Wild Animals

USDA Cites Problems At Private Zoo After Chimpanzees Escape

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Chimpanzee Escape, Virginia, Video, Wild Animals, Usda, Chimpanzees, Windy Oaks Animal Farm, Curtis Shepperson, Private Zoos, Zoo Escape, United States Department of Agriculture, DC News

WASHINGTON -- When six chimpanzees escaped from a private Mechanicsville, Va., zoo in July 2010, the local animal control chief, Kevin M. Kilgore, ass...

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PHOTOS: Meerkats, Lemurs And A Baby Baboon

Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Video, Wild Animal Photos, Baby Animal Pictures, Zoos, Cute Animal Pics, Baby Animal Photos, Wild Animals, Animal-Photos-of-the-Week, Cute Animal Photos, Animal Photography, Slidewide, Animals, Animal Photos, Green News

There was certainly no shortage of cute animals in the news this week. Interspecies animal friendships made headlines, with a baby chick that naps on ...

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Stunning, Surreal Animal Kingdom

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Wildlife Photography, Yossi Milo, Antichrist, Simen Johan, Video, Wild Animals, National Geographic, Simen Johan Yossi Milo, Until the Kingdom Comes, Slidewide, Surrealism, Animal Kingdom, Contemporary Photography, Arts News

Simen Johan's photography collection "Until The Kingdom Comes" features portraits of animals in eerily calm repose. The Norwegian artist first take...

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Les Grands Hamsters d'Alsace

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Wild Hamsters, Hamsters, Wild Animals, France, Alsace, Funny Animals, Cute Animals, Animals, Great Hamster of Alsace, French Hamsters, World News

Banding together with French nature conservationists, les grands hamsters retained lawyers and sued. They won big: eighteen million Euros. Protected environments were established, hamster châteaux if you will, where they have begun to repopulate the Alsatian countryside.

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We Bought a Zoo Is Matt Damon at his Most Personable

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Widower, Grief, Wild Animals, Cameron Crowe, Matt Damon, Zoo, Benjamin Mee, Entertainment News

We Bought A Zoo is a perfect holiday film. It provides solid entertainment, it involves you in its story, then it sends you out of the theater feeling good. What more could you ask for!

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Sex: Are We Just Wild Animals?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Video, Ecology, Wild Animals, Human Sexuality, Talk Nerdy to Me, Science, Cara Santa Maria, Nature Nurture, Sexual Preferences, Education News

How are we the same sexually as wild animals? What sets us apart? We know that there are over 140 known species of gay animals. What about monogamy? These are the questions to explore this week.

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WATCH: Animals On The Loose

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Video, Runaway Animals, Zoos, Animal Escapes, Exotic Animals, Loose Animals, Wild Animals, Animals Break Free, Escaped Animals, Animals, Animals on the Loose, Green News

Last week, a shocking incident occurred in Ohio when an animal keeper killed himself after setting free a number of exotic animals, nearly 50 of which...

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Animal Photos Of The Week

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Animal Pictures, Baby Animal Pictures, Video, Animals Photos, Wild Animals, Animal-Photos-of-the-Week, Baby Animals, Cute Animal Pictures, Cute Animals, Animals, Green News

In animal news this week, a number of interesting reports surfaced. It turns out that some fish use flatulence to communicate underwater. We also lear...

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What's the Lesson From the Ohio Exotic Animals Incident?

Danny Groner | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Terry Thompson, Exotic Animals, Wild Animals, Animals, Ohio, Media News

The story made waves around the internet, leading many commentators to consider the lessons from the incident. Here are a select few.

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'The Novelty Wears Off, And Then They Turn Into What They Are: Wild Animals'

AP | By MICHAEL RUBINKAM | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Exotic Pets Rules, Zanesville Ohio, Video, Exotic Animals, Wild Animals, Terry Thompson, Animals, Exotic Pets, Zanesville Animals, Green News

-- Yadah used to be an adorable baby. Now he's a cranky 5-year-old with a willful streak and a $250-per-month food bill, and Shannon Pandarvis is des...

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Puzzling Details Emerge On Ohio Man Who Freed Exotic Animals, Then Killed Self

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and ANN SANNER | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Zanesville Ohio, Video, Exotic Animals, Wild Animals, Loose Animals, Terry Thompson, Ohio Animals, Animal Let Loose, Animals, Terry Thompson Zanesville Ohio, Ohio Man Releases Wild Animals, Green News

ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- The exotic-animal owner who killed himself after turning loose dozens of lions, tigers and other beasts was deep in debt, and a fe...

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PHOTOS: 'It's Like Noah's Ark Wrecking Right Here In Zanesville, Ohio'

AP | By ANDY BROWNFIELD and KANTELE FRANKO | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Zanesville Ohio, Video, Exotic Animals, Zanesville, Terry Thompson Zanesville Ohio, Wild Animals, Terry Thompson, Exotic Animal, Animals, Zanesville Animals, Green News

ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- Amid expressions of horror and revulsion at the killing of dozens of wild animals in Ohio - and photographs of their bloody carcas...

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WATCH: Bear Cubs Wrestling

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Wild Animals, Yosemite Park, Urlesque, Yosemite National Park, Animals, Cute Animal Videos, Video, Yosemite Bears, Nature, Bear Cubs, Yosemite, Bear Cubs Wrestling, Cute-Animals, Wrestling Bear Cubs, Bears, Bear Cubs Yosemite, Bear Cubs Wrestle, Green News

Some lucky visitors to Yosemite National Park were treated to quite the show: Two ridiculously cute bear cubs wrestling with each other in the middle ...

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WATCH: Orangutan Cools Off In A Shockingly Human Manner

Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: Tama Zoo, Wild Animals, Huffington Post Orangutan, Orangutans Video, Orangutans, Japan Zoo, Orangutan Uses Towel, Orangutan Towel, Animals, Orangutans Cooling Off, Orangutan, Zoo, Orangutan With Towel, Orangutan Japanese Zoo, Video, Green News

Somebody may want to show this video to Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann. An orangutan at Japan's Tama Zoo delighted visitors with its cooling off s...

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PHOTOS: The Week's Best Animals -- Fuzzy Tigrillo, Giraffes, And More

Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Animal Pictures, Kittens, Wild Animals, Tigrillo, Giraffe Photo, Animal Photos, Animal Photos of the Week, Kitten Photos, Green News

In the past week, researchers reported that chimps display a behavior previously attributed only to humans, and a real life batwoman worked to save un...

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The Laurel Canyon Goats Are Leaving!

Jonathan Handel | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Goats, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles-California, Los Angeles, Wild Animals, Domesticated Wild Animals, Goats Los Angeles, Los Angeles Goats, Exotic Pets, Wildlife, Los Angeles News

There comes a point in everyone's life when it's time to gather one's herd and leave the hustle and bustle of the big city. For Elaine and Michael Fr...

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Watch: How to Avoid Being Eaten By a Lion

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Scientific Research, Lion Attacks, Video, Wild Animals, Nature, Lions, Science, Animal Attacks, Full Moon, Home News

A new study says that if you want to avoid being eaten by a lion - pay attention to the moon. Researchers discovered that a significant number of ...

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Why It's Risky to Have Wild Animals as Pets

Sophia Yin | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Wolves, Wild Animals as Pets, Wolves as Pets, Domesticaton, Wild Animals, Fox Study, Style News

Pet deer attacks man! Pet wolf mauls child! Hand-raised tiger savages owner! Whenever one of these headlines flashes by my radar, I can't help thinkin...

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The Week's Best In Animals: Baby Tigers, Rare Rhinos, Giraffes And More

Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Rhino, White Rhino, Giraffe, Elephant, Wild Animals, Tiger, Animal Pics, Baby Animals, Cute Animals, Animals, Zoo Animals, Animal Photos, Animal Photos of the Week, Cute Animal Videos, Green News

This week, the adorable animals were seen in full force. But there were also some pretty funny-looking ones caught on camera. Try to look at the baby ...

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WATCH: Hugging Big Cats At South Africa's Lion Park

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Lion Park, South Africa, Video, Wild Animals, Amazing Animals, Youtube, Lions, Africa Travel, Cute Animal Videos, Green News

Noam and Tom are 10-month-old lions enjoying their stay at South Africa's Lion Park. The Gauteng province wildlife conservatory houses over 80 lions, ...

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WATCH: Gorilla Adopted 13 Years Ago By Childless Couple, Still Shares Their Bed

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: France Zoo, Saint Martin La Plaine, Video, Weird News, Wild Animals, Animals in the News, France Gorilla, Gorilla Adopted, Endangered Gorilla, Gorilla France, Animals, Adopt Gorilla, Childless Couple Gorilla, Cute Animal Videos, Green News

Pierre and Elianne Thivillon don’t have any children. But they do have a 265-pound gorilla. The couple, both zookeepers, took in Digit 13 years ...

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Virtual Conservation: Protecting Endangered Species and Habitats on Facebook

Deborah Bassett | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Facebook Orangutans, Orangutans, Conservation, Endangered Species, Endangered Animals, Orangutan Park, Orangutan Facebook, Wild Animals, Green News

Last week, Good World Games and Orangutan Outreach announced their partnership in MyConservation Park's orangutan mission -- a new Facebook game th...

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Mother Nature

Amy Chavez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Animal Welfare, Country Living, Animals, Wild Animals, Mother's Day, Caring for Animals, Mother's Day 2011, Healthy Living News

If there is a goddess of animals, it's my mother. She has such a reputation for helping animals in despair that people are constantly bringing her homeless cats, injured birds, rejected baby raccoons, all sorts of needy animals.

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Coyotes In San Francisco: Welcome Wildlife Or Dangerous Menace?

AP | By ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coyotes, Urban-Animals, Wild Animals, Coyote San Francisco, San Francisco, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Armed with a camera and a sturdy pair of boots, Janet Kessler spends most of her days roaming through lush parklands in pursuit of so...

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Ohio Prohibits Keeping Wild Animals as Pets

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Agriculture, Lion, Humane Society of the United States, Ted Strickland, Animal Welfare, Snakes, Wild Animals, Sam Mazzola, Ohio, Exotic Pets, Bears, Green News

Prior to a recent order, Ohio was one of about ten states with virtually no rules on private ownership of dangerous exotics. Now, it leapfrogs just about all of the competition.

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