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Japan Coast Guard members rescue a dog that survived the Japanese tsunamiand three weeks at sea!

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• Researchers dressed in panda costumes put a panda cub into a basket before transferring it to a new living environment at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center.

• The panda costumes are part of a new plan to reintroduce captive giant pandas back into the wild.

Mammals keeper Kylie Hackshall gets close to a baby spotted-tail quoll.

• A dog left inside the house for the day has fun playing with toys and lies exhausted after his efforts.

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