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  • Great white shark spotted off Mass. coast

    Mon, Jun 28, 2010 8:32 PM by Bob Salsberg, AP

    Shark experts say that visits by great whites to New England waters may be on the rise.

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  • Borneo's crocodiles 'no longer endangered'

    Sun, Jun 27, 2010 11:57 PM by Agence France-Presse

    There's demand for legal crocodile leather for handbags and clothing accessories, as well as for crocodile meat in kitchens throughout Asia.

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  • Lion decides to play through at Montana golf course

    Sun, Jun 27, 2010 9:53 PM by Associated Press

    There have been more reports of mountain lion sightings in the area this year than in previous years.

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  • Raccoon blamed for 5-hour downtown Memphis outage

    Sat, Jun 26, 2010 9:00 PM by Associated Press

    The raccoon climbed more than 30 feet, over barriers intended to keep animals out, and short-circuited a switch on a substation.

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  • Judge finds Canadian oil company guilty in duck deaths

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 6:44 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The ducks died after they were drenched in thick toxic oil when they landed on the pond in April 2008.

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  • Calif. dogs get new leash on life in Canada

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 3:45 PM by Sue Manning, AP

    Canadian philanthropist Jan Folk sponsors freedom flights across the border to save dogs from death row.

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  • What is killing Argentina's right whales?

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 3:44 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The Valdes Peninsula is one of the most popular whalewatching venues on the planet, attracting 200,000 eco-tourists annually.

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  • Greenland gets green light to hunt humpback whales

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 1:46 PM by Agence France-Presse

    "Aboriginal subsistence whaling" to meet nutritional and cultural needs is the only kind allowed under a 1986 ban on commercial whaling.

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  • Amputee cat gets bionic legs

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 6:25 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The cat has been outfitted with state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs.

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  • Luxury resort opens at Disney World -- for pets only

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 12:19 AM by Reuters

    The new resort features air-conditioned suites, private outdoor yards and a canines-only water park.

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  • Tiny turtle causes taxiing AirTran plane to return to gate

    Thu, Jun 24, 2010 10:59 PM by Kate Brumback, AP

    The turtle's owners threw the animal in the trash after AirTran employees said they couldn't bring it on board. The turtle was later rescued.

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  • Alaska geologist survives 2 attacks by grizzly

    Thu, Jun 24, 2010 5:24 PM by Mary Pemberton, AP

    After the second attack, Robert Miller was too badly injured to move and radioed for help.

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  • Whales face threats deadlier than whaling

    Thu, Jun 24, 2010 12:27 PM by Tom Pfeiffer, Reuters

    Pollution, net entanglement, climate change and collisions with ships can be deadly to whales.

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  • China to send pregnant pandas into semi-wild areas

    Thu, Jun 24, 2010 7:24 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The release area will be fenced but similar to the wilderness, allowing researchers to monitor the animals.

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  • Smuggler has brush with the law over rare fox penises

    Thu, Jun 24, 2010 3:59 AM by Agence France-Presse

    Some people believe that amulets made from arctic fox penises will bring back husbands or help women find husbands.

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