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GOING VIRAL: Summit Mom's Video Of Cheetah Jumping On Safari Jeep Makes International News GOING VIRAL: Summit Mom's Video Of Cheetah Jumping On Safari Jeep Makes International News
Going Viral: Summit Mom's Video Of Cheetah Jumping On Safari Jeep Makes International News Jennifer Shimek of Summit was ready for an up-close look at the animals while on a safari in Tanzania. But not that close. "Just jump off," said Shimek as the cat paced in circles on top of the vehicle. "Don't come to us. Don't come to us." The terrifying moment happened last month while vacationing with her family. Shimek shared photos of her trip on Instagram.Jennifer Bishop Shimek International news outlets including CNN and the Daily Mail picked up on the story. Everyone made it out unscathed -- and amazed. ShimekJennifer Bishop Shimek

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Pet Salesman Gets Home Confinement For Importing Black Scorpions, Giant Millipedes NJ Pet Salesman Gets Home Confinement For Importing Black Scorpions, Giant Millipedes
NJ Pet Salesman Gets Home Confinement For Importing Black Scorpions, Giant Millipedes A group of live scorpions and other endangered species who escaped from an international parcel on its way from Tanzania to the U.S. first brought attention to a Central Jersey pet salesman who was ordered to never do it again. He didn’t listen, though. He even posted photos from his collection while seeking buyers on Facebook – featuring, among others, the immense and popular black scorpion, which glows green or blue under ultraviolet light. A federal judge in Trenton this week sentenced Wlodzimie Lapkiewicz, 30, to six months home confinement and four years’ probation for illegally smuggl…

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by Jerry DeMarco