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Boston University manager in Facilities Management and Planning and beekeeper William Murray removes a chair covered in a swarm of bees at the Boston University commencement 2012 in Boston, Mass., May 20.
From the University of Nebraska's Entomology Department:
Honey bee swarms are a favorite topic of people who make horror movies. Actually, they are one of the most beautiful and interesting phenomena in nature. A swarm starting to issue is a thrilling sight. A swarm may contain from 1,500 to 30,000 bees including, workers, drones, and a queen. Swarming is an instinctive part of the annual life cycle of a honey bee colony. It provides a mechanism for the colony to reproduce itself.
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A swarm of bees covers a chair in the audience seating at the Boston University Commencement 2012 in Boston, Mass., May 20.
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A sheepdog works in the auction ring as buyers look on at Skipton Auction Mart in Yorkshire, England on Friday, May 18.
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A sheepdog watches another dog in the auction ring as it waits its turn to be auctioned at Skipton Auction Mart.
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Potential buyers inspect a red and white collie puppy sheepdog before it is auctioned at Skipton Auction Mart.
Craven Cattle Marts in the Yorkshire Dales, England are world renowned for their sheepdog auctions with buyers bidding for some of the country's best bred border collies. In 2010 a world record price of $8,146 (5145 GBP) each was paid for two sheepdogs named Ron and Rex.
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Buyers watch a sheepdog round up sheep in the auction ring at Skipton Auction Mart.
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This photo provided by the New England Aquarium in Boston shows a rare calico lobster that could be a 1-in-30 million, according to experts. It was caught off Winterport, Maine, and was discovered by Jasper White’s Summer Shack and is being held at the New England Aquarium for the Biomes Marine Biology Center, a science center in Rhode Island.
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Veterinarian Dr. Robert Gaddis takes an X-ray before performing a root canal to fix the broken tooth of Kumar, the Malayan tiger at the Birmingham, Ala. Zoo.
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Veterinarian Dr. Robert Gaddis performs a root canal to fix a broken tooth of Kumar, the Malayan tiger at the Birmingham Zoo.
Zoo keepers at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama discovered Kumar the 235-pound Malayan tiger had a broken tooth during a routine medical exam. The vets decided to perform a root canal on 13-year-old cat in an attempt to save the tooth.
The photos were shot on May 2, but were made available to msnbc.com today.
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A dying pelican crawls away from the surf to die on the beach of Paita, Peru on May 2, 2012. According to Peruvian vice minister of Environment, Gabriel Quijandria, the cause of death of thousands of fish, sea birds and diverse animal wildlife that has been washing ashore in the northern coasts of Peru, is a virus called morbillivirus which has caused similar effects in the coasts of Mexico and the United States.
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Noe Navarrette, Donovan Wilson and Jennifer Martinez use velocity guns to gauge the speed of a bald eagle at Western International High School in Detroit.
The program, Physics in Flight, allows students from physics class to watch a red-tailed hawk and bald eagle fly near their school, then perform physics equations based on the flight.
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A bear that wandered into Williams Village dorm at the University of Colorado in Boulder falls from a tree after being tranquilized by Colorado wildlife officials.
University of Colorado police spokesman Ryan Huff said the bear was likely 1-3 years old and weighed somewhere between 150-200 pounds.
Updated, 9:24 pm ET: After learning that questions were being raised about the distribution of this image, msnbc.com licensed the image directly from photographer Andy Duann. Previously, the photograph had been credited to the CU Independent via AP.
Updated, 12:18 pm ET, May 4: The bear was hit by two cars on May 3 and died.
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Bo the dog is anesthetized for his radiation treatment in the TomoTherapy unit at Texas A&M's Veterinary Medicine College in College Station, Texas.
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Karan Crooks, of Willis, holds her dog Nutmeg, who received radiation treatment for cancer last year, as she talks about the experience at Texas A&M's Veterinary Medicine College in College Station, Texas.
Texas A&M's Veterinary Medicine College is home to one of the country's two animal TomoTherapy units, a $3 million machine that combines radiation therapy and CT scanning technology to treat tumors once considered untreatable.
This is a place of last refuge, intractable hope and boundless love, the entrance to a battlefield between cutting-edge science and cancer.
--The Houston Chronicle
Continue reading High-tech vet clinic at Texas A&M draws praise at Chron.com.
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Tyson, owned by Tyler and Chelsea Motter, of Urbandale, Iowa, sits on the throne after being crowned the winner of the 33rd annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest Monday, April 23, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Gracie, owned by Kristine Kamminga, of Ankeny, Iowa, looks on during the contest.
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Charlie, owned by Scott and Susan Hanson, of Ankeny, Iowa, looks on during the contest.
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Zena the Warrior Princess, owned by Cindy Driscoll, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, walks across the stage during the contest.
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Lilli, owned by Wendi French, of West Des Moines, Iowa, looks on during the contest.
AP reports: DES MOINES, Iowa — Tyson, a beloved English bulldog, doesn't bite ears like his namesake, boxer Mike Tyson. But he does share a title: champion. The two-year-old pup with a fetching face and a winning personality was crowned the winner of this year's "Beautiful Bulldog" pageant Monday in Des Moines, Iowa.
"He's kind of compact. He's got the one big roll and the spot over his eye," said owner Tyler Motter, of Urbandale, Iowa. "His personality is amazing."
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Pork Chop, owned by Melissa Deneen, of Cambridge, Minn., looks on during the contest.
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Matilda Rose, owned by Bennie Ward, of Independence, Iowa, looks on during the contest.
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Birds perch on a branch during a spring snowstorm in Pembroke, N.Y. on April 23.
A spring nor'easter packing soaking rain and high winds churned up the Northeast Monday morning, unleashing a burst of winter and up to a foot of snow in higher elevations inland, closing some schools and sparking concerns of power outages.
A powerful spring storm dumped snow across parts of the Northeast overnight and cut power to more than 50,000 customers in Pennsylvania and upstate New York. The Weather Channel's Eric Fisher reports.
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Two dozen fox hounds from the Mill Creek Hunt Club in Old Mill Creek, Ill. pause during an exercise outing on the grounds of the 2012 Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wis., as presenters and participants prepare for the opening of the annual three day event on April 19.
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