Twin Baby Moose

Twin Baby Moose, Haegar and Herbert, were born on May 3o at the Alte Fasanerie game and deer park in Hanau Germany. Herbert has a broken leg which needed to be set in a cast.

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(Boris Roessler/European Pressphoto agency)

Here is the pair before the cast, Haegar is in front:

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(Boris Roessler/European Pressphoto agency)

The twins are so cute! I am glad they were born in a park where they can be cared for, without such intervention I doubt that Herbert would have survived such a serious injury.

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Red Panda Missing at National Zoo

Do you live anywhere near the Smithsonian National Zoo, or are visiting today? Could you help the zoo by keeping  an eye out for their missing red panda?

This morning the zoo could not find its new male Red Panda named Rusty. He is less than a year old and about the size of a raccoon. Here is a picture:

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Zoo keepers went to check on him this morning but Rusty was not in his enclosure. The zoo also has a female red panda, who can be viewing in their enclosure.

He is believed to still be in the zoo hiding, but a search this morning of the zoo before opening to the public did not find the animal.

If you do see Rusty do not approach him – call an official or the zoo at 202-633-4888.

You can also follow the search on Twitter using #findrusty.

Here is the news story: Washington Post

Here is the twitter story.

I hope that Rusty is found safe and sound!

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Guinea Pig Armor

Have you ever wanted to dress your guinea pig up in an appropriately sized real suit of mail complete with helmet? Now is your chance! Check out this hand made guinea pig sized armor set on ebay:

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This armor is currently up for charity auction on Ebay with all proceeds going to benefit the Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue. The auction has 4 days left and the current bidding price (last I checked) is over $35o!

Here is what the armor would look like on your guinea pig’s back:

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And here is the mail and helmet:

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The Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue is a nonprofit organization in Virginia that rescues, rehabilitates, and adopts out guinea pigs. To find out more about them visit their website at mgpr.org.

I think this armor is adorable and amazing! It would make a great photo prop if you have a photogenic pig at home.

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