Links: Odd, I Didn’t Think Helicopters Flew Upside Down

Rhinoceros being transported upside down

And finally: Wrestling Wombat

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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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A Full Day of Love

Giving Tuesday is one week from today, and one of the charities on the Cutetropolis Giving Tuesday list will be Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the Nairobi-based haven for orphaned elephants, rhinos, and so many more animals who need care from sunup until sundown.

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Baby Steps

Standing for the first time on unsteady legs, a new baby begins its life. In these scenes from The Secret Life of the Zoo, a baby giraffe, zebra, elephant and others take those important first steps.

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