08.06.10

Fearsome Predators Fight For Food

© MARCIN NAWROCKI / BARCROFT MEDIA

© MARCIN NAWROCKI / BARCROFT MEDIA

Eagles might seem like a fearsome predator at the top of their food tree, but when meals are scarce they have to resort to every bird for itself.

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04.06.10

Smoking Toddler’s 40-A-Day Habit

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© ARDILES RANTE / BARCROFT MEDIA

A two-year-old has developed a 40-a-day habit after being given his first cigarette at just 18 months old.

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25.05.10

The Lion King

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© MATTHEW TABACCOS / BARCROFT MEDIA

Cat lovers love to get close to their pets but fearless animal wrangler Richard Brooker is able to get these huge lions to behave like giant domesticated dogs.

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21.05.10

Compare The Meerkat “Children” In Hampshire’s Real Meerkat Manor

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© ROSIE HALLAM / BARCROFT MEDIA

It may not be the Kalahari but for this playful pair it is a home from home – welcome to the real Meerkat Manor.

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11.05.10

Football-Playing Elephants Amaze Tourists In Heavyweight World Cup

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© Bronek Kaminski / Barcroft Media

England and Brazil may be in different groups for this year’s World Cup, but in Thailand the teams have already clashed.

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