WELLINGTON, New Zealand — He needed a small push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as "Pleased Feet" was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn spent [...]
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian pet owners and activists who found nearly 300 starving cats caged and soaked in excrement at pet-care centers demanded sterner laws Tuesday against cruelty to animals. The felines had been left with a company in Malaysia's central Selangor state that was held to take care of them while their [...] Hi, readers! You'll notice that, beginning Wednesday, our commenting system is a bit uncommon than you may be used to if you're a fixed Unleashed reader. Along with most of our sibling blogs here at The Times, we've made the switch to Facebook's commenting system. For most of you, we reckon this will [...] Since my column on comics wunder mensch Stan Lee appeared, I've heard from loads of his fans –- and now, I've heard just what he’s a fan of. The Primate Rescue Center in Nicholasville, Ky., is the beneficiary of Lee's pen and brain and heart. He and artist Dean Haspiel drew a zinger, a [...] PRAGUE — A 39-year-ancient northern white rhinoceros has died at a Czech zoo, further reducing the world's dwindling populace of the scarce creature, an official said Friday. Nesari died in her sleep of ancient age on May 26, Dvur Kralove zoo spokeswoman Jana Mysliveckova said. She called the death "an irretrievable loss." The rhino was brought [...] NEWARK, N.J. — Accusations of greedy motives and arguments over visitation rights made it simple to forget that a recent court hearing centered not on the child of warring parents but on a four-legged creature, albeit one with his own Facebook page and thousands of fans worldwide. When the rancor had subsided, state Superior Court [...] A central Ohio creature shelter with an abundance of chubby cats is having a sale on its fattest felines, hoping a discount entices the makings owners to take one home. The Capital Area Humane Society says the stout cats are on sale this summer for $15 each or two for $20, instead of the usual [...] JOHANNESBURG — From giant palm trees to mouse-sized lemurs, unique plants and animals are threatened on Madagascar as political deadlock drags on after a 2009 coup. The World Wildlife Fund conservation group drew attention to the Indian Ocean island's natural wealth in a report released Monday that looks at the more than 600 new [...] NEW YORK — A green peahen is back in the fold at the Bronx Zoo. Weeks after a cobra escaped from her glass tank at the zoo's reptile house, the peahen made a break for it Monday and was spotted roaming the streets of the borough. Zoo director Jim Breheny said the AWOL fowl [...] NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey woman pleaded not guilty in court Friday to charges of starving and abandoning a 1-year-ancient pit bull that has since become an Internet star. The judge in the case judge warned creature advocates that he would not let emotion rule the case. Kisha Curtis entered her plea through [...] |
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