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  • No smoke? Birds keep chimney cam viewers riveted

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    A seagull stands on the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel, during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope at the Vatican on March 13.

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    Birds fly off the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on March 13 in Vatican City.

    By Jonathan Sanger, NBC News

    Birds squatting on the chimney on the Sistine Chapel have stolen the spotlight at the Vatican on Wednesday. Do they have some inside knowledge into who the next pope might be?

    Related: Papal Seagull, harbinger of new pope, thrills Internet

    A seagull is taking social media by storm by "tweeting"  the bird's eye view from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

     

  • Manatees make a splash as they move to new chomping ground

    Wong Maye-E / AP

    River Safari keepers struggle with a manatee named Pedro as they lead him onto a canvas sheet used to lift him out of the water to take him to a new enclosure on March 13, in Singapore.

    By Jonathan Sanger, NBC News

    More than 20 zookeepers and veterinarians moved seven manatees from their previous home at the Singapore Zoo to the larger 'Amazon Flooded Forest' exhibit, in Singapore on Wednesday, according to Wildlife Reserves Singapore. The sea cows' new chomping ground is four times larger than their previous home and is also the world's largest freshwater aquarium, according to the zoo.

    Wong Maye-E / AP

    A River Safari keeper holds an oxygen supply tube in front of Pedro, a manatee mid-way through being transported to a new enclosure on March 13, in Singapore.

    Wong Maye-E / AP

    A River Safari keeper collects blood samples from Pedro, a manatee mid-way through being transported from one enclosure to another on March 13, in Singapore.

    Wong Maye-E / AP

    River Safari keepers release Indy, an 8-year-old female Manatee into a holding pool on March 13, in Singapore.

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