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wild animals

Would you punch a bear to save your pet?

by Sarah on September 2, 2011 · 1 comment

Brooke Collins would. When Collins, of Juneau, Alaska, let her dauchsund Fudge out one evening, she almost immediately heard barking. She looked out to see a black bear with Fudge in it’s jaws. “That bear was carrying her like a salmon,” she said. Frightened for her dog’s life, Collins ran outside and punched the bear [...]

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Wild Dog Pups Born to Chicago Zoo

by Sarah on February 1, 2011 · 2 comments

The Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, IL, was excited last Thanksgiving when Kim, a 6-year-old African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) gave birth to 10 pups. Litters can range from 2 to 19 puppies, but 10 is the most common number of puppies born to a mother. The species is still classified as “endangered,” so conservationists around [...]

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