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September 2008
- No Farewell for Hemingway's Cats
  
  Associated Press | Sep 25, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The bell no longer tolls for the six-toed cats of a certain writer’s home. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum has struck a deal with the federal government that will see the 50-odd descendants of the author’s unusual pet continue to roam the Florida Keys property, the AP reports. Hemingway, known for his spare prose, might have appreciated the simplicity of the solution: a fence. More »
- Missing: 5-Year-Old; 20 Inches Long, Big Nose
  
  Asahi Shimbun (Japan) | Sep 22, 08 2:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tae the anteater is on the run—again. Dozens of humans are searching for the 5-year-old, a resident of Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium who engineered a jailbreak Saturday by opening a sliding door, the Asahi Shimbun reports. Tae previously enjoyed a taste of freedom in 2005, when she skipped out of the aquarium for a day. More »
- Locals in Fla. Keys Stay Back for Animals
  
  Fort Mill Times | Sep 8, 08 7:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Animal lovers are staying back in the Florida Keys to make sure six-toed cats and frisky dolphins survive a brush from Hurricane Ike, the Fort Mill Times reports. While some residents flee, kennel owners and wild life managers are bunking up with extra food and medicine. "They are very, very nervous," said the director of a 25-acre wild bird center. "They know it's coming so they eat as much as they can." More »
- Zoo's Polar Bears Go Green
  
  Associated Press | Sep 8, 08 6:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Polar bears at a Japanese zoo are turning green, AP reports. Visitors to Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya are stunned by big green patches on the bears' fur, caused by algae. The algae was picked up by swimming in the bear pond and is now growing deep within the animals' fur. More »
- 'Rattling' Dog's Diet Included Golf Balls
  
  BBC | Sep 5, 08 4:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Oscar the Scottish black Lab is on the mend after undergoing surgery to remove the snacks that were disturbing his digestion: 13 golf balls. "He normally brings a few home, but I had no idea he had eaten so many," Oscar's owner told the BBC. "It was like a magic trick," said the vet who performed the surgery. "They just kept coming until we had a bag full." More »
August 2008
- In LA, Chihuahuas Are Hot Dogs
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 2, 08 5:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least 1,262 Chihuahuas named “Princess” live in Los Angeles. That priceless pearl of wisdom comes from “LA’s Top Dogs,” a new searchable LA Times database of every registered canine. Only half the city’s dogs are legally registered, but of that population, Chihuahuas are the most numerous (59,684), followed closely by Labradors (58,071). Pit bulls are a distant third (20,851). More »
July 2008
- Dog Adopts Zoo's Tiger Cubs
  
  Associated Press | Jul 31, 08 12:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A golden retriever has adopted three white tiger cubs abandoned by their mother at a southeast Kansas zoo, the AP reports. The Safari Zoological Park's owner says the dog, who recently weaned her own puppies, licks, cleans, and feeds the days-old cubs as if they were her own. More »
- Farm Boy Mulls What's Good for Goose, Gander
  
  New York Times | Jul 31, 08 9:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Californians go to the polls in November with a high-profile ballot initiative to decide: whether to ban factory farms from raising livestock in small cages. For Nicholas D. Kristof, it's an apt moment to consider our transforming attitudes toward animal welfare. The Oregon farm boy turned New York Times columnist is a carnivore, but one who recognizes that "every hamburger patty has a back story." More »
- It's Raining Baby Pandas in China
  
  BBC | Jul 27, 08 4:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Four giant pandas were born within 14 hours of each other at a Chinese breeding center over the weekend, giving a much-needed population boost to the endangered species. Nine-year-old Qiyuan gave birth to twins, and two other 8-year-old pandas each gave birth to a cub in Sichuan province, BBC reports. Only 1,600 giant pandas remain in the wild due to deforestation and rare contact between populations, but 180 are being raised in captivity in China. More »
- Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions
  
  Der Spiegel | Jul 16, 08 6:02 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Tabby Adopts Red Panda Cub
  
  BBC | Jul 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A newborn red panda rejected by its mother has been adopted by a zookeeper's cat, the BBC reports. The panda and its sibling were first put on an incubator at the Dutch zoo but the tabby cat, who had recently given birth, proved willing to take the kitten-sized panda cubs under her paw. The weaker panda cub died but the other, still nameless, is suckling with the kittens. More »
- Camels Walk a Mile for Escape-Artist Giraffe
  
  Associated Press | Jul 1, 08 3:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fifteen camels, two zebras, lamas and potbellied swine went on the lam from a Dutch circus—with a giraffe masterminding their flight to freedom. The gang wandered around an Amsterdam neighborhood when the escape artist kicked a hole in the animals' cage, reports AP. They were all rounded up after several hours. More »
June 2008
- Aussie Minister Ditches Economy for Wombats
  
  Australia's News Network | Jun 27, 08 6:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Australian economy might be wobbly, but the treasury secretary would rather be off romping with northern hairy-nosed wombats, the Brisbane Courier-Mail reports. Ken Henry is unapologetically using the legislature's 5-week winter recess to tend to a small population of endangered critters—to the baying of opposition politicians worried over who will tend the economy while Henry is incommunicado. More »
- Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 26, 08 1:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spanish Parliament passed a resolution promising fundamental “human” rights to the great apes, the Guardian reports. The bill enjoys wide support and would ban scientific experimentation involving higher-level primates. Zoo exhibition will still be legal, but supporters say living conditions will improve significantly. The legislative body was inspired by philosopher Peter Singer’s Great Apes Project, a primate advocacy group. More »
- Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals
  
  More Intelligent Life | Jun 25, 08 4:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With 3,800 animal shelters in the US to only 1,500 shelters for battered women, economist Allison Schrager tackles the disparity in More Intelligent Life. "If we value people more than animals can we ever justify giving to an animal-welfare charity?" she asks, and underlines the complexities that make donating to human causes harder, but more important. More »
- Pigs Survive Floods, Still Buy the Farm
  
  Associated Press | Jun 19, 08 12:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - They managed to survive torrential rains and swam mightily through rising water, but a clutch of feisty midwestern pigs couldn't dodge a sheriff's bullet. At least a dozen porkers were shot dead this week as they scrambled on Iowa levees. "My gosh, it happens every day," snapped a town official who said the pigs were killed to protect the levees. "That's how we get bacon and pork chops." More »
- Lusty She-Chimps Emulate SATC
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 18, 08 12:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New research into the sex lives of chimpanzees compares the behavior of females to their peers in the urban jungle of Sex and the City. Female chimps are promiscuous, hoping to fool several male Mr. Bigs into thinking they fathered offspring, and noisy, to attract other partners. Dominant males are more likely to protect females and provide child care if they think they're the dad. But the females turn secretive around female rivals, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »
- Study: Cuddles Calm Chimps After Conflict
  
  Associated Press | Jun 17, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chimpanzees console each other with hugs and kisses after a conflict much like humans do, researchers have discovered. After a chimp has been the victim of aggression, its stress levels are greatly reduced when it's embraced by another. The findings reveal a level of empathy in man's closest relative that is absent in monkeys, said a primate expert. More »
- Raccoon Checks Into Berlin Hotel
  
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No Farewell for Hemingway's Cats

Missing: 5-Year-Old; 20 Inches Long, Big Nose

Locals in Fla. Keys Stay Back for Animals

Zoo's Polar Bears Go Green

'Rattling' Dog's Diet Included Golf Balls

In LA, Chihuahuas Are Hot Dogs

Dog Adopts Zoo's Tiger Cubs

Farm Boy Mulls What's Good for Goose, Gander

It's Raining Baby Pandas in China

Zoo Shows Off Baby White Lions

Tabby Adopts Red Panda Cub

Camels Walk a Mile for Escape-Artist Giraffe

Aussie Minister Ditches Economy for Wombats

Spain Passes Ape Rights Bill

Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

Pigs Survive Floods, Still Buy the Farm

Lusty She-Chimps Emulate SATC

Study: Cuddles Calm Chimps After Conflict

Raccoon Checks Into Berlin Hotel