Lenuta and Costel, two tiger cubs from one of the world's most endangered species, the Siberian tiger, were born in a Romanian zoo this year. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

All four white Bengal tiger cubs born this week at a traveling zoo exhibit died within a few hours of one another. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

remember the rare abyssinian lion cubs which were going to be killed by the Ethiopian zoo? President Girma Wolde-Giorgis found them a new home. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A mythical and ghostly creature has appeared in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands. A rare white stag, from the red deer species, is believed to be among just a tiny handful living in Britain, according to a conservation group. White stags are seen as a magical and powerful force in many mythologies and the John Muir Trust is now keeping the stag's location secret for fear of poachers. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The legend is that Weird Al Yankovic sang "White and Nerdy" to the tune of "Ridin' Dirty" by CHAMILLIONAIRE. picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

Qila, a 12-year-old beluga whale, yesterday endured three hours of labour before giving birth to a 1.5m calf in a large private pool at Vancouver Aquarium in Canada.

Edited to add video. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A collection of illustrations of the fairy tale, Snow White.
All by different artists, its cool to see the different interpretations. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

The cubs - a male and two females - were born at the zoo on June 19 and are doing well. See photos here. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The reserve is believed to be the only home to free-roaming white lions in the world. picked by suebe 2 months ago

A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Whilst white tigers may be the result of inbreeding, they do photograph well.

Like this post, but with more pictures picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A group in Dessau, Germany, will start building a new "Great Pyramid," which is estimated to take about 30 years to complete, be about 1,900 feet tall and 10 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. It will offer burial space in the form of a "tomb container with ashes of the deceased" and engraved "memorial stones" with time capsules to store personal memorabi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A White House manual(pdf) that came to light recently gives presidential advance staffers extensive instructions in the art of "deterring potential protestors" from President Bush's public appearances around the country. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Charlie White's Understanding Joshua is a series of photos of a puppet meant to represent "complete fragility manifest in a body," placed in various situations related to human relationships. Check out his other work on the main page. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Being a guitar tryer, I have nothing but respect for a brother and sister kicking it live.(sorry to push this on you guys, Jack's a great guitar player...it's cool) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Kenny is a white tiger, the result of selective inbreeding that produces tigers with an 80% stillbirth rate. picked by dAvBOb 11 months ago

This is the weirdest thing I've seen all day. Enjoy folks. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

The fourth foal of a breed of donkey rarer than the giant panda has been born in the space of a fortnight at a British farm. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A British woman has given birth to rare identical triplets in Austria. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago