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Watch this parrot do 20 tricks in 2 minutes.  This is all kinds of awesome! Senegal Parrot performs 20 parrot tricks in just 2 minutes: 1. Wave 2. Nod 3. Turn Around 4. Target 5. Wings 6. Shake 7. Hello 8. Climb Rope 9. Coin Drawer 10. Piggy Bank 11. Flip Card 12. Bowl 13. Play Dead 14. Slinky 15. Fetch 16. Somersault 17. Basketball 18. Bat 19. Slide 20. Ring on Peg Visit http://trainedparrot.com for information [...] MORE

Ranchers in Texas are on the hunt for a pack of wild creatures…could they be the Chupacabra?  2 unidentified animals were captured and killed  in Hood County, Texas.  ”This had deer ears, big teeth and pinkish skin like nothing I’ve ever seen before” said Jack Farr, who found one of these animals in his barn. [...] MORE

Mice are learning to Hang Ten in Surfers Paradise, Australia Via New York Post MORE

Doctor Noel Fitzpatrick, known as the Bionic Vet from Surry, UK, has given a cat a new lease on life in a groundbreaking surgery.  Oscar the cat was nearly killed after his hind legs were severed in a combine accident. Dr. Fitzpatrick successfuly bioengineered peg implants that have grown thru the bone and skin of the cat, similar to the way antlers grow [...] MORE

Fred Breuer of Lancaster, Wisconsin saw this 5-legged cow at a local dairy farm. Click to embiggen. And a few more pictures. MORE

This is Chilli, a 6 foot. 6 inch, 1 ton steer.  He is the size of a small elephant…something you just have to see to believe. Chilli lives at the Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Chard, Somerset, England. MORE

The odds are nearly one in 2 million, but a 2-faced cat was born this week.  The owners hope little “Two Face” has 18 lives! Facial duplication or Diprosopus, is extremely rare.  We have featured a 2 faced cat before that grew up to be an adult cat. MORE

Believe It or Not!, it is all the rage in China to dye pets to look like exotic animals.  Here are a few examples: This Golden is now a Tiger Dog:   And these Chow Chows are now Pandas: I can’t imagine how they get these dogs to sit through the dye job, my dog won’t even let me [...] MORE

Babirusas are a genus of pig found in Southeast Asia, on a number of Indonesian islands.  Their name translates to “pig deer,” inspired by the antler-like tusks growing from the faces of males. Wild pigs have tusks, but not like the Babirusa does.  Babirusas have two sets, one growing up from their lower jaw and one [...] MORE