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Kelly Thor in her backyard feeds her two alpacas, Bubba, left, and Einstein, at right, in Escondido, Calif.

A fight to keep alpaca pets in Escondido

Kelly Thor in her backyard feeds her two alpacas, Bubba, left, and Einstein, at right, in Escondido, Calif.

July 19, 2019, 6:05am Life

An Escondido woman and her boyfriend are fighting City Hall in hopes of saving the two alpacas they keep in the back yard. Read story

A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’

July 19, 2019, 6:03am Life

The last time I brought my dog in for her annual exam, the vet raised an eyebrow and double-checked the medical chart. “Same dog?” she asked, clearly surprised that Pepper’s recorded age did not match the glossy-coated ball of fur bouncing four feet off the floor in front of her.… Read story

In this July 15, 2019, image made off from a video, a man holds penguin near a sushi shop in Wellington, New Zealand. A pair of “vagrant” blue penguins have been forcibly removed after waddling into a New Zealand sushi shop and refusing to leave.

Nesting penguins can’t resist lure of New Zealand sushi shop

In this July 15, 2019, image made off from a video, a man holds penguin near a sushi shop in Wellington, New Zealand. A pair of “vagrant” blue penguins have been forcibly removed after waddling into a New Zealand sushi shop and refusing to leave.

July 17, 2019, 4:30pm Nation & World

Two little blue penguins just couldn’t stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them back to the ocean. Read story

Georgia Department of Natural Resources personnel and beachgoers struggle to keep a short-fin pilot whale from crashing into the seawall on St. Simons Island, Ga., Tuesday, July16, 2019. Dozens of pilot whales beached themselves on a Georgia shore and most were rescued by authorities and onlookers who pulled the animals further into the water.

Georgia beach goers keep pilot whales from stranding on shore

Georgia Department of Natural Resources personnel and beachgoers struggle to keep a short-fin pilot whale from crashing into the seawall on St. Simons Island, Ga., Tuesday, July16, 2019. Dozens of pilot whales beached themselves on a Georgia shore and most were rescued by authorities and onlookers who pulled the animals further into the water.

July 17, 2019, 2:45pm Nation & World

A state biologist says beachgoers in Georgia helped keep about 30 pilot whales from stranding themselves on the shore. Read story

A kitten emerges from his cage  at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in July.

Wanted: Homes for furry friends

A kitten emerges from his cage  at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in July.

July 17, 2019, 8:52am Clark County News

With kitten season upon us, the Humane Society for Southwest Washington is offering 50 percent off on adoption fees for select kittens as part of its Kittenpalooza. Read story

An alligator floats in the Humboldt Park Lagoon, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Chicago. Officials couldn’t say how the creature got there, but traps are being placed around the lagoon in hopes the animal will swim into one and be safely removed. (Armando L.

Florida expert captures elusive alligator at Chicago lagoon

An alligator floats in the Humboldt Park Lagoon, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Chicago. Officials couldn’t say how the creature got there, but traps are being placed around the lagoon in hopes the animal will swim into one and be safely removed. (Armando L.

July 16, 2019, 9:25am Nation & World

Police say an expert from Florida has captured an elusive alligator in a Chicago public lagoon. Read story

In this July 5, 2019, photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a loggerhead sea turtle returns to the ocean after nesting on Ossabaw Island, Ga. The giant, federally protected turtles are having an egg-laying boom on beaches in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, where scientists have counted record numbers of nests this summer.

Sea turtles smash nesting records

In this July 5, 2019, photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a loggerhead sea turtle returns to the ocean after nesting on Ossabaw Island, Ga. The giant, federally protected turtles are having an egg-laying boom on beaches in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, where scientists have counted record numbers of nests this summer.

July 16, 2019, 6:05am Nation & World

Rare sea turtles are smashing nesting records this summer on beaches in the Southeast, with scientists crediting the egg-laying boom to conservation measures that began more than 30 years ago. Read story

An alligator floats in the Humboldt Park Lagoon, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Chicago. Officials couldn’t say how the creature got there, but traps are being placed around the lagoon in hopes the animal will swim into one and be safely removed. (Armando L.

Florida expert flies to Chicago to help catch alligator

An alligator floats in the Humboldt Park Lagoon, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Chicago. Officials couldn’t say how the creature got there, but traps are being placed around the lagoon in hopes the animal will swim into one and be safely removed. (Armando L.

July 15, 2019, 10:17am Nation & World

An expert from Florida has been summoned to Chicago to help authorities catch an elusive alligator in a public lagoon. Read story

Ecologist Maren Huck’s cat, Treacle, wearing a video camera on her collar.

Catcams reveal cats don’t just sleep all day

Ecologist Maren Huck’s cat, Treacle, wearing a video camera on her collar.

July 12, 2019, 6:01am Life

What does a cat do when nobody’s looking? Read story

Skopje zoo’s chimp returns after recovering from depression

July 11, 2019, 9:43am Life

Koko the chimpanzee, once a star in Skopje’s zoo, has returned home after spending 10 years in the Netherlands recovering from depression, the zoo says. Read story