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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Snow Leopards Love Nomming On Their Fluffy Tails (12 Pics)

Snow Leopards can’t roar like other big cats but they have the most majestic tails ever to compensate. Their tails are almost as long as they are – somewhere between 80 to 105 centimetres long! They are mainly used to help them balance, however, they can also serve as a perfect object to OM NOM NOM on!

While Snow Leopards wrap their tails around their noses to protect themselves from cold in their natural habitat (they are Snow Leopards after all), it hardly explains why they’d do that when in captivity. Maybe it’s simply genetic, or maybe they just can’t resist the fluff? Just look at those tails. SO. MUCH. FLUFF.

Image credits: Sujit Mahapatra

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Saturday, September 2, 2017

3 Newborn Goats Get Tiny Hand-Knit Sweaters To Stay Warm

We’ve seen dogs, chickens and even penguins in sweaters, but these 3 newborn goats reach the ultimate level of cuteness. Born just a few days ago, the Nigerian Dwarf goat triplet received tiny custom-knit sweaters to keep them warm at the Sunflower Farm in Maine.

“The sweaters were a gift from a lovely farm follower in Tennessee who read that we had given away our pajamas to a farm where goats were born in the middle of winter and one was lost and so she wanted to replace them with her own creations,” the farm’s Hope Hall told Bored Panda. “The night our second doe kidded it was below freezing so we decided it was a perfect time to have them try out Stella’s cozy wool sweaters. Since they looked so cute, and to show Stella how well they fit we posted the video of them the next morning, healthy and cozy on their first walk with mom about the farm. Stella is going to visit the farm this summer with her daughter and we can not wait to meet her.”

The hand-knit sweaters are a present from Stella, a farm follower from Tennessee

Watch the video here:

Thank you, Hope Hall, for talking to Bored Panda about your cute baby goats!

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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Duck Becomes This Little Boys Protector, Following Him Everywhere

Since Beaker the duck, or Bee, joined the Young family when he was just a little duckling, he became best friends with his little human Tyler. They’re so close that Tyler’s first word was even “duck”!

The Texas household has 11 ducks. “When Tyler was about 9 months old my husband was buying duck food and saw Beaker,” explained Jennifer. “He brought him home and from that day forward he hasn’t left Tyler’s side. If he cries, Bee quacks and runs to him.”

“Bee steals snacks when Tyler isn’t looking, they play outside together, go to the park together, enjoy wagon rides together, and Bee is always supervising bath time,” the mom added. “I never pictured myself having a pet duck that lives inside. But it’s amazing to see these two in action.”

“When Tyler was 9 months old my husband…brought him home and from that day he hasn’t left Tyler’s side”

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Theres A Sloth Institute Which Looks After Baby Sloths That Lost Their Moms

Sam Trull, co founder of the Sloth Institute in Costa Rica, has been helping sloths return to the wild since 2013. The Institute has three main goals: 1. RESEARCH of captive and wild sloths; 2. COLLABORATION with other institutions that work with sloths around the world; and 3. EDUCATION to generate and disseminate responsible and balanced information about sloths to the public. Trull is also the author of Slothlove, a book about her beloved sloths.

“I think one of my favorite things about sloths is that they mind their own business,” Trill told the Manhattan Book Review. “I realize that the ‘circle of life’ requires all kinds of species of animals, including mischievous monkeys and carnivorous cats, and no offense to those animals that need to eat other animals to survive. But how can I not be drawn to species that just want to eat their leaves, relax in the sunshine and the breeze and have a good scratch?! In addition, they have a very curious and playful side, something most people have never and will never see, but it is definitely the most endearing thing I have ever seen.”