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Pets & Wildlife

Vets say vaccines safe for dogs

May 4, 2018, 6:03am Life

The British Veterinary Association, which represents thousands of practitioners in the United Kingdom, felt compelled to hop onto Twitter last week to issue a notable statement: “There’s currently no reliable scientific evidence to indicate autism in dogs (or its link to vaccines),” the group wrote. Read story

Hyenas, seen in the book “The Hyena Scientist,” are exceptional hunters. Author Sy Montgomery went to Kenya to observe the work of Kay Holekamp, who has been studying the animals for several decades.

Scientist finds much to love about hyenas

Hyenas, seen in the book “The Hyena Scientist,” are exceptional hunters. Author Sy Montgomery went to Kenya to observe the work of Kay Holekamp, who has been studying the animals for several decades.

May 4, 2018, 6:01am Life

Sy Montgomery thinks hyenas have gotten a bad reputation. They are, it turns out, great hunters, not the skulking scavengers of “The Lion King.” They are also very social creatures and express themselves through a variety of sounds, not just what seem like hysterical giggles. Read story

This Saturday, April 28, 2018, photo released by the Oregon State Police shows one of two deer in southern Oregon, that were found with arrows caught shot through their bodies. The animals were found in the wild Friday near Shady Cove, Ore., one with an arrow embedded through its head and the other close to its neck. Fish and Wildlife workers tried to tranquilize the deer to remove the arrows but were unable to capture them.

Biologists tranquilize wounded Oregon deer, remove arrows

This Saturday, April 28, 2018, photo released by the Oregon State Police shows one of two deer in southern Oregon, that were found with arrows caught shot through their bodies. The animals were found in the wild Friday near Shady Cove, Ore., one with an arrow embedded through its head and the other close to its neck. Fish and Wildlife workers tried to tranquilize the deer to remove the arrows but were unable to capture them.

May 3, 2018, 9:37pm Life

Two black-tailed deer are on the mend and expected to survive after biologists Wednesday captured and successfully removed target arrows embedded in each of them, authorities said. Read story

Oregon horse ‘sues’ its ex-owner

May 3, 2018, 9:35pm Life

A horse is listed as the plaintiff in a $100,000 lawsuit against the animal’s former Oregon owner, amid claims her negligence left him underweight and afflicted with other debilitating conditions. Read story

In this photo taken on Wednesday May 2, 2018, a rhino in it’s enclosure in the Addo Elephant Park, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on the eve of being transported to Zakouma National Park in Chad. Six critically endangered black rhinos are being sent from South Africa to Chad, restoring the species to the country in north-central Africa nearly half a century after it was wiped out there.

Chad gets 6 rhinos nearly 50 years after losing species

In this photo taken on Wednesday May 2, 2018, a rhino in it’s enclosure in the Addo Elephant Park, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on the eve of being transported to Zakouma National Park in Chad. Six critically endangered black rhinos are being sent from South Africa to Chad, restoring the species to the country in north-central Africa nearly half a century after it was wiped out there.

May 3, 2018, 5:28pm Nation & World

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) — Six critically endangered black rhinos are being transported from South Africa to Chad, restoring the species to the country in north-central Africa nearly half a century after it was wiped out there. Read story

A young boy feeds a cow. A new study has found growing up with animals can lead to healthier adults.

Stress test study: City slickers vs. country boys

A young boy feeds a cow. A new study has found growing up with animals can lead to healthier adults.

May 3, 2018, 6:01am Health

New research offers evidence for a claim made regularly by country music singers: Growing up with a little dirt under his nails may make a country boy a little shy. But compared to a born-and-bred city slicker, that country boy will grow up to be a stronger, healthier and more… Read story

New baby orca seen in Washington with whale family

May 2, 2018, 9:03am Latest News

There’s a new baby orca whale hanging out in the Hood Canal area of Washington state. Read story

Smugglers abandon tiger cub in bag along Texas border

May 1, 2018, 9:32am Nation & World

Smugglers left behind a live tiger cub in a duffel bag when they fled back to Mexico after attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. Read story

A giant pacific octopus swims Oct. 5, 2014, at the bottom of the Puget Sound near Edmonds. Alaska’s SeaLife Center is hoping to raise thousands of octopus hatchlings.

Alaska facility gets 3rd shot at raising baby octopuses

A giant pacific octopus swims Oct. 5, 2014, at the bottom of the Puget Sound near Edmonds. Alaska’s SeaLife Center is hoping to raise thousands of octopus hatchlings.

April 30, 2018, 7:42pm Northwest

Alaska’s SeaLife Center is getting its third shot at raising thousands of octopus hatchlings, hoping at least one of the translucent mollusks will grow into its 50-pound, color-changing form. Read story

Pelicans crash California graduation, 1 lands on red carpet

April 30, 2018, 9:33am Life

A pair of pelicans crashed a graduation ceremony at Pepperdine University in the California beachfront community of Malibu over the weekend. Read story