It was a good year for weird news. Dogs flew. Cats got massages from monkeys. Giant spiders crawled their way into our hearts (not literally).
Sometimes pictures are worth 1,000 words, sometimes "wow" will suffice. Here are some of our favorite weird news moments of 2014, told in photos.
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Cat Gets Monkey Massage
Solent News
Cats had a big year overall, and this photo sums it up. Now that felines have subjugated humankind, they've started working on lower primates as well.
Ratzilla
Caters News
In Iran, there's a team of snipers whose sole job is to hunt giant mutant sewer rats. Maybe this Swedish family should have called them in to deal with this giant rat, which terrorized their kitchen for three weeks before exterminators trapped it.
Hand Grafted To Ankle
Quirky China News / Rex
Don't ask him to do a hand stand. Doctors in China reportedly grafted a man's hand to his ankle following a gruesome accident. They said they did it to keep the appendage alive for a few weeks before reattaching it to the man's arm.
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These Bugs Sure Look Magical
John Hyatt
Trick of the camera or flight of the imagination? A British photographer would have the world believe that his photos of flies are actually pictures of fairies.
This Spider Is Freaking Huge
Minden Pictures
Dog dressed as spider: Hilarious. Spider the size of a dog: Terrifying. That's a Goliath birdeater, and while they rarely get a chance to eat birds, the giant tarantula's venom will absolutely ruin your day.
Panda Dogs: Like Regular Dogs, But Better
CEN
A Chinese pet shop owner took to dyeing chow-chows to look like pandas. Despite concerns from animal rights activists, the puppies proved to be very popular. He said the grooming process isn't harmful to the dogs.
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A Dog Named Pig
AL.com / Landov
She may have a lot of health problems, but one thing Pig doesn't lack is personality. Just look at that face!
A Pig That Looks Like An Elephant
ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images
No, an elephant did not make love to a pig. This peculiar piglet was born from a 550-pound sow earlier this year in Northeastern China. It was born without a mouth and died shortly after it was born.
When Dogs Fly, Everyone Wins
Julia Christe / HotSpot / Landov
Not since Underdog have canines looked so awkward in the air.
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A Cat Of A Different Coat
Rex USA
And who are you, the proud lord said,that I must bow so low?Only a cat of a different coat,that's all the truth I know.
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