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NC rescuer unaware they saved Heidi the cross-eyed possum

Possums raised in a pouch at a Poughkeepsie wildlife rehabilitator

Heidi the cross-eyed possum was orphaned, probably by a car, then raised at the NC Zoo in Asheboro before heading to 3 European zoos and fame.

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Erich Klinghammer, pioneer of wolf watching, dies

Erich Klinghammer was one of the first let the public have fun watching wolves.

The animal behavior professor got wolves to study in his Indiana yard, but the public pestered him till he opened Wolf Park. It was one of the first wolf sanctuaries and probably inspired many more.

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Dublin blames real estate bust for fox population boom

Dublin fox plays with cat / Stephen Heron

Dublin blames real estate crash for fox glut. The foxes seem to be exploiting the lots developers left in rough shape.

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Miniature Daleks take on UK's gray squirrels

squirrel dalek

Chris Balcombe, a BBC props expert, enticed a gray squirrel to put on a Dr. Who dalek custume by putting some nuts inside it.

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Puffin breeding falls as temperature rises

puffin with silver fish in its mouth

Puffins just won’t breed this year in parts of Iceland. Biologists say the population is always tied to temperatures, but this warming period is the worst.

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City birds love to live in mailboxes

These mailboxes are unused and dedicated to birds that wish to live in them. / Travis S./

With a lack of nest cavities, urban birds are turning to outdoor ashtray boxes, post boxes, poles, lights and air conditioners

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Did Hamptons beaches close for basking sharks' scary name?

shark with huge mouth

Suffolk County closed Long Island beaches because basking sharks were sighted. They’re big tourist draws in the UK–like manatees but with a scary name.

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Stuffed animals fools my dogs, Hampshire police

fake tiger in hampton uk

Police in Hampshire, UK, responded to reports of a white tiger in a field by sending in armored officers and a helicopter, only to find out it was a toy. My beagles are looking smarter.

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Where to see feral parrots in London and the UK

Rose Ringed Parrot by Kip Lee

London and southeast England have growing populations of feral green birds, rose-ringed parakeets, that roost in some of London’s biggest parks.

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Saturday's Apocalypse boosts post-rapture pet care industry

Huckleberry Looks to Heaven

The post-rapture service industry is booming thanks to a dire prediction that Saturday, May 21, is Judgment Day. The leading post-Armageddon pet care company, Eternal Earthbound Pets, has been deluged.

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