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Tiny Toads on The Move
African spray toads dodge extinction and find a new home in the Bronx Zoo. Apparently they'd always wanted to visit the Big Apple. [via NYTimes.com]
Nurse Bunny
A paralyzed rabbit works as a therapy pet at a hospital in Israel. Other, lazier, therapy animals are secretly annoyed with the overachieving bunny. [via People Pets]
Blinded Turtle
After having his eyes gouged out in Greece, this turtle finds a new life in the UK. [via Guardian.co.uk]
Turtles Take A Wrong Turn
An Aussie and her neighbors save hundreds of baby turtles who wandered into the street. In other news, loggerhead turtles name her their queen. [via ABC.net.au]
Chillax, Bro
"Man, am I tired. I've had a rough day of eating fruit and checking my skin for parasites. Now I just wanna kick back." [via Telegraph.co.uk]
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Rabbit for dinner? Don't worry, at the Usagi-to-Cafe in Nagoya, Japan, the bunnies aren't the main course -- they're dining companions, New Tang Dynasty Television reports.
Pet-friendly apartments are hard to find in Japan's crowded cities, so cafes have begun to fill the pet void by letting customers play with furry critters while they sip and snack. Cat cafes were the first to spring up, but now enterprising cafe owners have moved on to fuzzy bunnies. Usagi-to-Cafe ("The Rabbit and Cafe") keeps 18 bunnies that visitors can cuddle after they've finished noshing on bagels, curries, and chocolate bunnies.
And for those who own lonely rabbits in need of a playmate? The cafe has a BYOB policy as well -- Bring Your Own Bunny, obviously.
Pet-friendly apartments are hard to find in Japan's crowded cities, so cafes have begun to fill the pet void by letting customers play with furry critters while they sip and snack. Cat cafes were the first to spring up, but now enterprising cafe owners have moved on to fuzzy bunnies. Usagi-to-Cafe ("The Rabbit and Cafe") keeps 18 bunnies that visitors can cuddle after they've finished noshing on bagels, curries, and chocolate bunnies.
And for those who own lonely rabbits in need of a playmate? The cafe has a BYOB policy as well -- Bring Your Own Bunny, obviously.
It can take anywhere from five minutes to five years to teach your critter to roll over, but once they make the connection between trick and treat, the results can be adorable.
We've rounded up videos of some brainy non-canines who have mastered the art of rolling and aren't afraid to showcase their skills, whether it be for some chow or just a moment in the spotlight.
Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images
Get this: Pop singer Leona Lewis was walking down Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles last week shopping for some fancy duds, when she spotted a homeless man sitting tight with a leashed white bunny. When she asked the man what he was planning on doing with the animal, he replied, "Don't know -- probably eat it."
On the spot, the vegetarian X Factor winner asked how much she could pay him to rescue the bunny, the Sun reports, and after he asked for $20, she generously dropped a Benjamin (that's, er, a $100 dollar bill) into the man's hands before scurrying home with her new friend (whom she's since named Melrose). Leona's new pet will roam her Hollywood Hills garden, likely alongside her Rottweiler, Rome.
This isn't Leona's first animal rights act. Last year she turned down a $1.6 million offer from UK department store Harrods to open their summer sale, because the shop sells furs.
Call us crazy, but considering her gracious act, we're going to take the vegetarian, animal rights activist's smash hit, "Bleeding Love," a tad more literally from now on.
Ever since the first magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat, bunnies have held a magical appeal. When they walk around like humans though, you wonder who's actually pulling off the magic trick. Looks like Faith has some competition.
There is a long-held superstition that if you wake up on the first day of the new month and say "Rabbit, rabbit," you'll have good luck for the remainder of the month.
If you're not so quick with a calendar, it's probably best to get into a daily habit of celebrating the rabbit. Fortunately for you, there are multiple Daily Bunny websites out there to help you get your luck on (and coo over cottontails).
Daily Bunny is a round-up of all things bunny, from photos and videos to art and live cams, complemented with lite commentary ("What's this? Noms? No... must be toy... maybe... Yeah is toy.")
If you prefer your rabbits with a little less cheek (figuratively, not furrily), opt for the more straightforward Tumblr-powered Daily Bunny: Every day, a new large, vibrant photograph of an adorable bunny; no narration, no distraction.
Whichever daily dose of rabbit you prefer, your good mood (and good fortune) is bound to jump.
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