Four pandas, including a set of twins, were born in captivity within 14 hours of each other in China. The births, Saturday and into Sunday, were all at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre in south-west Sichuan province, the largest facility for captive Panda's in the world with 71 panda's, according to China's official news station, Xinhua.

Members of a local golf club have found themselves on edge as a two-meter freshwater crocodile decided to settle in the golf course. The crocodile was first spotted in the water hazard at a golf course outside the Townsville area.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced that Big Apple locals and tourists will enjoy the first-ever "green" Rockefeller Center Christmas tree this year. The 84-foot tall Norway spruce will be officially lit during a ceremony on Nov. 28 with energy-efficient LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, instead of the usual incandescent bulbs.

In an attempt to curb the effects of the large flock sizes of pigeons, now identified as "rats with wings," New York City Councilman Simcha Felder announced Monday that a proposal will be submitted calling for a $1000 fine to anyone who is caught feeding the birds. Councilman Felder explained that the proposal was created upon the facts that pigeon droppings contained particular chemicals, specifically ammonia and uric acids, which can corrode city infrastructures, and rust steel structures. The report added extra weight to this statement by furthering that a single pigeon produces an average of 25 pounds of excrement per year.

Two lesser pandas at a zoo in Kawasaki have drawn and fascinated visitors with their frequent daily mouth-to-mouth kissing. According to the Kyodo News the two pandas, both named Yuyu, were at first seen with the already-unusual habit of displaying behaviors similar to kissing on a regular basis early this year. A more astonishing development took place after the pandas have suddenly been seen engaging in such act several times in one day in their habitat at the Kawasaki Yumemigasaki Zoological Park.