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  • July 2008
    • Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

      Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

      (Newser) - The world's population of just 200 white lions leaped by seven in a single day when twin lionesses gave birth in June, Der Spiegel reports, and the German safari park where they were born has now unveiled the extremely rare cubs. But while one new mom took to motherhood with zeal, the other showed little interest, forcing zookeepers to hand-raise her four cubs. White lions are a mutation of a sub-species extinct in the wild. More »

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      endangered species   zoo   safari   lions   lion

  • May 2008
    • Teddy's Mantle Looks Tailored for Hillary

      Teddy's Mantle Looks Tailored for Hillary

      (Newser) - Though Ted Kennedy helped crush her presidential dreams by endorsing her rival, writes Eamon Javers in Politico, Hillary Clinton may find he ultimately gives her the job she’s made for: his. Kennedy has been the Senate’s center of Democratic gravity since his own White House bid failed in 1980, and with his career perhaps at an end, it’s “striking” to note the parallels. More »

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      Hillary Clinton   Senate   Ted Kennedy   lions

  • February 2008
    • Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

      Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

      (Newser) - Seven tigers and lions are back in their outdoor grottoes at the San Francisco Zoo for the first time since a Siberian tiger killed a man on Christmas Day. The pens got a $1.7 million security upgrade after Tatiana escaped and attacked three people. Officials said the enclosure's front wall is now 19 feet high, 3 better than national standards. More »

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      animal   zoo   San Francisco Zoo   animal attack   Tatiana   tiger   tiger attack   lions   Siberian tiger

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