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Innovation
This Monitor Lets You Play With Your Pets From Anywhere in the World
Inverse - Franco Movsesian
The Petcube Bites keeps tabs on your fury friends and remotely dispenses treats on command. As much as we might enjoy their company, there are times …
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Apple Store
Everything I Know about Animal Behavior I Learned at the Apple Store
aish.com - Dec 16, 2018 | by Emuna Braverman
Ever since Erma Bombeck wrote her classic book, “Everything I Know about Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann’s Dressing Room”, I have been updating …
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Amusement Parks
'Captivity is cruel': Animal activists target theme parks
yahoo.com - Australian Associated Press
Police have been called to a Queensland theme park after activists protested animals held in captivity, the third time a tourist attraction has been …
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Siblings
Special Needs Cat Gets The Most Magical Cat Tree
thedodo.com - Caitlin Jill Anders
It's like his own enchanted forest🌲💚 Wolfie was rescued after living behind a building with his siblings on Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles. From …
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Meet Tango, the weirdest horse on Twitter
Mashable - Heather Dockray
Move over, Lil' Sebastian. There's a new viral horse in town: Tango. Twitter user @mckellogs recently started sharing photos of her horse Tango. As …
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Science
Science Explains Why Dogs Live Shorter Lives Than Humans
Inverse
They're simply too good for this world. If dogs and humans both have a heart and things we need to survive, then why don’t dogs live as long as …
TIME
News
Trucker Saves Pair of Dogs Thrown From Moving Vehicle on a New York Highway
TIME - By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JULIE WALKER / AP
(NEW YORK) — A pair of beagle mixes are on the mend after authorities say someone threw them out of a moving vehicle on a snowy New York highway. The …
News
Man dies trying to save dog in McKinley Park Lagoon, police say
suntimes.com - ByDavid Struett
A man died Saturday afternoon after he fell through ice at the McKinley Park Lagoon while trying to save his dog, police said. Paramedics were called …
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Geek
Scientists Discover New, Bizarre Eel-Like Creature in Florida
Geek - By Stephanie Valera
The Siren reticulata paratype specimen was captured in Okaloosa County, Florida. (Photo Credit: PLOS Journal) Florida residents, you have a new …
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Dogs
How To Find Your Pup’s Million-Dollar Dog Training Treats
petmd.com - Image via iStock.com/Groomee
By Kate Hughes Dog training is a critical component of responsible dog ownership. Beyond simple cues like sit, stay and roll over, a well-trained dog …
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Seafloor
Scientists Just Described 5 Fantastically Bizarre New Nudibranchs at The Bottom of The Ocean
Science Alert - CARLY CASSELLA
The slugs that we find in the garden are not the most inspiring creatures. They kind of just look like dark, slimy blobs. But deep under the sea, …
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Nonprofits
Animal Nonprofit Holding Its’ ‘End-Of-Year Campaign’ To Support Animal Health
cbslocal.com
DENVER (CBS4) – The Morris Animal Foundation is in the middle of its End-of-Year Giving Campaign. It is a chance for those passionate about helping …
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Frogs
Frogs sing a rich song in the city but a simpler tune in the country
cbc.ca
You would think that the fast pace and bright lights of the big city make it no place for a forest-dwelling frog. But it turns out making the move …
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Great Britain
Fire prompts evacuation of visitors and animals at Britain’s Chester Zoo
New York Post - By Associated Press
LONDON — A fire broke out Saturday in an enclosure at one of Britain’s largest zoos, forcing keepers to evacuate visitors and move animals away from …
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British Columbia
800-Pound Pig Found On Streets Just Wants Someone To Love Him
thedodo.com - Caitlin Jill Anders
“He is especially fond of tummy rubs and back scratches and makes very adorable pig grunting noises while he gets them.” The Langley Animal Protection …
Bears
Rescue Bear Skips Hibernating So He Can Play With This Log
thedodo.com - Sarah V Schweig
It's the simple things in life 😂 When a bear named Riku first arrived at a sanctuary last year, he had to adjust to an entirely different kind of …
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Raccoons
Raccoon Looking For A Snack Gets His Head Stuck In A Can
thedodo.com - Kristen Warfield
He just wanted some soup 💚 This raccoon found a great snack — but then, everything went downhill. Last month in North Fort Myers, Florida, a curious …
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Seafloor
Scientists Discover Upside-Down Lakes and Waterfalls At the Bottom of the Ocean
VICE - Sarah Emerson
An ocean expedition near the Baja Peninsula revealed a strange, never-before-seen seascape teeming with life. A weird wonderland of new ocean life has been discovered in the depths of the Gulf of California.
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Saving a remote island’s birds—by getting rid of its mice
National Geographic - Leslie Nemo
Animals An extreme conservation plan, which involves spreading poison, is being launched to restore a once-pristine island’s habitat. 5 Minute Read In his many years of documenting wildlife, Thomas Peschak
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South Dakota
Police Dog Can't Quite Figure Out His New Winter Booties
thedodo.com - Lily Feinn
They're gonna take a little getting used to 😂 Jary has a very demanding job in law enforcement — for a dog. The 5-year-old Belgian Malinois joined the …
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The most popular dog names of 2018 are, as predicted, very adorbs
Mashable - Mashable Video
The annual list from Rover.com included research into its database of over a million dogs.
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Science
RFID tech may tell us if hummingbird feeders are really a good idea
newatlas.com - Ben Coxworth
While it's certainly kind of people to set up hummingbird feeders in their back yards, some scientists are wondering if the practise may be causing …
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Science
We train Colombian woolly monkeys to be wild again – and maybe save them from extinction
theconversation.com - Mónica Alejandra Ramírez and Manuel Lequerica Tamara and Pablo Stevenson
Colombia’s Andes Mountains used to be loaded with wildlife, including South America’s sole bear species, the spectacle bear, and the mountain tapir, …
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Science
Polar bear cub caught snuggling with mom in adorable pics
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There's only one word to describe this — aww. A polar bear cub no bigger than a guinea pig was caught on video at the Berlin Zoo snuggling with its mother, SWNS reports. The cub is just 14 days old and
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Birds
Birds working in unison create a mesmerizing sight — what are they?
The Mercury News - Joan Morris
DEAR JOAN: I was sitting under a tree at my work and a flock of birds were going tree to tree, together. I have never seen these birds before. They …
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People Find Sweetest Puppy In Garbage Bag Floating In Creek
thedodo.com - Elizabeth Claire Alberts
She would have drowned but they saved her just in time ❤ On Tuesday, two highway workers stepped out of their truck to do some maintenance on a road …
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News (U.S.)
A Salamander of Legend Emerges From Southern Swamps
The New York Times - By ASHER ELBEIN
It’s eel-shaped and leopard-spotted, and it has no hind-limbs. It grows to two feet long. And yet until recently, hardly anyone had ever seen it. A team of researchers has discovered of new species of
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Science
There's a Good Reason Fish Never Quit Wiggling
curiosity.com - Jill Rosen from Johns Hopkins University
The seemingly random constant movements of fish are actually precisely calculated to provide, at any moment, the sensory feedback they need to …
The Mercury News
Pets
Adopted pets’ stories win $75,000 for their Oakland rescue groups
The Mercury News - Joan Morris
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Two women’s love for their pets has transformed into cash for two Bay …
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Wildlife Trade
The vast majority of animals in the wildlife trade are not protected
National Geographic
AnimalsWildlife Watch As elephants, rhinos, and tigers capture the spotlight, thousands of other species are being traded into potential oblivion. 4 Minute Read Adorable isn’t a word usually applied to