For the fur babies: Pet-perfect holiday gifts by Black-owned brands

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For the fur babies: Pet-perfect holiday gifts by Black-owned brands

Got a fur baby at home? We hope you’ve saved room on your holiday shopping lists for the four-legged members

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Caring for another being can be fulfilling and rewarding. Delmaine Donson/E+ via Getty Images by Shelly Volsche, Boise State University A pup out for a stroll, without paws touching the ground. Shelly Volsche, CC BY-ND Have you noticed more cats riding in strollers lately? Or bumper stickers that

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VIDEO: Climbing Paradise Added To Orangutans’ Zoo Habitat

Orangutans at an Austrian zoo got a big surprise after leaving their indoor winter quarters. Once outside, they were greeted with the sight of a new climbing garden. Orangutans Mota, Sol, Surya and Vladimir got their play area as a gift from the Austrian Federal Forests. Despite the

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VIDEO: Otterly Cute: Month-Old Zoo Youngster Milking It Fur Attention

BROOKFIELD, USA – The Brookfield Zoo has released a video of a month-old otter pup being hand-reared by animal care staff after the mother was not able to feed her. The North American river pup was not getting proper nourishment when the staff decided to take the matter into their hands. “The pup

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VIDEO: Surrogate Mom Raises Baby Gorilla | The Crusader Newspaper Group

A surrogate mother has taken over care of Hasani, an infant Western lowland gorilla, at England’s Bristol Zoo Gardens. His mother, Kala, was unable to care for him after giving birth last August. Six zookeepers took turns tending to Hasani and feeding him around the clock for seven months. Eventu

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VIDEO: Zoo Do You Think You’re Scaring? Ring-Tailed Lemurs’ Halloween Fun

By Peter Barker A curious ring-tailed lemur put its head inside a carved pumpkin, creating a more comical than scary Halloween photo. The playful footage was taken at Vienna’s Tiergarten Schonbrunn zoo, the oldest in the world, as the ring-tailed lemurs enjoy a holiday treat. The species is about

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VIDEO: Ass-Kicking: Rare Somali Wild Ass Foal Rejected By Nervous First-Time Mom

By Joseph Golder A critically endangered Somali wild ass born at a Swiss zoo was initially rejected by its nervous, first-time mother. That is, until veterinarians and zookeepers helped the two bond. The Somali wild ass foal, called Salia, was born at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland to mare Mwana and

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Monkey See, Monkey Who? St. Louis Zoo Reveals Gender Of Endangered Baby Chimp | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

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Uganda: Worries Mount As Poxvirus Outbreak Forces Ntungamo Livestock Market Ban

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East London SPCA staff suspended for 'inhumanely slaughtering' goose

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My life is in danger: Retired army general - NewsDay Zimbabwe

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Namibia: Avoiding Tuberculosis in Cattle

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France to Ban Animal Fur, Circuses and Marine Captivity – The Wilmington Journal

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The Milwaukee County Zoo Offers Virtual Mother's Day Greetings...From the Animals with Love - Milwaukee Community Journal

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Ministry of Agriculture raises awareness of stray animals

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Hope Zoo faces closure threat

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Sloths at a popular zoo in Wales are aging in place thanks to a brand new “retirement home.” Folly Farm residents Tuppee, 26, and Lightcap, 36, recently moved into a purpose-built home for older sloths that was built during the COVID-19 lockdown. Sloth Forest features biomass heating, soft flooring

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