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Why do people risk their lives – or the lives of others – for the perfect selfie?

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imageSome selfies are more dangerous than others...'Selfie' via www.shutterstock.com

2016 hasn’t been a great year for the selfie.

In February, Argentinian tourists passed around a baby La Plata dolphin in order to take selfies with it. The endangered animal subsequently died from stress and heat exhaustion.

Then, in early March, a swan died after a...

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