Animals
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Golden retriever puppy fatally shot near Middletown
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Frederick County authorities are searching for the suspect who shot and killed golden retriever puppy.
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Lost dog reunited with owners after four years
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Dodger went missing from the Willey family's home in Owings Mills while they were away several years ago. The family searched extensively to locate their dog to no avail.
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PETA seeks memorials to cows killed on Illinois roads
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PETA wants Illinois to install highway signs in memory of cattle killed when trucks hauling them flipped in two separate wrecks.
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Wildlife captured on infra-red cameras
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University of Maryland professor Ed Gates mounted 300-cameras in culverts passing under roadways across the state and captured thousands of infa-red images.
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National Zoo panda program to get major gift
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The National Zoo is preparing to announce a major gift that will fund its giant panda program for five more years. Scientists also will announce their 2012 breeding plan for Washington's pandas with China's ambassador.
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Baby seal enters New Zealand house, curls up on couch
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It's one thing to come home and find Man's Best Friend curled up on your couch. It's completely another to find a baby seal doing that. But in one woman's New Zealand home, that's exactly what happened.
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Stinkbugs enjoy an invasive tree - and hitchhiking
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Stinkbugs have spread to at least 30 states and have gone as far as California, but they don't spread rapidly on their own: They catch rides on vehicles.
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Dogs poisoned in Leesburg
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This weekend, a woman in Leesburg noticed her dogs were sick. They later died. It turns out they were poisoned.
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National Zoo animals learn to paint (photos)
The Smithsonian runs several world-class art galleries, and it's only a matter of time before these revelatory works, produced at the institution's cutting-edge zoo, are hanging on the walls of the National Gallery of Art.
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Pet grief leads some to seek therapy, support groups
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Many people keep their grief over the death of a pet inside, and are too scared to share their burden with others. They're concerned that society doesn't accept the loss of a pet as legitimate grief.
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Deer approaches students in Arlington
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Students at Glebe Elementary School in Arlington got a real-life lesson in wildlife Monday after a deer was seen approaching students at the school.
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Birds flocking form a 'murmuration,' or living cloud (VIDEO)
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Extraordinary footage: Thousands of starlings twist and turn above the River Shannon like a single, graceful animal.
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Puppies reporting for duty
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A local non-profit is working to pair wounded vets with service dogs.
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Puppy freed from well
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Sunny, a little Chow Chow, was trapped in a well. But his day got a lot brighter on Friday.
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Report: Ohio deputies faced charging bear, lion during escape
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New reports detailing how authorities in Ohio responded when dozens of exotic animals escaped last month show that a lion and a bear charged at deputies before they were shot and killed.
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Taking a stand against animal cruelty
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Celebrity animal rights activist Bob Barker speaks out against using exotic animals in circuses.
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Living in the lap of luxury
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Do you like room service and fluffy beds when you stay at a hotel? Your pet probably will too.
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Nico Dauphine found guilty of attempted animal cruelty
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A one-time Smithsonian National Zoo employee on trial for allegedly attempting to poison feral cats in her Northwest D.C. neighborhood was found guilty of attempted cruelty to animals.
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