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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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A French artist has turned his photos of New York City into a set of posters and then blended them back into their surroundings.

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It may resemble the countless photographs of the Loch Ness monster but
this shadowy figure is none other than a breaching basking shark.

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Baby wombats Karina and Riley need to be wrapped up warm while they wait for their fur to grow. The adorable marsupials should be snug in their mothers pouches but were orphaned when their mums were killed by motorists near Melbourne, Australia.

Luckily wombat enthusiast and wildlife carer Linda Sauvarin saved the day by extracting the pinkie wombats from their dead mother’s pouches and nursing them to health.

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Fancy a dip? Well if you decide to take the plunge into this crystal blue water then you might get a little more than you bargained for.

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