Top 10 oddballs of the animal world

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Animal Tracks A dog in dreads, two finicky sea turtles, a chilled-out chimp and monkeys and meerkats with pumpkins – find all that and more photos of creatures great and small. more photos

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Unlikely friends A pig and a tiger, a monkey and a rabbit, a duck and a dog – these best buddy pairs make some very odd couples. more photos

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Nature's Best Photography Click to view some incredible pictures of our wild world that were made by young photographers and published in 'Nature’s Best Photography for Kids'. more photos

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