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Wednesday August 10 2005 09:55 GMT New lemur species found in Africa Two new species of lemur have been discovered on the island of Madagascar. The first...

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Reuters - Thu Oct 13, 3:57 AM ET
Two giant pandas play at China Giant Panda Protection and Research Centre in Wolong National Natural Reserve, southwest China's Sichuan province, in this May 14, 2005 file photo. China's Taiwan Affairs Office on October 13, 2005 presented pictures and resumes of 11 pandas in the running to be sent as a gift to Taiwan. A list of 23 of the endangered animals was whittled down to 11 and the lucky winners, a boy and a girl, will be picked. Picture taken May 14, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto

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AFP/File - Thu Oct 13, 8:06 AM ET
China has shortlisted a group of giant pandas in an effort to select the most adorable couple to be sent to Taiwan, if the island ever agrees to accept the endangered animals.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

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AFP/SI-HO - Mon Oct 17,10:36 AM ET
Washington's National Zoo's giant panda cub is pictured in a Smithsonian Institute (SI) handout image recieving a routine examination 12 October 2005. The cub was named Tai Shan, which means peaceful mountain in Chinese, 100 days after it was born to a pair of panda parents on loan from China(AFP/SI-HO)

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AP - Mon Oct 17,10:39 AM ET
The giant panda cub is shown at the National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 19, 2005. The little cub, known to its keepers simply as 'the Cub' since his birth 100 days ago, finally has a name: Tai Shan, which means 'peaceful mountain.'' (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, National Zoo)

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AP - Mon Oct 17,10:46 AM ET
An Oct. 1, 2005 file photo released by The National Zoo, of Tai Shan, The National Zoo's male giant panda cub. The National Zoo's giant panda cub, known to its keepers simply as 'the Cub' since his birth 100 days ago, finally was given a name Monday, Oct. 17, 2005: Tai Shan, which means 'peaceful mountain.' (AP Photo/The National Zoo, Jessie Cohen)

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AP - Mon Oct 17,11:00 AM ET
Giant Panda Tian Tian, father of 13-week-old giant panda cub Tai Shan, not seen, eats bamboo after a ceremony naming his son at the National Zoo in Washington Monday, Oct. 17, 2005. The National Zoo's giant panda cub, known to its keepers simply as 'the Cub' since his birth 100 days ago, finally has a name: Tai Shan, which means 'peaceful mountain.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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AFP - Mon Oct 17, 7:33 PM ET
Proud pappy panda : Tian Tian, the proud father of the National Zoo's new Giant Panda Cub 'Tai Shan,' enjoys a breakfast of bamboo stalks after the name of his son was announced by zoo and Chinese officials. (AFP/Tim Sloan)

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AP - Wed Oct 19, 6:23 PM ET
In this photo provided by the Zoological Society of San Diego, veterinarians check the feet of the San Diego Zoo's unnamed female giant panda cub during her weekly exam Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005. Turns out the cub finally has her first tooth, a left upper molar. For a couple of weeks veterinarians could feel teeth below the gums but had not emerged until now. The cub weighs 7.78 pounds and can be seen daily on Panda Cam at www.sandiegozoo.org. (AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Tammy Spratt)

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AP - Fri Oct 21, 2:39 PM ET
This photo released by the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo shows Chief Veterinarian Suzan Murray examining male giant panda cub, Tai Shan, Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at the National Zoological Park in Washington. The exam included his third vaccination against the canine distemper virus. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 14.1 pounds and is 27.1 inches long. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian Institution)

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AP - Fri Oct 21, 2:53 PM ET
This photo released by the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo shows the male giant panda cub, Tai Shan, undergoing his ninth veterinary exam Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at the National Zoological Park in Washington. The exam included his third vaccination against the canine distemper virus. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 14.1 pounds and is 27.1 inches long, and reacted to the needle prick with a sharp, loud bark. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian Institution)

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AP - Fri Oct 21, 2:56 PM ET
This photo released by the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo shows the Zoo's giant panda mother Mei Xiang checking her cub, Tai Shan, after his ninth physical exam Friday, Oct. 21, 2005. The cub, born on July 9, now weighs 14.1 pounds and is 27.1 inches long. The National Zoo's three giant pandas live at the Zoo's Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat. (AP Photo/Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian Institution)

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AFP/NPS-HO - Wed Oct 5, 2:34 PM ET
This photo released 05 October 2005 by the National Park Service(NPS) shows the carcass of an alligator as it protudes out to the right from the curved body of a dead Burmese python in Everglades National Park, Florida.(AFP/NPS-HO/Michael Barron)

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AFP - Sun Oct 30, 8:20 PM ET
Ostrich mouth : An ostrich opens its mouth at a private poutry farm off near the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, as fears over a possible bird flu outbreak intensifies after eight pet birds smuggled from China tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus. (AFP/Patrick Lin)

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AP - Sun Oct 30, 7:44 PM ET
Kutchani, a female lion plays with a pumpkin with a Halloween face carved on it at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. The zoo's Behavioral Biologist Margaret Hawkins carved the pumpkins under a program to introduce new foods and scents to exhibits to stimulate the animals. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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AP - Fri Oct 28, 2:50 PM ET
In this photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego Charly, a 1,060 pound polar bear, gets into the Halloween spirit and uses his weight to crush an ice and treat filled pumpkin in his arctic-themed exhibit at SeaWorld San Diego on Friday, Oct 28, 2005, in San Diego. (AP Photo/SeaWorld San Diego, Mike Aguilera)

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AP - Sun Oct 30, 7:07 PM ET
Johari, a young male lion, plays with a pumpkin with a Halloween face carved on it at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. The zoo's Behavioral Biologist Margaret Hawkins carved the pumpkins under a program to introduce new foods and scents to exhibits to stimulate the animals. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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AFP - Mon Oct 31, 3:50 PM ET
Study of a pumpkin : Chimpanzees inspect a hand-carved Halloween pumpkin which was part of a special breakfast surprise at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. (AFP/Greg Wood)

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AFP - Mon Oct 31, 3:56 PM ET
High-perched : A cat sits on a high branch of an apple tree in a garden of a home in the northern Slovak town of Liptovsky Mikulas. (AFP/Joe Klamar)

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AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:53 PM ET
Seriously... : Serious Black, an Exotic Shorthair, models a Halloween outfit during the 3rd Annual Cat Fanciers Association-IAMS Cat Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York . (AFP/Timothy A. Clary)

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AP - Mon Oct 31, 6:46 AM ET
A dog Sia, lies on the floor during a Halloween dog contest in Bangkok Monday Oct. 31 ,2005. Fifty dogs joined the contest.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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