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Official: Man killed zoo monkey during theft try
A 22-year-old man clubbed a monkey to death with a tree branch, after he was bitten by the animal while trying to steal it from a Boise zoo, ...
Prosecutor: Theft was motive in monkey killing
Prosecutors said Wednesday that the man accused of killing a monkey at Boise's zoo hoped to steal the animal before he was bitten and clubbed it to ...
Turkeys: Some people eat them, some feed them
Turkeys: Main course or animal companion? OK, so it isn't even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation, more than 46 million ...
Violent dolphin deaths a mystery for scientists
Over the past several months, dolphins have washed ashore along the northern Gulf Coast with bullet wounds, missing jaws and hacked off fins, and ...
Even apes have 'midlife crises,' study finds
Chimpanzees going through a midlife crisis? It sounds like a setup for a joke. But there it is, in the title of a report published Monday in a ...
Review: Lee's 'Life of Pi' is inspiring 3-D art
"Life of Pi" is one of those lyrical, internalized novels that should have no business working on the screen. Quite possibly, it wouldn't have worked ...
Missing cat found 6 days after Indianapolis blast
A missing family cat has been rescued from the ruins of a home near the center of the deadly Indianapolis house explosion. Fire Capt. Rita Burris says ...
Population of Africa's mountain gorillas rises
The population of Uganda's mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year, bringing the total ...
'Dog Whisperer' looks forward to new lease on life
Very soon, Cesar Millan will have a new television show, a book, a tour, a documentary, and — if she says yes — a fiancee. The year is ending on a ...
Feds: Lack of sea ice changes walrus behavior
The absence of vast swaths of summer sea ice is changing the behavior of Pacific walrus, federal scientists said Wednesday, but added that more ...
Calif. panel rejects quake study near nuke plant
Citing harm to marine life, California coastal regulators on Wednesday soundly rejected a utility's plan to map offshore earthquake faults near a ...
Rat kill in Galapagos Islands targets 180 million
The unique bird and reptile species that make the Galapagos Islands a treasure for scientists and tourists must be preserved, Ecuadorean authorities ...
Loose gorilla alert? Electronic road sign hacked
A prankster is changing the message on an electronic traffic warning sign in Northern California. The sign is supposed to tell people that a road in ...
Vietnam may evict bears from 'protected' park land
Bears rescued from Asia's bear bile trade are enjoying life in a lush Vietnamese national park, but they may need saving once more. The future of the ...
Sportsmen's bill clears a Senate hurdle
Congress is back in town after the election to find a way around automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January. But first, lawmakers are ...
Bears, budgets, farmers top Congress to-do list
Bears and budgets top the list as Congress returned Tuesday from a seven-week election break to a long list of unfinished business. Looming large in ...
Fate of pets adds to stress of storm survivors
Kate and Warren Sherwood had to think quickly about what to take when Superstorm Sandy's surge flooded their barrier island and caused five houses on ...
Elephant calf raised by woman in Malawi dies
An elephant calf that was separated from his herd and raised by a human "mother" for months in Malawi has died. Jenny Webb, who raised the calf, said ...
Congress faces agenda of unfinished business
Congress returns Tuesday to a crowded agenda of unfinished business overshadowed by the urgent need for President Barack Obama and lawmakers to avert ...
Panic at Macedonian circus after lion escapes
Several hundred spectators got an unexpected shock at a circus in Macedonia after a lion broke through a safety enclosure during a performance.
Report: Huge illegal ivory seizure in Dubai
Customs authorities in Dubai have seized ivory worth as much as 15 million dirhams ($4.1 million) from more than 100 poached elephants. The UAE's ...
Clinton says US to increase anti-poaching efforts
Alarmed that rebel militias could be profiting from a sharp increase in the poaching of elephants and rhinos, the U.S. plans to step up efforts to ...