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Clark County Sheriff’s Office police dogs Ringo and Jango have received the bullet and stab protective vests.

Sheriff’s Office police dogs receive protective vests

Clark County Sheriff’s Office police dogs Ringo and Jango have received the bullet and stab protective vests.

May 12, 2016, 9:17am Clark County News

Two more local police dogs have received protective vests thanks to fundraising efforts headed by a Vancouver man. Read story

A bull moose munches on a mountain ash tree in east Anchorage, Alaska.

Shrubs led moose into Arctic

A bull moose munches on a mountain ash tree in east Anchorage, Alaska.

May 12, 2016, 5:34am Life

Shrubs expanding northward into a warming Arctic — and growing taller as they did — paved the way for moose to expand their range northward too. Read story

Volunteers associated with Michigan State University&#039;s College of Veterinary Medicine draw blood from a dog during a lead screening event April 16 at the Humane Society of Genesee County in Burton, Mich.

School testing Flint dogs for lead

Volunteers associated with Michigan State University&#039;s College of Veterinary Medicine draw blood from a dog during a lead screening event April 16 at the Humane Society of Genesee County in Burton, Mich.

May 11, 2016, 6:59pm Life

Humans aren’t the only victims of the water crisis in Flint, as pets also might have been exposed to the toxic levels of lead. An effort coordinated by Michigan State University is now helping dogs get tested. Read story

Wild horses are seen in January 2015 during a Bureau of Land Management tour in the Pine Nut Mountains just outside of Dayton, Nev.

BLM ends contraceptive program for wild horses

Wild horses are seen in January 2015 during a Bureau of Land Management tour in the Pine Nut Mountains just outside of Dayton, Nev.

May 10, 2016, 8:55pm Life

Under the threat of another legal battle, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has quietly pulled the plug on a public-private partnership in northern Nevada aimed at shrinking the size of a wild horse herd through the use of contraceptives, according to documents The Associated Press obtained Tuesday. Read story

Scooter, a Siamese cat, turned 30 on March 26.

30-year-old Texas cat named world’s oldest

Scooter, a Siamese cat, turned 30 on March 26.

May 10, 2016, 8:11pm Nation & World

 A Siamese cat born during President Ronald Reagan’s administration has been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living cat. Guinness says Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday March 26. He lives in Mansfield, Texas. Owner Gail Floyd attributes Scooter’s longevity to staying active. She tells… Read story

Hope, the new polar bear cub at the Toledo Zoo, makes its public exhibit debut Friday in Toledo, Ohio. She was born Dec. 3 to a 16-year-old bear named Crystal.

Polar bear cub named Hope makes debut at Toledo Zoo in Ohio

Hope, the new polar bear cub at the Toledo Zoo, makes its public exhibit debut Friday in Toledo, Ohio. She was born Dec. 3 to a 16-year-old bear named Crystal.

May 6, 2016, 12:31pm Life

A female polar bear cub born at Ohio's Toledo Zoo has met her fans. Read story

Handlers escort three of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus Asian elephants as they arrive Thursday at their new home in Polk City, Fla. The elephants will join the rest of the retired herd at the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation.

Unpack the trunk: Ringling’s elephants retire to Florida

Handlers escort three of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus Asian elephants as they arrive Thursday at their new home in Polk City, Fla. The elephants will join the rest of the retired herd at the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation.

May 6, 2016, 11:35am Life

The last 11 touring elephants from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus kicked off their retirement in Florida on Friday with a buffet brunch of carrots, apples, celery, loaves of bread and lots of hay. Read story

Zimbabwe is trying to sell off its wildlife because of severe drought

May 6, 2016, 11:30am Life

First, they sold their elephants to China. Now, the Zimbabwe government has placed an ad in its state-run newspaper asking members of the public - at least those who have the money and space - to buy some more of the country's wild animals. Read story

Pierre the Penguin wears his wetsuit April 17, 2008, at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Pierre, the San Francisco penguin who once sported a wetsuit and also starred in a children&#039;s book, has died at the age of 33. The California Academy of Sciences announced that the penguin, the oldest bird in the academy&#039;s colony of African penguins, died recently from kidney failure.

Penguin that wore a wetsuit, starred in kids’ book dies

Pierre the Penguin wears his wetsuit April 17, 2008, at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Pierre, the San Francisco penguin who once sported a wetsuit and also starred in a children&#039;s book, has died at the age of 33. The California Academy of Sciences announced that the penguin, the oldest bird in the academy&#039;s colony of African penguins, died recently from kidney failure.

May 6, 2016, 10:50am Entertainment

SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco penguin that once sported a wetsuit after losing his feathers and who starred in a children's book has died at the age of 33, officials said this week. Read story

Make your home stylish and cat-friendly

May 6, 2016, 6:03am Life

Nina Dunham wanted her redecorated one-bedroom co-op to be totally cat-friendly. That was a challenge, especially considering that her designer, Rachel Dougan, was installing high-end furnishings from Fortuny and Fornasetti. But fortunately, Elli, 19, and Diablo, 14, Dunham’s fluffy Somali cats, seem to live comfortably in the glamorous new digs,… Read story