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Pets & Wildlife

Orangutan Jambi gets a farewell treat Aug. 31 at the Hannover Zoo in Hannover, Germany. Jambi is leaving Hannover for Dallas, where he’ll spend a month in quarantine before moving on to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

Orangutan to move to Louisiana zoo

Orangutan Jambi gets a farewell treat Aug. 31 at the Hannover Zoo in Hannover, Germany. Jambi is leaving Hannover for Dallas, where he’ll spend a month in quarantine before moving on to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

September 21, 2018, 6:00am Life

A German zoo is sending its last orangutan to Louisiana, and he’s already learning some English. Read story

Humboldt marten denied protection

September 16, 2018, 6:35pm Northwest

Oregon officials denied a petition, submitted by environmental advocates this summer, to grant protection to the Humboldt marten under the state’s Endangered Species Act. Read story

In this March 26, 2018, photo a neglected horse lies in a barn stall while awaiting care from a farrier, at the Deschutes County Livestock Rescue and Shelter in Bend, Ore. Two women have pleaded no contest to 10 counts of animal neglect for failing to care for more than 80 horses on a ranch in Terrebone.

2 Oregon women plead no contest to neglecting more than 80 horses

In this March 26, 2018, photo a neglected horse lies in a barn stall while awaiting care from a farrier, at the Deschutes County Livestock Rescue and Shelter in Bend, Ore. Two women have pleaded no contest to 10 counts of animal neglect for failing to care for more than 80 horses on a ranch in Terrebone.

September 14, 2018, 1:01pm Life

TERREBONNE, Ore. -- Two women have pleaded no contest to 10 counts of animal neglect for failing to care for more than 80 horses on a ranch in Terrebone. Read story

A black-and-white ruffed lemur in the trees of Madagascar.

How to help lemurs hang on

A black-and-white ruffed lemur in the trees of Madagascar.

September 14, 2018, 6:02am Life

Learn a little about lemurs and you’ll find a lot to love. Today, 111 species and subspecies live wild in their native home of Madagascar, a lush island off the eastern coast of Africa. But there’s bad news: Lemurs, experts say, are among the most endangered primates in the world.… Read story

A filly was born to North Carolina’s wild horse herd Aug. 22 in Corolla. She’s pictured here with her mother.

Herd of wild horses gains a filly

A filly was born to North Carolina’s wild horse herd Aug. 22 in Corolla. She’s pictured here with her mother.

September 14, 2018, 5:30am Life

Standing on spindly stalk-like legs, she’s still sticking close to mom for now. Read story

Scientists Jen Vashon, left, and Tanya Lama pose Feb. 22 with a Canada lynx that was used to source genetic material for the Canada lynx reference genome at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Worcester County, Mass.

Scientists map animals’ genes

Scientists Jen Vashon, left, and Tanya Lama pose Feb. 22 with a Canada lynx that was used to source genetic material for the Canada lynx reference genome at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Worcester County, Mass.

September 13, 2018, 7:47pm Life

A group of scientists unveiled the first results Thursday of an ambitious effort to map the genes of tens of thousands of animal species, a project they said could help save animals from extinction down the line. Read story

A baby male giant anteater, with his mother, was born on July 30 at the zoo in Bridgeport, Conn. Anteaters give birth to one offspring at a time, and the baby rides on the mother’s back for the first several months of life.

Connecticut’s only zoo has newborn boy anteater

A baby male giant anteater, with his mother, was born on July 30 at the zoo in Bridgeport, Conn. Anteaters give birth to one offspring at a time, and the baby rides on the mother’s back for the first several months of life.

September 13, 2018, 9:31am Life

Connecticut’s only zoo has announced the birth of a baby giant anteater. Read story

A pit bull mix puppy is held at Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue.

Mostly Mutts expands rescue shelter in Camas

A pit bull mix puppy is held at Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue.

September 8, 2018, 7:50pm Clark County Life

Bert would like your attention. He’d also like it if you picked him up and carried him from room to room, maybe offered him a snack or two. Read story

How long should a dog spend in a crate?

September 7, 2018, 6:00am Life

Long walks on the beach and quiet meals are fine, but for true intimacy, for deep closeness, you have to sleep together, you know? Read story

By teaching young people to care for animals, Grace Hamlin was teaching them how to care for each other. By teaching them to fight for the rights of animals, she was teaching them to fight for themselves.

How a woman’s love for rescue dogs is transforming kids’ lives

By teaching young people to care for animals, Grace Hamlin was teaching them how to care for each other. By teaching them to fight for the rights of animals, she was teaching them to fight for themselves.

September 7, 2018, 6:00am Life

Grace Hamlin was doing a little gardening, minding her own business one day when she noticed a kid pass by, crying. Read story