Here’s Mud in Your Trunk

There’s been a huge flood in Thailand that completely covered your entire yard, and that’s bad. But it left behind a lot of mud for you to play in, and that’s good. But the mud is so thick that sometimes your legs get stuck, and that’s bad. But you’re a big baby elephant, and not only doesn’t this slow you down, but it makes a satisfying thhhworpth noise when you pull them out, and that’s awesome!

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Links: It Was Hiding in the One Brain Cell the Whole Time

Orange cat gene discovered, woman rescues rhinos, shy horse can’t be touched, and let’s get nutty for nudibranchs!

And finally: Colorful Creepy Crawlies

Everybody at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is nuts for nudibranchs. Okay, almost everyone. (via Thérèse B.)

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Cheetahs Always Win

They say that cheaters never prosper, but these cheetahs need to prosper, because they’re the most endangered big cat species on Earth. That’s why December 4 is International Cheetah Day, and why the Cincinnati Zoo shared these cute cheetah cubs playing to win.

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