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Pets & Wildlife

Judge tells restaurant iguana thrower: Don’t brag about it

August 9, 2019, 9:40am Nation & World

An Ohio judge has told a man who threw an iguana at a restaurant manager that he’s not allowed to brag about the crime. Read story

In this photo made available on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 by Pairi Daiza zoo, two baby giant pandas born on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, crawl in their cot at the zoo in Brugelette, Belgium. Pairi Daiza announced the birth of twin baby Giant pandas, a species considered vulnerable by nature preservation groups, to mother Hao Hao, a panda loaned to the park by China in 2014.

Belgian park trumpets arrival of twin baby pandas

In this photo made available on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 by Pairi Daiza zoo, two baby giant pandas born on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, crawl in their cot at the zoo in Brugelette, Belgium. Pairi Daiza announced the birth of twin baby Giant pandas, a species considered vulnerable by nature preservation groups, to mother Hao Hao, a panda loaned to the park by China in 2014.

August 9, 2019, 9:05am Life

A Belgian wildlife park is proudly announcing the birth of twin baby giant pandas. Read story

Erica Eriksdotter pauses for a moment while working in her home studio July 28 in Reston, Va.

Painting pet portraits proves popular, profitable

Erica Eriksdotter pauses for a moment while working in her home studio July 28 in Reston, Va.

August 9, 2019, 6:00am Life

Erica Eriksdotter always paints the eyes first. Read story

Isabella “Bella” Simpkins, 10, of Ridgefield gives some water to her pig Wednesday morning in the barn at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield.

Clark County Fair contestant takes pride in ‘nasty’ pigs

Isabella “Bella” Simpkins, 10, of Ridgefield gives some water to her pig Wednesday morning in the barn at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield.

August 8, 2019, 5:59am Clark County Life

Isabella “Bella” Simpkins’ nickname for Champion, her 197-pound pig, is Champ, but I’ll always think of him as Chomp. Read story

Whale researchers say 3 Southern Resident orcas are dead

August 7, 2019, 9:44am Northwest

Three more Southern Resident killer whales have been determined dead by the Center for Whale Research, bringing their population down to 73. Read story

Where are the salmon and the orcas? Tribe, scientists grapple with unprecedented disappearance in Washington waters

August 6, 2019, 10:11am Northwest

ABOARD THE LENGESOT IN THE SALISH SEA — The tote was loaded and full of water, the cedar boughs cut and stacked on deck. But as Lummi tribal members headed out on their traditional waters to offer a ceremonial feeding of live chinook salmon to the endangered southern-resident killer whales,… Read story

50 wild animals woman kept in North Carolina home euthanized

August 6, 2019, 8:30am Nation & World

North Carolina authorities have euthanized more than 50 wild animals, including opossums, raccoons and squirrels, that a woman was keeping inside her suburban home and yard. Read story

In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 photo, Atlantic puffins gather on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state’s coast.(AP Photo/Robert F.

Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges

In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 photo, Atlantic puffins gather on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state’s coast.(AP Photo/Robert F.

August 5, 2019, 9:32am Life

One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state’s coast. Read story

Tissy, a Maine Coon cat that was rescued by the Dawn family of East Brady, Pa., enjoys cooling off in the pool. Thursday. August 1, 2019. (Louis B.

Pennsylvania cat dives in to summer with love of swimming

Tissy, a Maine Coon cat that was rescued by the Dawn family of East Brady, Pa., enjoys cooling off in the pool. Thursday. August 1, 2019. (Louis B.

August 2, 2019, 9:32am Life

A cat in western Pennsylvania is bucking stereotypes with its love of swimming. Read story

Cooling canals next to the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station are shown, Friday, July 19, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. The 168-miles of man-made canals serve as the home to several hundred crocodiles, where a team of specialists working for Florida Power and Light (FPL) monitors and protects the American crocodiles.

American crocodiles thriving near nuclear plant

Cooling canals next to the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station are shown, Friday, July 19, 2019, in Homestead, Fla. The 168-miles of man-made canals serve as the home to several hundred crocodiles, where a team of specialists working for Florida Power and Light (FPL) monitors and protects the American crocodiles.

August 2, 2019, 6:00am Life

American crocodiles, once headed toward extinction, are thriving at an unusual spot — the canals surrounding a South Florida nuclear plant. Read story