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Undulatus that also looks like a multi-legged crocodile racing northward near Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Cumulus fractus in the shape of a heart spotted over Boise, Idaho, US
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Virga that resembled upside down white chocolate chips per Shannon's view, spotted over Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
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Cirrus spissatus resembling feathers over Chiayi City, Taiwan
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Cirrus spissatus that takes on the resemblance of a large bird in the sky, spotted over Kianga, New South Wales, Australia
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An attack by the "dragon cloud" above Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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Seeing faces in clouds, as within this cumulonimbus over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US
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Cumulus taking on the look of a sheepdog over Hampstead Heath, London, England
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A giant "cloud bird" flying across the sky over Crank, St Helens, England
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Cirrocumulus undulatus, or as Helen aptly described, a "cirrusy snake", spotted over Somerset, England
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A "bird" in the sky over Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory
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A contrail dissipating in a way that looks like a "chain" breaking apart, spotted over St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
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Altocumulus, which in this case, reminded Lisa of a description that these were "buttermilk" clouds, because after a taste of buttermilk, the drippings down the cup looked like these clouds. This variation was spotted over San Igancio, Baja Sur, Mexico.
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A visual of what Bob views as a man's head with a big nose and a wry mouth, gazing upward into a cloud above him that resembles a heart, spotted from his backyard on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, New Zealand
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A cloud that Robyn found to be smiling down on her, spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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A "bird" cloud flying amidst the cumulus over Avondale, Arizona, US
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