Across Southern California, the 5.4 earthquake rattled furry nerves and ruffled feathers–literally.
“My birds felt it first,” reported one reader. “They were all fluffy and upset a few seconds before it happened.”
In Chino Hills, the epicenter of the quake, Alissa Sissung’s 10-year-old daughter, Delaney, was spending the day at a horse camp not far from her [...]
As she waited for the first couple to approach the alter, Saturday afternoon may have been the first time Sandra Van Scott was ever more nervous than the bride and groom.
Van Scott, of the The Antique Angel Wedding Chapel in Reno, was on hand Saturday afternoon at PETCO at 5565 S. Virginia St. to perform [...]
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A baby elephant was born at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium at 5:30 this morning. The female baby and the 25-year-old mother, Moja, are healthy and bonding well, zoo officials said.
It’s the second successful birth of an elephant at the zoo this month. On July 9, Savannah, another 25-year-old African elephant, gave birth to [...]
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In the Palmer household, Nick is just like any other young member of the family.
He hogs the television, won’t go to his room - and has even been known to raid the biscuit barrel.
Unlike the average child, however, he’s more than happy to mow the lawn.
The sheep - whose full name is [...]
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Our tails are wagging over plans by the University of Arizona to raise students’ awareness about the responsibilities of owning a pet. It’s a paw-sitive (Sorry, we couldn’t resist.) step that has the potential to significantly help Tucson animals.
While neither the Pima Animal Care Center nor the Humane Society of Southern Arizona keeps track of [...]
He was the polar bear cub lauded the world over, who provoked fierce debate on animal rights, appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine at the height of his fame, and has latterly been diagnosed as being addicted to human laughter and applause.
However, the latest twist in the Knut saga is, not surprisingly, centred [...]
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A teenager was stunned to find that a baby bat had been curled up inside her bra for five hours - as she was wearing it.
Abbie Hawkins, a hotel receptionist, thought her mobile phone was ringing when she felt vibrations coming from her clothes.
But she later discovered the tiny creature tucked away in the [...]
Muslims in the Scottish district of Tayside are outraged by the appearance of a wide-eyed, 6-week-old puppy on postcards distributed by the local police force, according to the Daily Mail.
Postcards showing police dog-in-training Rebel, a German shepherd born in early December, are causing a furor among the region’s Muslims who believe dogs are “ritually unclean,” [...]
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The sounds “umph, umph, umph” might not resonate with you, but for baby crocodiles still in their shells, they are telling mom, “Let us out!”
Biologists have known that shortly before hatching, crocodiles make noises within their eggs.
A new study, which involved playbacks of the pre-hatching calls, reveals these calls from the egg tell siblings it’s [...]
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