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Pets & Wildlife

Polar bear Nora is back at the Oregon Zoo, seen here March 31. She isn't yet officially on display, but is already making use of the new Polar Passage habitat and can at times be seen by zoo visitors.

Nora the polar bear back at Oregon Zoo

Polar bear Nora is back at the Oregon Zoo, seen here March 31. She isn't yet officially on display, but is already making use of the new Polar Passage habitat and can at times be seen by zoo visitors.

April 16, 2021, 6:00am Life

When Nora the polar bear returned to the Oregon Zoo earlier this month, in many ways she came back the same bear as when she left more than three years ago. Read story

The world's biggest rabbit, Darius, who has been stolen from it's home in Worcestershire, police said.

Record-holding giant UK rabbit stolen from his home

The world's biggest rabbit, Darius, who has been stolen from it's home in Worcestershire, police said.

April 16, 2021, 6:00am Life

Police say one of the world’s biggest bunnies has been stolen from its home in central England. Read story

A handler walks Major, one of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dogs, Monday, March 29, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

Biden dog gets help adjusting to White House

A handler walks Major, one of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dogs, Monday, March 29, 2021, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

April 14, 2021, 1:45pm Life

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month. Read story

Gray whale could be sick from tracking tag

April 14, 2021, 8:06am Northwest

Marine mammal biologists and veterinarians are treating and monitoring a gray whale that appears to have developed an infection after being darted with a satellite tracking tag. Read story

An adult cougar enjoys some shade in Oregon.

Oregon hikers, take care – you’re in cougar country

An adult cougar enjoys some shade in Oregon.

April 11, 2021, 6:00am Northwest

On a sunny Friday two weeks ago, my oldest daughter, Caroline, and I drove east from Bend to Prineville to hike the Steins Pillar Trail. Read story

MINNEHAHA: No-kill cat shelter Furry Friends raised $8,956 during its second annual "Not Kitten Around" auction, held online.

$8,956 collected for kitties

MINNEHAHA: No-kill cat shelter Furry Friends raised $8,956 during its second annual "Not Kitten Around" auction, held online.

April 10, 2021, 5:55am Community

No-kill cat shelter Furry Friends raised $8,956 during its second annual “Not Kitten Around” auction, held online. Read story

Point Defiance Zoo’s polar bear Blizzard teaches a lot while getting his annual exam

April 9, 2021, 8:15am Life

It takes more than a dozen people to roll over a 900-pound sleeping polar bear. Read story

After 16 years since the last birth of lemurs at Woodland Park Zoo, the zoo family is celebrating a litter of three red ruffed lemurs born March 29. The triplets were born to first-time mom Sally.

Triplets! Baby lemurs born at Woodland Park Zoo for first time in 16 years

After 16 years since the last birth of lemurs at Woodland Park Zoo, the zoo family is celebrating a litter of three red ruffed lemurs born March 29. The triplets were born to first-time mom Sally.

April 9, 2021, 8:00am Life

Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo recently celebrated the birth of three red ruffed lemurs — the first lemur births at the zoo in 16 years. Read story

Zoo webcam features its Farm Babies exhibit

April 9, 2021, 6:06am Life

Baby lambs snoozing under a heat lamp. Newborn kid goats wiggling their adorable little tails. Read story

People try to get pictures of a Mandarin duck, center, on Dec. 5, 2018, in Central Park in New York City. The pandemic, which shut so many people inside their homes, has led to an increased appreciation of nature in general, and of outdoor activities like hiking, gardening and birding. Folks who have been bird-watching in Central Park for years say they see lots of newcomers to the hobby.

More birders flock to Central Park as pandemic fears ease

People try to get pictures of a Mandarin duck, center, on Dec. 5, 2018, in Central Park in New York City. The pandemic, which shut so many people inside their homes, has led to an increased appreciation of nature in general, and of outdoor activities like hiking, gardening and birding. Folks who have been bird-watching in Central Park for years say they see lots of newcomers to the hobby.

April 9, 2021, 6:06am Life

This spring, longtime Central Park birder and naturalist Gabriel Willow is feeling a little less nervous than he did a year ago. Read story