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crime Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines in electronics Xeni Jardin

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animals Baby 2-headed turtle hatchling discovered by South Carolina turtle patrol Xeni Jardin

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law California set to legalize eating roadkill Cory Doctorow

animals Rare giant bird kills Florida man David Pescovitz

photography This is a real African black panther and it's incredibly rare David Pescovitz

animals Cyclops cow worshipped in West Bengal David Pescovitz

health China reinstates ban on using tiger and rhino parts in traditional medicine Seamus Bellamy

shark Great white shark startles scientist by breaching at his feet Rusty Blazenhoff

filmmaking Kubrick explains the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey in rare video clip Gareth Branwyn

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