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Yes, your prayers have been answered!

To get psyched for Shark Week, the Discovery Channel teamed up with the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta to place a live streaming peephole in the aquarium’s Ocean Voyager exhibit!!

The exhibit, which was designed to house whale sharks, holds 6.3 million gallons of seawater, enough to fill nine and a half Olympic swimming pools. It is home to seven different types of sharks, including enormous whale sharks, vicious-looking sand tiger sharks, and bottom-dwelling masters of disguise called spotted wobbegongs.

It also holds several other species of fish and four manta rays, the only manta rays ever to live in a U.S. aquarium.

Despite the popular image of sharks as creatures of speed and violence, the view in the tank is peaceful and soothing.

But we're sure it'll get fun during feeding!

Tags: display, ocean, popular, shark, shark week, sharks, species, swimming, yes

Hope this is better than Garfield!

20th Century Fox is prepping a big-screen version of the popular comic strip Mutts.

The studio’s animation division has hired Mutts creator Patrick McDonnell and his brother Robert McDonnell to write the script for a feature-length animated film.

Mutts is a daily comic strip centering on the antics of a dog named Earl and a cat named Mooch who interact with each other and the animals in their neighborhood, as well as their human owners.

McDonnell created the humor strip, syndicated by King Features Syndicate, in 1994.

Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz said before his death that he was a big fan of the strip.

Tags: animals, animated, dog, garfield, movie, mutt, owner, popular

Blogging pet? That's totes ridiculous! LOLz!

A new study says a different breed of celebrity is taking over Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

One in ten of all UK pets have their own Facebook page, Twitter profile or YouTube channel, and more than half of UK pet owners are sharing photos of their pets online.

The rise of pets online has also seen a number of owners joining dedicated sites, with names such as Critter, Catster and Doggie Dating.

Others have also set up entire websites devoted specifically to their pets, many of which have raised money for rescue centres or animal welfare charities.

Neil Brettell, director of insurer PetPlan, who commissioned the study, said that it suggested that “animals are more popular than celebrities on Facebook and other social networking sites.”

He added "A site that incorporates animals AND celebrities sounds like it would be the best website ing the world!!"

Ok, he didn't say that last part. LOL.

[image via smileytheclown.com]

Tags: animals, breed, cats, celebrity, lol, names, owner, popular, rescue, social, twitter, youtube

Michael, SIT!

According to a study of 36,000 pet names by John Lewis Insurance, people are rejecting traditional pet names in favour of those normally given to children.

Families are more likely to call their mut George than Tiddles, while pooch names like Fido or Lassie have been replaced by Toby.

Poppy is the UK most popular name for both dogs and cats while Alfie, Molly, Charlie, Max, Bella, Millie, Daisy and Rosie appear in the Top 10 for both animals.

The company's research also uncovered a craze for naming cats and dogs after celebrities, with J-Lo, Shakira, Clint Eastwood and Will.I.am among the stars paid tribute to in the list.

The top ten pet names for pets in Britain:

For Dogs
1: Poppy, 2: Alfie, 3: Molly, 4: Charlie, 5: Max, 6=: Bella, 6=: Ruby, 8: Millie, 9: Daisy, 10: Rosie.

For Cats
1: Poppy, 2: Oscar, 3: Charlie, 4: Molly, 5: Daisy, 6: Millie, 7: Alfie, 8: Rosie, 9: Tigger, 10: Bella, 10: Max, 10: Monty.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: animals, children, dog, dogs, names, people, pooch, popular, research, study

Now she's really made it!

Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum, who has become the biggest American-born star to hit Germany since The Hasselhoff, now has sweet new digs to for her fame.

Heidi and her sister, Naira, were raised as a foundling in a SC wild animal station before moving to the Leipzig Zoo in, 2010 — have now been moved into a special exhibit at the zoo called the Gondwanaland Tropical Experience World!

(sounds fancy!)

Although a Leipzig Zoo spokesman insisted to the Local that the "media resonance was surprising and not planned," it has nevertheless moved to protect the rights to her name and cross-eyed image - believed to be the result of pressure on her eyes created by fatty deposits.

The zoo says the squint doesn't hurt Heidi and, certainly, her popularity won't hurt the zoo's bottom line.

Tags: america, cross-eyed opossum, germany, popular, protect, really, sweet, zoo

Here are 5 things to know about Hollywoods hottest animal starlet!

1. In real life, she doesn't smoke.

Crystal's trainer, Thomas Gunderson, worked with his 17-year-old monkey so that she could hold a hollow prop that looked like a cigarette (the smoke effects were added later through CGI). She also learned how to use several different kinds of lighters (that didn't have real flames).

2. She doesn't have any other deviant behaviors, either.

According to her trainer:

"Most monkeys are liars, Crystal is not. She's not a good liar. She's very honest. She takes her work very seriously."

3. She was pretty popular on the Hangover set.

While actors Bradley Cooper and Ken Jeong had worked with Crystal on other projects, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis hadn't. Gunderson says they started out "a little – and this is putting it very mildly – apprehensive.

Eventually, Crystal became a member of the "Wolf Pack," and people would take turns petting her, feeding her, and the group would often sit and have lunch together.

4. She's not a diva.

While Crystal may look like one on the red carpet, this is one down-to-earth capuchin. "She doesn't understand all this stuff," Gunderson says.

"When we were on the red carpet, there was a lot of noise, a lot of lights, a lot to keep her stimulated. Most monkeys would probably be stressed out and not want to be there. She stands right out there and smiles and waves."

5. She's named after a country singer.

Soon after Gunderson was assigned to train his new monkey about 15 years ago, he was sitting in his car when a song by the country singer Crystal Gayle came on the radio.

Tags: diva, monkey, monkeys, people, pets, popular, smoke, star, trainer, wild, zach galifianakis

Alpacas are the new cats!

Ok… maybe that's just wishful thinking (sorry cat lovers).

Alpacas aren't that popular (yet), but we think there should be at least one in every neighborhood and/or classroom.

Watch this video about Zeus (originally named Jesus but changed to avoid confusion) the adorbz alpaca and you'll see what we mean.

If that doesn't sell you, check out his facebook page!

Tags: adorbz, alpacas, facebook, lovers, neighbor, popular, video