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A 'Crash Helmet' For Timmy The Tortoise

Looking at this gentle giant, one would never believe that it could be involved in a fight. However, if zookeepers at the Paignton Zoo in Devon are to be believed, not only did it get into a huge fight with another gentle giant, but also has a big hole to prove it....

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A 'Crash Helmet' For Timmy The Tortoise

Japanese Astronaut Tests Magic Carpet

When Japanese Astronaut, Koichi Wakata left for space in March, one of the fun experiments he had planned to conduct was to try flying on a magic carpet. Earlier this week, this fun-loving astronaut put up a show that would have made even Aladdin proud!...

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Japanese Astronaut Tests Magic Carpet

Endangered Frogs Flown To Safety

Dozens of Giant Ditch Frogs, popularly known as Mountain Chicken Frogs, are being flown from the Caribbean island of Montserrat to London, to help prevent this highly endangered amphibian from becoming completely extinct....

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Endangered Frogs Flown To Safety

The Happy Spider

While wild animals evoke various emotions, very few succeed in bringing a smile to our faces as quickly as these little spiders do. Though scientists have named the species Theridion Grallator, to most of us, they are simply known as Happy Face Spiders!...

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The Happy Spider

It's Official - Birds Can Boogie To A Beat

It has always been believed that humans are the only ones who can dance to a beat. However, thanks to a cockatoo named Snowball and an African Gray parrot called Alex, scientists have now discovered that certain species of birds also have an excellent sense of rhythm....

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It's Official - Birds Can Boogie To A Beat

Snow Rollers - Nature's Amazing Phenomenon

If you have never seen or heard of a snow roller or snow donut, it's because these amazing natural formations occur very rarely, under only the most perfect conditions and, last for very brief periods. In summary, you have to be at the right place at the right time....

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Snow Rollers - Nature's Amazing Phenomenon