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steve.tower

The Alpaca stole Tina Turner's hair.

April 30 2013 at 11:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Animals:D

is that a manta ray?????????

April 09 2013 at 12:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Almondbrewer

fake, sharks have sharp jagged teeth that picture is photo shopped

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dionnebilal

ITS NOT A SHARK its a sting ray -_-... don't say anything if you don't even know its true.

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Almondbrewer

photo shopped sharks have sharp teeth those teeth look like dentures

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shalanahbaldwin

good shalanah

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shalanahbaldwin

omg

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Amymone Williams

Pretty sure she was talking about picture #43 which is, in fact, a dog.

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Lois Bourget

Kat Sapp.. that isn't a dog.. it's an alpaca...

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Kat Sapp

I'm betting the dog was matted, that's why they shaved it off!!! I've been a dog groomer for 12 years, and the ONLY reason I would shave that kind of dog is either a) the owner wants it done, or b) it was matted from neglect, and I had no choice!

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Nicewealth

The Cub and Butterfly!!! Beautiful...

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