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I really just have to summarize Thomas's entire life:

He was in a committed relationship with a male swan named Henry for 18-24 years before a female swan named Henrietta showed up and mated with Henry.

Thomas was initially jealous of the pair and attacked them, breaking 2 of the 5 eggs Henrietta had laid. However, once the remaining eggs hatched, Thomas warmed up to them and helped raise them.

Henry couldn't fly because of an injured wing, so Thomas taught the cygnets how to fly.

When they needed to reduce the goose population in the pond where Thomas and the swans lived, they dyed Thomas's feathers red so he wouldn't be separated from Henry.

Henry, Henrietta, and Thomas remained in their happy throuple for years and raised 68 cygnets before Henry died in 2009. After Henry's death, Henrietta found another swan and flew away, leaving Thomas alone.

Thomas finally met and mated with a female goose in 2011 and had his own babies. However, another goose named George stole them and raised them himself.

As Thomas grew elderly and blind, he was relocated to a wildlife center where he raised orphaned cygnets.

His caretaker at the center described him as "pretty high maintenance."

Thomas died in 2018 at the age of around 40. He had a funeral that included a small coffin and a procession that was led by a bagpiper. He was buried under the stone where Henry was buried, the two finally reunited in death.

A rare albino water buffalo weighing 700 kg (over 1,500 lbs) has become an internet sensation — all because the long, flowing golden hair on its head looks strikingly similar to former U.S. President Donald Trump's iconic hairstyle.

Named "Trump" by locals, the buffalo was originally destined to be sacrificed during Eid al-Adha, a major Islamic holiday in which animals are traditionally slaughtered and their meat distributed to poor families. However, just moments before the scheduled sacrifice, authorities in Bangladesh issued a last-minute pardon. Instead, the buffalo was sent to a national zoo, where it now lives as a celebrity animal with special treatment.

So why does this buffalo look so unique? The scientific reason is a rare condition called leucism, which causes partial loss of pigmentation. While most Asian water buffaloes are dark gray or black, "Trump" the buffalo has a nearly all-white coat due to a genetic mutation. Most striking of all, it has a tuft of bright, flowing golden bangs on top of its head. Whenever the wind blows, the buffalo's hair lifts up — and the resemblance to Donald Trump's signature blonde hairstyle is uncanny.

i got this photo with gus from breaking bad and the conversation went like this