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Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard?
While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
Best Las Vegas Hotels
What are the best hotels in Las Vegas? Our picks for the best ten Las Vegas hotels. Surviving an Avalanche
Parts of the Rocky Mountains have received almost 200 inches of snow already this year. Resorts in Sierra Nevada are measuring snowfall in feet, even through it's only the... Where to Stay for NYC Conventions
Conventions are in full swing at the Javits Center in New York City for 2009. Hotels fill quickly around these events, so plan as far ahead as possible so you... Swimming Pool at Excalibur Hotel Casino
Picture and details about the swimming pool area at the Excalibur Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.
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