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Diana Zalucky, Disney / Getty Images Good news for those of us who love cute, cuddly and awkward baby elephants! The San Diego Zoo is riding high after doubling the size of its wild-elephant herd (transplanted from Swaziland) in only seven years. The birth of three calves this year gives the San Diego Zoo "the most successful African-elephant breeding program in the world outside of Africa," zoo curator Jeff Andrews tells the San Diego Union-Tribune. Elephants are reportedly difficult to breed, due to unusual estrogen cycles that females develop in captivity. "People are looking to us to continue leading the way," Andrews tells the Union-Tribune, "Not just for our benefit but for all ...
Michael Nagle, Getty Images Cats Are Smarter Than Supercomputers A University of Michigan study states that today's supercomputers -- yes, those giant machines that have over 140,000 central processing units and a dedicated power supply -- are about 83 times slower than a cat when it comes to recognizing faces, reports DNA India. And to think, all your kitty needs to run on is kibble, water, and maybe an occasional tuna treat! Baby Elephant Born at the San Diego Zoo It's a bouncing baby boy for Swazi the elephant! A 200-pound baby, to be exact. And actually, he's not doing much bouncing. He is an elephant, after all. The African elephant calf was born Monday night at the San Diego Zoo's ...
Karl Drilling, BNPS.co.uk You know when you see some mom or dad at Target lose their cool and start screaming at their child in the middle of the store? You might think to yourself, "What a terrible, impatient parent! And how uncouth, to cause such a scene in public." But don't judge. If a kid pesters you enough, at some point you're going to want to bite off their head. Lions don't have department stores, but they do have kids, and even in the animal kingdom, it seems, kids can be annoying pains in the neck. Take this leonine papa at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, for example. By the (UK) Daily Mail's account, he showed the patience of Mufasa as his bratty cub "spent hours tugging ...