By Tim Binnall
From a crow that inadvertently spawned a murder investigation and an enormous nine-pound 'Toadzilla' caught in Australia to a peculiar 'pet' deer (seen above) observed roaming around a Missouri neighborhood and a spotless giraffe born in Tennessee, the strange and unusual nature of the animal kingdom was well represented in the news this past year. 2023 featured a veritable menagerie of creatures that wound up taking center stage by way of their bizarre behavior or breathtaking appearance. Check out this collection of this past year's wildest animal stories...