Animals

A Man Walks Into A Bar And Ends Up Saving A Life

5:59am February 18, 2020

An Australian man found an unresponsive gecko floating in his beer. After chest compressions had no effect, his drinking buddies made a suggestion: mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It worked

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A baby weedy seadragon swims at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, Calif. Two of the rare fish hatched there recently, making the aquarium one of the few in the world to successfully breed them.

Environment

Rare Weedy Seadragons Hatch At California Aquarium

4:15pm February 14, 2020

by Jordan Pascale

The delicate creatures resemble bits of seaweed and are distant cousins of the seahorse. The aquarium says the two inch-long babies are already feeding on tiny shrimp.

Golden Retriever's Bucket List Includes Meet Ellen DeGeneres

6:35am February 14, 2020

Wonka is a service dog for Kelly McMahon and a regular at the Las Vegas animal rescue that McMahon co-founded. When Wonka was diagnosed with cancer, the rescue group made a bucket list for the dog.

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Peggy Gibson sits in her living room with her service dog, Rocky, in West Jefferson, N.C., last November. Gibson says Rocky, a diabetic alert dog, isn't able to work well in public.

The Hope And Hype Of Diabetic Alert Dogs

4:20pm February 12, 2020

by Robert Benincasa

Companies that sell dogs trained to sniff out life-threatening changes in blood sugar for people with diabetes have faced lawsuits or complaints from some of their customers.

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The head and skin of an East African lion killed at the turn of the century by President Theodore Roosevelt decorates The Explorers Club in New York. A committee designed to advise the Department of Interior on the benefits of big-game hunting was dissolv

Controversial Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded Amid Legal Battle

5:51pm February 10, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The government is calling on a New York federal judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the group was formed illegally. But animal rights advocates want a ruling.

Florida Man Accused Of Shop Lifting While Holding A Puppy

7:30am February 10, 2020

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the man was found driving with $259 in stolen goods and a floppy-eared puppy. The puppy looked right at the camera when police snapped a mug shot.

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Health & Safety

Bats Carry Many Viruses. So Why Don't They Get Sick?

8:01am February 09, 2020

by Pien Huang

The winged mammal has a unique ability to carry viruses and not get sick from them. This tolerance may be a unique adaptation to flying.

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World News

Africa's Famous Elephant Big Tim Dies At 50

6:16am February 06, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Big Tim, one of the most famous elephants in Africa, has died of natural causes in Kenya. He lived an improbably long life, surviving wounds inflicted by poachers.

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It's About Time: An Animal Gets A Support Animal

7:28am February 05, 2020

Nandi is a young cheetah at Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey. With a change in surroundings, the zoo anticipated Nandi's anxiety. They brought along Bowie, a support dog.

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Beer Can Helps To Reunite Runaway Dog With Her Family

7:01am February 04, 2020

Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton, Fla., puts photos of shelter dogs on their cans with the goal of finding them a home. Monica Mathis spotted a picture online of her dog Hazel on one of the cans.

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