Snow much fun!

Su Lin, a 2-year-old giant panda at the San Diego Zoo, enjoyed the cool feel of snow on an unusually hot day in San Diego on April 27, 2008. The San Diego Zoo's Giant Panda Research Station was covered in 15 tons of snow on Sunday. In two weeks, on May...

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Why dogs are good for kids

Children run less risk of being sensitive to allergens if there is a dog in the house in the early years of their lives, scientists have found.The conclusion, based on a six-year study of 9,000 children, adds weight to the theory that growing up with...

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Need a dog to walk?

One of the benefits of owning a dog is getting exercise while talking it for a walk. But what if you don't want all the responsibilities of owning a real dog?Just get yourself a walking dog balloon! They come in three heart warming varieties – a pretty...

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Dull Dog?

With Fairy Tail Dust Body Bling for Dogs your dog can now glimmer in the moonlight or glitter while she's greeting you at your front door - or hide under the bed in shame because of what her goofy owner is subjecting her to.Under no circumstances should...

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Dog to Unicorn Transformation Kit

This is not a costume. This is a kit to completely transform your beloved pug or beagle from a cute canine to the ultimate unicorn. It includes screw-in horn, hoof attachments, medical grade glue, peroxide, mane fur, a tail and a handful of glitter!...

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Natalie Port-a-potty

She may be an international movie star, but this impudent pooch can't tell the difference between Natalie Portman and a fire hydrant.NYP...

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Okefenokee Swamp gator to live on in display

Visitors loved Oscar, the Okefenokee Swamp Park's resident 13-foot, 5-inch, 1,000-pound, alligator, who often slumbered on the freshly mowed grass and sometimes the concrete walkways in the park.But sometime during his long life, someone must have wanted...

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Feds sued for taking gray wolves off endangered list

Environmental and animal rights groups are suing the federal government in hopes of restoring endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies.Wolves in 1974 almost disappeared as a species in 48 US states -- excluding Alaska and...

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Competition?

This is Mondex, a 5-year-old Chihuahua, posing as he walks the aisle dressed as a scuba diver during a dog show at a mall in suburban Manila on Sunday April 27, 2008. Mondex bagged first place during the fashion show category.Was he trying to compete...

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Is your pet a Boomer?

New studies and statistics about the "Baby Boomer" generation dominate the headlines almost daily, but there is another population, the nation's 45 million "Pet Boomers", which is quietly slipping into its senior years.On average, pets age seven times...

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Cutest cupcakes

This is one of the finalists in the Martha Stewart Cutest Cupcake Contest. Chicken Cupcakes by Dustin Nakam...

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Cute or not? Baby giraffe

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Video: Gin the dog

From Britain's Got Talent 2008 - Episode 1: Gin the dogWatch the vi...

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Video: An Engineer's Guide to Cats

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Video: Orcas hunt sea lions

Exhibiting a rare hunting method, some Orcas whales off the coast of Argentina's Valdes Peninsula capture their prey of baby sea lions by approaching the beach and then retreating.Watch vi...

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Squirrel battle brewing in Britain

A pack of mutant testosterone-charged black squirrels is rampaging through parks and woodlands of Britain. This gang of beasts is faster and more fiercely competitive than both reds or grays.Britain's native squirrels are red. The gray squirrels were...

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Your dog ate WHAT?

Josie, a bassett hound mix, ate some gorilla glue that formed a large mass in her stomach and required life-saving surgery. Watch video for more information.We use Gorilla Glue around our house but I never thought to taste it. Must be yum...

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3D Anatomic Puzzle Animals

Put your traditional puzzles out to pasture and take a chance on these amazing 3-D anatomical animal puzzles. Challenging, educational and entertaining, these highly detailed puzzles come with organs, bones and muscles so you can build your animal from...

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Fun tees for dog lovers

Shawn, Jason and Hannah think dogs are the most charming and intelligent and perfectly formed creatures on the planet.While sporting the original skeledox t-shirt around town, they caught the eye of many closeted hipster dog lovers. People who are semi-religious...

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Rare Chinese animal born at Minnesota Zoo

The Sichuan takin, an unusual-looking relative of the musk ox, looks like a small moose, climbs like a mountain goat, has short curved horns like a gnu, and snorts. Takin stand 3 to 4 feet tall. The animals eat grasses, shrubs, and leaves. They are able...

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Show biz grissly kills trainer

Rocky, the grizzly bear which appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie, "Semi-Pro," killed a 39-year-old trainer with a bite to his neck Tuesday April 22, 2008.For unknown reasons, the 700-pound bear lunged at 39-year-old Stephan Miller, a trainer at...

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Monkeys Escape From Wildlife Facility

A troupe of African monkeys are on the loose after escaping from a remote wildlife facility north of Tampa.Officials at Safari Wild say it may take more than a week to round up all the patas monkeys that ran away on Saturday.The monkeys live on a one-acre...

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Uninvited guest crawls into kitchen

Hearing strange noises at about 10:30 p.m., Sandra Frosti, 69, called 911. Frosti had an 8-foot alligator in her kitchen.The whole thing apparently started when Poe the cat was prowling outside and the big alligator followed it home.When Poe slipped...

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Pet Memorial Keepsake Pendants

Peternity.com, a website devoted to helping people honor the lives of their pets, has added a new line of Pet Keepsake Jewelry to their product offering. The new jewelry line is a collection of Pet Ash Pendants. These beautifully hand carved wooden pendants...

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Rare turtle discovered in Viet Nam

Researchers from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have discovered a rare giant turtle in northern Vietnam, giving scientists hope for the species they believed was extinct in the wild.The scientists from the Cleveland Zoo discovered the Swinhoe's soft-shelled...

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Koreans clone drug-sniffer dogs

Six white male dogs collectively named Toppy reported for duty at a training facility for sniffer dogs run by the Korea Customs Service in Yeongjongdo.Chase, the father of the dogs, and his six sons look exactly the same -- because the sons were cloned,...

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Officer wrestles python in pet store attack

A Eugene police officer can now add snake wrestler to his list of skills after an attack on a pet store worker Thursday. Police said they were called to the pet store on Elmira around 3:30 p.m. on a report that a 12-foot Burmese Python had latched onto...

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LEGO birdhouse

My sons loved LEGO blocks while they were younger. We had LEGO creations all over the house. And we also had loose blocks all over the house. Very sharp when you stepped on them barefoot, uncomfortable when you sat on them on the couch. One time, when...

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Cute or not? Golden snub-nosed monkey

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Charley Chick Wall Clock

Charley Chick Wall ClockRise and shine or back to slumberland? Charley Chick, or at least his beak, always shows the right time. The chick can flap its wings as they can be attached and detached thanks to hook and loop strips.$59.99 at Oompat...

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The City Chicken

If you've ever had dreams of keeping a flock of chickens in your own back yard, the City Chicken website might inspire you to bring a little country into your city life.You might want to check your local ordinances before you start hatching those eg...

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Humanity messing with nature

A federal agency has authorized the killing of some California sea lions that prey on migrating salmon and steelhead at the base of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River.By some estimates, the sea lions at the base of the dam take up to 4 percent of the...

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Prickly pets are the latest fad

Busy British pet lovers have been buying hedgehogs, whose nocturnal habits make them appealing to the modern worker because they wake in the evening when their owners arrive home after a day in the office.Although Britain has its own wild breed of hedgehogs,...

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Saving lives with venom

There are thousands of venomous animal species on Earth. Just a few of the most lethal are the Gila monster, the death adder, the fugu puffer fish and the Sydney funnel web spider.Medical researchers are finding a positive side to these dangerous creatures:...

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Komodo Dragon's Deadly Bite

Komodo dragons may have a wimpy bite for their size, but somehow the giant lizards manage to take down prey as large as water buffalos.A new study reveals that a few dozen razor-sharp teeth combined with beefy neck muscles make up for the reptile's dainty...

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Art by Christine Merrill

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Feline CSI

This is Mary.Mary has a problem: the hair around her rectum is missing. That area is very pink and a little bloody, but not swollen.What's wrong with Mary?Read Cat Care, Breeds and Resources Blog for the answ...

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Not welcome in Chicago

A cougar ran loose in Chicago on Monday for the first time since the city's founding in the 19th Century. But by day's end, the animal lay dead in a back alley on the North Side, shot by police who said they feared it was turning to attack.No one knew...

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A close second?

The Daily Mail has printed photos of Orazi, the ginger tom cat who weighs in at a whopping 35.2 lb. Orazi lives in Eupilio, Italy.I think Monty, who lives with my friends Christina and Luke, is almost as large as Orazi. I'm not sure how much Monte weighs...

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Cindy: the queen of doggy tricks

Meet Cindy, the Cavalier King Charles who’s the queen of doggy-balancing.Cindy the Cavalier King Charles is able to carry out a dazzling display of tricks taught to her by Wolverhampton owner Ron Bucknall.Watch the video of Cindy performing. via: Ursi's...

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Cute or not? Red-eyed tree frog

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African Wild Dogs Debut at the LA Zoo

African wild dogs, native to the vast and beautiful sub-Saharan Africa, are making the Los Angeles Zoo their home for the first time in nearly 40 years.The African wild dog is an endangered species. It is estimated that the total population is fewer...

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Video: cat attack

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Video: Chicken police

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Video: Hamster and Cat Friendship

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Rat wars in India

India's armed forces, which have been battling insurgents in the northeast for over six decades, are now engaged with another enemy - rats.The rat population in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Manipur - the two states bordering Myanmar - has witnessed...

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Rat catching in UK

With rat infestations estimated to be up by nearly 40 per cent in the past six years, a group of rugby players who started ratting on a Sunday morning to exercise their dogs now have more invitations to farms than they can cope with.The Malton &...

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Rats!

Michele Diller, 64, of Rochester, WA, bought rats as food for her pet snakes but eventually came to think of them as ''friends'' and allowed them to breed and overrun her house.The rats have gnawed through wiring, walls, cupboards and drawers, and have...

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Fish sounds

I never knew fish made sounds. It's hard to believe that they do, but when you think about it, why not? Most other animals make noises, so why not fish?In "Run Noisy, Run Deep," the New York Times samples of some of the sounds made by five species of...

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Lawsuit blames sick hamster for 3 deaths

A woman whose husband died after receiving a liver transplant claims a diseased hamster purchased at a pet store is to blame.Nancy Magee, 51, of Whitman, Mass., is suing PetSmart for negligence.Thomas J. Magee was one of three people who died after receiving...

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Book review: Businesses for Pet Lovers

101 Best Businesses for Pet Lovers What You Need to Know about Starting and Succeeding in a Pet Business of Your Own is a great reference for anyone who loves pets and is thinking about turning that qualification into a means for making money.The money...

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