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City Skyline and Swiss Re Tower (Gherkin Building). Architect Sir Norman Foster. London, UK

London Zoo Wants To Turn The Gherkin Into A Giant Penguin

Yeah, right, and penguins might fly.

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Deer Versus Photographer In Richmond Park

A tale of cervine harassment.

This is the fellow.

Fox Found At Top Of Shard

Hard to resist an exclamation mark.

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‘Vengeful Crow’ Attacks Blonde Londoners

Londonist reconstruction. Actual events may have differed. Forget foxes. It’s crows you want to watch out for, if an increasingly implausible series in the News Shopper is to be believed. They claim that five joggers have been attacked by a vicious crow over ten days. …

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London Aquarium Bait The Press With Silly Season Pseudoscience

“Sorry mate. I’m more of a drum and bass fan.” The London Aquarium have tried everything to entice their tiger sharks to mate, but the frigid elasmobranchs just refuse to rut. Now, the piscatorial attraction have turned to Barry White and Wet Wet Wet records …

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Sprout Ban For Gorillas In The (Brown) Mist

Christmas visitors to Chessington enjoyed a whole world of unexpected musical and aromatic adventures around the gorilla enclosure. The great apes couldn’t control their anal acoustics thanks to a diet steeped in Brussels sprouts. The zoo has now withdrawn the vegetable after visitors complained about …