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Sofia Ulloa, 10, of Camano Island, goes nose to nose with her alpaca El Canto de Chile, or &quot;The Chilean Song,&quot; after winning first place in the Light Yearly Male Class during Alpacapalooza at the Clark County Events Center at the Fairgrounds on April 6, 2013.

Alpacapalooza celebrates gentle creatures, their beautiful coats

Sofia Ulloa, 10, of Camano Island, goes nose to nose with her alpaca El Canto de Chile, or &quot;The Chilean Song,&quot; after winning first place in the Light Yearly Male Class during Alpacapalooza at the Clark County Events Center at the Fairgrounds on April 6, 2013.

April 1, 2016, 6:31am Clark County Life

If the gruff, obnoxious personal behavior of certain media-grabbing presidential candidates is getting you down -- but you do have a fascination with glossy, fluffy fiber that comes in an unlikely pile and simply cannot be real atop a human head -- then this weekend's Alpacapalooza is for you. Read story

Cats have their own personality traits

April 1, 2016, 6:05am Life

What's better than an online personality test? An online cat personality test. Read story

Kristen Collins and her dogs pose in April 2014 for an ASPCA calendar in West Orange, N.J. Collins has been in charge of the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, N.J., and will do the same when a new center opens next year.

Second chance dogs in focus

Kristen Collins and her dogs pose in April 2014 for an ASPCA calendar in West Orange, N.J. Collins has been in charge of the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, N.J., and will do the same when a new center opens next year.

April 1, 2016, 6:05am Life

LOS ANGELES -- Animal Planet will soon celebrate the success of a unique program aimed at second chance dogs, often shy and traumatized victims of puppy mills, hoarders and abandonment. Read story

Next to the camouflage uniform of his late son, Army National Guard Spc. Benjamin Pleitez, Salvador Pleitez looks at the flag that draped his casket after he was killed in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan in 2012.

Dog program founded in memory of veteran

Next to the camouflage uniform of his late son, Army National Guard Spc. Benjamin Pleitez, Salvador Pleitez looks at the flag that draped his casket after he was killed in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan in 2012.

April 1, 2016, 6:05am Life

COARSEGOLD, Calif. -- In a house on the top of a grassy hill in Coarsegold lives a father, a mother and two dogs who miss Benjamin Pleitez. Read story

Bat-killing disease found in Washington, first in West

March 31, 2016, 12:33pm Northwest

A fungal disease that has killed millions of bats has been confirmed in Washington state. Read story

A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service shoots dead a male lion that had strayed from the Nairobi National Park, in Kajiado, Kenya, on Wednesday.

Fatal shooting of one of Kenya’s most famous lions sparks outrage

A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service shoots dead a male lion that had strayed from the Nairobi National Park, in Kajiado, Kenya, on Wednesday.

March 30, 2016, 5:52pm Life

Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya's most famous big cats, was fatally shot Wednesday by wildlife rangers after escaping from Nairobi National Park. In a country that has invested millions in protecting its wildlife, Kenyans are trying to figure out what went wrong. Read story

Officer Christopher Douville and Doc both recently join the Vancouver Police Office K-9 Unit. Doc, a 2-year-old Dutch Shepherd, is named in honor of Douville's father.

Vancouver police get new K-9, handler

Officer Christopher Douville and Doc both recently join the Vancouver Police Office K-9 Unit. Doc, a 2-year-old Dutch Shepherd, is named in honor of Douville's father.

March 29, 2016, 12:52pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department welcomed a new police dog this week and selected an officer to join the agency’s K-9 unit as the dog’s handler. Read story

Japanese mastiff Rey, who is available for adoption, checks out a photographer&#039;s camera with foster mother Melissa Plate of Vancouver at his side. Rey was among more than 100 dogs rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm in September.

Rescued dogs get new leash on life

Japanese mastiff Rey, who is available for adoption, checks out a photographer&#039;s camera with foster mother Melissa Plate of Vancouver at his side. Rey was among more than 100 dogs rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm in September.

March 29, 2016, 6:07am Clark County News

Eight months ago, Rey was shivering in an outdoor cage at a South Korean dog meat farm, fated to be killed and eaten. Read story

This photo provided by the American Eagle Foundation, taken March 20, 2016, shows two eaglets in Washington. Three baby bald eagles have hatched in Washington this spring.

3rd baby bald eagle hatches in Washington

This photo provided by the American Eagle Foundation, taken March 20, 2016, shows two eaglets in Washington. Three baby bald eagles have hatched in Washington this spring.

March 28, 2016, 12:17pm Life

Another baby bald eagle has emerged from its shell in Washington. The Washington Post reports that one of two eaglets at the D.C. police academy hatched this weekend. It’s the third baby bald eagle to hatch in Washington this spring. Two eaglets were born to another pair of… Read story

A young seal pup who made a wrong turn, ending up in Fremont, Calif. The baby California fur seal somehow made it four miles from the water to the front yard of a home in the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday. The seal had no visible signs of injuries and was taken to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito for care.

Baby seal found 4 miles from water in San Francisco Bay Area

A young seal pup who made a wrong turn, ending up in Fremont, Calif. The baby California fur seal somehow made it four miles from the water to the front yard of a home in the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday. The seal had no visible signs of injuries and was taken to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito for care.

March 25, 2016, 11:03am Life

FREMONT, Calif. -- Authorities say a baby seal made it 4 miles from the water to the front yard of a home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read story