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The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too
The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat.
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46-pound baby penguin is breaking the internet: ‘Pesto is a celebrity'
Pesto is one. Big. Penguin.
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12-year-old saves dad from bear attack
A father-son duo was hunting in the Wisconsin woods when they shot and wounded a black bear. Twenty minutes after being shot, the bear mauled the father, leaving his 12-year-old son to step in.
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Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng may get her own patent
Only a month after the adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally.
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Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her for two hours before she's rescued
A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.
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River otter attacks and drags a child underwater at a Seattle-area marina
Wildlife officials say a river otter attacked and dragged a young child from the dock at a Seattle-area marina and into the water.
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Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species
Scientists estimate the Amur tiger population is just around 400 to 500 in the wild. They were near the brink of extinction in the 1930s and 1940s but have recovered somewhat since then.
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13-foot python seized from New York home
A 13-foot Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank, authorities said. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said it got a complaint about an illegally owned snake in New Hartford on Aug. 28. Environment Conservation Police Officer Jeff Hull responded and found the snake in a 4-to-5-foot…
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2 more rare orange lobsters rescued from seafood tanks at Long Island stores
Less than a week after a rare, 1-in-30 million orange lobster was rescued from the seafood section of a Long Island grocery store, two more similarly colored crustaceans were found at another supermarket nearby — and it’s believed all the lobsters are related.
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A celebrity ‘Russian spy' whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters
The whale was first spotted in April 2019 wearing a harness and what appeared to be a mount for a small camera and a buckle marked with text “Equipment St. Petersburg”.
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WATCH: Texas officer captures baby gator with bare hands
Body camera footage shows the moment a police office grabs the gator outside of a home in Fulshear, Texas.
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Lightning strikes Turtle Back Zoo building, sparking fire
A bolt of lightning struck New Jersey’s beloved Turtle Back Zoo as strong storms moved through the area Wednesday night, sparking a fire but injuring no animals badly, authorities say. According to reports, it was the Sea Turtle Recovery Building that was struck. The zoo was closed at the time, so no humans had been in the building, reports...
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1-in-30-million lobster rescued from seafood tank in New York
A 1-in-30-million orange lobster was rescued and returned to the sea by animal advocacy organization Humane Long Island after being spotted in a seafood market in New York.
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Humane LI releases rare rescued lobster into ocean
Meet Clementine, the rare orange lobster saved from a Stop & Shop in Southampton.
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Phew! 1-in-30-million lobster rescued from Stop & Shop tank on Long Island
That was close. A 1-in-30-million orange lobster was rescued and returned to the sea by animal advocacy organization Humane Long Island after being spotted in the seafood section of a Southampton Stop & Shop by staff at the local animal shelter. The crustacean, aptly named Clementine, became an immediate celebrity once word of her spectacular uniqueness spread at the grocery store....
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Hunter in Alaska recovering after being mauled by bear and shot amid effort to fend it off
Authorities say a hunter in Alaska has been hospitalized after being mauled by a brown bear and shot during an effort to fend it off.
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Meet the new arrivals on transport day at Best Friends Animal Society
Dozens of dogs and cats are brought in weekly for transport day at Best Friends Animal Society in SoHo. Looking to find a new furry friend? NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.
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Rare ‘doomsday fish' surprises snorkelers off California coast
The oarfish, known to history as “sea serpents,” have a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of feet in length and generally swim vertically
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Escaped bull causes highway crash in Massachusetts before charging at police
A bull bound for the slaughterhouse was instead killed after charging at a police officer in Raynham, Massachusetts, Monday, officials said.
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Human remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of a 40-year-old tourist
Police say human remains have been found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia’s second fatal attack in about a month.