Flocke is the new celebrity polar bear cub who was born by polar bear Vera at the Nuremberg Zoo in Germany. Since Knut has grown up and not cute anymore, Flocke has stolen all the limelight from photographers. Even Flocke stuffed animal toys are released by manufacturer Steiff GmbH which produced the well known Knut teddy bears.

More of Flocke the polar bear with 16 more pics after the jump.

Source: Nurnberg

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The armadillo girdled lizard defines how a cool lizard would look like. This South African lizard also called Cordylus cataphractus lives in colonies of up to 40 individuals and roll up into a ball when threatened.

4 more pics of the cool armadillo lizard after the jump.

Source: Aussie Pythons And Snakes

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This has got to be one of the most lovely friendship between animals. The kitty seems to enjoy the company of the little bird and both looks comfortable with one another.

Check out more on this cute friendship with 6 more pics after the jump.

Source: Lolo Sad

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In an attempt to garner more viewers, an animal park in China treated viewers a bizarre display of a lion riding a horse. The horse sure doesn’t look very comfortable with such a big cat on its back.

Link: Daily Mail UK

Across the walkway, this stealthy cat stay low in the drainage where it has a clear view of its pigeon prey. Hit the link to see the larger resolution photo.

Link: Chicken Crap

Another great set of cuteness overloaded photos, this kitty attack would surely brighten up anyone’s gloomy days.

5 more pics of the kitty attack after the jump.

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Natural enemies in the wild, these two predators would attack each other at every opportunity. Hyenas are fierce opponents that would quickly exploit unguarded lion cubs and a pack of these would be more than capable of bringing down an isolated lion. In this amazing capture by The Big Cat Diary, this is a fight between two lions and a hyena though outnumbered is still not to be underestimated.

1 videoclip of two male lions vs hyena after the jump.

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The ugly swan was born with a crooked neck and looks out of place in a swarm of beautiful swans. The ‘ugly duckling’ though have found its love where the swans are wintering. It has been two days since it has arrived and has been hanging out and feeding together with another male swan. It is still early to know if they are mates until a week after as it could just be a fling.

Link: Daily Mail UK

Usavich is a lovely series of animation that you would instantly love once you watch it. This was created for MTV Japan by Kanaban Graphics and tells the story of Kirenenko and Putin, the two rabbits who are held captive in a Russian gulag. There are currently 23 volumes in total which was an instant hit when it was broadcasted on television.

4 more videoclips of Usavich the imprisoned rabbits after the jump.

Via: Vincent Chow

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King penguins also known as Aptenodytes patagonicus is the second largest penguin after the Emperor penguins. This is an amazing photo of about 60,000 pairs of hatching King Penguins in Salusbury plain on south Georgia. Hit the link to see the high resolution photo.

Link: Wikimedia