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Thai Elephants in Drag

“The elephant is Thailand’s national symbol, but the country has gone panda-crazy since the birth of a female panda cub  to pandas Lin Hui and Xuang Xuang at Chiang Mai zoo in Bangkok.”

Pandas & Elephant

The Future Coral Reefs of Khanom?

Coral Reefs in Khanom

Coral Reefs in Khanom

Are you looking at the future coral reefs of Khanom? In the past few weeks, more than a thousand of these square concrete structures have been loaded on the pictured barge and dropped in the sea off the coast.  Khanom, the next diving paradise of Thailand?  Let’s hope that the sea temperature doesn’t rise  much more.

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17 Sensational and Free Graphic Novels

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4. Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile asks the question: what if classic fairy-tale characters were banished to present day New York?

Free Graphic Novels

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