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A giraffe at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in Australia stuck her tongue out during an early morning feeding. The celebrity gossip site TMZ.com spotted a giraffe being walked on the beach in Malibu, Calif., on Feb 20. Mark Baker/AP
Heiress Paris Hilton had her newest pet on her shoulder in this November 2005 photo. Ms. Hilton got a mammal called a Kinkajou, which are primarily active at night and have a wide range of calls. Kinkajous however, are not easily trained. In August 2006, Hilton's kinkajou, named Baby Luv, bit the socialite's arm. Animal authorities confiscated the animal, who had been illegally smuggled into Los Angeles. Will Binns/Pacificcoastnews/NEWSCOM/FILE
In St. Petersburg, Russia, a woman walked her mini pig in December 2006. Pigs, fairly easily maintained, are eager to communicate and assist people. George Clooney used to have a pig, a nearly 300-pound, potbellied pig, named Max, who lived with the actor for 18 years. NEWSCOM/FILE
A white Bengal tiger licked a block of ice at Dusit zoon in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. The costs of feeding such a cat can reach $3,000 per year. With the current economic crisis, many owners of large cats cannot afford to keep them, and they are turned over to sanctuaries or other organizations willing to help with the animals. Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
Baby Llama 'Valentine,' was born at the Whitehouse Farm near Morpeth, England. Llamas can reach well over 200 pounds and six feet tall at adulthood. They are very good natured and can be trained. NEWSCOM/FILE
April Truitt fed some of the chimpanzees at the Primate Rescue Center near Nicholasville, Ky., on Feb. 25. There have been recent stories in the news of chimp attacks on their owners. People that keep the primates as pets may be unaware of the hazards they can pose. Mr. Truitt, who runs the Center, said she warned the Stamford, C.T., woman whose chimp critically injured Charla Nash, before the incident nearly a month ago, which left Ms. Nash seriously injured. James Crisp/AP
An anaconda caught in the Amazon more than five years ago was shown at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, S.C., in this January 2007 file photo. The largest snake in the boa family, they can come in several variations, and grow to be massive, and are known for not being very friendly. Grace Beahm/The Post and Courier/AP
A monkey sat on the shoulder of Marine Ssgt. Michael Freeman of Sheridan, Wyoming, during a jungle survival training at the 2009 Cobra Gold military exercise in Chonburi provice, southeastern Thailand. The Humane Society of the United States, estimates that 15,000 chimps and monkeys are kept as pets in the US, and that 22 states prohibit or tightly regulate the monkey trade. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Captive Primate Safety Act, which is designed to end the private sales of apes and monkeys. Apichart Weerawong/AP
An albino kangaroo named Milka clung to his mother at a zoon in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, in April 2008. Though the cute animals have tempted some celebrities into getting a kangaroo (Paris Hilton included), they cannot be house trained and can get violent. Wallabies are often exported as pets as well. Mary Altaffer/AP
Owner Sandra Ponder posed with Little Lucy, the UK's smallest horse, in Hertfordshire. Little Lucy was four years old and measured just 19 and a half inches at the shoulder. Solent News/Splash News/NEWSCOM
A desert tortoise named Sadie walked around her pen at Dotty Cooper's animal rehabilitation center in Cusick, Wash., in September. The abandoned tortoise was is currently in the custody of Ms. Cooper, who is hoping to bring it south into desert-like territory and find her a new home. Tortoises transported to and from different regions of the country cannot be returned to the wild. Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review/AP
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Lion kills heron: A video of four lions setting upon a blue heron at a Dutch zoo serves as a reminder of the King of the Jungle's wild instincts.
A video of four lions preying upon a heron at a Dutch zoo, shot last year and reposted on YouTube Wednesday, reminds us that you can take the lion out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the lion.
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