Our animal friends are always reminding us that it's their planet, too. Here's the latest on humanity's ongoing struggle with its beastly friends.
There She Is . . . Miss Camel 2008
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Ten thousand pedigree camels are competing for $9 million in prize money this week at Abu Dhabi's "Ships of the Desert" contest. The United Arab Emirates is home to a test-tube camel, and races have been recently run with remote-control robot riders.
Circus 'Slave' Forced to Swim With Piranhas
Italian Police rescued two teenage Bulgarian sisters (ages 16 and 19) from a circus that forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the amusement of guests. The two were paid about $150 a week and lived in a trailer once used to transport animals.Pandas Taught to 'Sexercize'
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China is fighting the possibility of panda extinction by putting the furry creatures ona "sexercise" program to increase their low sex drive. The program includes pelvic-strengthening "dances" to build stamina.
Giant Jellyfish Found in Antarctica
A jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles is ready to give you a big hug, and so is a 2-foot-wide starfish. Take a gander at these sea creatures.Kremlin Wants 3,200 White Mice?
The Kremlin guard -- the same elite troops who protect President Vladimir Putin -- want to buy thousands of female white mice . . . and nobody is saying why.A $41 Billion Dog's Life
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With baby boomers apt to treat their pets like a member of the family, spending on pets in America has nearly doubled to $41 billion since 1996 -- and much of that growth is on account of designer pet spas and other luxuries.
Boxer Steals Truck
When Charles McCowan of California pulled his pickup up to a mini-mart and found it gone when he emerged from the store a few minutes later, he called police, assuming it was stolen. But what police found was his 80-pound boxer, Max, behind the wheel.A Just-for-Dogs Song Has Its Day
Wag your tails! A high-pitched song audible just to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.It's Official: A Chimp Can't Sue
A chimpanzee cannot be declared a person, a San Antonio has ruled. The judge was silent on the subject to humans monkeying around.Snakes on a Plane! Again!
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Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life? You decide. Just get these motherf&%#&ing snakes off this motherf&%#&ing plane!
