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Poachers dehorn 14 rhinos in South Africa, 3 die
Police say 14 rhinos in two South African provinces have been found illegally dehorned in the past week. Three of them died. Capt. Paul Ramaloko said ...
2-year-old boy killed at Pa. zoo exhibit
A 2-year-old boy visiting the Pittsburgh zoo was killed Sunday morning when he fell off a railing that his mother had put him on top of to view a pack ...
Pot town pushes back against industrial growers
Happily isolated on California's remote Humboldt County coast, Arcata has long made room in its heart for marijuana, whether grown illegally in the ...
Halloween-colored lobster caught off Mass. coast
A Massachusetts fisherman has caught a creepy-looking lobster that's colored to match Halloween. The New England Aquarium says the 1-pound female ...
Images from Campaign 2012: 10 to remember. Or not
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney circling one another like prizefighters. Joe Biden chatting up a biker chick. Clint Eastwood conversing with an empty ...
Orangutan shot with air gun rescued in Borneo
An orangutan that was shot with an air rifle has been rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo, and rescuers are working to remove 104 pellets from ...
A circus comes to Gaza _ minus lions and ladies
The circus came to Gaza on Friday, accompanied by blaring music, juggling clowns and fire blowers — but getting it there required its own high-wire ...
Experts: Killer shark was probably great white
An expert has determined that a surfer was killed off California's Central Coast by a 15- to 16-foot great white shark. Ralph Collier of the Shark ...
Deadly shark attacks rare but they do happen
Almost 40 years after the movie "Jaws" had people staying away from the ocean in droves, word of shark attacks still send shivers down the spines of ...
Corning may make job cuts as part of cost cuts
Corning said Wednesday that it will likely cut costs, which may include "modest" job cuts, to support profit in a weakening economy. It's the latest ...
Knut monument unveiled at Berlin Zoo
Fans of the late polar bear Knut packed the area around the Berlin Zoo enclosure where he died unexpectedly last year at the age of 4 for the ...
Surfer killed by shark off central California
A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along the Central ...
Scientists making fishy robots for naval research
An eel undulating through coastal waters, powered by batteries and checking for mines. A jellyfish is actually a surveillance robot, powered by the ...
Study: Male beluga whale mimics human speech
It could be the muffled sound of singing in the shower or that sing-songy indecipherable voice from the Muppets' Swedish Chef.
'Cloud Atlas' gang ponders hopes for next lives
Tom Hanks wants to be one of the Wright brothers in his next life. Halle Berry and Ben Whishaw would like to come back in feline form. Susan Sarandon ...
Voice software helps study of rare Yosemite owls
In the bird world, they make endangered condors seem almost commonplace. The unique Great Gray Owls of Yosemite, left to evolve after glacial ice ...
Mexico fines firefighters, others for bear abuse
A photograph showing firefighters and civil defense personnel holding down a young, bound bear spread-eagled and pulling its ears has sparked outrage ...
French dog poisoned and buried alive survives
A Jack Russell terrier has survived after being poisoned and buried alive — and he can thank the man who saw the ground wiggle. Ethan came back to ...
Shark finning hitting Persian Gulf sharks hard
Armed with a clip board and wearing bright yellow waders, Rima Jabado looked the part of a government inspector at the Dubai fish market as workers ...
Brazil: Saving endangered monkey helps forest
Three tiny flaming orange monkeys crouched on a tree branch, cocking their heads as if to better hear the high-pitched whistles and yaps that came ...
How to rescue a baby elephant? Rope, Land Rover
How do you pull a baby elephant out of a deep, muddy hole? A rope and a Land Rover. Then the payoff: A frantic baby elephant sprint to mom.
Surgery delayed for Filipino dog that lost snout
A dog from the Philippines who became an international hero after she sacrificed her snout to save two young girls will have to wait a little longer ...
Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers
Don't let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year's mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused ...
Orphaned baby elephant is raised by human mom
Lots of mothers wake in the middle of the night to feed their babies, but not many get up to give a bottle to an infant elephant. Jenny Webb adopted ...
Wis. wolf hunt begins; groups file intent to sue
Wisconsin's first organized wolf hunt got under way Monday even as animal welfare advocates demanded federal officials return Great Lake wolves to the ...