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Big-Eared Fox Is Latest Weapon in War on Terror

According to national security experts, the gigantic ears on fennec foxes make them perfectly suited for covert surveillance operations.  That’s why the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has authorized a $2 billion fund to create and train the new Fox Undercover Reconnaissance Squad (also known by the informal moniker, the FURS).

Via Caninest.

Dashing Fox Often Mistaken for George Clooney

Ever since 2009’s cult hit Fantastic Mr. Fox debuted in theaters, the debonair young fox pictured above has been regularly stopped by fans mistaking him for the film’s star, George Clooney.  Though the striking resemblance has had its perks (free chicken florentine at the local Olive Garden), he says it can be tiring.

Via Everything is Permuted.