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Pets & Wildlife

Keen-nosed rats could save pangolins from extinction

January 12, 2018, 5:59am Life

The pangolin, an endangered anteater that is one of the world’s most poached animals, could use a hero. Fortunately, a big rat is training for the job. Read story

A hippopotamus charges into the waters of Lake Urema, in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique in 2014. Gorongosa’s hippos and other wildlife were devastated by civil war in the 1980s and 1990s, but have recovered dramatically over the past decade.

Study finds war is hell for Africa’s wild animals

A hippopotamus charges into the waters of Lake Urema, in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique in 2014. Gorongosa’s hippos and other wildlife were devastated by civil war in the 1980s and 1990s, but have recovered dramatically over the past decade.

January 12, 2018, 5:05am Nation & World

War is hell for wildlife, too. A new study finds that wartime is the biggest threat to Africa’s elephants, rhinos, hippos and other large animals. Read story

Tami Fawcett of Albany plays with a young mustang from Nevada at a ranch near Scio, Ore.

Oregon woman rescues mustangs

Tami Fawcett of Albany plays with a young mustang from Nevada at a ranch near Scio, Ore.

January 8, 2018, 6:02am Northwest

Tami Fawcett calls the mustangs frolicking in a pasture near Scio “the kids” since they are only a few months old. Read story

In this Friday Dec. 1, 2017, photo, 93-year-old Mary Derr sits on her bed near her robot cat she calls “Buddy” in her home she shares with her daughter Jeanne Elliott in South Kingstown, R.I. Buddy is a Hasbro’s “Joy for All” robotic cat, aimed at seniors and meant to act as a “companion,” it has been on the market for two years. Derr has mild dementia, and Elliott purchased a robot earlier this year to keep her mother company.

Scientists, toymakers hope to inject robo-cats with AI to help seniors

In this Friday Dec. 1, 2017, photo, 93-year-old Mary Derr sits on her bed near her robot cat she calls “Buddy” in her home she shares with her daughter Jeanne Elliott in South Kingstown, R.I. Buddy is a Hasbro’s “Joy for All” robotic cat, aimed at seniors and meant to act as a “companion,” it has been on the market for two years. Derr has mild dementia, and Elliott purchased a robot earlier this year to keep her mother company.

January 5, 2018, 6:10am Pets & Wildlife

Imagine a cat that can keep a person company, doesn’t need a litter box and can remind an aging relative to take her medicine or help find her eyeglasses. Read story

In winter, don’t be surprised if a raccoon drops in

January 5, 2018, 6:06am Pets & Wildlife

Nov. 23 was not a typical workday at one Toronto-area office building. When employees showed up, there was a gaping hole in the ceiling above one desk. Underneath the desk, near the legs of a red chair, sat a masked intruder looking remarkably relaxed. Read story

Bingwa, a 4-year-old cheetah, rests with her eight 3-week-old cubs. Bingwa gave birth Nov. 26 but the births weren’t announced until Wednesday. Carolyn Kelly/St.

Cheetah has litter of 8 cubs in St. Louis

Bingwa, a 4-year-old cheetah, rests with her eight 3-week-old cubs. Bingwa gave birth Nov. 26 but the births weren’t announced until Wednesday. Carolyn Kelly/St.

January 5, 2018, 6:05am Life

A cheetah named Bingwa at the St. Louis Zoo is a proud mother — eight times over. Read story

Max explores Against the Current bookstore in St. Paul, Minn. Max has become internet famous for sneaking into Macalester College’s library.

Banned library cat adjusting

Max explores Against the Current bookstore in St. Paul, Minn. Max has become internet famous for sneaking into Macalester College’s library.

January 5, 2018, 6:04am Life

Max sits on the windowsill of his St. Paul, Minn., home, staring longingly out at the street he no longer has the freedom to roam. Read story

This photo provided by the Audubon Nature Institute, shows a new baby bongo at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center on the morning of Dec. 11, 2017, the first animal to be conceived and born at the Species Survival Center created by the Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global.

Bongo antelope born, more to follow soon

This photo provided by the Audubon Nature Institute, shows a new baby bongo at the Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center on the morning of Dec. 11, 2017, the first animal to be conceived and born at the Species Survival Center created by the Audubon Nature Institute and San Diego Zoo Global.

December 29, 2017, 6:03am Life

A bouncing baby bongo has been born in New Orleans. Read story

Goldfish survive California wildfires

December 29, 2017, 5:48am Life

Logan Hertel found goldfish in the scorched remains of his Northern California neighborhood. Read story

Democratic state Sen. Raymond Lesniak holds a rescue puppy at a “Paws Walk for a Cause” fundraiser in New Jersey.

States writing legislation targeting ‘puppy mills’

Democratic state Sen. Raymond Lesniak holds a rescue puppy at a “Paws Walk for a Cause” fundraiser in New Jersey.

December 29, 2017, 5:30am Pets & Wildlife

When the Humane Society’s John Goodwin visited a large dog-breeding facility in North Carolina last year, the smell of ammonia from urine and feces inside the building was so strong he got sick and had to go outside. Read story