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"You wouldn't laugh so hard if you knew who my great-great-great-great-great-great-uncle was!" ebnt-photo, Flickr What do chickens have in common with that terrible lizard, Tyrannosaurus rex? Very little, you might think. You wouldn't keep a bunch of T-rexes in a coop in your backyard even if you could, and when was the last time you ran screaming in terror from an approaching Rhode Island Red? Yet genetic connections show that our favorite fowl are a lot more similar to those prehistoric predators than we might realize. The Huffington Post put together a gallery showing this and several other unexpected evolutions that closely link seemingly unrelated species. Wanna know what you have in ...
Here at Paw Nation, we think our own animals are spectacular. So, of course, we appreciate that quality in others. And according to this YouTube homage, Teddy the Tortoise's owner thinks she has the best pet. In fact, Teddy is such a beloved animal, his owner threw together a supremely weird and wonderful video tribute dubbed "Teddy My Little Dinosaur," paying due respect to the hard-shelled reptile -- a stocky fella who apparently likes dirt, grass and empty water bottles. Come to think of it, when you look at Teddy from those low-to-the-ground, close-up angles, he does look a little bit like a stegosaurus, no? Whatever; we'd hug him! Share ...