Animals

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health advise against eating any fish from the Lower Passaic because it may be contaminated with toxic chemicals. But Owaldo Avad says he's been catching and consuming fish like these

New Jersey River Polluters Fund Toxic Fish Swap — But There's A Snag

7:10pm January 26, 2016

by Sarah Gonzalez

Passaic River polluters are telling local fishermen to trade contaminated catch for healthy tilapia. But there's no disposal plan for the toxic fish, and residents don't want them to be incinerated.

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Gary Snyder helped start a campaign to encourage homeowners in the countryside north of London to leave gaps in their fences to allow hedgehogs to move freely.

World News

British Homeowners Build A New Superhighway — For Hedgehogs

2:34pm January 26, 2016

by Robert Smith

Hedgehogs are starting to disappear from the English countryside, threatened by cars, garbage and even fences. But now there's a campaign to save one of England's favorite animals.

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A chicken house in Seagrove, N.C. North Carolina is one of the country's largest poultry producers. As farms move closer to residential areas, neighbors are complaining that the waste generated is a potential health hazard.

When A Chicken Farm Moves Next Door, Odor May Not Be The Only Problem

6:19pm January 24, 2016

by Keri Brown

Large-scale poultry production is ramping up in North Carolina and getting closer to residential areas. Neighbors say the smells and pollution from these farms can make it hard to breathe.

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Tian Tian enjoys the snow on Saturday at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

WATCH: Giant Panda Revels In D.C.'s Giant Snowstorm

2:06pm January 23, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Tian Tian, the male giant panda at the National Zoo, was pretty happy about the heaps of snow falling on the nation's capital.

The cheetah known as Sarah or Sahara holds the record as the fastest land animal on earth. She has died at the age of 15.

Sarah The Cheetah, World's Fastest Land Animal, Dies At 15

5:26pm January 22, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Cincinnati Zoo euthanized the cheetah known as Sarah this week. Cheetahs usually live to 8 to 12, the zoo says. Sarah was famous for running 100 meters in 5.95 seconds, a record for land mammals.

World News

Road Flock: Sheep Help Police End Car Chase In New Zealand

3:56pm January 22, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The flock of more than 150 sheep blocked a road, doing what road spikes couldn't and bringing a 90-minute chase to an end.

Photographers take pictures of the lion carcass before it's publicly dissected at Odense Zoo in Denmark. It was the zoo's second public dissection of a lion in four months.

Danes Say Zoo Dissections Fit With Country's 'Very Honest' Parenting

10:57am January 22, 2016

by Sidsel Overgaard

Last weekend at an event in Denmark called "Animals Inside Out," a college biology student publicly dissected a lion. Attendees — including young children — were given a close-up, gory view.

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Crime-Fighting Sheep To The Rescue In New Zealand

7:35am January 22, 2016

Police were pursuing a car that was caught speeding, and had no plates. A flock of sheep, being herded along the road, blocked the runaway car.

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Amphibian biologist and scientist SD Biju holds a preserved female frog named Frankixalus jerdonii at Systematics Lab of the University of Delhi.

Science

Long Thought To Be Extinct, Bizarre Tree Frog Surfaces In India

12:20pm January 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Frankixalus jerdonii has been rediscovered in northeastern India — and scientists say it represents an entirely new genus. Strangely, the tadpoles feed on their mothers' unfertilized eggs.

Feathers Fly Over Turkey Who Was A Passenger On A Delta Flight

8:11am January 18, 2016

A photo shows a turkey peering through the seats with an arm around it. Presumably that of the human who needed a therapy pet. USA Today reports there are many questions surrounding the flying turkey.

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