Animals

A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study. The parasite is already associated with risk-taking…
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Even at 16 acres, San Jose’s Happy Hollow Park & Zoo could be considered a hidden gem, tucked as it is behind a gateway along Story Road. First conceived in the mid-1950s, the attraction opened in March 1961, with the zoo added in 1967.…
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In some ways, the daily scene outside this specialty E.R. resembles other hospitals, with cars rushing into the parking lot to bring in sick and injured patients. But at Walnut Creek’s Lindsay Wildlife Experience, a nationally renowned…
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ByThe Associated PressNovember 1, 2023, 12:50 AMHeidi Klum, center, in blue, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)The Associated PressNEW YORK --…
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In some African cultures, the combination of rain and sunshine means that a leopard and a lioness have given birth to a cub.  I was hoping that this was the case as we traversed Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve in a four-wheel drive…
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Rachael Rodgers is a photographer who documents her road trips on Instagram.But her travel companions aren't family members or friends — they're dogs without permanent homes.Rodgers, who lives in the small hamlet of Exshaw in Alberta,…
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WARNING: Distressing contentThe rotting corpses of more than 150 wild horses — known as brumbies — have been counted by nature-loving photographers exploring popular Snowy Mountains hiking trails over several days last week.The rotting…
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A pet dog has been strangled on a defective catchpole while rangers tried to move the animal to a council facility in Perth.The incident unfolded when staff were transferring the staffordshire bull terrier cross, reportedly named Snowflake,…
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A family has been left reeling from the sudden loss of their beloved pet dog after it was mistakenly put down by animal control officers.An investigation is underway after the family dog was taken from a property in the Gisborne area in New…
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