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Three-year-old Winston was the best-in-show winner at the 2022 National Dog Show.

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  • Animals

Winston the French bulldog has won the National Dog Show

The three-year-old French bulldog competed against some 1,500 dogs representing 200+ breeds and varieties of the American Kennel Club. "He fits the standard perfectly," said his handler, Perry Payson.

November 24, 2022
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  • Jackie Northam
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  • Animals

Give a round of app-paws for the 3 new breeds in the National Dog Show

The National Dog Show has been a staple of Thanksgiving Day for two decades. This year, it features three new breeds: the Bracco Italiano, the Russian toy and the mudi.

November 24, 2022
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  • Paige Waterhouse
A twin engine turboprop airplane crashed onto the green of the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee, Wis. Tuesday morning.

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  • Animals

53 dogs that survived a plane crash are now up for adoption

All three people and all 53 dogs on the plane survived, although there were some minor injuries among both groups of mammals. The flight was bringing rescue dogs from New Orleans to Milwaukee.

November 18, 2022
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  • Ashley Ahn
The black flying fox is one of the bats in Australia that carries the Hendra virus — which sometimes spills over to horses, and humans, with devastating impact. Scientists are trying to figure out what triggers spillovers — and how to stop them.

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  • Global Health

An elegant way to stop deadly Hendra virus spillovers from bats to horses ... to us

New research points to a surprising way to stop spillovers of Hendra virus, which is harbored by bats. It's not often that it jumps to horses, then humans, but when it does, the result are brutal.

November 17, 2022
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  • Ari Daniel
The Giant African Snail intercepted by Customs and Border Protection at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

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  • News

Customs officials nab giant — and invasive — snail from international luggage in Atlanta airport

Customs and Border Protections agriculture specialists at Hartsfield Jackson Airport recently confiscated a Giant African Snail in passenger luggage. They say the snail is an invasive species that could threaten local plants.

November 15, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
A rat crosses a Times Square subway platform in New York on Jan. 27, 2015.

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  • Animals

Rats have rhythm and can keep the beat to Mozart, a new study shows

Scientists at the University of Tokyo found that rats possess the ability to keep the beat to musical pieces from Mozart.

November 14, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Gorillas are seen here at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013.

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  • Animals

It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships

Two decades of research in Nouabalé-Ndoki Park in the Republic of Congo found the primates foraging alongside each other, wrestling, seeking out their pals — and occasionally making threats.

November 11, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed four lion cubs on Sept. 26, its first litter of African lion cubs in 15 years.

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  • Animals

Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed its first lion cubs in 15 years. You can help name them

Dunia, a 7-year-old African lion, gave birth to three females and one male in September. Fans can vote for one of three groups of names on the zoo's website until Monday at midnight.

November 07, 2022
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  • Ashley Ahn
Black and white motion sensor camera capture of Sonoran Desert Toad staring into your soul at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona.

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  • Animals

The National Park Service wants humans to stop licking this toad

The Sonoran desert toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick. Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic.

November 06, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
In an experiment conducted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, bees could make their way through an unobstructed path to a feeding area or opt for a detour into a chamber with wooden balls (toys). Many took the detour.

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  • Animals

If bumblebees can play, does it mean they have feelings? This study suggests yes

Scientists wanted to learn whether bees, like humans and other mammals, had any interest in playing for fun's sake. They say they have evidence that bees do, and that could change how we view insects.

November 05, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
Gabriel Jorgewich Cohen began researching whether turtle species — and other vertebrates thought to be mute — make sounds by recording his own pet turtles. The hydrophone used for recording can be seen on the left.

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  • Animals

Dozens of species were assumed to be mute — until they were recorded making sounds

Some animals like birds and frogs are famous for the sounds they make. But have you ever heard a turtle talk? Most turtles were thought to not make sounds at all — before researchers went deep.

November 03, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Barred owls are known to be aggressive and territorial. A barred owl similar to this one recently attacked a Washington state woman — twice.

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  • Strange News

An owl twice attacked a Washington woman. A biologist says it's becoming more common

Such attacks have happened elsewhere in Washington state. They're more common now because of the shrinking availability of dense forests that allow the owls to be more secluded, an expert says.

November 03, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Somers holds a baby box turtle, which could live to be 100 years old. The Box Turtle Connection plans to study turtles like these for at least the next century with the help of dedicated volunteers.

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  • Science

How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year-long study

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years, to learn how to best protect them.

November 03, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Gandalf, a 16-year-old stallion and likely the oldest on the range, at Wild Horse Ranch in Siskiyou County, California in March 2022. Gandalf has been usurped by a younger stallion that allows him to continue to be part of the family band, a twist on the usual family band make-up that typically consists of a lone band stallion.

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  • Science

Preventing wildfire with the Wild Horse Fire Brigade

William Simpson wants to deploy the wild horses across public lands, to live and graze — and ultimately, prevent the worst wildfires.

October 31, 2022
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  • Stephanie O'Neill
The Skansen Aquarium's entrance, part of the zoo on Djurgarden island, where a deadly snake escaped on Saturday via a light fixture in the ceiling of its glass enclosure, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday.

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  • Animals

A deadly king cobra returns to Swedish zoo home after a week-long escapade

Since "Sir Hiss" escaped from the Stockholm zoo six days ago, the venomous snake has been located inside the building where its terrarium is located — but has not yet been recaptured.

October 30, 2022
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