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Kambiri, which translated from Nigerian means "allow me to join this family," is also the name of an adorable pygmy hippo calf, "the first to be reared by its own mother" at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Over the course of the next few weeks, visitors will watch little Kambiri adapt to his surroundings under the careful watch of his mother, Petre. What makes the occasion especially heartwarming is knowing that as few as 3,000 Pygmy Hippos remain in the wild today, so at least zoo attendees will get to witness the 13-kilogram cutie as it sprouts quickly. ...

Greg Wood, AFP / Getty Images Last weekend, the iconic Sydney Opera House was overrun by furry, four-legged patrons as it played host to a high frequency concert entitled "Music for Dogs." The concert, created by musician Laurie Anderson, was part of a festival curated by Anderson and her husband, rock legend Lou Reed. Billed as an "inter-species social gathering on a scale never seen before in Australia," none of the concert-goers, human or otherwise, had any idea of what to expect. Even the producer, Andrew Spencer, who Paw Nation interviewed before the event, didn't know exactly what was going to happen. What concert-goers got was a four-piece band, led by Anderson, that played ...

Astrid Stawiarz, Getty Images Is your dog a fan of rock legend Lou Reed? Is it into avant-garde performance art? If the answer to either or both of those questions is yes, you'd better be making travel plans to visit Sydney next weekend, because Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson are curating a festival that includes a concert that's exclusively designed to make dogs want to hold up their lighters and bark for an encore. Scheduled for June 5, Music for Dogs is part of the Vivid Live Festival at the Sydney Opera House, and promises to be an "inter-species social gathering on a scale never seen before in Australia." Will there be a merch stand selling $40 concert t-shirts? We don't ...