Tag: Animals
Cultural ‘big deal’: Seal oil makes menu at Alaska care home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Seal oil has been a staple in the diet of Alaska’s Inupiat for generations.
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Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo tigers test positive for COVID-19
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Two tigers at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, zoo officials have announced.
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Lobster biz braces for Chinese New Year impacted by pandemic
PORTLAND, Maine — America's lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching...
Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.
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Bears promote DeFilippo to pass game coordinator
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears promoted John DeFilippo to pass game coordinator while keeping him in his role as quarterbacks coach on...
Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii
HONOLULU — Axis deer, a species native to India presented as a gift from Hong Kong to the king of Hawaii in 1868, have...
Tennessee man leaves $5 million to pet border collie
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It won't be a dog's life for a Tennessee canine whose owner recently died.
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Human festivities scrapped, Rio’s Carnival goes to the dogs
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival festivities may have been canceled, but nobody told the dogs.
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Ashley Judd describes how she ‘nearly lost’ her leg in Congo
NEW YORK — Ashley Judd has recounted a painful ordeal she believes almost cost her leg after tripping in a Congolese rainforest and having...