A series of strange, unsolved killings of wild brown donkeys in Cyprus have pushed hundreds of young Cypriots, both Turkish and Greek, to start an online movement to save the rare species.

Using Facebook and email, as well as more traditional methods such as banners erected near the Rizokarpaso donkey sanctuary (yes, they really have one of those),  the donkey defenders are fighting to save an important part of their Mediterranean culture.

At this point, alleged suspects in the killings include hunters, developers and farmers who claim that the wild donkeys harm their crops.

 Quadruplets are a pretty rare occurrence already, but the bunch of babies  pictured above are extra special: they are three identical twins and a… uh… well they should invent a name for those. Other than fourth-quadruplet-who-wasn’t-identical.

The little combo of joy was born prematurely last January at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Maryland. There have been fewer than a hundred similar cases documented.

Studies by three London universities have shown that men and women can usually tell whether members of the opposite sex are looking or short-term flings or long-term romantic relationships based soley on facial features.

The men preferred women with large lips and wide eyes– indications that they were open to short-term realtionships.

The women, strangely enough (or not!), preferred men with “softer features” because these were more likely to opt for commitment.

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via Yahoo

Lali was born in Dadri’s Saifi Hospital last March 11, and the news of her strange birth has caused a local sensation, attracting crowds of devotees to her Saini village home. The reason? She was born with two complete faces.

But ever more odd is the villagers’ reaction: they seem to consider her a reincarnation of a Hindu goddess.

via Mumbai Mirror