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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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Great white shark sightings close Crane Beach in Mass. for days
Great white sharks have been sticking around Ipswich’s Crane Beach, causing it to be closed for swimming through Monday. A Massachusetts shark expert is a bit baffled by their presence off the North Shore.
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North Shore beach to remain closed to swimming after great white shark sightings
A popular beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts remained closed Wednesday — and will for several more days — after multiple great white shark sightings on Tuesday. Swimmers were ordered out of the water Tuesday morning when a great white shark sighting was confirmed off the east end of Crane Beach. Ipswich police said sharks were seen in approximately…
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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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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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Moodini, Boston's escape artist steer, will soon be available for adoption
A young steer finally caught after spending two months on the lam in Boston’s woods is being put up for adoption at the MSPCA.
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Meet (or adopt!) Moodini, the steer that spent 2 months on the lam in Boston
A steer that was finally captured last week after being reported missing in the Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood on June 22 has been named Moodini, the MSPCA said Thursday as it put out a search for someone with experience raising cattle to adopt the animal.
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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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Little toy alligator causes big scare on Mass. trail
A sharp-toothed, scaly surprise gave some people walking on a Massachusetts trail quite a fright, officials said Tuesday. Only what appeared to be an alligator in the water turned out on closer inspection — and a call to animal control in Andover — to be a toy alligator. It all played out at Deer Jump Reservation, which is along the…
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North Andover looking out for ‘super rare' bear in town
North Andover police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a mother bear and her cub who have been spotted around town — and it’s got the community talking.
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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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MBTA ferries experiencing minor delays due to young whale in Boston Harbor
A baby humpback spotted in Boston Harbor Wednesday could cause an unexpected traffic jam.
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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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Whale crossing: Baby humpback may delay ferries in Boston Harbor, T says
If your ferry is late this week, Boston, there may be a very cute reason.