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    Confused Baby Whale to Be Euthanized : Discovery News

    Aw, this is such a sad story!

    Quoted: Wildlife officials say they will sedate and euthanize an abandoned and lost baby whale, which has attempted to suckle yachts, because of its poor condition.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - 20 days ago | science, animals, news
    Bigfoot DNA Dubbed Scam, Believers Undaunted : Discovery Channel

    Sorry to be a bubble-burster...

    Quoted: Two Georgia men say they have found Bigfoot and have his DNA, as others cry hoax.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - 30 days ago | news, animals
    44-pound stray cat no longer homeless - msnbc.com

    That's one fat cat...

    Quoted: Fat, happy and no longer homeless. That describes life for the 44-pound New Jersey cat who became an overnight sensation.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 20 2008 | news, animals, environment
    400+ dead baby penguins found in Brazil - msnbc.com

    So sad... I had no idea! Apparently it's the worst year on record for something like this, and factors include over-fishing (forcing penguins to swim out farther), pollution (making the penguins weaker and more susceptible to illness) and global warming (stronger currents & more storms).

    Quoted: Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 15 2008 | animals, news
    Koala survives 60-mph hit, 7 miles in grille - MSNBC.com

    Um, this story is insane. Now that I know the koala was unscathed, it must have been quite a site to see a Koala's rear sticking out of the grille of a car...

    Quoted: A koala that cheated death after being hit by a car at about 60 mph and dragged about 7 miles, his head jammed through the vehicle grille, is dubbed Australia's luckiest marsupial. Despite the chlamydial infection.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 11 2008 | news, animals
    'Unicorn' deer is found in Italian nature preserve - MSNBC.com

    Cool! Apparently the single horn is a genetic mutation and one of the researchers suggests this might've been how the unicorn myth came to be.

    Quoted: A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 11 2008 | food, animals, news
    Monkeys that go fishing discovered - MSNBC.com

    You could tell me monkeys baked a salmon quiche and I wouldn't be surprised - they're so smart! Mo, this one's for you...

    Quoted: Long-tailed macaques have a reputation for knowing how to find food — whether it be grabbing fruit from trees or snatching a banana from a tourist. Now, researchers have discovered groups of the primates in Indonesia that fish.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 06 2008 | news, animals, environment
    U.S.: Caribbean monk seal is extinct - MSNBC.com

    Aw, this is so sad!

    Quoted: After five years of futile efforts to find or confirm sightings of any Caribbean monk seals, the U.S. on Friday declared the species extinct, noting it is the only seal to vanish due to human causes.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 06 2008 | news, photos, animals
    Sugar Bush Squirrel-The Superstar Squirrel- Supermodel & Military Mascot

    This Web site will leave you truly speechless... Thanks for this one, Pammy.

    Quoted: Sugar Bush Squirrel is a real, live Eastern Gray Squirrel who is owned and photographed by Ms. Kelly Foxton. Being an International Superstar and The World's Most Photographed Squirrel, Sugar Bush loves to dress up, and has over 2,000 outfits with matching hats and accessories.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - May 20 2008 | animals, technology, news
    Why do "crazy rasberry" ants infest electronic devices? - Slate Magazine

    How weird! These ants detect and are drawn to eletromagnetic fields...

    Quoted: Electronic devices near Houston, Texas, are under attack by a species known as the " crazy rasberry ant" ( Paratrechina species near pubens), which is thought to have arrived as a stowaway on a cargo ship in 2002. According to the Associated Press, the ants seem to be attracted to electrical equipment and have been "shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers" wherever they go.

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