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Dog that lost snout saving girls arrives in Calif.
A dog that lost its snout while saving two girls in the Philippines has been brought to the University of California, Davis, where veterinarians will ...
Experts puzzled by lone dolphin in Cayman Islands
Stinky the dolphin is lonely, and he's getting way too frisky with humans. The lone male bottlenose dolphin has been cavorting for months in waters ...
Egypt's prosecutor general refuses to resign
Egypt's prosecutor general on Thursday defied his president's order to step down to defuse public anger over acquittals in a case of brutality against ...
Big baby walrus coming to NYC aquarium
A 234-pound baby walrus is coming to the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Brooklyn. The 15-week mammal was rescued from the ocean ...
Mubarak loyalists acquitted in attack on protest
An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted 24 loyalists of ousted President Hosni Mubarak who had been accused of organizing one of the most dramatic ...
Preserving Egypt's revolutionary graffiti
Graffiti has been among the most powerful art forms and tools of Egypt's revolution and the turbulent months since, but it also has proven to be its ...
Sneezing sea lion dies after treatment at NY zoo
A sea lion that had been receiving treatment for sneezing has died unexpectedly at a New York zoo. The 6-year-old male sea lion was named Puff. It was ...
UN: Polar bears among species to be hotly debated
Nations will be asked to decide whether the polar bear should be considered an endangered species because of global warming. The U.S. proposal to ...
Africa's oldest park threatened by rebels, now oil
Just a few weeks ago, rangers and militiamen were engaging in gunfights in Africa's oldest national park. Cannons boomed as Congolese army troops ...
Owners claim dog stuck in car grille on ride to RI
A dog who survived an 11-mile ride from Massachusetts to Rhode Island after being hit by a car and wedged into the grille has been reunited with its ...
Officials mull seismic tests near Calif nuke plant
Plans to use an array of powerful air cannons in an undersea seismic study near a Central California nuclear power plant have federal and state ...
Animals suspected in spread of new virus
Britain's Health Protection Agency has published an early genetic sequence of the new respiratory virus related to SARS that shows it is most closely ...
Correction: National Zoo-Panda story
In a Sept. 24 story about the death of a panda cub, The Associated Press, relying on information from the National Zoo in Washington, reported ...
On video, dolphin gives birth to calf in Hawaii
A 12-year-old dolphin at a Hawaii resort has given birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognize her mother in a video of the birth posted ...
Clifford the Big Red Dog feted on 50th birthday
School kids sang "Happy Birthday" and Scholastic unfurled a huge banner worthy of a big red dog from the roof of its headquarters Monday to fete ...
Plight of 2 baby gorillas raises fears in Congo
The plight of two infant gorillas, rescued after being kidnapped from their wild families, highlights the dangers confronting the endangered Grauer's ...
Mauled NY man: I wanted to be one with the tiger
Before his now-infamous tangle with a Bronx Zoo tiger, David Villalobos adorned his Facebook page with New Age odes to Mother Earth and affirmations ...
Sportsmen's bill passes Senate test
On its last day in session before the election, the Senate tied itself in knots over 41 polar bear carcasses that hunters want to bring home from ...
Polar bear bill ties Senate in knots
On its last day in session before the election, the Senate tied itself in knots over 41 polar bear carcasses that hunters want to bring home from ...
41-pound cat named Skinny up for adoption in Texas
Don't be fooled by the name: Skinny the cat is one hefty feline. And all 41 pounds of her needs a home. A Dallas-area animal shelter has cared for the ...
Can religion save Africa's elephants and rhinos?
Standing before a pile of charred elephant ivory as dusk covered the surrounding savannah, Christian, Muslim and Hindu religious leaders grasped hands ...
Park Service defends refusal to use wolves
The National Park Service acted properly when it ruled out using wolves to control the elk population in Rocky Mountain National Park, government ...
Beagle survives 70-foot fall from NJ bridge
A beagle named Brandi survived a 70-foot fall from a New Jersey bridge. The dog got away from its owner during a walk along the Burlington Riverfront ...
Chile's Pacific paradise endangered by goats, cats
It's still a natural paradise far out in the Pacific, with thick jungles and stunningly steep and verdant slopes climbing out of the sea. But much of ...