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Shulaibao the zebra foal

[2008-02-22 09:56]

A male zebra foal was born at Wuhan Zoo in Hubei province on Tuesday.

Renting a girlfriend

[2008-02-22 09:51]

An engineer at an IT company in Shanghai, rented a girl to be his girlfriend in an attempt to please his parents during the Spring Festival holiday - but his plan backfired.

Jilin driver gets a surprise demand

[2008-01-29 09:12]

To avoid a dog running across a street in Siping, Jilin province, a man surnamed Qi jammed on his brakes so hard and skidded off the road last Saturday.

A lavish funeral...for pet dog

[2007-07-23 17:05]

A funeral home in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu recently received a big contract -- preparing a 100,680-yuan (US$13,310) funeral -- for a deceased dog.

Drawing pictures on leaves

[2007-03-31 11:06]

Is it possible to draw pictures on common leaves? The answer is yes!

Here's your year-end bonus

[2007-02-12 13:34]

Although money is no doubt the favorite year-end bonus for back-busting office workers, those tired of being single will not refuse this reward: a lover.

Bachelor elephant finds long-distance love

[2007-02-12 10:48]

A male elephant in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, traveled thousands of miles to marry a female elephant in Sichuan Province recently.

Monkey No 1 public enemy

[2007-02-12 10:48]

People in a residential neighborhood in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, have monkey troubles.

Retiree works as surrogate father

[2007-02-12 10:48]

A retiree in his 70s in Jingxian County, Anhui Province, has been playing the role of parent for 428 children whose parents have gone off to the city in search of work.

Woman fined for retaliatory theft

[2007-02-12 10:48]

A court in Beijing's Shijingshan District fined a young English teacher 2,000 yuan ($246) last Thursday for stealing five corsets, apparently to get back at a shop manager who had disparaged her figure.

Bottle-fed giraffe beats odds

[2007-02-12 10:48]

A giraffe that had been nursed by zoo keepers at the Guangzhou Zoo has grown to more than 260 centimeters tall, defying many experts.

Athlete comes to the aid of police officer father

[2007-02-12 10:48]

With help from his athletic young son, a police officer from Dalian, Liaoning, caught a man suspected of cheating a stall-keeper at a market out of his gold ring.

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