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  • September 2008

    • Cops Tase, Kill Renegade Emu

      Pittsburgh Tribune-Review  |  Sep 3, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      Cops Tase, Kill Renegade Emu

      (Newser) - An Emu ran wild on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for two hours Monday and died after state troopers used a taser on it, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Motorists said the bird ran up and down the shoulder of the road until getting stuck in traffic lanes with high barriers on either side. More »

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      animal  • Pennsylvania  • birds  • animal attack  • Taser  • Pittsburgh  • escape  • emu  • state police  • exotic animals

  • August 2008

    • Emu Fought the Law, Law Won

      News Herald  |  Aug 21, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Emu Fought the Law, Law Won

      (Newser) - A pet emu is cooling its heels in jail today after leading police on a wild chase around Bay County, Fla., the News Herald of Panama City reports. Set free by a harsh storm and a low fence, Plop-plop was finally captured Monday, when police got a call from a man saying an “unknown emu” was in his horse and goat pen. Police had been responding to emu reports for days. More »

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      animal  • storm  • animal attack  • escape  • emu

    • Tenn. Dad Saves Son From Bear

      Knoxville News Sentinel  |  Aug 13, 08 7:21 AM CDT

      Tenn. Dad Saves Son From Bear

      (Newser) - A desperate dad pried open the jaws of a black bear and pelted him with rocks as the animal attacked his 8-year-old son during a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. "The bear was staring at me," said the boy, Evan Pala, who was near a creek when the attack occurred Monday. "He stood up and jumped on me. Before he even got me I called, 'Bear!'" More »

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      parenting  • animal attack  • bear  • bear attack

    • A Shark-Hater Fesses Up

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 8, 08 12:34 PM CDT

      A Shark-Hater Fesses Up

      (Newser) - Sharks were once eminently despicable creatures. Remember  Jaws ? Now, though, perceptions have shifted—they’re seen as endangered, misunderstood animals who chomp humans only when they mistake them for seals. (That's why they take one bite and "sheepishly" move on.) It's a source of great disappointment to Joe Queenan, who laments in the Los Angeles Times that he just can't find an acceptable replacement for his hatred. More »

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      animal  • humor  • animal attack  • shark

    • Jellyfish Surge Is Ocean Call for Help

      New York Times  |  Aug 3, 08 7:01 AM CDT

      Jellyfish Surge Is Ocean Call for Help

      (Newser) - Jellyfish populations are surging because of rising sea temperatures and overfishing, which leaves them with few predators and no competition for plankton, reports the New York Times. Fishermen are finding nets “filled with more jellyfish than fish,” said one, and swimmers are reporting increasing numbers of jellyfish stings, which can take weeks or even months to heal. In Barcelona recently, some 300 people were treated for stings within a few hours. More »

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      ocean  • beach  • animal attack  • overfishing  • ocean temperature  • jellyfish

  • July 2008

    • Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 26, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners

      (Newser) - A pack of starving bears has surrounded a platinum mine in Russia's remote Kamchatka peninsula, the Los Angeles Times reports. Two guards have been eaten, and terrified miners are refusing to work. The government has sent a team of snipers to kill the ravenous bears, thought to be starving because of widespread salmon poaching. More »

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      Russia  • animal  • miners  • animal attack  • bear

  • June 2008

    • Bear Mauls Girl in Alaska Bike Race

      Associated Press  |  Jun 30, 08 4:19 AM CDT

      Bear Mauls Girl in Alaska Bike Race

      (AP) - A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race in Alaska was severely injured when she was attacked last night by a bear. She was able to make a brief emergency cell phone call and whisper the word "bear" that triggered an emergency search. The girl suffered head, neck, torso and leg wounds and was protected from even more serious wounds by her bike helmet. She underwent surgery and was in critical condition, police said. More »

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      Alaska  • animal attack  • attack  • grizzly bear

  • May 2008

    • Texas Boy, 7, Killed by Pit Bulls

      Abilene Reporter-News  |  May 19, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Texas Boy, 7, Killed by Pit Bulls

      (Newser) - A 7-year-old Texas boy was apparently mauled to death yesterday by two pit bulls, writes the Abilene Reporter. Police responding to a 911 call discovered Tanner Joshua Monk’s body on the side of a road, with two dogs nearby. The deputies were forced to kill the dogs, which belonged to a neighbor of Monk’s family, when the animals attacked them. More »

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      children  • Texas  • death  • animal attack  • pit bull

  • April 2008

    • Probe Launched Into Fatal Grizzly Attack

      Associated Press  |  Apr 25, 08 4:11 AM CDT

      Probe Launched Into Fatal Grizzly Attack

      (Newser) - California safety officials have launched an investigation into the death of an animal trainer killed by a showbiz grizzly bear. The 39-year-old man died from a single bite to the neck while wrestling the 700-pound bear Rocky for a promotional video for a social networking start-up. The company he was filming for at the Predators in Action center will be probed for health and safety violations, the AP reports. More »

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      safety  • animal attack  • grizzly bear  • bear

    • Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 23, 08 4:26 AM CDT

      Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer

      (Newser) - A grizzly bear used in movies attacked and killed its trainer yesterday in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 700-pound bear, which appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro , lunged at the 39-year-old man and bit him in the neck. Staff at the animal training center managed to subdue the animal with pepper spray. The trainer was pronounced dead at the scene. More »

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      animal attack  • Will Ferrell  • grizzly bear  • bear  • Semi-Pro

    • Aussie Pokes Croc's Eyes, Rescues Wife

      Associated Press  |  Apr 3, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Aussie Pokes Croc's Eyes, Rescues Wife

      (Newser) - When an 8-foot-long croc grabbed his wife and pulled her into the water, an Australian man says he did what anyone would—jump on the beast's back and poke it in the eyes until it let go. The pair made it to shore safely, reports the AP, although the woman suffered puncture wounds from the croc's teeth. More »

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      Australia  • rescue  • national park  • animal attack  • hero  • crocodile

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Big Cats Are Back at SF Zoo

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Feb 21, 08 5:55 PM CST

      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

  • January 2008
  • August 2007

    • Panda Attacks Zookeeper

      Associated Press  |  Aug 7, 07 8:06 AM CDT

      Panda Attacks Zookeeper

      (Newser) - A zookeeper in northwestern China needed more than a hundred stitches after being scratched and bitten by a panda. The keeper was feeding the 2-year-old from outside the cage when the lovable bear grabbed his arms and started biting. The panda—Lan Zai —had recently been transferred from another zoo, and wasn't yet used to the keeper. More »

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      animal  • zoo  • panda  • animal attack  • attack  • zookeeper

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