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An ear for an ear for animal abuser
canada.com — CHATHAM, Ont. - Perhaps now Rony Salman, the Windsor man who earned notoriety and jail time earlier this year for cutting off the ears of A.K. the dog, knows what it feels like.More… (Pets & Animals)
blueforest2008
Tiny, long-lost primate rediscovered in Indonesia
news.yahoo.com — On a misty mountaintop on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists for the first time in more than eight decades have observed a living pygmy tarsier, one of the planet's smallest and rarest primates.More… (Pets & Animals)
SnuffyGalMountain lion sightings in NYC 'bubs puzzle experts
lohud.com — The accepted fact is that, except in Florida, there isn't a mountain lion/cougar population anywhere east of the Mississippi. But a growing number of folks in the counties north of NYC is challenging that conventional wisdom.More… (Pets & Animals)
BrokebackCasket
Top 10 Amazing Animal Videos
blog.wired.com — Animals have inspired countless people to study biology. Their unique behavior and amazing abilities are the impetus for fascinating research. And who doesn't love a good animal video? Here are some of the best clips.More… (Pets & Animals)
upickMenu Glues Dog's Jaws Together
upi.com — Retrieving mail is a typical event for this Scottish terrier, but he is in a big surprise after a fast-food menu glues his teeth together.More… (Pets & Animals)
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Adolescent Elephant at Houston Zoo Dies of "Elephant Herpes"
chron.com — Mac, a mischievous, young elephant who had become one of the Houston Zoo's most popular animals, became ill and died Sunday. He entertained visitors with his ability to dance, produce music on wind pipes and stand on his head. Veterinary staff at the zoo viewed the symptoms as signs that Mac had elephant herpes virus.More… (Pets & Animals)
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Two new 'flying lemur' species identified
msnbc.msn.com — They aren't monkeys and they don't really fly, but the story of flying lemurs just got twice as interesting. Genetic material has revealed that one species of the acrobatic primate is really three.More… (Pets & Animals)
SurferessPeru offers bald dog of Incas to Obama family
uk.reuters.com — By Terry Wade LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvians crazy about their national dog, a bald and often toothless breed popular among Incan kings, offered on Monday to send a hypoallergenic puppy to the Obama family.More… (Pets & Animals)
AFelsingerParrot Credited With Choking Tot Rescue
upi.com — A Denver area babysitter said her pet parrot may have saved the life of a 2-year-old girl by raising a ruckus when the toddler started choking. The babysitter, who gave her name as Meagan, said she was using the bathroom in her home while babysitting for the 2-year-old, Hannah, when she heard her parrot, Willie, screaming wildly.More… (Pets & Animals)
Gus, The World's Ugliest Dog, Has Died
chicagotribune.com — Gus, a Chinese crested who had one eye and three legs, lost his battle with cancer.More… (Pets & Animals)
acmaurerMore 5 inch cockroaches expected in Florida
upi.com — Florida researchers say a hissing cockroach that grows as big as 5 inches inadvertently could be released in the state and, if so, would thrive. More… (Pets & Animals)
bluenile
The 6 Biggest Assholes in the Animal Kingdom
cracked.com — Hippy types often claim 'man is the only species that kills its own.' Of course, this is complete *****. But it's not just that animals are mindless savages--and they are--it's that some of them are sadistic assholes.More… (Pets & Animals)
louiebaur10 mystifying beasts that science has yet to explain
paranormal.about.com — THERE ARE CREATURES that lurk out there in the dark, that haunt the isolated forests of the world, that hide in the icy depths of the deepest lakes. They appear unexpectedly and inexplicably, then vanish just as mysteriously, usually leaving witnesses dumbfounded, frightened and, unfortunately in most cases, without a shred of evidence.More… (Pets & Animals)
netgeek06
Canadian territory of Nunavut OKs cull of 105 polar bears
upi.com — The northeastern Canadian territory of Nunavut has ignored conservationists' pleas and will permit a cull of 105 polar bears, officials said. The Globe and Mail quoted territorial Ministry of Environment officials in Iqaluit as saying the quota first set in 2004 would be unchanged.More… (Pets & Animals)
ThePowerDigger
Hens eggs exploding because of hot-air balloons
telegraph.co.uk — Hens are dropping dead on a free-range farm because hot-air balloons and low-flying aircraft are causing their eggs to explode inside them, it has been claimed. More… (Pets & Animals)
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