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Zombie Birds shows us we still have a lot to learn about animals

This capuchin monkey pees on himself to show how sexually mature he is.

The latest animal research seems to prove that animals are sexually and morally freaky in ways we never imagined. This book turns biology into fun sideshows.

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NYC's top wildlife rehabber may be shut down by suburban politics

Cathy and Bobby Horvath taking Mickey the squirrel.

The town of Oyster Bay wants to shut down Bobby Horvath, the wildlife rehabilitator you call when you’ve got a coyote, owl, hawk, or pelican problem in NYC.

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Yellowstone Sanctuary, home to bears, cougar, Ted Turner's magpie, may close

Mountain lion peers out from lair.

MT’s only wildlife sanctuary may close because it’s not meeting federal regulations, but it won’t say which ones.

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Rarest rhino species may be saved by crowdfunded drones

rhino map ol pejeta drone

Ol Pejeta Conservancy asks the public for $35k to buy a drone to protect what may be the world’s last four northern white rhinos from poachers.

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Reader question: what's up with this squirrel's raggedy fur?

squirrel with white patchy fur

This VA squirrel has white, gray and rusty fur at all different lengths and angles. Can you figure out what’s wrong?

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Seriously? Feds to shoot one of 58 endangered Mexican wolves left in wild

The USDA is going to shoot a Mexican wolf, even though she is one of only six successful wild mothers.

The new scorecard for the FWS recovery effort: 58 Mexican wolves in wild. Agents killed 13 on purpose, 18 by accident and let another 43 get killed illegally. Oh, and zero new wolves released since 2007.

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Beagles compete for singing dog prize on Bastille Day in Prospect Park

Beagle in a beret

Dozens of beagles are meeting up Prospect Park on July 14 for a singing contest and Bastille Day coffee and bagels. Beagles love all hounds, so if you think your mutt might be part beagle, you’re officially invited. Free biscuits till 9 am.

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Natives and non-natives mix it up at Green-Wood Cemetery

an egret walks into a bar

Great egrets hunt Japanese koi at Green-Wood Cemetery, where a South American monk parrot may have gotten sick from a raccoon.

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Black bear who sought romantic vacation on Cape Cod sent home

black and white picture of a bear butt

The Cape Cod bear has been amusing Cape Cod since Memorial Day, but MA sent him back to the mainland for causing a spectacle. Poor guy. His mom probably just kicked him out so she could find a new mate. Either that, or he was looking for a girlfriend.

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How to find a dog-sitter online, sorting through the DogVacay, Care.com and Yelp options

Gratuitous adorable picture of my beagles, Moxie and Huck, killing Barney

A ton of new websites promise to find you a local dog sitter. Care.com and its ilk end up inundating you with a depressing number of emails. DogVacay lets you find local dog lovers who open their homes. But I found a dog sitter I love on Yelp.

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