Animals

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Anything and everything about non-human animals.

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  1. Posts should be relevant to non-human animals, including articles (news or just interesting facts), pictures (OC only but the animals need not be your pets), or text posts.
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Why Massachusetts loves Nibi the beaver and is fighting to keep her out of the wild (www.npr.org)
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US man, 81, sentenced to six months for creating giant hybrid sheep for hunting (www.theguardian.com)
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Moo Deng: The shrinking habitat of the world's most celebrated hippo (www.bbc.com)
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The extremely messy, profoundly confusing fight over who should profit from animal DNA (www.vox.com)
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Why tonnes of mummified cats ended up in England (www.bbc.com)
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Too hot for humpbacks: The race to protect Pacific whales (www.bbc.com)
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Florida man accused of throwing Chihuaha off balcony ‘like a football’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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Potential Outbreak-Causing Viruses Found in China’s Fur Animals (www.bloomberg.com)
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Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species (theconversation.com)
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Cats and dogs both like to play fetch − it’s rooted in their hunting instincts (theconversation.com)
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American Viscountess’ Pet Duck Quackers Slain by Dog Walker (www.thedailybeast.com)
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The many reasons why dogs love to roll in poo (www.bbc.com)
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Pet thieves could be jailed for up to five years under new law in UK (www.theguardian.com)
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One half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies (www.bbc.com)
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Squid have tiny teeth in their suckers − scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials (theconversation.com)
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As human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world (theconversation.com)
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Sharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help (theconversation.com)
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Why do animals attack humans in the wild? (www.bbc.com)
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Some bats eat a ton of sugar and have no health woes. Are there lessons for diabetes? (www.npr.org)
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What makes the emperor penguin an egg-cellent father (www.bbc.com)
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A Parasitic Eyeworm Is Spreading in the U.S.—and Bears Are the Latest Victims (gizmodo.com)
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Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds (www.motherjones.com)
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Stolen puppy returned to 78-year-old owner who was knocked down and robbed (www.independent.co.uk)
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The “internet of animals” could transform what we know about wildlife (www.motherjones.com)
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Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world (theconversation.com)
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