Iggy: Missing Labrador Pet Dog Returns Home After Five Years

A girl, Brierley Howard, has been reunited with her pet dog, Iggy, almost five years after it vanished. The 12 year-old was overjoyed when she was told that Iggy the labrador had turned up 130 miles away.Iggy was an 18-month-old puppy when he disappeared in August 2005. Brierley and her brother Jasper, now 14, were devastated. Their mum and dad Karen and Eric believed he had been stolen.

But the family, from Balladen, in Rawtenstall, Lancs, are celebrating after Iggy was spotted wandering the streets in Leicester and taken to a vet.The vet discovered Iggy was fitted with a microchip and he has now been reunited with Brierley and her family.

Shell Shine Service

This is the spectacular moment a turtle stops to get a clean from a shoal of fish in an underwater ‘car wash’. The Hawaiian green sea turtle floated in mid water while the almost luminous yellow tang fish busied themselves with the task of removing the algae from his body.In a similar scenario to a normal car wash, the turtles take it in turns to swim into this make-shift ‘cleaning station’ for their daily wash.Photographer Mike Roberts, 60, snapped the incredible picture while diving at Puako in Hawaii.He said: ‘The turtle is visiting a cleaning station of yellow tangs.

Zebra Puts Head Into Hippo's Mouth But Escapes Unhurt After Cleaning Predator's Teeth

This inquisitive zebra diced with death when it leaned in to the gaping mouth of a hippopotamus.One of the most aggressive animals in the world, the hippo can savage its victim to death with its menacing jaw.But the zebra seems perfectly unaware of the precarious position he’s in as he teeters on the edge of the water dangerously close to the animal’s razor-sharp teeth.
Despite appearing to be just seconds away from imminent death, the striped creature escaped unharmed.Much to the surprise of zoo visitors, the animal was merely cleaning the hippo’s teeth.The extraordinary spectacle was captured by photographer Jill Sonsteby at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland.

Zebra Puts Head Into Hippo's Mouth But Escapes Unhurt After Cleaning Predator's Teeth

This inquisitive zebra diced with death when it leaned in to the gaping mouth of a hippopotamus.One of the most aggressive animals in the world, the hippo can savage its victim to death with its menacing jaw.But the zebra seems perfectly unaware of the precarious position he’s in as he teeters on the edge of the water dangerously close to the animal’s razor-sharp teeth.
Despite appearing to be just seconds away from imminent death, the striped creature escaped unharmed.Much to the surprise of zoo visitors, the animal was merely cleaning the hippo’s teeth.The extraordinary spectacle was captured by photographer Jill Sonsteby at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland.

Oscar Clears Way For 'Cove' In Japan

An Oscar win by “The Cove,” a documentary chronicling bloody dolphin hunting in a Japanese fishing town, could give the film the critical audience its makers wanted to reach: ordinary moviegoers in Japan.

News that the movie won the Academy Award for best feature documentary was greeted with surprise in Japan because many Japanese hadn’t heard of it. The U.S. film, directed by former National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, hasn’t been shown in commercial theaters in Japan except for a single viewing during the Tokyo International Film Festival in October.

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Oscar Clears Way For 'Cove' In Japan

An Oscar win by “The Cove,” a documentary chronicling bloody dolphin hunting in a Japanese fishing town, could give the film the critical audience its makers wanted to reach: ordinary moviegoers in Japan.

News that the movie won the Academy Award for best feature documentary was greeted with surprise in Japan because many Japanese hadn’t heard of it. The U.S. film, directed by former National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, hasn’t been shown in commercial theaters in Japan except for a single viewing during the Tokyo International Film Festival in October.

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Three Cheetahs Spare Tiny Antelope's Life… And Play With Him Instead

Hello little antelope, would you like to play with us?

Coming from three deadly cheetahs, it’s the kind of invitation that’s best refused – but amazingly, this impala escaped unscathed from its encounter.Luckily for the youngster, it seems these three male cheetahs simply weren’t hungry.That’s because unlike other big cats, the cheetah hunts in the daytime, either in the early morning or late afternoon. The bursts of speed needed to catch their prey tire them out – meaning they need to rest after a kill.And that seems to be the secret to the antelope’s survival, as it’s likely it fell into the cheetahs’ clutches when they were already full – and tired out – from an earlier hunt.

Three Cheetahs Spare Tiny Antelope's Life… And Play With Him Instead

Hello little antelope, would you like to play with us?

Coming from three deadly cheetahs, it’s the kind of invitation that’s best refused – but amazingly, this impala escaped unscathed from its encounter.Luckily for the youngster, it seems these three male cheetahs simply weren’t hungry.That’s because unlike other big cats, the cheetah hunts in the daytime, either in the early morning or late afternoon. The bursts of speed needed to catch their prey tire them out – meaning they need to rest after a kill.And that seems to be the secret to the antelope’s survival, as it’s likely it fell into the cheetahs’ clutches when they were already full – and tired out – from an earlier hunt.

Henry Lizardlover Calls His Camera-Ready Lizards A 'Chick Magnet'

In 1986, Henry Schifberg decided to change his name to something that better represented who he was, so he made it legal. “Even on my driver’s license, it says ‘Henry Lizardlover,'” he tells Ezquara.com. “I think I have the most famous driver’s license in the world.”

As you might expect, the 54-year-old Lizardlover is a lizard fanatic, and he has a soft spot for his razor-toothed favorite: the iguana. The reptile has become the subject of his whimsically-posed photographs — there are iguanas lounging on little iguana-sized couches, rocking out on the guitar, spooning in bed — and can be found in greeting cards and calendars (2010’s Iguana Hold Your Hand calendar is available for $13.99 on Amazon.com).

“The lizards are very calm and trusting to begin with,” Lizardlover says of his photo shoots. “I set them down and I know what position is comfortable for them. The lizard just stays where I set them down — there’s no hypnotizing, no tricks of any kind.”These easygoing friends have been part of Lizardlover’s life since the early ’80s. He currently has about 22 and is “just trying to keep it simple,” but he’s also had upwards of 50 lizards at one time in his home.

Henry Lizardlover Calls His Camera-Ready Lizards A 'Chick Magnet'

In 1986, Henry Schifberg decided to change his name to something that better represented who he was, so he made it legal. “Even on my driver’s license, it says ‘Henry Lizardlover,'” he tells Ezquara.com. “I think I have the most famous driver’s license in the world.”

As you might expect, the 54-year-old Lizardlover is a lizard fanatic, and he has a soft spot for his razor-toothed favorite: the iguana. The reptile has become the subject of his whimsically-posed photographs — there are iguanas lounging on little iguana-sized couches, rocking out on the guitar, spooning in bed — and can be found in greeting cards and calendars (2010’s Iguana Hold Your Hand calendar is available for $13.99 on Amazon.com).

“The lizards are very calm and trusting to begin with,” Lizardlover says of his photo shoots. “I set them down and I know what position is comfortable for them. The lizard just stays where I set them down — there’s no hypnotizing, no tricks of any kind.”These easygoing friends have been part of Lizardlover’s life since the early ’80s. He currently has about 22 and is “just trying to keep it simple,” but he’s also had upwards of 50 lizards at one time in his home.