THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE PET

A leopard for your living room

The exotic Ashera cat would cost you anything between $22,000 to $28,000. Besides their expensive price they are also the biggest domestic cat specie. They can stand up to one meter tall.

They resemble a leopard (a breed between the African serval and Asian leopard cat) but have all the characteristics of a domestic cat. What makes them ever more unique is the fact that they are hypoallergenic cats. This implies that they are bred without the potent cat allergen protein gene that causes humans to be allergic to them.

If you order an Ashera cat, your cat comes complete with a microchip implant as well as a complete airline certified cat transporter.

Ashera's are highly intelligent and surprisingly gets along well with people and children.

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AFRICA'S UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP: Meet Themba and Albert

Themba, the six-month-old elephant was orphaned after his mother died when she fell down a cliff.

Vets at South Africa's Sanbona Wildlife Reserve monitored the young elephant for a week, hoping he would be adopted and suckled by another elephant cow. But that did not happen and staff from an animal hospital were forced to take him in so he did not starve to death.

Themba the elephant and Albert the sheep, first met at a water hole. Themba made a dash for the sheep and chased him around his watering hole. Albert dashed into the safety of a shelter at the far end of the enclosure and stayed there for 12 hours.

Curiousity got the better of the gentle Themba, and he started embracing Albert with his trunk.

The pair now spend every hour together at their home in the Shamwari Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Albert copies everything Themba does. In fact, they have almost the exact same diet. Albert is the first sheep ever to be seen eaingt a thorny acacia bush.

One day though, Themba and Albert‘s bond will have to be broken as the team‘s main objective is to get the elephant back into the wild when he is weaned off baby milk at about two years old.

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CHINA'S CAVE SCHOOL

The Dongzhong (literally meaning 'in cave') primary school, at a Miao village in Ziyun county, southwest China's Guizhou province, is built in a huge natural cave. The cave was formed over the years by winds, water and seismic shifts. Students have to travel over the mountains to the cave everyday to learn.

I could not find any information on the history and origin of the school. Any more info would be great!