The Illinois Senate has passed legislation designating miniature horses as recognized service animals. The bill allows equines to accompany disabled students to school and other public venues currently open to service dogs.
An off-duty scientist thought he'd lend a helping hand when an alligator was spotted along Highway 70 in North Carolina. But Fred Boyce bit off more than he could chew; as he approached the beast, the alligator viciously attacked him, nearly ripping off his arm. Mr Boyce was …
Gosh, they're not fat at all when you look at them underwater. They're just -- streamlined. And buoyant. The lighting in the zoo's polar bear pool makes it all look nice n blue. All these pictures are unretouched, un-enhanced. I will schedule the rest of the pictures for …
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It was almost raining cats and dogs in California recently after a young boy looked up to see a young puppy falling through the sky from a perilous height.
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MILITARY DOG? These dogs are bred and trained to serve along with our troops in the farthest corners of the earth. In embattled zones, these loyal service members of the canine family do not flinch from the action required of them, often maimed and wounded …
Large numbers of the famed Tennessee Walking Horses have been tortured and beaten in order to make them produce the high-stepping gait that wins championships, an ABC News investigation has found. "All too often, you have to cheat to win in this sport," said Keith Dane of the …
I put this in the holder and ten minutes later there he was, sitting on the tippy top, scouting for breakfast. The bluebird of happiness pooped on my new umbrella! I added the bird decorated gates, :^(
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Credit to Aldo Leopold for the title and some of the content of this article... Yellowstone offers lots of opportunities to see wildlife. Driving through the park, it is quite common to come upon a "wildlife jam"... a traffic jam caused by tourists stopping to take photos of a b …
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Rangers in Australia's Northern Territory have shot dead a saltwater crocodile with a taste for dogs, clothing and other oddities, local media report. The 3.5-metre long (11.5ft) crocodile was attacking a dog at a beach near the community of Gatwinku on Tuesday when it was sho …
A decision to let an 83-year-old man keep his wild boar at home has given hope to another French family who have been separated from the wild fox they adopted two years ago. Bamby the boar was taken in by Yvan Blaise in February 2011. He said he would rather die than be separa …