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Oooooh….Marion Cotillard…you in trawble!

The French actress stars as an animal trainer in her new flick, Rust and Bone, and scenes in the film show captive killer whales.

Now many animal rights groups are asking patrons to skip out on Rust and Bone and they are appalled that director Jacques Audiard would use performance animals in the movie.

Even Marion had her reservations about her role, stating:

Tags: animal cruelty, animal rights, captivity, film, killer whales, marion cotillard, movie, rust and bone

AWWWWWW!! Simply adorbs!

Howletts Wild Animal Park based out of Canterbury, England have welcomed a new member to their family of Grizzled Leaf Monkeys.

The baby, named Asmara, is the twentieth baby to

Tags: adorable, baby, captivity, danger, endangered, england, grizzled leaf monkey, monkey, monkeys, protect, wild

What a well thought out plan!

Fate tempter zoo ownerAlexander Pylyshenko announced he's gonna live with two of his lions in their cage at his private Ukrainian zoo for 35 days!!

Alex says his goal is to raise awareness about the living conditions of animals in captivity — but we're purdy sure staying alive is ranked right above that.

"I hope that spirit and optimism with which I approach this project, will be understood and supported by the people for whom life-saving rare species of animals is not an empty sound. Only together we can give our children this wonderful world of wildlife."

The married father of two is gonna sleep next to the lions and even eat meat fed to him through the bars of the cage.

We're rooting for Alex. But srsly, we won't be surprised if our update on his atempt is not good news.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: captivity, lions, married, news, owner, scary, stupid, wildlife, zoo

AWWWW!

This little kiwi doesn't have to worry about not having wings — when you're this cute someone will carry you anywhere you want to go!

In this handout photo provided by the Pukaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre, a rare white kiwi chick is seen only days after being hatched on May 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand.

The all-white kiwi, named Manukura is the first white chick known to be born in captivity.

The chick is the thirteenth of fourteen baby kiwis hatched at the wildlife centre this season.

We hope they release more photos of the group of baby birdies!

Tags: awww, baby, captivity, cute, kiwi, kiwis, rare, we want one, wildlife

Wow.

Wild chimpanzees use more than twice the number of gestures to communicate than previously thought, scientists have said.

The animals have at least 66 different mannerisms that they use to talk to each other, according to researchers from the University Of St Andrews in Scotland.

It was previously thought that chimpanzees had just 30 distinct gestures, although this figure was arrived at following observations of animals in captivity.

The study suggests that there is a common system of communication across the species, as opposed to there being individual gestures for each group.

Not only that, but there is a significant overlap in signals used by gorillas and orangutans.

Scientists have previously shown that chimpanzees comfort the victims of bullies with a consoling hug and a reassuring peck on the cheek to help lower stress levels.

It was found that chimps comfort each other after fighting and are less stressed after a cuddle.

We should try that!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: animals, captivity, chimpanzee, research, scientists, species, study

It's a miracle!

Almost 25 years after the California condor went extinct in the wild and dwindled to just 27 birds in captivity, North America's largest flying bird is on the verge of a watershed moment: Its total population is projected to hit 400 this spring, including 200 birds thriving in the wild.

The projections come as curators are reporting a successful hatching season at breeding centers in California and elsewhere.

Scienctist say condors got themselves into this mess by just being Miley condors.

"Condors are doing what they normally do: They feed on marine animal carcasses. But it turns out these marine animals are feeding on DDE, and now the condors are feeding on them, and the shells of their eggs are thin and break."

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: america, animals, california, captivity, extinct, population

It's not an emo band, it's an animal!

This cutie is is so super rare super shy that humans didn't even know out them till 1992! (Moments later it was deemed critically endangered.)

Almost 20 years later, the furtive saola is getting a new nature reserve in Vietnam.

The rare, small-horned ox known as Asia’s unicorn is threatened due to illegal hunting with snares and dogs.

Conservationists estimate that there are no more than a few hundred saola left in the wild, but it is hard to know for sure since they are so shy and rarely seen.

There are no saola in captivity, and the few that have been captive died within days of capture.

Saola extinction in the wild means extinction everywhere.

[Image via thirdage.com.]

Tags: captivity, conservation, endangered, extinct, threatened, unicorn, vietnam, we want one