Head and shoulders above the rest

A volunteer sports a cartoon Chinese giant salamander costume to help promote the conservation of the species during the China International Conservation festival earlier this month. Chinese authorities are now taking steps to protect the salamander, which can grow up to 1.8 meters in length, as its flesh is a delicacy in Asia.
(Goh Chai Hin © AFP/Getty Images)
The War on Christmas reaches a new level of ugliness as Santa Claus is replaced by a figurine of a jaundiced penguin.
Posted by Puka on December 20, 2005 12:50 PM