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An orangutan at the Perth Zoo in Australia used a rope to swing onto an enclosure fence and then climbed over. (July 12)

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Fans and collectors gathered in Washington at the national Barbie Doll Collectors Convention and to celebrate the iconic doll's 50th anniversary. (July 10)

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The Berlin Animal Park introduced a snow leopard cub named Altai on Friday. (July 10)

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Two brothers in Rio de Janeiro have decided to combine their love of climbing and art, creating a unique dwelling where they eat, sleep and work on the side of a building 33 feet in the air. (July 10)

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Tai Shan the giant panda at Washington's National Zoo turns four, a teenager in bear years. An elaborate frozen treat marks the day. (July 9)

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has added about 100 new words that largely reflect changing trends in American society. (July 9)

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A 25-year-old California man has captured his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. (July 4)

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The police chief of a northeast Ohio township has retired after a video became public showing him and a female office kissing and caressing in the front of a police cruiser while a prisoner was in the back seat. (July 2)

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A 34-year-old Brit starts his six-month stint in the 'best job in the world,' taking care of a tropical island in Australia. (July 1)

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A patient gives near meaning to the saying 'grin and bear it.' One of Miami Metrozoo's Malayan Sun Bears went to the dentist for a root canal and to have another tooth repaired. (June 26)

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It should be back to school for a crew of South Florida road workers who misspelled a crossing sign in front of an elementary school. (June 25)

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A twelve-day-old baby tapir called Maya made her debut at Berlin Zoo on Tuesday. Tapirs are endangered and while they look like pigs with trunks, they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses. (June 23)

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Surveillance video captured the scene as an out-of-control car knocked down a four-year-old boy. He walked away unscathed. (June 23)

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Japanese researchers unveiled a new robot that can make a range of expressions with its face and body. (June 23)

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Kevin Jasper, an out-of-work computer programmer from Mocksville, North Carolina won the 41st National Hollerin' Contest in Spivey's Corner, North Carolina. (June 22)

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Hundreds of people performed yoga in New York's Times Square. The event was organized to coincide with the summer solstice. (June 21)

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Pagans and partygoers drummed, danced or gyrated in hula hoops to stay awake through the night, as more than 35,000 people greeted the summer solstice Sunday at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge. (June 21)

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Talk about a real road hog: a potbellied pig was found wandered around a street and blocking traffic near Bakersfield, California. Officers used food to lure the pig back to its home. (June 18)

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A group of dogs and their owners set new world records for the loudest group bark and the loudest single bark in London on Monday. (June 16)

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Imagine dropping your quarters into a vending machine and having a raccoon face pop out instead of your drink. That's what happened to some residents at an apartment complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (June 15)

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A one-week old puppy has survived after accidentally being flushed down a toilet in London and being trapped in a drain for four hours. (June 15)