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Germany: Bieber's monkey going nowhere
German customs authorities said Tuesday that Justin Bieber's monkey is going nowhere for now even though the singer has apparently asked that it be ...
Pup named Huckleberry crowned 'Beautiful Bulldog'
If at first you don't succeed, wipe the slobber off and try again. Just ask 4-year-old pup Huckleberry, who was crowned Monday as this year's ...
SeaWorld makes a splash on NYSE as stock gains
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The owner of theme parks famous for water ...
Scientists decode DNA of 'living fossil' fish
Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated "living fossil" fish, gaining new insights into how today's mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds ...
EU: Test show no safety issues with horsemeat
More than 7,000 tests across the European Union have shown that nearly 5 percent of the food products labeled as beef contained horse meat, but there ...
South Africa: Elephant handler trampled to death
A handler at an elephant park in South Africa was trampled to death while taking elephants out for exercise, the park's owner said Tuesday.
Lithuanian woman shares home with 3 puma cubs
A Lithuanian woman says she has been raising three pumas in her three-room apartment after fearing for their lives at the local zoo. Rasa Veliute, a ...
Ancient creature mixed human, apelike traits
Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits, and apparently an ...
Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe
Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse ...
Investigators: Missing family left US voluntarily
Investigators said Tuesday they believe a couple that abruptly disappeared with their two young boys left for Mexico voluntarily, a statement that ...
India use drones to protect rhinos from poachers
Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a sprawling natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from ...
Montana pet owner to feds: The dog ate my money
A Montana man whose 12-year-old golden retriever ate five $100 bills hopes to be reimbursed by the federal government. Wayne Klinkel tells the ...
Ewes-ful: Paris hires sheep to mow city lawns
Will tourists soon see flocks of baaing sheep at the Eiffel Tower and bleating ewes by Notre Dame cathedral? That could be the case, since Paris City ...
NYC 'zombie' finds Long Island cat in Times Square
It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World. Two years after he disappeared from his Long Island home, Disaster the cat was found ...
Justin Bieber given 4 weeks to pick up pet monkey
German authorities have given Justin Bieber four weeks to pick up his pet monkey or else it will be placed in permanent care. The capuchin monkey was ...
Pattycake, gorilla at NYC's Bronx Zoo, dies at 40
Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, has died at the Bronx Zoo. She was 40 years old and suffering from chronic cardiac problems.
South Africa: 5 killed in helicopter crash
Five South African air force members died in the weekend crash of a helicopter that was patrolling in an anti-rhino poaching operation, the South ...
Starving sea lion pups fill Calif. rescue centers
Hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on beaches from San Diego to Santa Barbara, overwhelming rescue centers and leaving scientists ...
Seal pup learning to swim again after amputation
The harbor seal pup lay battered on a Massachusetts beach, the victim of a brutal attack by an older seal that left deep wounds all over her body and ...
Sumatran rhino footprints believed found on Borneo
Several footprints believed to be from critically endangered Sumatran rhino have been found on Indonesia's Borneo island, raising hopes for the ...
Lululemon: Downward dog not required for returns
No "downward-facing dog" is required. Lululemon said Wednesday that no demonstrations of yoga or any other positions are needed to return the pricey ...
NYC aquarium rebounds, rebuilds after Sandy
The New York Aquarium has cherished its big-city setting by the sea for half a century. But the ocean that is the aquarium's lifeblood dealt it a ...
Charges: Pa. man bagged deer Wal-Mart lot deer
They say you can get almost anything at Wal-Mart. But the Pennsylvania Game Commission says one deer hunter took it too far. Forty-year-old Arcangelo ...
Western environmentalists oppose wolf delisting
Western environmental groups say they're alarmed that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a plan to end federal protections for gray ...
Chimps, gorillas, other apes being lost to trade
The multibillion-dollar trade in illegal wildlife — clandestine trafficking that has driven iconic creatures like the tiger to near-extinction — is ...