Ruth Schuster
By Ruth Schuster
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Music Mango the Bear Undergoes Surgery in Israel
(Haaretz) — Mango the brown bear was clearly in pain, as his keepers at Israel’s Ramat Gan Zoological Park observed some three weeks ago. He was eating well, but his walk had slowed and he clearly didn’t like getting up. Sure, there was clearly a problem, but just try asking a bear where it hurts….
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Fast Forward Lesbian Penguins Shack Up at Israeli Zoo
(Haaretz) — Israel is famously tolerant of its gay community, by and large, for which two penguins at the Ramat Gan Safari park can bless their lucky stars. Penguins pair for life, choosing their mate during adolescence. They do the same at the Ramat Gan Zoological Center. Thusly did Suki and Chupchikoni, two young Jackass…
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