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November 2008
- Panda Bites Student Who Tries to Cuddle
  
  BBC | Nov 22, 08 4:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A student who tried to hug a panda in China yesterday got some tough love instead, BBC reports. Officials say the man, 20, climbed into the pen of Yang Yang at the Qixing Park zoo to cuddle. But the frightened bear bit him on the arms and legs. "Yang Yang was so cute," the student said later. He underwent surgery and is expected to recover after a few days in hospital. More »
- Promised First Dog May Be 'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama
  
  CBS | Nov 7, 08 4:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Of all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly called a “major issue,” CBS News reports. More »
- Why Kitty's Eyes Glow in the Dark
  
  NPR | Nov 2, 08 8:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A black cat's eyes may frighten in the dark, but that glow is helping the felines see better, NPR reports. When light fails to enter their brain, cats, dogs, and other animals bounce the light back with a reflective surface on the eye. That gives the light a second chance to shine in. Why the color variety? Substances like riboflavin and zinc determine whether the eye shines schnauzer turquoise or kitty-cat green. More »
October 2008
- Meet Stefani's Baby—Virtually
  
  Nodoubt.com | Oct 30, 08 9:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Foiling the paparazzi, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale have posted a snapshot of their 2-month-old second son on Stefani's band's website. "We wanted to share with you the first photo of Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale," said the post on Nodoubt.com. "Gwen, Gavin, Kingston and Zuma are all doing well and enjoying being a party of four." More »
- Wrong-Way Manatee Heads Home to Fla.
  
  Cape Cod Times | Oct 12, 08 1:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Animal experts staged a dramatic rescue in Cape Cod yesterday, pulling ashore a juvenile 1,000-pound manatee and hauling it into a moving van bound for Florida, the Cape Cod Times reports. “Things went as well as we could have hoped for,” a rescuer told the Boston Globe , noting it’s the first time a manatee has been found so far north. More »
- One-Quarter of Mammal Species Imperiled: Survey
  
  Guardian (UK) | Oct 6, 08 2:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nearly 25% of the world’s mammal species face extinction, the Guardian reports, and 3% are critically endangered. The stark conclusion, based on research conducted over 5 years in 130 countries, paints an especially bleak picture for marine mammals, the highly regarded Red List says. "We are threatening the future of wildlife and nature and denying our children the chance to experience what we have experienced," said the WWF's chief scientist. More »
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

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Panda Bites Student Who Tries to Cuddle

Promised First Dog May Be 'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

Why Kitty's Eyes Glow in the Dark

Meet Stefani's Baby—Virtually

Wrong-Way Manatee Heads Home to Fla.

One-Quarter of Mammal Species Imperiled: Survey

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