41.   A local, dressed as Santa Claus, says a few words about the owner, how long the virtual pet lived and why it died.

42.   A ultra-Orthodox rabbi has ruled that virtual pets should fend for themselves on the Jewish Sabbath, an Israeli newspaper reported Sunday.

43.   APTV reports on what people are renting from iguanas to virtual pets.

44.   Another novelty is a beer-drinking Tamagotchi-like virtual pet specially designed for the festival.

45.   School children in much of Asia are already forbidden from bringing their virtual pets to class.

46.   Some of the adults who bought it for themselves looked sheepish, knowing their virtual pet could embarrass them.

47.   The Tamagotchi, the Japanese virtual pet, may fail in US owing to its name, colour, or even concept.

48.   The virtual pets keep owners on their toes with beeps when they are bored, dirty or hungry.

49.   The virtual pets, which include chickens, dogs and cats, have to be constantly fed, disciplined and entertained by using buttons on a tiny video screen.

50.   Virtual pets, also known as Tamagotchi, have cut a rather addictive swath across the globe.