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Dog-Eating Alligator
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Posted August 5th, 2010 at 12:00 am

An urban alligator who has been eating dogs and other pets and terrorising a neighbourhood is now wanted, dead or alive. Gary Morse of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the US state agency has taken the unusual step of authorising an alligator hunter to shoot and kill the 10ft long reptile. “Alligators regularly use the drainage system to travel. When you are trying to target a specific gator is really difficult to catch it,” Mr Morse said. Residents reported ...

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Berlin Polar Bear Star Knut Disturbed: Scientists
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Posted June 23rd, 2010 at 12:03 am

Most polar bears in captivity in Germany have psychological problems, with Berlin Zoo's superstar Knut probably the worst of all, scientists said Thursday after a two-year study."He (Knut) and his companion Gianna are definitely displaying behavioural problems," researcher Frank Albrecht, from the animal welfare group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), told AFP. Knut, who became an international media sensation in 2007, even making the cover of glossy US magazine Vanity F...

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Dalai Lama Criticises Anti-Whaling Protesters
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Posted June 21st, 2010 at 12:08 am

The Dalai Lama on Saturday criticised wildlife activists for staging what he said were violent protests over Japan's hunting of whales.The rebuke came as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visited Japan for an 11-day lecture tour.At a news conference, he said he had told the US-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to stop its violent harassment of Japan's whaling fleet. "One time I wrote a letter...(saying) their activities should be stopping," he told reporters.The Dalai Lama said he...

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Bee Colonies Still Dying Out In Record Numbers
by Taanuu
Posted May 23rd, 2010 at 12:06 am

You may know that since about 2006 there has been a large and growing problem with the honey bees which play a large part in fertilizing our flowers and crops. Many bees, and in fact whole colonies have been dying due to an unknown factor which had been named Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD. Scientists are still working to determine the exact cause of CCD – theories range from parasites to viruses or bacteria to pesticides – but none of these have yet been agreed upon as the reason ...

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Q: Why is it Dangerous for Dogs to Eat Chocolate?
by Ezquara
Posted April 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 am

A: Many pet owners come to me with questions about dogs and chocolate. The topic is especially timely now, when Halloween candy is in so many homes across the US. During the holiday season in general vets see an increase in visits from owners whose dogs have ingested chocolate simply because there tends to be more of it lying around the house. The reason we see chocolate ingestion more in dog than cats is because dogs will often eat anything that smells good whereas cats are more picky...

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How The Butterflies Got Their Spots
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Posted February 28th, 2010 at 12:01 am

How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing colour and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin’s day. Now, scientists at Cambridge have found “hotspots” in the butterflies’ genes that they believe will explain one of the most extraordinary examples of mimicry in the natural world.Heliconius, or passion-vine butterflies, live in the Americas — from the southern United States to southern South America. Although they cannot interbreed, H. melpomene and ...

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Pet Prozac To Treat Depression
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Posted February 25th, 2010 at 12:12 am

Dog owners will soon be able to give their pets Prozac to treat their depression.The once-a-day chewable tablet, which tastes of beef, has been launched in the US and will soon be available in the UK after being granted a licence.Its makers say it can help cure 'canine compulsive disorder', which apparently affects thousands of dogs and causes excessive licking, whimpering and tail-chasing The drug, called Reconcile, is also designed to curb the compulsive pacing, chewing and dribblin...

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Not Just China US Under Fire For Tiger Trade
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Posted February 16th, 2010 at 12:07 am

Conservationists appealed Wednesday for an end to the commercial tiger trade, warning that demand in China, Southeast Asia -- but also the United States -- was threatening the big cats with extinction.Environmental campaigners see 2010 as crucial to spread their message as East Asian nations celebrate the Year of the Tiger and Russia prepares to hold a summit on tiger conservation in September in Vladivostok. Only some 3,200 tigers remain in the wild, nearly half of them in India, down ...

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A Six-Legged Deer Discovered
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Posted February 11th, 2010 at 12:05 am

A mutant, six-legged deer was discovered in Everett Springs, Georgia in the US after being viciously attacked by two dogs. The little one has two distinct pelvises and uses one leg from each to walk. It also had two tails but lost one following the attack of the dogs. The veterinarian treating it said the deer’s case is truly abnormal: the legs are part of a twin that didn’t form all the way. It seems to move pretty well, considering the two central legs almost always get in the way....

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Bling Bling:Woman Wearing LIVE Gem-Encrusted Beetle As Brooch!!!
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Posted January 27th, 2010 at 12:18 am

U.S. customs officers stopped a woman on her way into the country because she was wearing a jewel-encrusted beetle as a brooch - and it was alive.The woman was entering America from Mexico when she was stopped at a border outpost in Brownsville, Texas.The live insect - which is studded with gemstones and gold - was fastened to her sweater by a gold chain and safety pin but was able to wander on her jumper. She declared the live insect to officials and said she had bought it in Mexico as a...

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US Woman Claims Her 7-Foot-Long Dog Is World’s Tallest
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Posted October 11th, 2009 at 12:16 am

An American woman has claimed that her pet dog is the world’s tallest canine At 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to wagging tail, he might be a contender. Caryn Weber claims that her 3-year-old Landseer Newfoundland keeps all four paws on the floor when he drinks from the kitchen sink in her family’s farm house in eastern North Dakota. Boomer can stare into a car window eye to eye with a driver, Ms Weber says. A 20-pound bag of dry dog food lasts the 180-pound a...

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Pink Dolphin Appears In US lake
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Posted September 21st, 2009 at 12:13 am

Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal, which is actually an albino, when he began studying it after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA.Capt Rue originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side. He said: "I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one...

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Dog-Eating Alligator