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We’re declaring today Impala Appreciation Day, because we can. Just look at this little lady’s adorable earrings.

Animals

Dec 10
25

This is what a tow truck looks like in Goalpara, India.

Animals

Dec 09
63

There’s a baby tiger in the studio for Nat Geo Wild’s Big Cat Week!

His name is Jake and he’s adorably feisty.

Dec 09
152

Click, click, click, click.

That’s the sound of the countdown to the close of the 2013 Sony World Photography awards, which will stop accepting submissions on Jan. 4.

Here’s a sampling of what you’re up against. Now get snapping!

Dec 08
59

Care for a Crap-accino?

Coffee made from elephant dung actually sells for $50 a poop, er, pop at some luxe hotels.

Black Ivory Coffee, which was launched last month at luxury hotels in Thailand, the Maldives and Abu Dhabi, sells for a whopping $50 a serving, or $500 per pound.

But more noteworthy than the inflated price is the curious process behind this exotic new brew, which involves pure Arabica beans being eaten by elephants and then plucked a day later from their dung, resulting in what some say is the world’s smoothest cuppa.

“When an elephant eats coffee, its stomach acid breaks down the protein found in coffee, which is a key factor in bitterness,” said Blake Dinkin, who has spent $300,000 developing the coffee. “You end up with a cup that’s very smooth without the bitterness of regular coffee.”