Cameron Tarzwell, 13, cleans loose hair that has been shaved from an anesthetized cat, Princess, in preparation for an operation.
From here

 
From The BBC:
Baby mammoth discovery unveiled
A baby mammoth unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists have said.
The frozen carcass is to be sent to Japan for detailed study.
The six-month-old female calf was discovered on the Yamal peninsula of Russia and is thought to have died […]

Do things like… 
Facts.. Logic… Evidence… and Truth make your brain hurt?
Are you sick and tired of those damn liberals telling little Suzie about those fancey shmancey words like “Science” and “Evolution” ? 
Isn’t about time that there was a Conservapedia on the Internets?
Well you’re in luck!   Click here to help lower your IQ.
Here’s a little snippet […]

 
From CNN.COM:
Elusive L.A. alligator nabbed after years on the lam
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — For months, the city’s most famous reptile eluded paparazzi and faithful fans who gathered at the edge of a park lake to catch a glimpse of the A-list alligator.
But when “Reggie” decided to come out, the gator did it in true […]

 
From CNN.COM:
Man with 700 snakes arrested at airport
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Customs officers at Cairo’s airport have detained a man bound for Saudi Arabia who was trying to smuggle 700 live snakes on a plane, airport authorities said.
The officers were stunned when a passenger, identified as Yahia Rahim Tulba, told them his carryon bag contained […]

So this baby water buffalo walks into a bar, then it gets torn to shreds by some Lions, and then the lions lose their kill to some crocs who try to drag the baby into the river, and then the lions get the baby buffalo back, chew on it some more, and then […]

By Restless
This vid ends before we discover who the winner is: the cobra or the baby.  The cobra must be a pet and de-fanged?
Link (Via boing boing)

 
From CNN.COM:
Doctor finds spiders in ear of boy with earache
ALBANY, Oregon (AP) — These guys were not exactly Snap, Crackle and Pop.
What began as a faint popping in a 9-year-old boy’s ear — “like Rice Krispies” — ended up as an earache, and the doctor’s diagnosis was that a pair of spiders made a home […]

From MSNBC.COM: 
Vanishing honeybees mystify scientists
Some beekeepers are losing 50 percent of their bees to disorder
Go to work, come home. Go to work, come home. Go to work — and vanish without a trace.
Billions of bees have done just that, leaving the crop fields they are supposed to pollinate, and scientists are mystified about why.
The phenomenon […]

By Restless
If crazed university gun men aren’t enough to make your day, how about mass starvation?
The world’s bee colonies are dying mysteriously, and a study from Landau University suggests that mobile phones may be to blame. The colonies are subject to “Colony Collapse Disorder,” and the disorder accounts for the death of anywhere from 50-70 […]

 
From The Daily Mail UK:
Mystery cat takes regular bus to the shops
Bus drivers have nicknamed a white cat Macavity after it has started using the No 331 several mornings a week.
The feline, which has a purple collar, gets onto the busy Walsall to Wolverhampton bus at the same stop most mornings - he then jumps […]

By Restless
The Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand is famous for their unique attractions, fun shows, and the ability for tourists to get close to (and often touch) the tigers. However, the most famous attraction is the couplings of pigs and tigers:
These pictures show two year old Saimai, a Royal Bengal tigress, with the six piglets […]

So is Mr. Duckie feeding his friends the Fishies?
Or… is he just dipping his food in the water to make it more moist?

 
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From YahooNews:
Grieving couple commits suicide after dog dies
HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Unable to come to terms with the death of their pet dog, an elderly couple in southern India committed suicide by hanging themselves, police said on Monday.
The bodies of 67-year-old retired soldier C.N. Madanraj and his wife, Tarabai, 63, were found […]