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Remember to put sun block on your ears!

Baby elephants, apparently, have ears that can be burnt by the sun. In a normal elephant family, the babies get out of the sun by hovering under their mothers’ or aunts’ bellies. But orphans have no such available shade. So … Continue reading

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“Sweet Embraceable Moo”

I could not have come up with a better headline than that, in a New York Times story yesterday. About, um, “cow cuddling.” Just in case you’re wondering whahhh?… As a source of emotional support and therapy, cows are steadfast … Continue reading

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