Best In Show for this years' Crufts competion....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl0WgKfBoRE#t=02m18s

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courtesy of Nat Geo

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/539/cache/monkeys-solo-indonesia_53923_990x742.jpg

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@hingehead,

timur, That is one stunning PC. Thanks for the pic. (WOW!)

firefly, I thought seals ate penguins. Is that a love hug, or a precursor to lunch? Doesn't matter. Great pic. Thanks, kid.

London, Thanks for sharing the info about the PC. I hope the soldiers succeed in getting him back to the U.K. Don't mean to be too picky, but Diamond's nose is cut off in the photo. If you're gonna show us a beautiful dog, show us the whole face, please. I enjoyed the Crufts clip. Liked the winner. Hell, liked them all. Thanks for the two pics and the video. You're a good kid.

HH, That sound you just heard was me thudding. What a great shot. Thanks muchisimo.

Coatimundi taking a nap:

http://www.colourbox.com/preview/4893071-358309-sleeping-coatimundi.jpg

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Determined Seal Pup Struggles to Join Buddies Aboard Slippery Surfboard
http://gawker.com/5990103/determined-seal-pup-struggles-to-join-buddies-aboard-slippery-surfboard

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@tsarstepan,

Loved it! Wonderful video. I was aching to get into the water to give the little fellow a hand onto the board! Such determination!

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@Roberta,

Roberta wrote:

firefly, I thought seals ate penguins. Is that a love hug, or a precursor to lunch?

Nothing wrong with saying grace before din din.

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@roger,

Thanks mucho, tsar. Little guy is no surf-boarder, but I bet he makes a helluva body surfer.

roger, A pious seal? The animal world is getting to be too much for me.

Angulate tortoise: