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British zookeeper Alex Larenty gives Jamu the lion a relaxing massage. Mr Larenty hugs Jamu, who he says has complete trust in him.

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Not all beautiful frogs depicted here are poisonous, but those who are - can be very deadly indeed. The most poisonous animal is not a snake or a spider. It's a beautiful little frog! "Most frogs produce skin toxins, but the dart poison frogs from Central and South America are the most potent of all. The golden poison frog, called terribilis (the terrible), is so toxic that even touching it can be dangerous. A single terribilis contains enough poison to kill 20,000 mice or 10 people. It is probably the most poisonous animal on Earth." (source)

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And finally, the aforementioned "Most Poisonous" Golden Poison Dart Frog:


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Phyllobates terribilis, shown above, has enough poison to kill 100 humans (source)

"Their poison contains toxins that dull the nerves and produce heart and repiratory (sic.) failure. The skin of an adult P. terribilis has enough batrachotoxin to kill 20,000 mice, or 100 adult humans. Two-tenths of a microgram of batrachotoxin is lethal in the human blood stream and each adult P. terribilis contains nearly 200 micrograms."

Some of the Latin names of frogs depicted above:
(plus some toads were added for good measure)

- Dendrobates auratus
- Dendrobates azureus
- Ceratophrys ornata
- Mantella aurantiaca
- Phrynohyas resinifictrix
- Agalychnis callidryas
- Dendrobates pumilio

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Plane Down in Hudson River:Full Photo Coverage

All of the US Airways passengers aboard a jet that went down in the frigid waters of the Hudson River off Manhattan are reported to be safe, the New York Times reports. Flight 1549 apparently flew into a flock of geese, disabling at least one engine, according to MSNBC. Authorities quickly reported that terrorism was not suspected, and no casualties were immediately reported. 

 

“I just thought, ‘Why is it so low?’ And, splash, it hit the water,” a witness told the AP. Police divers were dropped into the water near the Airbus A380, which left LaGuardia airport for Charlotte, NC, at 3:26pm with 146 passengers and five crew members on board. The aircraft was floating southward in the river as passengers crowded onto the wings. The air temperature in New York today is in the teens.

volunteer and working rescuers is credited with saving the lives of everybody on board US Airways Flight 1549, the New York Times reports. Within minutes of the plane hitting the Hudson river, ferries, cruise boats and conventional rescue boats converged on the scene to quickly pluck passengers to safety from the wings of the slowly sinking jet. 

 

New York and New Jersey's ferries were the first on the scene and commuters helped pull passengers aboard. Rescuers dove into the icy waters from police helicopters to save passengers who would otherwise have perished within minutes, while a Fire Department crew scrambled to tether the plane and stop it from floating down river toward the sea.

 

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