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Dozens of exotic animals seized at Turkish border

Aug. 31, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish customs officials in the northwestern city of Edirne discovered dozens of exotic animals being smuggled into Turkey from Greece. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that the mid-sized sedan with Greek license plates was carrying three kangaroos, three alpacas...

Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program

Aug. 11, 2024 12:48 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The breaking community wants the world to give b-girl Raygun a break as the Paris Olympics wrapped up. The sport made its Olympic debut in Paris — it might never be back — and one of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun who...

Cringy moves and a white b-girl's durag prompt questions about Olympic breaking's authenticity

Aug. 10, 2024 12:39 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking's Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris...

A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom's pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here are the photos

Jul. 23, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head head out of its mom's furry white pouch. The tiny Matschie’s tree kangaroo, or Dendrolagus matschiei, was born in December and is the second born to the...