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Princess Chunky a male named Powder – victim of economic downturn

South Jersey's feline darling would be better called Prince Chunky, according to a veterinarian who examined the 44-pound stray this morning on Live with Regis and Kelly. But the modified title is unlikely to take hold now that shelter officials know Princess Chunky's real name is Powder, as 'foster...
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Live fish caught at record depth

A live deep-sea fish has been caught at a record depth of 2,300m on the hot vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Three shrimp species were also pulled to the surface, researchers report in the journal Deep-Sea Research. Scientists have engineered a new device that allows recovery of live animals under...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Uncategorized on 07 31st, 2008 | 3 Comments

Saudi Arabia bans sale of dogs, cats in capital

Every single man knows: Walking a dog in the park is a sure babe magnet. Saudi Arabia's Islamic religious police, in their zeal to keep the sexes apart, want to make sure the technique doesn't catch on here. The solution: Ban selling dogs and cats as pets, as well as walking them in public. The prohibition...
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Rachael Ray going to the dogs with new pet food

In the latest expansion of her culinary empire, celebrity chef Rachael Ray has launched a charity-driven line of dog foods based on recipes she has created for her pit bull, Isaboo. Ray, who came to fame with her "30 Minute Meals" Food Network show, said all of her proceeds from sales of Rachael Ray...
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Intra-Species Dining, but Not on the Food Channel

How to perk up an exhausted entertainment genre? A little cannibalism, it turns out, does the trick. We are not, alas, talking about reality TV or the morning shows, though some bone-munching would certainly make either more interesting. We’re talking about dinosaurs. Back in the early 1990s, thanks...
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Saving whales from deadly ship collisions

CNN -- Drive past a car accident, everybody slows down to look. Tell a toddler, "Don't touch that," and of course he or she does. Well, North Atlantic right whales are the same way. Marine scientists say several right whales are struck and killed each year by commercial ships passing through their feeding...
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PETA wants military to stop using animals in medical training

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- Animal-rights activists want the United States to stop using animals as subjects to help train its military, calling the medical and trauma exercises cruel and a disservice to the troops. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter Monday to Defense Secretary Robert...
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Cat, 20 kilos, up for adoption

Shelter officials have called the porker "Princess Chunk" and are hoping she will find a nice, ideally diet-friendly home. "She's built like a quarterback," said Deborah Wright, a Camden County Animal Shelter volunteer and current foster owner of the kitty. "I mean, how do you lose a 44-pound (20-kilo)...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Animals, Business, Culture, Education, Science & Tech, Underwater, Wildlife on 07 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Fish scales may point to armour of the future

photo credit: bensonkua Scales that protect a quarrelsome fish from the bites of its own fellows as well as from predators may hold the key to the armour of the future, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. The light, multilayered design of its scales has helped Polypterus senegalus survive for 96...
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Posted by Tyler Quattlebaum in Animals, Cats, Conservation, Dogs, Endangered Species, Science & Tech, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife, Zoos on 07 31st, 2008 | No Comments

Golden retriever adopts 3 tiger cubs at Kansas zoo

photo credit: law_keven Oh, my! Three tiger cubs at a Kansas zoo are getting some maternal care from an unlikely source — Isabella the golden retriever. The tiger cubs were born Sunday at Safari Zoological Park but their mother soon stopped caring for them. Isabella had just weaned her own puppies...
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