A zoo keeper holds a six-week-old Bush Dog pup during a veterinary check-up at Chester Zoo
A zoo keeper holds a six-week-old Bush Dog pup during a veterinary check-up at Chester Zoo, northern England July 9, 2010. Inhabitants of Central and South America, bush dogs can live up to 10 years in captivity. According to the zoo, the litter of seven pups is the biggest there since the species' arrival in 1992. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS)