Animal lovers - get the tissues out! Love is a beautiful thing, wherever you find it.

hisownpetard

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:16 PM
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Animal lovers - get the tissues out! Love is a beautiful thing, wherever you find it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs_a98AySNk

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hlthe2b

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:20 PM
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1. Sniff....

How can anyone NOT be a devoted animal lover? THEY are the ones to be pitied....

Thanks for sharing. :loveya:

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saracat

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:21 PM
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2. Awww! That is beautiful. I still think they are better than most humans.

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grannie4peace

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:21 PM
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3. sure brought tears �o my eyes!!

Edited on Wed Jan-07-09 03:22 PM by grannie4peace

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hisownpetard

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Wed Jan-07-09 05:54 PM
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20. Me, too - almost as much as the one with the two British guys who went into the jungle

to find the lion they had raised when it was "little."

That was the all-time tearjerker for me!

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ogneopasno

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:23 PM
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4. This was awesome, but...

...for crying out loud, why does newscasting have to suck so very badly?

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rateyes

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:23 PM
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5. Cool.

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LakeSamish706

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:24 PM
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6. The last question in that... "What's our excuse?" certainly is the question.....

Over the course of the past 8 years I have found myself being much closer to animals than humans.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:28 PM
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7. I already have the tissues out so I decided not to click on the link

I mean, you can't really get something out that you've already got out. I could put them away and then click on your thread again and when you issue the command to get the tissues out I could get them out but what kind of man would that make me? HUH? You talkin' to ME?

PS: I lied. I clicked on the link. I would appreciate it if you would NOT post any more cow-tipping videos in The Lounge.

:rofl:

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AndyA

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:30 PM
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8. Animals are just the best.

They love and they accept unconditionally. They just want to be loved in return.

Great video, thanks for posting. :thumbsup:

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TNOE

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:39 PM
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9. Animals are evolving faster than people

as reported (honestly) on the Stephen Colbert show, from a prominent science magazine. I certainly believe it. Maybe because they have no religion.

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elleng

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:45 PM
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11. Maybe you missed this:

people ARE animals; homo sapiens consider 'other' animals to be 'lower,' about which many of us might disagree.

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TNOE

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Wed Jan-07-09 05:07 PM
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16. Well, we don't walk on all fours

Everything is evolving, except what isn't.

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Maru Kitteh

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Thu Jan-08-09 12:10 AM
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23. Whales, African parrots, dolphins ............ . . .

they don't walk on all fours either.

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Chulanowa

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Wed Jan-07-09 04:29 PM
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13. No, there's an actual biological reason

We adapt out environment to suit our needs and when that fails, we just leave to find a more malleable one. We are one of the few species that basically escapes the rigors of divergence and natural selection. For a time there were were well on our way to re-diversifying after whatever dropped the human population to a few thousand, but the horse changed that, and now more modern modes of travel have pretty much guaranteed we'll not be evolving much anytime soon.

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whathehell

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:42 PM
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10. That is TOTALLY adorable...Does anyone remember another "odd couple" story?

Edited on Wed Jan-07-09 03:50 PM by whathehell

The one about the baby hippo and the 100 year old tortoise?

They started hanging out together after a Tsunami hit Kenya...Those watching them said they were inseparable.

I wondering if they're still buds, so I guess I'll have to goggle it.

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hisownpetard

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Wed Jan-07-09 05:11 PM
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17. Yes! And your question made me remember another old one, still so sweet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JiJzqXxgxo

And don't you just love the elderly couple who watched them?

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whathehell

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Wed Jan-07-09 05:49 PM
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19. Thanks for that!...Animals are just unbelievable...

Still so much we don't know understand about them...And yes, the elderly couple were wonderful.

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TheHeathen

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Wed Jan-07-09 03:52 PM
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12. Great video

thanks for posting.

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hisownpetard

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Wed Jan-07-09 04:35 PM
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14. And welcome to DU!

:hi:

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dmr

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Wed Jan-07-09 04:52 PM
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15. Hearwarming, humbling and inspirational

Tara standing vigil for her ailing friend broke my heart.

Thank you for posting this, even though it made me tear up, it did put a very big smile on my face and in my heart.

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Boomerang Diddle

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Wed Jan-07-09 05:43 PM
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18. Just beautiful!

We can learn so much from our furry friends!

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ColbertWatcher

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Wed Jan-07-09 06:07 PM
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21. Saw that on fark yesterday ...

... and someone linked to their webtube.

Here is the newsletter with details about their story: (pdf)

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hisownpetard

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Wed Jan-07-09 11:19 PM
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22. Thanks for the great link. I really enjoyed reading it.

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