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News Articles: Animals

Lauren Cole and Kiley Dell'Amico document a newt crossing the road.

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  • Science

How did the newt cross the road? With the help of the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade!

In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting migrating salamanders across a rural road. 

January 26, 2025
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  • Stephanie O'Neill
 A white-tailed buck in Gwinnett County is among the 1 million of its deer species roaming Georgia’s woodlands, farmlands and urban areas. Hank Ohme/Georgia Wildlife Federation

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  • Animals

Deadly deer disease case confirmed in S. Georgia by state Department of Natural Resources

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease.

January 24, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The National Zoo's first giant pandas, Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, play in their yard in 1974 as onlookers watch.

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  • Animals

The debut of new pandas in D.C. marks the latest chapter in China's 'panda diplomacy'

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world.

January 24, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
A dog raised in a puppy mill is held by a rescue worker.

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  • Animals

Georgia animal rescue groups rally to aid neglected dogs seized from Pierce County puppy mill

A state investigation into a South Georgia puppy mill is ongoing after law enforcement officers with the Georgia Department of Agriculture seized 136 dogs Sunday and shut down the facility in Pierce County.

January 24, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
Several cats have gotten sick from bird flu from eating raw pet food or drinking raw milk.

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  • Health

What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies, and how to keep them safe.

January 22, 2025
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  • Sarah Boden
Chimpanzees in Monarto Safari Park South Australia. A new study finds in<strong> </strong>captive chimpanzees, peeing is contagious

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  • Science

Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests

A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps.

January 22, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
Ice Age skull on stand in research lab at the Page Musuem at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.

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  • Science

Saber teeth in predators evolved many times. Did it lead to their extinction?

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.

January 21, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert

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  • Animals

Is that a coyote or dog in your yard? Here’s how to know & tips to stay safe in Georgia

Winter time often means less insects bugging you outside. However, winter brings its own set of pests and predators out to roam. One of them? The coyote.

January 21, 2025
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  • Chelsea Madden
Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

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  • Health

Georgia increases testing of its milk supply as bird flu spreads

There has been no detection of the H5N1 strain that infects cows in Georgia, but the new efforts will increase surveillance.

January 20, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
He's never had to spend $20 on a salad and that is why he knows true peace.

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  • Science

Invasive green crabs threaten West Coast ecosystems. One solution? Otters

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population might be the solution.

January 15, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Tiptoe the tortoise is seen wearing a sweatshirt on his back.

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  • National

A tortoise survival tale: How Tiptoe escaped Southern California's wildfires

For years, Tiptoe has been a beloved sight in Pacific Palisades, quietly tromping along sidewalks and growing a major social media following. But last week, he lost his home to wildfires.

January 14, 2025
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  • Alina Hartounian
Researchers wanted to know why ancient kangaroos went extinct by taking a detailed look at the teeth of more than 900 modern and extinct kangaroos.

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  • Science

Kangaroo species went extinct in the Pleistocene. Research hops in with a possible explanation.

In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.

January 12, 2025
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  • Ari Daniel
An adult mouse is released from the lab into a semi-natural outdoor enclosure. These are its first steps out of an artificial lab environment into a dynamic, realistic ecosystem.

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  • Science

Survival of the luckiest? New study hints at the potential role of luck in evolution

A new study on mice shows that luck in early life can determine success as an adult, especially when competition is high.

January 08, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
A screenshot taken from the National Zoo's feed of the giant pandas shows one of the 3-year-old bears playing in the snow.

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  • Animals

The National Zoo's giant pandas make the most of D.C.'s snow

The two giant pandas were seen on camera playing around in the snowfall that blanketed much of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Monday.

January 07, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Rescuers and volunteers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Anapa in Russia's southern Krasnodar region.

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  • World

32 dolphins have died since an oil spill near southern Russia, experts say

A dolphin rescue center said most of the dead dolphins were from the endangered Azov species.

January 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
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