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7 tigers, 6 lions and a leopard found in Arkansas barn

September 11, 2017, 11:02am Life

An Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokesman says authorities are investigating the discovery of tigers, lions and a leopard in a barn in Arkansas. Read story

Dongwa, a clouded leopard at the Brookfield Zoo, is prepared for a CT scan at the zoo during a medical exam on July 26 in Brookfield, Ill.

Zoo radiologist boasts special patients

Dongwa, a clouded leopard at the Brookfield Zoo, is prepared for a CT scan at the zoo during a medical exam on July 26 in Brookfield, Ill.

September 8, 2017, 6:05am Life

Today’s patient has 2-inch fangs, a glossy golden-brown coat and a triangular, petal-pink nose. Read story

Mission K9 Rescue co-founder Bob Bryant kneels next to Oreo, right, a military working dog and Anubis, a contract working dog, at his home in Newbury Park.

Adopting a military dog a long, worthwhile process

Mission K9 Rescue co-founder Bob Bryant kneels next to Oreo, right, a military working dog and Anubis, a contract working dog, at his home in Newbury Park.

September 8, 2017, 6:03am Life

If the movie “Megan Leavey” made you consider giving a forever home to a four-legged hero, the good news is that there are programs to make that happen. But when it comes to military working dogs, the adoption process is a different animal from popping by the pound and picking… Read story

Ky Zimmerman and his labrador Tobias search for nests of Argentine ants on Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. The dog is wearing a mask to protect from foxtails, a grass seed that can get into his eyes, nose or mouth.

Dog sniffs out invasive ants

Ky Zimmerman and his labrador Tobias search for nests of Argentine ants on Santa Cruz Island off the coast of Southern California. The dog is wearing a mask to protect from foxtails, a grass seed that can get into his eyes, nose or mouth.

September 8, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

Scientists assessing long-term efforts to eradicate invasive ants on the Channel Islands off the Southern California coast have enlisted a four-legged expert to make sure a project to kill off the destructive pests has succeeded. Read story

Wild tom turkeys stand in a yard off of Northwest Elder Street in Pilot Rock, Ore. E.J.

Oregon town seeks solution to turkeys

Wild tom turkeys stand in a yard off of Northwest Elder Street in Pilot Rock, Ore. E.J.

September 8, 2017, 6:00am Northwest

A small Oregon city is asking the state for advice on how to handle a flock of wild turkeys that are ruining gardens and leaving droppings just about everywhere. Read story

This undated photo provided by Guinness World Records 2018 shows Cygnus, a Silver Maine Coon cat, of Ferndale, Mich. Cygnus is the record holder for the longest tail on a domestic cat (living) at 44.66 cm (17.58 inches).

Guinness records include long-tailed cat, old bodybuilder

This undated photo provided by Guinness World Records 2018 shows Cygnus, a Silver Maine Coon cat, of Ferndale, Mich. Cygnus is the record holder for the longest tail on a domestic cat (living) at 44.66 cm (17.58 inches).

September 7, 2017, 11:22am Entertainment

A long-tailed cat, an octogenarian bodybuilder and a five-inch long eyelash are included in the latest edition of Guinness World Records. Read story

Residents and pets are evacuated from their homes as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston. Animal Planet is airing a special Saturday night called “Surviving Harvey: Animals After the Storm.” The program airs Saturday at 8 p.m. on the East and West coasts. (Godofredo A.

TV network focuses on Harvey animal rescues

Residents and pets are evacuated from their homes as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston. Animal Planet is airing a special Saturday night called “Surviving Harvey: Animals After the Storm.” The program airs Saturday at 8 p.m. on the East and West coasts. (Godofredo A.

September 7, 2017, 9:53am Life

True to its calling, the Animal Planet television network is focusing on the four-legged victims of Hurricane Harvey. Read story

Liz Gebhard of Portland, left, walks with her horse, Leo, as Joee Andersen, cq, walks with her horse, Noah, left, as well as miniature horses Tashi, green halter, and Namaste, of Windy Ridge Farm after the horses were evacuated from Skamania County to the Clark County Fairgrounds on Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, 2017. Leo, Noah, Tashi and Namaste were four of 22 horses displaced from the farm.

Animals displaced by fires land at Clark County fairgroundsvideo icon

Liz Gebhard of Portland, left, walks with her horse, Leo, as Joee Andersen, cq, walks with her horse, Noah, left, as well as miniature horses Tashi, green halter, and Namaste, of Windy Ridge Farm after the horses were evacuated from Skamania County to the Clark County Fairgrounds on Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, 2017. Leo, Noah, Tashi and Namaste were four of 22 horses displaced from the farm.

September 6, 2017, 5:45pm Clark County Life Free

Kody Bishoprick first heard the news when the phone rang at 5 a.m. Tuesday. The Eagle Creek Fire had jumped the Columbia River and was within miles of Windy Ridge Farm, where he works as a ranch foreman helping care for 22 horses near the border with Skamania County. Read story

A rare yellow lobster, lower right, is displayed Thursday at the New England Aquarium in Boston with their collection of other oddly colored crustaceans. The lobster, donated by a Salem seafood company, will be put on exhibit for about a month after it undergoes quarantine.

Yellow lobster joins Boston aquarium’s colorful collection

A rare yellow lobster, lower right, is displayed Thursday at the New England Aquarium in Boston with their collection of other oddly colored crustaceans. The lobster, donated by a Salem seafood company, will be put on exhibit for about a month after it undergoes quarantine.

September 1, 2017, 9:21am Life

A rare yellow lobster has made its debut at the New England Aquarium, posing for a photo op with fellow oddly colored crustaceans. Read story

Brickell the Miracle Dog survived after falling off of a bridge 5 years ago but died last week from multiple medical issue.

Miracle dog who fell off bridge finally dies

Brickell the Miracle Dog survived after falling off of a bridge 5 years ago but died last week from multiple medical issue.

September 1, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

Brickell the Miracle Dog lived five years after plummeting three stories off an opening drawbridge. People were so taken with her story that Brickell had a Facebook page, adopted families and a doggie brother named Smokey. Read story