Rhinos

Links: From Pest to Pet

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Prairie dog

I think I fit in here.

Prairie dogs are considered pests. I took one home

GeoBeats / YouTube, via Skimpy

INCOMING!!!

Baby Rhino Frolicking Like Puppy Is Moment of Pure Joy

Pet Helpful, via Karen F.

Note: Some disturbing images.

Toy poodle who was found in BC garbage bin recovering

Global News, via Karen F.

And finally: Ratketball

Andrew Y. found some clever rats who love to hit the hoops.

My smol pet rats Jellybean and Crumb playing vs basketball!
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My incredible pet rats Coffee and Cracker playing vs basketball!
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Links: Odd, I Didn’t Think Helicopters Flew Upside Down

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Rhinoceros being transported upside down

Oh, the rhino. Okay.

How do you re-home a rhino by helicopter? Upside down

BBC, via AJ

The dog. The myth. The legend.

Dachshund Survived 16 Months on Australian Island, Still Evading Rescuers

Smithsonian, via AJ

Content note: Image of predators eating prey

Horse and riders rescue a baby zebra in Botswana, Africa

YouTube, via Skimpy

And finally: Wrestling Wombat

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

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

Now they need to isolate the zoomies gene.

Gene behind orange fur in cats found at last

Science, via Elizabeth G.

Aha! Maybe THEY have the zoomies gene!

Baby Rhinos Show Off Zoomies & Give Kisses To Lady Raising Them

Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via NTMTOM

Quite a touching story.

This horse was afraid of human touch. So I adopted him

GeoBeats / YouTube, via NTMTOM

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

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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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