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  • He was big, hairy and stuck in a SUV.
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california, animals, wildlife preservation, automobiles, trending
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  • A man was bitten by a rattlesnake while trying to help a stranded turtle across Interstate 75 in South Florida.
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florida, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • A Michigan charity that collects donated clothing, shoes and other items for low-income residents got a really old cast-off in a donation box: A mastodon tooth.
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michigan, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • The big bird is no longer on the loose.
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kansas, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • If only all unwelcome bar guests were this obliging.
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alaska, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • Imagine the surprise.
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maryland, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • Deputies got quite a surprise while investigating a car crash in western Kentucky.
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kentucky, automobiles, accident, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • 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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  • Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.
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pennsylvania, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • There are some snakes in Louisiana's state Capitol.
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louisiana, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.
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florida, animals, surgery, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • These moms-to-be are being monitored for their body temperature -- and blubber thickness.
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chicago, illinois, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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connecticut, animals, wildlife preservation, trending
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  • A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus.
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  • Ever look eye-to-eye at an emu?
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pennsylvania, animals, wildlife preservation, pets, trending
  • City bears!
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alaska, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • It's a baby shower -- but these little ones have feathers and fur.
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florida, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • You can walk but you can't run at three national wildlife refuges in Oregon.
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oregon, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • There's a good reason why circus-goers couldn't -- go.
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kansas, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • Packy the pachyderm is celebrating his 51st birthday.
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oregon, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • Authorities say a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant was hit by a bullet in a drive-by shooting in Tupelo, Miss.
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mississippi, animals, guns, shooting, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • So the goat that walked into a Montana bar last weekend ... was stolen from a petting zoo.
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montana, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • An 18-pound African leopard tortoise who went missing from an Iowa museum has been found alive in an elevator in the building.
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iowa, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • A radio transmitter and then a feast of quail and mouse led to the capture of a California zoo's bald eagle after three days on the lam.
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california, wildlife preservation, animals, bizarre bazaar
  • A New Hampshire fisherman has discovered whale vertebrae, porpoise skulls and an old fuel tank that he thought was a treasure chest. Now, he may have hit the big time: a possible mammoth tooth.
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new hampshire, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • An eastern Kentucky pastor wants Tennessee wildlife officials to return five venomous snakes confiscated in Knoxville.
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kentucky, wildlife preservation, animals, bizarre bazaar
  • Officials believe a camel that escaped its enclosure twice Tuesday before being clipped by a minivan probably just wanted to be around some other animals.
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california, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • Workers using a tower crane to build a 304-unit apartment complex in Seattle have run into a complication: two raccoons climbed 150 feet up the crane and made a home behind the crane's cab.
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seattle, washington, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • A bighorn sheep named Bam Bam because of his habit of butting vehicles at a Wyoming park has died with his horns, likely of natural causes.
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wyoming, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • She's black and white -- and cute all over.
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kentucky, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • The Detroit area is now home to royalty.
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michigan, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • It's the real seal deal.
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maine, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • When do you not listen to the African wildlife expert? When he tells you to stand closer to the rhino.
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south africa, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • A New Year's Eve possum drop that attracts thousands of people to a tiny western North Carolina town will go on this year, with one big change: It won't involve a live possum.
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north carolina, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • Visitors to parts of Everglades National Park are getting tarps and bungee cords to make their vehicles less delectable to vultures.
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florida, animals, wildlife preservation, automobiles, bizarre bazaar
  • The Bronx Zoo has some new residents.
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new york, new york city, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • The demand of dozens of citizens has been denied in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: There will be no donkey running for the legislature.
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south america, election, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • Shoppers in Iowa got an unusual glimpse of wildlife Monday morning when a doe and two fawns wandered into a department store.
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iowa, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • This deer wasn't caught in the headlights. It was called on the carpet.
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pennsylvania, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • No snakes for you!
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nebraska, animals, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • This deer wasn't caught in the headlights. It was called on the carpet.
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pennsylvania, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar
  • Maryland, alligator country?
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maryland, wildlife preservation, marijuana, bizarre bazaar
  • A Massachusetts fisherman has caught a creepy-looking lobster that's colored to match Halloween.
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boston, massachusetts, wildlife preservation, halloween, bizarre bazaar
  • Chicagoans are getting their first look at a baby, of the furry variety.
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chicago, illinois, wildlife preservation, bizarre bazaar