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Pets & Wildlife

Ben Afquack at the Mall of America.

Minnesota duck a viral internet sensation

Ben Afquack at the Mall of America.

January 31, 2020, 6:05am Life

Move over “gray duck.” Read story

File - In this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo, a female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island, Wash., as seen from a federally permitted research vessel.

Another endangered Northwest orca missing, feared dead

File - In this Jan. 18, 2014, file photo, a female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island, Wash., as seen from a federally permitted research vessel.

January 29, 2020, 8:37am Northwest

Another endangered orca is missing and presumed dead in the Pacific Northwest, a large male who had fathered many of the population’s calves in the past three decades. Read story

Fiona, a Nile Hippopotamus, eats her specialty birthday cake to celebrate turning three-years old this Friday, in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo &amp; Botanical Garden, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Zoo is using the third birthday of its beloved premature hippo as a way to raise money for Australian wildlife affected by the recent bushfires. Instead of sending birthday gifts, the zoo is asking people to buy T-shirts that will directly benefit the Bushfire Emergency Wildlife Fund.

For hippo Fiona’s 3rd birthday, zoo seeks aid for Australia

Fiona, a Nile Hippopotamus, eats her specialty birthday cake to celebrate turning three-years old this Friday, in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo &amp; Botanical Garden, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Zoo is using the third birthday of its beloved premature hippo as a way to raise money for Australian wildlife affected by the recent bushfires. Instead of sending birthday gifts, the zoo is asking people to buy T-shirts that will directly benefit the Bushfire Emergency Wildlife Fund.

January 24, 2020, 8:49am Life

The Cincinnati Zoo is using the third birthday of its beloved hippo, born premature, as a way to raise money for Australian wildlife affected by the recent bushfires. Read story

The first raccoons wandered into developed areas in the 1950s, attracted by all the free food, water and shelter we offered.

Raccoons, squirrels, skunks top list of vexing visitors

The first raccoons wandered into developed areas in the 1950s, attracted by all the free food, water and shelter we offered.

January 24, 2020, 6:05am Life

In the Bay Area, and elsewhere, these animals tend to cause the biggest headaches. Read story

A cat stands behind a window of an old house in the historical Old City of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 11.

Cats do have facial expressions, but they’re hard to read

A cat stands behind a window of an old house in the historical Old City of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 11.

January 17, 2020, 6:05am Life

We generally assume a purring cat is a contented cat. It’s safe to say a hissing cat, its ears drawn back, is not pleased. Read story

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Emmy, a harrier, keeps her eyes on a treat offered to her by handler Mike Gowen in the benching area before competing in the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Research shows that training dogs with food is more effective than using other rewards, like praise, and doesn&#039;t have the risks of alternative methods.

Food rewards: Way to a dog’s heart IS through its stomach

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2018, file photo, Emmy, a harrier, keeps her eyes on a treat offered to her by handler Mike Gowen in the benching area before competing in the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Research shows that training dogs with food is more effective than using other rewards, like praise, and doesn&#039;t have the risks of alternative methods.

January 17, 2020, 6:05am Life

Why train your dog with food rewards? A growing body of research says it’s the easiest and most effective way to train. Read story

Protect pooches with canine flu vaccine

January 17, 2020, 6:05am Life

As pet owners protect themselves against flu this season, vets say they should also be thinking about their dog. Read story

Diego, the former San Diego tortoise, strikes a pose at the San Diego Zoo, where he was on exhibit for about 40 years.

Amorous giant tortoise is saving his species from extinction

Diego, the former San Diego tortoise, strikes a pose at the San Diego Zoo, where he was on exhibit for about 40 years.

January 17, 2020, 6:02am Life

A giant tortoise from the San Diego Zoo has created his own Galapagos Islands following — literally. Read story

Fabio Losurdo comforts his horse, Smarty, at a ranch in Simi Valley, Calif., on Oct. 30. A brush fire broke out just before dawn in the Simi Valley area north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W.

Facebook group devoted to helping people with animals

Fabio Losurdo comforts his horse, Smarty, at a ranch in Simi Valley, Calif., on Oct. 30. A brush fire broke out just before dawn in the Simi Valley area north of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Life

After Justin Jones, a cowboy from Red Bluff, Calif., helped an elderly couple whose horse trailer had a flat tire on the side of the road, he decided to create a Facebook group dedicated to helping people with animals. Two weeks later, the deadly and destructive Carr Fire hit nearby… Read story

In this Nov. 5, 2019 photo, in St. Francis, Wis., Amy Carter looks at her Yorkshire terrier-Chihuahua mix Bentley, who has epilepsy. Carter, gives him CBD, which she says has reduced his seizures. The federal government has yet to establish standards for CBD that will help pet owners know whether it works and how much to give. But the lack of regulation has not stopped some from buying it, fueling a $400 million CBD market for pets that grew more than tenfold since last year and is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2023, according to the cannabis research firm Brightfield Group.

CBD’s benefits to pets debated

In this Nov. 5, 2019 photo, in St. Francis, Wis., Amy Carter looks at her Yorkshire terrier-Chihuahua mix Bentley, who has epilepsy. Carter, gives him CBD, which she says has reduced his seizures. The federal government has yet to establish standards for CBD that will help pet owners know whether it works and how much to give. But the lack of regulation has not stopped some from buying it, fueling a $400 million CBD market for pets that grew more than tenfold since last year and is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2023, according to the cannabis research firm Brightfield Group.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Life

Companies have unleashed hundreds of CBD pet health products accompanied by glowing customer testimonials claiming the cannabis derivative produced calmer, quieter and pain-free dogs and cats. Read story