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Pets & Wildlife

Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, with handler William Alexander, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday in New York.

Beagle is best in show at Westminster

Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, with handler William Alexander, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday in New York.

February 18, 2015, 12:00am Nation & World

NEW YORK -- A beagle wagging her tail a mile a minute has become America's top dog. Read story

Victor Helu, of Bohemia, N.Y., grooms Panda, a Lowchen, in the benching area of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Top dogs on hunt for best in show at Westminster

Victor Helu, of Bohemia, N.Y., grooms Panda, a Lowchen, in the benching area of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

February 17, 2015, 12:00am Nation & World

NEW YORK -- True to his breed, Matisse the Portuguese water dog likes to play in the koi fish pond. He enjoys going on long bicycle runs, chewing Benny Bully's liver treats and falling asleep on his back. Read story

Woman stung by scorpion on flight from L.A. to Portland

February 15, 2015, 12:00am Northwest

LOS ANGELES -- A scorpion stung a woman on the hand just before her flight from Los Angeles to Portland took off. Read story

Firefighters respond to a house fire at 1105 E. 29th Street, on Friday.

Woman, dogs rescued from house fire in Rose Village

Firefighters respond to a house fire at 1105 E. 29th Street, on Friday.

February 13, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Firefighters rescued a woman and her dogs from a house that caught fire Friday afternoon in Vancouver's Rose Village neighborhood. Read story

California Academy of Sciences
The brown-banded bamboo shark was born at least four years after its parents mated.

Shark stores sperm for years before having pup

California Academy of Sciences
The brown-banded bamboo shark was born at least four years after its parents mated.

February 12, 2015, 4:00pm Life

A brown-banded bamboo shark seems to have fertilized her eggs with sperm she held onto for 45 months, according to researchers at the California Academy of Sciences. That's the stingiest sperm storage ever seen in any species of shark. Read story

Gary McLuen, with his dog Jake the Wonderdog, ride in a 2008 BMW GS/A motorcycle in Port Townsend. These dogs are set apart by speed instead of breed and like to fly like the wind in a blimp-shaped bucket attached to the side of a motorcycle.

Pooches rule road in sidecars

Gary McLuen, with his dog Jake the Wonderdog, ride in a 2008 BMW GS/A motorcycle in Port Townsend. These dogs are set apart by speed instead of breed and like to fly like the wind in a blimp-shaped bucket attached to the side of a motorcycle.

February 12, 2015, 4:00pm Life

LOS ANGELES -- Some silken-haired beauties are eager sidekicks to motorcycle riders, wind whipping their thick locks as passers-by watch the wild ride with envy. That is until the slobber starts. Read story

Kenneth Catania
Vanderbilt University
Electric eel shocks work a lot like a Taser or a remote control.

Eels force prey to spasm out of hiding

Kenneth Catania
Vanderbilt University
Electric eel shocks work a lot like a Taser or a remote control.

February 12, 2015, 4:00pm Life

It turns out that electric eels can use their electric pulses to control their prey's nervous system -- activating specific brain cells in fish with different kinds of pulses. And these taser-like pulses don't just lock muscles in place to keep dinner from swimming away: When prey is hiding, the… Read story

Professor to discuss pet role in development

February 10, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver -- Mika Maruyama, Clark College psychology professor, will discuss the crucial role pets can play in early childhood development when she presents "Why do we need a pet? Effects of animals on children's socio-emotional development" at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 on the campud in the Ellis Dunn Community Room,… Read story

Animal welfare groups target greyhound tracks

February 9, 2015, 4:00pm Nation & World

LOS ANGELES -- Two animal welfare groups are trying to bring about the end of greyhound racing, which has been declining for years, with an aggressive effort to change laws and public opinion in the states where dogs still race. Read story

Banfield Pet Hospital will build a new headquarters on this site in east Vancouver. The thee-building campus will face Southeast 6th Way and be bordered on the south by Mill Plain Boulevard and on the east by 184th Avenue.

Banfield Pet Hospital names new CEO

Banfield Pet Hospital will build a new headquarters on this site in east Vancouver. The thee-building campus will face Southeast 6th Way and be bordered on the south by Mill Plain Boulevard and on the east by 184th Avenue.

February 9, 2015, 4:00pm Business

Banfield Pet Hospital, the Portland-based veterinary chain that is moving its headquarters to Vancouver next year, has named a company vice president as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Read story