Wild And Wooly Christmas Critters
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Mmmm... you taste like cookies and milk!
SANTA MONICA, CA - DECEMBER 13: Santa Claus, A.K.A. Art Hubbell, gets a lick from Angel, a yellow labrador retriever at the Third Street Promenade on December 13, 2004 in Santa Monica, California. The 9th annual Pet Night at Santa Monica Place is getting help from Santa Claus to collect donations for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Los Angeles. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Don't ask for a pair of crocs for Christmas
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Santa Claus is attacked while trying to feed a chicken to "Eric" a five-metre, man-eating saltwater crocodile during the Christmas holiday season at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney 08 December. "Eric" ate two people before being captured in 1987 in far northern Australia and was moved to a wildlife farm where he killed another crocodile while mating. AFP PHOTO Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Look who got Guitar Hero for Christmas
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 20: Enbi, a four-year-old male orang-utan, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit, practices playing his guitar for a Christmas performance on December 20, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)
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...an' I want a sardine, and another sardine... and a smelt...
<> on August 4, 2009 in London, England.
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From the Shar Pei Image catalogue
Scooter (C) and Tonka (L) both Shar-Peis pose on the runway with models during the "Dockers Never Iron Cotton Khaki Mascot" fashion show Sunday, November 21, 2004 in New York City. Ten finalists will be posted on the Dockers website and the general public will cast their online votes to pick the winner. Dockers says "Wrinkles are good for dogs, bad for pants. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Dockers)
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Thanks for the cat, Santa. Will he get much bigger?
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 21: South Koreans clad in Santa Claus costumes carry Maple, a three-month-old tiger cub, to mark the start of the Everland Christmas Festival, on November 21, 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with over half the population being Christians. Everland is the largest amusement park in South Korea.
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Bongo sensed that he was different from all the other elves...
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 21: South Korean trainers and Orang-utans, dressed in Santa Claus outfits, participate in their Christmas performance on December 21, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)
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Which one is Sid Crosby?
<> at Everland on December 19, 2008 in Yongin, South Korea.
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I really hope that's just a Gatorade spill
Elephants dressed in Santa Claus costumes perform before giving out gifts to students to mark the Christmas season at a school in Ayutthaya province on December 24, 2010. The event was held as part of a campaign to promote Christmas in Thailand. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mr Jingles has one Christmas wish: Get those candy canes off his head
SANTA MONICA, CA - DECEMBER 13: Santa Claus, A.K.A. Art Hubbell, holds Bondi the cat at the Third Street Promenade December 13, 2004 in Santa Monica, California. The 9th annual Pet Night at Santa Monica Place is getting help from Santa Claus to collect donations for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Los Angeles. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Hee haw and ho ho ho
LONDON - AUGUST 9: Father Christmas and his seaside donkey Dino pose for photographs outside a snow-covered Harrods before taking guests on tour of Christmas World on the third floor of the Knightsbridge store, on August 9, 2005 in London, England. Over 15,000ft sq of space is dedicated to Christmas throughout the store. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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A portable hat rack
'Santa Claus's sleigh' receives a pre-Christmas valet from Motorclean at Bluewater Shopping Centre on December 13, 2007 in Kent, England.
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Which dog got into the fruit cake?
CHANGCHUN, CHINA - DECEMBER 24: (CHINA OUT) Schnauzers dressed in festive Santa suits are shown during a pet dog show held by the Jilin Pet Industry Association on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2007 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. Christmas is becoming increasingly popular in Chinese consumer culture, along with the Valentine's Day in February and Halloween in October. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
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Then, the fish food ran out, and things got ugly
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 23: A South Korean female diver clad in a Santa Claus costume swims along with fish at the 63 City Aquarium on December 23, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. Santa Claus is an annual attactraction at the 63 City Aquarium. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Hey, where's MY cool coat?
<> on November 20, 2009 in Lamberhurst, England.
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Polly wants a Christmas present
STAFFORD, VA - MAY 19: "Mattie" gives Lorraine Moore of Avian Fashions a kiss while dressed in the patented Bird Diaper and Santa Costume at Avian Fashions May 19 in Stafford VA. The Bird Diaper allows pet birds to live outside their cages without soiling carpets and furniture. The Diapers feature a disposable liner and sell for between about $15 and $25 each. They come in a variety of colors, designs and sizes. Mark and Lorraine Moores invention began as a personal project for their own pets and snowballed into a million dollar business which they run full time from their house in Stafford VA. (Photo by Micah Walter/Getty Images)
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Santa and friend in France
A homeless man dressed up as Santa Klaus looks at his dog in the Champs-Elysees in Paris on December 22, 2010 in Paris. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
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How Santa gets rid of extra Pepperidge Farm sausage
A diver dressed as Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, feeds a turtle inside an aquarium during a show at Aquaria KLCC underwater park in Kuala Lumpur on December 20, 2010. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
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We're pushing Santa's capacity for love, I think
SANTA MONICA, CA - DECEMBER 13: Santa Claus, A.K.A. Art Hubbell, looks nervously at a pet tarantula brought to sit for its personal Christmas photo at the Third Street Promenade on December 13, 2004 in Santa Monica, California. The 9th annual Pet Night at Santa Monica Place is getting help from Santa Claus to collect donations for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Los Angeles. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Santa chow
A man and a dog both dressed in Father Christmas costumes collect money for an animal charity in London, on December 17, 2010. Bitterly cold weather was returning to Britain with a vengeance with widespread ice and snow due over the next few days, forecasters said. Up to a foot (30 centimetres) of snow could fall in some areas by Saturday, with Scotland bracing for some of the most severe weather for the second time this month. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Better stick with reindeer, Santa.
Indonesian environmental activists dressed as Santa Claus, or Father Christmas (R), and in an orangutan outfit (L) hold a protest against deforestation in Jakarta on December 17, 2010. Numbers of Borneon orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan have declined drastically due to illegal logging, oil palm plantations and forest fires. World Conservation Union (IUCN) classified the Borneon orangutan and Sumatran orangutan as endangered and critically endangered respectively. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)
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That's a coatimundi. Honest. Look it up.
Hanover, GERMANY: A man dressed as Santa Claus plays with Coati bear Diego with three hats, 22 December 2006 at the zoo of Hanover, northern Germany. As a Christmas gift for the bear, Santa Claus has hidden a grape underneath one of the hats. AFP PHOTO DDP/ STEFAN SIMONSEN GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read STEFAN SIMONSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kids must be asking for caviar this year.
A diver dressed as Santa Claus feeds fish at the Multimar Wattforum Aquarium in Toenning, northwestern Germany, on December 1, 2010. With the action, the aquarium promoted its Santa Claus Diving taking place on December 6, 2010 for the public. Visitors of the Multimar Wattforum can discover 29 aquaria presenting the different habitats of our native marine fauna. AFP PHOTO CARSTEN REHDER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read CARSTEN REHDER/AFP/Getty Images)
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This is why your presents will all smell like mackeral this year
A trainer (L) controls penguins dressed in Santa Claus costumes as they parade for children during a promotional event at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, south of Seoul, on November 16, 2010. Everland, South Korea's largest amusement park, organized the event to inform the opening of its Christmas festival season. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
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I'd drop my bag, too, Santa.
A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a beluga, or white whale, during a Christmas show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, on December 17, 2009. The show will be held daily to attract visitors until Christmas Day. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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This present keeps going, and going, and going...
A man holds a rabbit wearing a Santa Claus styled outfit during a rabbit fashion contest at the Rabbit Festa in Yokohama city in Kanagawa prefecture, suburban Tokyo, on November 15, 2009. Some 8,000 rabbit lovers visited the annual two-day event. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Present Of The Apes
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1 yr old Bamboo with her 22 yr old mother Tonic with their present during the 19 annual Christmas with the chimps at Lion Country Safari . Santa would toss Christmas presents stuffed with food and stuff toys from a boat to the 25 chimpanzees on 5 islands at America's 1st cageless zoo. (Photo by Tom Ervin/Getty Images) -
I love these white elephant grab bags
Children dressed in Santa Claus costumes pose for a photo with an elephant painted in white during a Christmas festival at a school in Ayutthaya province northern Bangkok on December 23, 2008. The event was held as part of a campaign to promote Christmas festival in Thailand. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hey, Santa. Umm. Turn around, man.
Santa Claus is surrounded by sharks, turtles, stingrays and hundreds of other colourful marine animals as he makes his daily visit to the Melbourne Aquarium, on December 7, 2009. Santa entertains the children with a quiz during his visit which occurs just after feeding time so as not to become a snack himself. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa paws
A dog dressed as ''Santa Claus'' wears red nail enamel during a dog parade in Managua, on October 4, 2009, on the Animal World Day. AFP PHOTO/ Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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I'd think it's better to feed him carrots
Children caress a deer on the second day of the World Santa Claus Congress 2009 in Copenhagen on July 21, 2009. The three-day congress brings together 136 red-clad delegates from all over the world. AFP PHOTO/SCANPIX/Casper Christoffersen (Photo credit should read Casper Christoffersen/AFP/Getty Images)
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Okay, Santa dude. Let's see YOU do that.
A 16-year-old sea lion balances a christmas tree on it's nose during a performance with Santa clad trainer Ryo Nonoyama (L) infront of Christmas decorated ice sculptures at an aquarium of Tokyo's Shinagawa Prince Hotel on December 23, 2008. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa's got one heck of an aquarium
A diver wearing a Christmas costume feeds fish during a Christmas event at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, on November 23, 2010. The aquariums Christmas activities run from November 13- December 25. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
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I'll pay $20 to see you put HIM on Santa's lap
A man holds his monkey while waiting for clients to be photographed next to a man dressed as Santa Claus in Pristina on December 26, 2008. AFP PHOTO / ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images)
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No, no! Not "ox", dummy. An "XBOX"!
A Kyrgyz man dressed as Santa Claus struggles with a yak in Bishkek on December 20, 2008. Several men are training the yak for Santa Claus to ride on in upcoming holiday festivities. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa's economy model for short trips. Runs on corn.
Santa Claus prepars his Reindeer and sled in Rovaniemi, on December 16, 2008. Rovaniemi's Christmas theme park is in full swing, teeming mainly with families with children eager to meet Santa and his elves. In 2007, almost one million tourists visited Finnish Lapland above the Arctic Circle, 360,000 of whom were foreigners, mainly from Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Russia, according to the regional council of Lapland. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Christmas seal, of course
A sea lion wearing a Santa claus cap plays with a Christmas decoration at Tokyo's Shinagawa aquarium, 21 December 2007, as part of Christmas show. The Christmas show will be held here until 25 December. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa with a rare "sock puppet" eel
A female diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with a moray eel inside a fish tank decorated with a Christmas wreath at the Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo on December 17, 2008. The aquarium will display seasonal decorations in the large fish tank to attract visitors until Christmas Day. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hard to find hula hoops that fit around his waist
An Elephant dressed in Santa Claus costume performs during a Christmas festival celebration at a school in Ayutthaya province northern Bangkok on December 23, 2008. The event was held as part of a campaign to promote Christmas festival in Thailand. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hey, hey, we're the monkeys!
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 20: Enbi, a four-year-old male orang-utan, and Danbi (R) a ten-year-old male monkey dressed in a Santa Claus outfits, practice playing music for a Christmas performance on December 20, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population. (Photo by Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images)
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Worst job: Santa's yak brakeman
Picture taken on February 24, 2008 shows a Santa Claus riding a yak at an international coalition of Santa Clauses 400 km from Bishkek in the town Karakol. Santa Clauses arrived from Russia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Denmark to particpate in the first ever "International Santa Claus Festival". AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
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This package was delivered C.O.D. (get it?)
A zoo staff member wearing a Santa Claus costume holds a salmon before throwing it to polar bears as part of an annual Christmas presents for the animals at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, 24 December 2007. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa heard you wanted a portable device with lots of 'ram'
A Palestinian man dressed in Santa Claus visit the sheep market in the West Bank city of Nablus ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha and Christmas, 17 December 2007. Muslims all over the world will mark December 19 for fours days the Eid al-Adha, the festival of the sacrifice when they slaughter sheep marking the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Christians mark Christmas on December 25. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH (Photo credit should read JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP/Getty Images)
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A bit of an identity crisis, here
A sea lion wearing antlers of raindeer performs with a trainer in Santa Claus clad at the Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo 02 December 2007. The aquarium will display seasonal decorations in the large fish tank to attract visitors until Christmas Day. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Bark, the herald angels sing
Two huskies and a group of men dressed up as Santa Claus gather in front of a job agency in Hamburg, northern Germany, where some 60 people, students, unemployed, or people who want to earn an extra, were given a job as Santa Claus. They already are booked for some 200 events, but it will be up to 600 until Christmas. They have to by their costume themselves and are paid an average of 100 euros for a two-hours performance. AFP PHOTO DDP/DAVID HECKER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read DAVID HECKER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Two bells and all's well
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: A primate clad Santa Claus clad plays with handbells during a campaign for donations at a department store in Seoul, 22 December 2004. The event was organized by the Salvation Army. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa McKenzie
Venice Beach, UNITED STATES: Monty, an English Bull Terrier dog, is dressed in his Christmas costume as he walks with his owner along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Venice Beach, California, 23 December 2006. AFP PHOTO / Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Can your order a grouper on Groupon?
Durban, SOUTH AFRICA: One of the very first Black divers in the African continent Jery Ntombela dressed in a Santa Claus outfit feeds, 22 December 2006 various underwater marine life at Africa's largest marine theme park, the uShaka Marine World during a show just a three days before Christmas in Durban. uShaka Marine exhibits over 200 species of sea life on the east coast of Africa. uShaka Marine attracts close to 100 000 local and international tourists to visit the Marine Park over the festive period.Although 70 percent are Christian, Hindus , Muslims, Jews, Buddists, African Traditional religions also join in to celebrate the Christmas fever and festivities. AFP PHOTO RAJESH JANTILAL (Photo credit should read RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images)
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One's hairless, one's not
Milan, ITALY: A man dressed as Santa Claus poses with his dog in Milan's Piazza Duomo, 17 December 2006, prior the start of a charity Christmas marathon. AFP PHOTO / Filippo MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa with some kind of Jurassic fish
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Divers wearing Santa Claus costumes feed fish in an aquarium of the Sea World oceanarium in Jakarta, 17 December 2006. The giant oceanarium which introduces visitors to more than 4,000 fish and sharks from 300 species, features a Santa Claus cart imerged in the huge tank on the occasion of Christmas. AFP PHOTO/Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)
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This camel can travel 200 miles without egg nog
Two young children dressed in Santa Claus outfits ride atop a camel close to the landmark Taj Mahal monument in Agra, 14 December 2006. Christmas, is celebrated with much enjoyment in India, despite the fact that Hindus and Muslims make up the majority of the population. AFP PHOTO/ STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Wow. How many batteries does THIS thing take?
AYUTTAYA, THAILAND: An elephant dressed as a Santa Clause performs prior to giving dolls to Thai students at a school in Ayuttaya province northern of Bangkok, 23 December 2005. Elephant Santa Clause is one of the campaign to promote the up comming Christmas festival in Thailand. AFP PHOTO /PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa's got a new pair of skates. Or is that a ray?
Tokyo, JAPAN: Female diver Ren Takahashi dressed as Santa Claus swims with a spotted eagle ray inside a fish tank decorated with a Christmas tree and presents at the Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo, 06 December 2006. The aquarium will display seasonal decorations in the large fish tank to attract visitors until Christmas Day. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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This is why Santa saves visiting Australia for last
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Santa Clause is chased by a crocodile as Robert (known as Bob) Irwin and mum Terri Irwin celebrate Bob's third birthday at Australia Zoo, Beerwah on December 1, 2006 near Brisbane, Australia. Bob lost his father, wildlife enthusiast and TV personality Steve Irwin earlier this year and this will be his first birthday without his father. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
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This fella could climb up your chimney, no problem
TOKYO, JAPAN: Five-month female monkey Chap dressed as Santa Claus appears on public at Arakawa amusement park in Tokyo, 19 December 2003, as part of the year end events. Chap will continue appearing next year to celebrate upcoming 'Year of the Monkey.' AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Those aren't narwhals. Just pilot whales in pointy hats
Yokohama, JAPAN: Four white Belugas display Santa hats during a new Christmas show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, 18 November 2006. The aquarium started its Christmas events to attract visitors through the Christmas period. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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What's black and white and red all over?
London, UNITED KINGDOM: Santa Claus came to Harrods department store in central London 08 August 2006 with a real zebra and some fake snow, to mark the opening of a 10,000 square foot in the store, called, Christmas World, which is dedicated to Christmas. AFP PHOTO / SHAUN CURRY (Photo credit should read SHAUN CURRY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Don't slide down THAT chimney, Santa
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Santa Clause feeds a crocodile as Robert (known as Bob) Irwin and mum Terri Irwin celebrate Bob's third birthday at Australia Zoo, Beerwah on December 1, 2006 near Brisbane, Australia. Bob lost his father, wildlife enthusiast and TV personality Steve Irwin earlier this year and this will be his first birthday without his father. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
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This critter won't be pulling any sleighs
TOKYO, JAPAN: Breeding staff clad a Santa Claus costume feeds a 76-year-old male Galapagos tortoise called 'Taro' with fruits at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, 24 December 2005, as part of its annual Christmas present to animals. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Now THAT'S a reindeer!
Santa Claus waves in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, 23 December 2005. (Photo credit should read MARTTI KAINULAINEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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I bet a gorilla handles the gift returns
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Dressed in Santa Claus outfits, orangutans and their trainers give candy to a child as they start a special event Santa Animal School with the upcoming Christmas at a shopping center in Seoul, 21 December 2005. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea. AFP PHOTO/KIM JAE-HWAN (Photo credit should read KIM JAE-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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This sleigh gets 28 moos to the gallon (of milk)
Dairy cow "Nina" trails a sleigh with Susann Winkler (L) and Anke Kiessling dressed as Santa Claus and an angel, 19 December 2005 in Einsiedel, eastern Germany. The girls, used in summer to perform with "Nina" as "Cow-Show-Team", trained for their Christmas program. AFP PHOTO DDP/UWE MEINHOLD GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read UWE MEINHOLD/AFP/Getty Images)
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This dude is gonna need help to fly on Christmas Eve
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: A penguin dressed as Santa Claus welcomes visitors during the Christmas Penguin Show at Yokohama's Hakkeijima Sea Paradies aquarium, south of Tokyo, 21 December 2003. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa is conducting a shark symphony
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Two divers in Santa Claus outfits feed sharks inside a giant aquarium at a sea life amusement park in Jakarta, 18 December 2005, as part of upcoming Christmas celebrations. Indonesian police are planning a huge security operation to safeguard the year-end festive season, following warnings that extremists may be planning attacks over the Christmas-New Year period. In the capital Jakarta, some 16,000 police would be deployed from December 24 to safeguard the 1,252 churches in the city as well as strategic public and commercial venues, city police spokesman Ketut Untung Yoga Ana told AFP. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Sorry. Not as cuddly as "Rudolph". Just cuddy.
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: South Koreans wearing Santa Claus outfits wave while next to homebred cattle during a promotional campaign for South Korea meat in downtown Seoul, 22 December 2004. Many companies use the year-end season to promote their businesses amid weak consumption and a protracted economic slowdown. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Santa is underwater on porpoise
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: A diver dressed as Santa Claus offers presents to bottlenose dolphins at the Aqua Museum in the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, in Yokohama, 20 November 2004 some 30 kms south of Tokyo. The Hakkeijima Sea Paradise started its Christmas events to attract visitors. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Either that's a white reindeer, or Dasher froze
GAELLIVARE, SWEDEN: A Santa Claus rides behind a reindeer 19 November 2004, in Gaellivare, above the polar circle in northern Sweden, as Santas from all over the world gather this weekend for the Santa Claus Winter games during which they will practice reindeer driving, catching reindeers with lasso, ice fishing and axe-throwing. AFP PHOTO - SVEN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jingle bell monk
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 17: South Korean trainer Kim Mi-Jung encourages her monkey, dressed as Santa Claus, December 17, 2003 to dance in Seoul, South Korea. The monkey show provides seasonal entertainment for South Koreans. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Looks like Santa used too much moose in his beard.
MINSK, BELARUS: A man dressed as Father Frost, the Belarus equivalent of Santa Claus, feeds an elk in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, a national reserve near the village of Kamenets during a show, southwest of Minsk, 17 December 2003. This is the official residence of Father Frost in Belarus. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images)
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A patient pair of panting pooches
398442 04: Shania (L) and Tyler sit next to Dick Johnson who is dressed as Santa Claus as they pose for a picture December 10, 2001 at the Fashion Mall in Plantation, Florida. To allow both pets and people to get into the holiday spirit, Santa posed for pictures with peoples pets. For the two hours that Santa took photographs with pets only dogs showed up. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Ross as an armadillo on "Friends"
385848 20: Actors, left to right, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller star in NBC's comedy series "Friends" episode "The One with the Holiday Armadillo." In this corner, hailing from the north pole Santa Claus. In this corner, hailing from Texas the Holiday Armadillo. (Photo by Warner Bros. Television)
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Max the dog from the "Grinch" movie
381271 02: The Grinch, Played By Jim Carrey, Conspires With His Dog Max To Deprive The Who's Of Their Favorite Holiday In The Live-Action Adaptation Of The Famous Christmas Tale, "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas," Directed By Ron Howard. (Photo By Getty Images)
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"Seriously? A toy CHIMP? I wanted an XBox"
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 19: Chimps unwrap presents at the 18th annual Christmas for chimpanzees December 19, 2003 at Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach, Florida. The delivering of presents started 18 years ago when a zoo employee decided it would be good for the chimps and fun to see their reactions. (Photo by Tom Ervin/Getty Images)
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