The year in (animal) pictures... 2 ( lots of pictures )

[Kadie]

In case you missed the 1st....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2266917&mesg_id=2266917




Dog show: China the miniature pinscher has a wardrobe malfunction at the Beggin' Strips Barkus Pet Parade in St. Louis.



Circling the drain: How this pit bull mix ended up in a drainage ditch in Shawnee, Okla., is anybody's guess. Shawnee firefighters freed the pooch, and he happily skedaddled.





Dogs and cats, playing together: Former stray dog Tarzan nibbles on the ear of 6-week-old lion cub Bombi in Budapest, Hungary. After losing three other lion cubs with poor health, zoo staff decided to look for a foster mother to nurse and take care of the last surviving cub for a few weeks, adopting Tarzan from an animal shelter.




Sheepanzee? It sure looks like Hungary's Debrecen Zoo is breaking new ground in gene splicing, but looks are deceiving. The macaque's horns really belong to its friend, a maned sheep. In return for the warmth of the ram's back, the monkey plucks fleas from its fur.



Follow the leader: A man takes his geese chicks goose-stepping in Taiping, China.



Ride 'em, kitty cat! Early every morning in Fortville, Ind., Oreo the cat saddles up on Randi's back, for warmth
rather than locomotion. The purring lasts until Randi gets hungry, stands up and ambles off to breakfast




Shiverin' simians: Three Barbary macaques who we're guessing would rather be in North Africa huddle to stay warm at the Edinburgh Zoo.



A little lower, please ... ahh! Two denizens of the Budakeszi game park near Budapest, Hungary, rub each other the right way.




ZZ tot: Three-year-old Noah Pevia and 8-month-old Chloe are fading fast at the four-hour Red Springs (N.C.) Street Fair.




What'll it be, Mo, Donkey Kong or Super Monkey Ball? Eleven-year-old James Thomas shows Mo the gorilla the screen of his Game Boy at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb.



What, no chocolate bunny?! Stern-faced Colossus searches his Easter basket for treats during the Cincinnati Zoo's Blooms and Easter Celebration.



Little blue peep: It wouldn't be Easter at the Triple D Farm and Hatchery in Palmer, Alaska, without a rainbow assortment of chicks for sale. The hatchery injects a few hundred with a non-toxic dye that causes their down to be colored. The birds' natural coloring returns as they grow feathers.

[Jesus H. Christ]

1. Bet people would get upset by that last one.

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[roguevalley]

2. lovely. thank you. more piccies for my piccie file. :-D