ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: A seal swims in a tube linking 2 tanks below and above at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: Visitors watch polar bear at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: Visitors watch polar bear at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: A seal swims in a tube linking 2 tanks below and above at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: King penguins walk on the snow road at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. The stroll is held everyday to avoid their lack of exercise during the winter season. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: King penguins walk on the snow road at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. The stroll is held everyday to avoid their lack of exercise during the winter season. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 02: King penguins walk on the snow road at Asahiyama Zoo on February 2, 2009 in Asahikawa, Japan. The stroll is held everyday to avoid their lack of exercise during the winter season. Asahiyama Zoo became popular in Japan after the zoo has started displaying animals closer to visitors. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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Palestinian Naim Said looks at two lions, some of the few animals remaining at a zoo in an area devastated in the recent Israeli military offensive, in the eastern part of Gaza City, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. The zoo is located in an area that saw heavy fighting during Israel's 23 day offensive in Gaza, and a number of the zoo's animals were killed, Palestinian sources said. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY IN FRENCH BY DAVID YOUANT.Restaurant owner Felix Boussin chops African game on January 25, 2009 in the Yopougon neighborhood of Abidjan, where his restaurant, "Restaurant du Zoo," serves crocodile, python soup or braised crocodile or viper dishes for about 4.5 euros (6 US dollars) each. The animals come from all over Ivory Coast, but their origin is kept secret by Boussin. AFP PHOTO / KAMBOU SIA (Photo credit should read KAMBOU SIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY IN FRENCH BY DAVID YOUANT.A woman washes a snake on January 25, 2009 in the Yopougon neighborhood of Abidjan, where a restaurant, "Restaurant du Zoo," serves African game. Patrons can eat crocodile, python soup or braised crocodile or viper dishes for about 4.5 euros (6 US dollars) each. The animals come from all over Ivory Coast, but their origin is kept secret by restaurant owner Felix Boussin. AFP PHOTO / KAMBOU SIA (Photo credit should read KAMBOU SIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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