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Pets & Wildlife

Tribune News Service
Moonbeam left Save-A-Pet as a puppy 10 years ago and just made a 900-mile trip back to Grayslake, Ill., from Huntington, N.Y., where he ended up in a shelter.

Dog, shelter reunite after decade

Tribune News Service
Moonbeam left Save-A-Pet as a puppy 10 years ago and just made a 900-mile trip back to Grayslake, Ill., from Huntington, N.Y., where he ended up in a shelter.

January 8, 2015, 4:00pm Life

CHICAGO -- A suburban animal shelter welcomed back a dog adopted more than a decade ago after it was found at a shelter in New York. Read story

Liz Urban/Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
The perfecting of placing tiny numbered bands on hummingbirds' legs in the past decade has led researchers to discover the birds can live longer than 10 years as opposed to the two or three once thought likely.

Bans boost hummingbirds buzz

Liz Urban/Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
The perfecting of placing tiny numbered bands on hummingbirds' legs in the past decade has led researchers to discover the birds can live longer than 10 years as opposed to the two or three once thought likely.

January 7, 2015, 4:00pm Life

BOISE, Idaho -- Hummingbirds are giving up some of their secrets. Read story

Steve Niemela/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
A 14-pound bear, underweight for its age, fell from a tree near Phoenix, Ore. Oregon wildlife officials are considering the fate of the bear.

Options eyed for underweight bear

Steve Niemela/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
A 14-pound bear, underweight for its age, fell from a tree near Phoenix, Ore. Oregon wildlife officials are considering the fate of the bear.

January 7, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

MEDFORD, Ore. -- Oregon wildlife officials on Wednesday were deciding the fate of a 14-pound bear -- way underweight for its age -- that fell from a tree in Southern Oregon: Can it be saved or must it be put to death? Read story

It’s a girl for orca pod in Puget Sound

January 7, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

Scientists have determined the baby orca born into an imperiled Puget Sound pod is female. Read story

Wild ride for bobcat stuck in car grille in Arizona

January 4, 2015, 4:00pm Nation & World

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A bobcat in Arizona may have used up one of its nine lives after it survived getting stuck inside an oncoming car. Read story

Scientists show that sloshed birds slur songs

January 1, 2015, 4:00pm Life

Sometimes science means getting a bunch of finches sloshed. Or at least giving them blood alcohol levels of around .08 percent, which is pretty crazy by bird standards. Read story

Dogs run in the snow on Hyalite Canyon south of Bozeman, Mont. &quot;If it is below zero, you might want to really think about being outside with your dog,&quot; said Dr.

Keep dogs safe, warm in winter

Dogs run in the snow on Hyalite Canyon south of Bozeman, Mont. &quot;If it is below zero, you might want to really think about being outside with your dog,&quot; said Dr.

January 1, 2015, 4:00pm Life

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- On a recent cross-country ski trip in the Bridger Mountains, I noticed my dog was walking a little funny. It was a frigid day and close to a foot of snow had fallen the night before. Kato, who burst out of his kennel with his usual exuberance… Read story

John Ferris rides with his adopted dog, Ginger, on a ferry to Peaks Island, Maine.

Hotel hopes guests leave with a rescue dog

John Ferris rides with his adopted dog, Ginger, on a ferry to Peaks Island, Maine.

January 1, 2015, 4:00pm Life

LOS ANGELES -- At this hotel, guests get welcomed with a wagging tail or a warm lick to the face. Read story

Older dog found in dumpster finds love in his new home

January 1, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

SOAP LAKE -- There's a technique for touching Hank. "When you reach out to pet him, you have to do it with your palm up," said owner Kim Schrag. "When you do it with your palm down, he thinks you're going to hit him." Read story

Stranded sea turtle recovering

January 1, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

LONGVIEW (AP) -- A young sea turtle roughed up by chilly, choppy waters off the coast of Washington is making a strong recovery in Oregon. Read story