Cheetah Loose on Delta Flight
Category: cat
Cheetah escapes cage on plane.
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In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.

Benny's diet is very specialized, consisting mainly of the interior of Ramy nuts, nectar from the Traveller's Palm tree, some fungi and insect grubs. He is also known to raid coconut plantations, and has been seen eating lychees and mangoes, which are also plantation crops.
October 31, 2008
Category: cat
Cheetah escapes cage on plane.
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Category: heron
Wildlife photographer Ad Sprang snapped these shots while shooting in Vianen, Holland as seen in the Telegraph.
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Category: zoos
The Tokyo Zoo is prepared for anything. In this case, they foil the escape attempts of two employees in a giant paper maiche rhino outfit. (fyi - this video is in fact still available, just blow in it a few...
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October 30, 2008
Category: zoos
I'm trying to keep my ZooBorns plugs to a minimum, but thought readers might enjoy this series on animals eating, shredding, and staring confusedly at Halloween pumpkins on my other website....
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October 29, 2008
Category: vampire
To coincide with Halloween, researchers in Siberia have identified a new species of vampire moth.
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October 28, 2008
Category: africa
The ethics of a legal trade in African ivory.
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October 27, 2008
Category: Animal Trafficking
How much should you really pay for powdered tiger penis? Zooillogix is like the Kelly Blue Book for that sh*t !!!
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October 26, 2008
Category: zoos
Thanks to a few recent generous donations, the World's Largest Zoo and Aquarium Shot Glass Collection is coming along quite nicely. I know you were all burning to know. Below is a picture of the fabulous collector's case I have...
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October 23, 2008
Category: walrus
Vets at the New York Aquarium have capped their baby walrus' tusks in titanium to protect them. He is iced out!
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October 22, 2008
Category: frog
This video, which I flat out stole from the unparalleled A Blog Around the Clock, is fascinating. This reminds me of sonograms of my baby brother. Did I mention that I got this video from A Blog Around the Clock,...
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