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When you think "pigeon", you don't necessarily think of a unique and beautiful bird. Pigeons are common and dirty, not even close to being labeled as "beautiful". However, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is the beautiful love-child of a pigeon and a peacock. No, not really. Just really looks that way!

With bright blue feathers and a feathered crown on top of it's head, it's totally mesmerizing! Plus, these birds could become as large as a turkey! 

If we had to choose, we'd say the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is our favorite "pigeon".

Larry, the chief mouser to the cabinet office, and Palmerston, who holds the same post at the foreign office, were both spotted on Downing Street by media as they await President Trump's arrival.

A female Owston's civet, which is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, was born on April 15 at the U.K. zoo, and head zookeeper, Dave Rich, has been personally caring for her ever since, according to the zoo's website.

A traffic camera in the UK is popular with at least one visitor which brings out the puns out of the people on twitter.  

Almost every Brit would agree that there is one thing missing from a good old fashioned afternoon tea sitting, and that thing is: dogs! Imagine if you could bring your best doggo along to sip on some tea...Well, Now you can! In this hotel in London...So, can someone lend us a puppy please?  

Viking is a UK company that always tries to get creative with their office décor. Their latest project to inspire staff was their biggest yet – the creation of a whopping 13-metre-long dragon made entirely of paper! The aim of the project was to celebrate the return of the final season of Game Of Thrones and do a little marketing in the process. The dragon, which was primarily built by artist Andy Singleton, took 110 hours of design, construction and installation and "involved the equivalent of 1,200 A4 pieces of paper to make, and its final dimensions were 12.95 meters (42.5-feet) long, 2.8 meters (9.2-feet) wide and a wingspan of 6 meters (19.7-feet)." According to the company's blog, the dragon himself think it's "Impressive, but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to ride that into battle without getting any paper cuts or accidentally setting my mount on fire trying to burninate enemies. "Carefully." Yeah….you see the problem is Carefully is not my middle name". Here are some photos and a video of the construction process. 

Mooove to the right. Mooooove to the left. A British startup has launched a Tinder-style app, called Tudder, to make it easier for farmers to find a mate… for their cattle. 

Meet Palmerston, The Chief Mouser at the British foreign office. He is very proud of what he is doing and likes to share his daily life among world leaders and ambassadors. For more, check out his twitter page. 

A farm in Britain created the second zonkey the world has ever seen. Everyone say welcome to Zippy the zonkey, a cross between a donkey and a zebra. We could definitely use some more zonkeys in our life.

Crawl, don't walk, to Folly Farm's new sloth retirement home.

If you think retirement homes are just for humans, think again. According to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the adventure park zoo in Wales, UK, opened this unique resting home in November 2018. 

Valentine's Day can be an extremely tough holiday, especially if you've recently been dumped by a particularly horrid ex. Luckily, a zoo in the UK has come up with a way to spend V-Day that's so hilariously petty that you'll be telling everyone you know about it. Ready to get revenge on your not-so-significant other? Keep ready for all the delightfully disgusting details. This just might end up being your best Valentine's Day ever. 

Via: 22Words

Big news in the UK! They have officially banned pet stores from selling puppies and kittens. People who want a kitten or puppy must go to an animal shelter, rescue group or directly to a breeder, instead of going to a third-party commercial retailer. Remember to adopt, not shop! 

Via Huffington Post.

A London-based business has named an amphibian with limited eyesight and a capability to burrow its head underground as Dermophis donaldtrumpi. The namesake shares several characteristics such as its ability to see "the world in black and white" with the US president, according to the company EnviroBuild. You can only imagine how the people of twitter reacted. 

Only around 100 of the Scottish wildcats remain in the wild, but video footage has been released of a new kitten born at Chester Zoo. And how cute is he?

Larry the cat is the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office. He's a 12 year old tabby, in position longer than the leaders of any of the main UK political parties. Unofficial of course. 

British Ultra runner got some support from an unlikely place in a recent race in the Gobi Desert . While participating in a 155 mile race called the 4 Deserts Race, he gained an unexpected running partner in the form of a stray dog. Check out there incredible story below. Via: SlikTalk