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Wow.

Do NOT sign us up for this ritual!

There's a trial along the path to manhood for those living in the Amazon jungle… the bullet ant test!

Tags: amazon, ants, bee, boy, bullet ants, jungle, man, manhood, pain, sting, test, trial, venom, wow, young, young men

Way to go, Friends of the Manatee (btdubs…perfect name for the occasion!)

The conservation group rescued a baby manatee near the body of his mother in the Amazon.

Caretakers are taking care of the baybay, keeping him healthy and preparing to

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As we previously mentioned, Amazon.com was selling illegal whale meat through it's website, Amazon.jp.

Well due to the backlash from consumers as soon as the story broke, Amazon has now taken down all whale meat related products from the site.

These products were illegal because they came from endangered fin whales and some of the meat came from dolphins who were killed in the horrible Taiji dolphin hunt (the one that was the subject of The Cove.)

It's so amazing what the power of people and social media can do to make real change in the world.

All it took was a petition, the Humane Society International's request for people to contact Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos and a couple thousand concerned people.

Way to go everyone!!

[Image via AP Images.]

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Animal rights organizations have brought to light 147 illegal items being sold on Amazon.com right now.

Of those 147, some items were whale curry, stew, bacon and hamburger, all made from whale meat.

Ever since the international ban on whale hunting in 1982, selling whale meat should be impossible.

The Humane Society International (HSI) launched a campaign to try and get Amazon to remove all the whale products from its website.

The HSI wrote:

"Japan continues to undermine international laws by hunting whales and trading in whale meat.

These great whale species are afforded legal protection by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); yet Amazon.com, through its wholly owned subsidiary Amazon.jp in Japan, is actively involved in the sale of hundreds of whale, dolphin and porpoise products."

So not only is it wrong to eat whale products, it's also dangerous because of the high mercury levels in whale meat.

The HSI continued:

"As Amazon.com Inc. profits from Amazon.jp’s sale of whale products, it is responsible not only for facilitating the sale of products from endangered and protected species, but also for allowing the sale of contaminated food products which pose a potential health threat to the people consuming them."

This really needs to stop.

You can send a pre-written letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos HERE.

You can also add your name to the petition HERE.

Let's hope Amazon.com takes care of this immediately.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: amazon, hunting, illegal, meat, whale, whale meat, whaling

LOLs!

The cat in the picture above is an author, a cinematographer, and a world renowned photographer. (And what are you doing with your life?)

Cooper is a 5 year old American Shorthair cat living in Seattle. A few years ago his owners started putting a lightweight camera around his neck that snaps a new photo every 2 minutes.

During the past three years of his fur-tuitous career, Cooper has churned out a veritable cat-alogue raisonné of photos taken on weekly jaunts around the neighborhood, during which he pussyfoots through brambles, along fence-tops, and under cars armed with a camera collar that snaps shots every two minutes.

This talented pussy and his owners Michael and Deirdre Cross — who lucked out in adopting a certain talented stray in 2005 — are now basically just lapping up the phenomenal success of the cat artist.

His Cat Cam book retails for $19.95 on Amazon, where one customer reviewer calls it "a great way to experience both his work and his more personal, less public side," recommending the publication "if you love cats or you just love celebrity — you get to see him in both roles."

Check out this some of his pictures below, for check out his FB Profile.

Tags: amazon, camera, cat, collar, facebook, jealous of a cat, neighbor, photos, picture, stray, wow

Last week, it was Fit or Fat; What is your pet?. Today, Teddy's celebrity pet vet to the stars, Dr. Patrick, talks about the opposite end of the spectrum - pets that are too thin.

5 out of 9 is the perfect Body Condition Score (BCS) (i.e. the Brad Pitt or Jessica Biel of the pet world), so a BCS below a 5 means your pet may have missed too many meals.

In Hollywood we say “you can never be too rich or too thin”, but being underweight means they may be actually be unhealthy, which is never all alright with us!

If you can’t feel any fat over your pet’s ribs or if you readily see their back or hip bones, then your pet gets a concerning BCS between 1 and 3 out of 9. An emaciated pet looking like they have been spending too many late nights with Amy Winehouse (or with any starlet prepping for awards season) is not a healthy pet!

Pets having an excessively skinny body condition are typically afflicted by disease or neglect. Liver or kidney failure, cancer, gastrointestinal parasite infestations, bacteria or viral infections, and malnutrition can all contribute to an unhealthy, gaunt appearance.

Above is a strong visual example of an underweight dog. This unfortunate street canine treated during Dr. Patrick's recent trip to Peru with Amazon Cares has a 2 out of 9 BCS.

If your pet looks too thin or any other health issues, schedule a consultation and physical exam with your veterinarian.

PS - Click HERE to "Follow" Teddy's celeb pet vet Dr. Patrick Mahaney on Twitter, where you can tweet him your pet questions!

Tags: amazon, canine, celebrity, disease, dog, hollywood, infection, pet, pets, teddy, veterinarian

Two new types of freshwater stingrays have been discovered the Amazon.

Both stingrays have been nick-named "pancake" stingrays - cause they pancakes with noses.

Biologists say the two "pancake" species belong to the first new stingray genus found in the Amazon region in more than two decades.

The team's work in the Upper Amazon confirmed the new genus, Heliotrygon, and the two new species, Heliotrygon gomesi and Heliotrygon rosai (and you can learn how to pronounce that yourself).

Besides their pancake-like appearance, both rays are big, have slits on their bellies and a tiny spine on their tails.

"The most important thing this discovery tells us is that there are quite likely to be other large fishes in the Amazon yet to be discovered and described,"

said one biologist. Adding,

"Our understanding of the biodiversity of this region is not complete by any stretch of the imagination."

Photo Credit: Ken Jones

Tags: amazon, big, biologist, species, teddy