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A donkey sits Dec. 1 in the passenger section of a police car in Norman, Okla. Officer Kyle Canaan, left, responded to a call of the donkey on the loose and he transported it to a nearby home for safe keeping. The donkey has been reunited with his owner, a chiropractor in Norman.

Donkey picked up by police is reunited with Oklahoma owner

A donkey sits Dec. 1 in the passenger section of a police car in Norman, Okla. Officer Kyle Canaan, left, responded to a call of the donkey on the loose and he transported it to a nearby home for safe keeping. The donkey has been reunited with his owner, a chiropractor in Norman.

December 4, 2015, 11:40am Life

A miniature donkey that hitched a ride in an Oklahoma police cruiser has been reunited with his owner. Read story

A large crocodile begins to eat a smaller crocodile Oct. 26 after a brief battle with the smaller reptile at Catfish Waterhole in the Rinyirru National Park in Australia&#039;s Queensland state. Tourist Sandra Bell was poised to photograph a sedate scene of two crocodiles sunning themselves at the edge of an Australian waterhole when the picture unexpectedly exploded into violence.

Tourist photographs Australian scene of croc versus croc

A large crocodile begins to eat a smaller crocodile Oct. 26 after a brief battle with the smaller reptile at Catfish Waterhole in the Rinyirru National Park in Australia&#039;s Queensland state. Tourist Sandra Bell was poised to photograph a sedate scene of two crocodiles sunning themselves at the edge of an Australian waterhole when the picture unexpectedly exploded into violence.

December 4, 2015, 11:21am Life

CANBERRA, Australia -- Tourist Sandra Bell was poised to photograph a sedate scene of two crocodiles sunning themselves at the edge of an Australian waterhole when the picture unexpectedly exploded into violence. Read story

A Rueppell&#039;s vulture takes flight Aug. 25, 2013. Already perceived as ugly and saddled with being a symbol of death and decay in many cultures, their numbers are dropping because of poaching, poisonings and collisions with electricity pylons and wind turbines. Four of Africa&#039;s 11 vulture species were listed as critically endangered this year on an international &quot;red list&quot; of species under threat.

Give vultures a little love, conservationists say

A Rueppell&#039;s vulture takes flight Aug. 25, 2013. Already perceived as ugly and saddled with being a symbol of death and decay in many cultures, their numbers are dropping because of poaching, poisonings and collisions with electricity pylons and wind turbines. Four of Africa&#039;s 11 vulture species were listed as critically endangered this year on an international &quot;red list&quot; of species under threat.

December 4, 2015, 11:19am Life

MAGADI, Kenya -- These are tough times for African vultures. Read story

Gorilla not too motherly, so Seattle zookeepers care for baby

December 4, 2015, 10:59am Life

For the next few months, Woodland Park Zoo staff will continue feeding and caring for the baby gorilla born nearly two weeks ago to first-time mother Nadiri. Read story

Sit, stay for mini-reviews of pet books

December 4, 2015, 6:08am Pets & Wildlife

If you read "My Old Dog: Rescued Pets With Remarkable Second Acts" (New World Library) and don't want to run out to a shelter and rescue a senior pet, you have a heart of flint. Read story

People and animals can help each other as they grow older

December 4, 2015, 6:06am Pets & Wildlife

Teach your dog or cat a few tricks and your golden years will be better for it. Read story

Mysterious parasite related to tiny jellyfish

December 4, 2015, 5:55am Life

The host of one of my favorite podcasts, Welcome to Night Vale, once said: "There is a thin, semantic line separating weird and beautiful. And that line is covered in jellyfish." Read story

Pet portraits with Santa available

December 3, 2015, 6:08am Clark County News

Just in time for holiday cards, the Humane Society for Southwest Washington is offering pet photo sessions with Santa for $15. Read story

Man pleads guilty in turtle smuggling case

December 1, 2015, 4:34pm Nation & World

A Canadian man caught at a border crossing with 51 turtles taped to his body pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling or attempting to smuggle more than 1,000 of the reptiles out of southeastern Michigan. Read story

A golden retriever named Elle hands her owner an object with the owner&#039;s scent on it as part of a competition at a dog show Sunday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Dogs show off their good behavior, skills at show

A golden retriever named Elle hands her owner an object with the owner&#039;s scent on it as part of a competition at a dog show Sunday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

November 29, 2015, 7:13pm Clark County News

FAIRGROUNDS -- Six dogs lined up alongside their owners and laid down. Read story