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Researchers identify source in respiratory illness that has sickened dogs in several states
As a mysterious and potentially fatal illness has sickened hundreds of dogs across the country and left veterinarians scrambling to monitor pets, researchers may have found a culprit behind the disease.
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How the National Zoo prepares animals for cold weather
Ever wondered how the National Zoo keeps animals cozy when it gets chilly outside? News4’s Joseph Olmo talks to zookeepers about their techniques to keep flamingoes, lions and other animals comfortable in cold weather.
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Animal rehabilitation pro tells Basil the National Zoo opossum's story
“Are they so ugly they’re cute, or are they so cute that it’s ugly?” Basil the one-eyed opossum at the National Zoo has quite the Cinderella story. NBC4’s Tommy McFly reports.
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48 dogs in 48 hours: DC animal rescue group seeking adoptive homes
The Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) is urging the D.C. community to help place 48 dogs from its shelters into new homes within 48 hours. The HRA is seeing what they called an “unprecedented increase” in animal intakes, with intakes up 40% since last year, the group said Thursday. HRA is caring for more than 145 adoptable dogs and calling on…
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‘Escape artist' tortoise reunited with owner 3 years after escaping from Florida home
African Sulcata tortoises are known to escape from their enclosures by digging.
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Deer crashes through middle school window, roams halls
A deer darted through the halls of a Pennsylvania middle school on Wednesday morning.
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It's down to the final four for DC's next animal obsession
Who will it be? The meerkats, the eagle, the opossum or the otter? News4’s Tommy McFly has the latest on the vote for D.C.’s next animal obsession.
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Texas dog named ‘Happiest Hound in America'
Did you know the happiest hound in America lives in Fort Worth? His name is Hershey and he’s got lots of fur friends.
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Female frogs fake deaths to dodge unwanted male attention, study finds
Scientists discovered that female frogs are partaking in “tonic immobility.” Here’s why scientists say it is essential for the amphibians’ survival.
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Rare butterflies star in federal case against NY man accused of trafficking insects
Prosecutors allege Charles Limmer made tens of thousands of dollars over the past year by illegally trafficking flying insects, including endangered birdwing butterflies — whose numbers have fallen because of diminishing habitat and illegal poaching.
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Crocodile plays with pumpkin at Oregon Zoo's “Croctoberfest”
An African slender-nosed crocodile at Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., was filmed playing with a pumpkin.
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5 facts you may not know about bedbugs
These insects may be making headlines in modern times, but they’re not new. Mentions of bedbbugs can be found in medieval and classical Greek texts.
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‘From city rat, to country rat': Brooklyn rat hitches ride to upstate NY
A Brooklyn rat hitched a ride to upstate New York.
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Brooklyn rat hitches a ride upstate in hood of car
A Brooklyn man on his way to a wedding in Upstate New York discovered a rodent hitchhiking on the hood of his car.
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Indianapolis search party captures Momo the missing monkey
Officials searched an east Indianapolis neighborhood overnight Wednesday after a Patas monkey named Momo escaped from a nearby house.
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Mom shields son as bear jumps on table, eats tacos, fries and salsa
A mom shielded her son, who had Down syndrome, after a bear jumped on a picnic table, eating tacos and enchiladas.
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WATCH: Rare “Dumbo” octopus caught on camera
A rare “Dumbo” octopus was filmed 1,682 meters below the surface in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument near Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Florida man, New York woman facing over 170 charges each after drug bust turns up illegal puppy mill
A man is facing more than 180 charges after a drug raid revealed he was running an illegal puppy mill out of his Davie home, authorities said.
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Anheuser-Busch stops cutting off tails of Budweiser Clydesdale horses after backlash
“The practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year,” Budweiser’s parent company Anheuser-Busch said in a statement. “The safety and well-being of our beloved Clydesdales is our top priority.”
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Retired Massachusetts firefighter saves baby possums
The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.