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  • Police say two dogs mauled a 54-year-old man in Southwest Philadelphia early Monday morning.
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dogs, animals, southwest philadelphia, philadelphia, local/state
  • Action News Online
  • Authorities say an Atlanta area man has been arrested after he was accused of beheading two puppies.
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georgia, animal abuse, animals, national/world
  • The Trending Channel
  • A black bear in search of a late-night snack broke into an Idaho house and licked leftover Chinese food from a cast iron pan on the stove.
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idaho, animals, food, trending
  • Ducklings rescued
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animal rescue, delaware news, wilmington, rescue, animals, local/state
  • Ducklings rescued
  • Four mallard ducklings have been returned to the wild after dropping two months ago through a storm sewer grate.
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delaware news, wilmington, rescue, animal rescue, animals, local/state
  • It's an emotional weekend for firefighters in Buck County as their beloved firehouse dog will be put down.
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pennsylvania news, bucks county news, animals, local/state
  • The Philadelphia Zoo announced Friday that one of its gorillas has died.
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philadelphia, animals, philadelphia zoo, local/state
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philadelphia, animals, philadelphia zoo, local/state
  • Click play to see Jabari the gorilla, who died Friday, featured on Cecily Tynan's Outdoor Adventure
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philadelphia, animals, philadelphia zoo, local/state
  • Dogs at the University of Pennsylvania fight ovarian cancer
  • Researchers trying to develop a diagnostic tool for ovarian cancer are hoping dogs' keen sense of smell will lead them down the right path.
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philadelphia, university of pennsylvania, dogs, cancer, animals, local/state
  • The National Zoo is celebrating the birth of a pair of Sumatran tiger cubs, a critically endangered species.
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washington, d.c., animals, national/world
  • Officials are trying to determine the cause of a sharp increase in dolphin deaths in New Jersey, Virginia and other East Coast states.
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new jersey news, animals, local/state, nora muchanic
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Nora Muchanic
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new jersey news, animals, local/state
  • An abused kitten found burned in the Kensington section of Philadelphia has a new home.
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philadelphia, animals, kensington, local/state
  • The Trending Channel
  • A cleaning crew has found an unexpected mess after arriving at Sea Dog Brew Pub on Nantucket: a 5-foot-long shark blocking the door.
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massachusetts, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News
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animals, colorado, national/world
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animals, canada, national/world
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Eva Pilgrim
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animals, pennsylvania news, local/state
  • Click play to watch Cecily Tynan's adventure at the Philadelphia Zoo
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animals, philadelphia zoo, local/state
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News
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new jersey news, monmouth county news, animals, local/state
  • Click play to watch Nora Muchanic's report
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6at4, new jersey news, burlington county news, animals, heat wave, 6abc action news at 4
  • The Trending Channel
  • Firefighters arrived at a Utah home to put out a blaze started by a kitchen range and discovered more than flames - 28 snakes, six of them deadly.
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utah, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
  • The Trending Channel
  • A two-headed turtle born last month at the San Antonio Zoo has become so popular that she has her own Facebook page.
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texas, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
  • The Trending Channel
  • The job was to make a major expansion of the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona.
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arizona, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
  • The Trending Channel
  • Add a swarm of bees to the list of things you have to worry about when it comes to getting to your destination on time by air.
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north carolina, animals, air travel, trending
  • Fire
  • A man has suffered burns in a flash fire inside a camper that killed one of his dogs and injured two others.
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fire, animals, new jersey news, local/state
  • Fire
  • Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that killed 11 Chihuahuas at the home of a woman who breeds the small dogs.
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animals, fire, pennsylvania news, local/state
  • Eleven Nubian goats from upstate New York are the first line of defense to save New Jersey's historic Fort Hancock from a poison ivy invasion.
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new jersey news, monmouth county news, animals, local/state
  • The Trending Channel
  • A lot of people believe cats have 9 lives.
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wisconsin, animals, pets, trending
  • The Trending Channel
  • It's a bird a lot of people have on their bucket list - but never get to see.
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new mexico, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Jennifer Joyce
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animals, montgomery county news, pennsylvania news, local/state
  • The Trending Channel
  • Police say a man hoping to dodge the $15 entrance fee at the San Francisco Zoo led security officers on a wild chase as he dashed through animal exhibits.
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california, san francisco, animals, trending
  • A Rittenhouse Square woman has been reunited with her missing dog, police say.
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philadelphia, animals, local/state
  • More than two dozen animals had to be evacuated after a large tree fell on the Exotic Animal House at the Brandywine Zoo.
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delaware news, wilmington, animals, local/state
  • More than two dozen animals had to be evacuated after a large tree fell on the Exotic Animal House of the Brandywine Zoo.
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delaware news, wilmington, animals, local/state
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Chad Pradelli
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delaware news, wilmington, animals, local/state
  • Slow and steady wins the race, but left behind a path of destruction on a road in southern New Jersey.
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atlantic county news, new jersey news, accident, animals, local/state
  • Lehigh County rescue dog helps rescue owner
  • A rescue dog in the Lehigh Valley thanked his new owners with a rescue of his own.
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allentown, lehigh county, pennsylvania, animals, rescue, diabetes, local/state
  • Click play to watch Nora Muchanic's report
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6at4, bucks county, animals, 6abc action news at 4
  • The Trending Channel
  • Four red-necked wallabies made a break for freedom after a gate was left open on the Australia exhibit at a Des Moines zoo.
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iowa, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
  • Click play to watch Walter Perez's report
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delaware, animals, local/state
  • The Trending Channel
  • Eric Hough is getting his dog back.
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california, los angeles, animals, pets, trending
  • Click play to watch Rick Williams' report
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pennsylvania, animals, local/state
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News
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animals, france, national/world
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animals, arizona, local/state
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animals, texas, national/world
  • The Trending Channel
  • A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise.
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texas, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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animals, dallas, national/world
  • This undated handout photo provided by the National Zoo shows a red panda that has gone missing from its enclosure at the zoo in Washington.  (AP Photo/Smithsonians National Zoo, Abby Wood)
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washington, d.c., animals, national/world
  • A Twitter photo and phone tip from a resident helped animal keepers track down a red panda in a Washington neighborhood after it went missing from the Smithsonian's National Zoo.
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washington, d.c., animals, national/world