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Ross Perot Jr. Wounds Rhino in South African Trophy Hunt, Sues for Second Shot?
Animals (tags: environment, animal, rhinos, rhinos conservation, america, africa )

Katie
- 1 day ago - ecoworldly.com

The son of former American Presidential candidate Ross Perot - Henry Ross Perot Jr. - is reportedly engaged in a legal battle involving South African wildlife authorities over the head of rhino he wounded during a trophy hunt earlier this year.

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The Secret Lives and Loves of Great White Sharks
Animals (tags: Animal, study, Shark, white sharks, lives )

Katie
- 2 days ago - blogs.discovermagazine.com

Great white sharks, much like humans, tend to stick to familiar turf, according to new research. Also like a lot of people, they like to hang out along the coastal waters of California.

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Size Matters: Largest Web Spinning Spider Found
Animals (tags: Animal, largest, Spider, discovery )

Katie
- 2 days ago - webecoist.com

The largest web-spinning spider in the world has been identified, and she's a terror. The Nephila komaci was discovered in South Africa and displays some rather fascinating characteristics.

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Middle-Aged Wolves Retire From the Hunt
Animals (tags: Animal, news, wolves, wolves wildanimals, changes )

Katie
- 4 days ago - dsc.discovery.com

According to a new study, most wolves lose their prowess by age 3, just halfway through their lives. After that, they have to rely on younger members of the pack to catch the majority of their meals.

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Robins Can See Earth's Magnetic Field
Animals (tags: birds, robins, animal, research, report )

Katie
- 9 days ago - telegraph.co.uk

The information, relayed to a specialised light-processing region of the brain called ''cluster N'', helps the robin find its way on migration flights. Experts know birds possess an internal magnetic compass, but there is disagreement about what form it..

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China Tells Kathmandu It Supplies Other Countries With 'Medicine' Produced From Tiger Farms
Animals (tags: Animal, medicine, banning, tigers )

Katie
- 10 days ago - ecoworldly.com

The Chinese delegation attending the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop has reportedly claimed China's tiger farms supply 'medicine' to 60 countries.

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Treaty Parties Learn of 40 Proposed Wildlife Trade Rule Changes
Animals (tags: News, animal, rules, regulations, changes )

Katie
- 11 days ago - panda.org

Proposals for tighter trade controls for species such as the Atlantic Blue Fin tuna, sharks and corals have been submitted for the next meeting of parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES).

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Bats: 10 Essential Bat Facts, Plus Photo Gallery!
Animals (tags: Animal, bat, pictures, facts )

Katie
- 11 days ago - ecoworldly.com

Bats may be considered a spooky Halloween mascot, but they are actually one of the most beneficial animals on the planet: 70% of the world's bat species feed on insects - and one bat can consume up to 1,000 insect pests in an hour.

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Huge Blue Whale Killed By a Ship in California.
Animals (tags: death, animal, blue whales, accident )

Katie
- 17 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

A huge, 72 foot long, female Blue whale has been killed by a collision with a ships propeller off California. The carcass of the whale, clearly showing a deep gash on its back, weighs more han 50 tons and has washed ashore at the base........

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Astonishing Pictures of What Animals Do... When They Think No One Is Looking
Animals (tags: Animal, pictures, jungle book, creature )

Sophie
- 26 days ago - dailymail.co.uk

Stereotypically the animal usually associated with a love of mud is pigs but as these pictures show, elephants are just as content rolling around in the dirt. With its head raised to the sky and its young nearby, belly-down in the muck,

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Whale Wars Saga Begins With Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Under Investigation
Animals (tags: whale, wars, Paul, Watson, Sea, Shepherd, Animal, Planet, ocean, Japan, hunt, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection, suffering, cruelty, slaughter, animalrights, investigation, politics, Australia )

Tom
- 32 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com

Watson's police and court records are being evaluated before he's allowed to enter Australia to start his annual campaign. Watson claims politics are behind all of this, saying, "I'm not wanted on any warrants and I've never received a felony conviction."

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Happy World Animal Day! October 4, 2009
Animals (tags: world, animal, rights, humans, pets, wildlife, endangered, protection, habitat, environment, animalwelfare, society, culture, kindness, empathy, responsibility, love, appreciation, health, media )

Tom
- 35 days ago - tinyurl.com

World Animal Day was started in 1931 at a convention of ecologists in Florence to highlight the plight of endangered species. Since then it has grown to encompass all kinds of animal life and is widely celebrated in countries throughout the world.

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Coco Says: 'Care2 Friends - YOU ROCK!'
Animals (tags: animal, dog surgery, ask for help, trust, gratitude )

Eureka
- 177 days ago - animalsave.info

Coco's leg was saved only because her owner asked for help. She is recovering beautifully and sends a message to herCare2 friends: "I am grateful for your help, your trust, your love and your prayers." See my pictures, just for you!

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Meet the Frontline Troops in the Fight for Animal Welfare
Animals (tags: animal welfare, advocates, undercover investigators, evidence, documentation, animal, suffering, animal cruelty )

Simone
- 240 days ago - examiner.com

The images are enough to make anyone cry. Cows rammed with forklifts to make them walk to slaughter. Chickens, sick and featherless, crammed together too tightly to move, often caught and injured, even killed by the wire cage prisons they live in. Pigs

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Dog Saves Family From Flames ~ Video
Animals (tags: animal, dog, housefire, saves family, hero )

Jacquelin
- 287 days ago - abcnews.go.com

Jake turns out o be Man's and Woman's best Friend when House Fire strikes

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