OK isn't OK about kangaroo
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Groundhog: 6 more weeks of winter. Do you agree?
Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.
But, at this rate, that might not be so bad.
The groundhog made his "prediction" on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he's name...
- Posted on February 2, 2012
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Albatross treks from truck across Pacific
A large seabird found in the back of a pickup truck in Los Angeles has been released to begin its long flight home across the Pacific.
The Laysan Albatross that normally nests on remote islands was released Tuesday from a boat off San Pedro.
Rescuers suspect the bird stowed away on ...
- Posted on February 1, 2012
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Should chimp be banned from Super Bowl?
A Chicago zoo is mounting a campaign to stop a company from airing a Super Bowl Sunday commercial featuring mischievous suit-and-tie wearing chimpanzees playing tricks on their human co-worker, saying all that monkey business proves deadly for the endangered species.
Stephen Ross, of the L...
- Posted on February 1, 2012
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Beaver allowed to behave like a beaver
A beaver that has settled in a Maryland city park can stay despite chewing down trees.
Officials in Salisbury say the state Department of Natural Resources has recommended the beaver should be allowed to stay in a creek in the park, where it appeared last fall. It is toppling trees by chew...
- Posted on January 25, 2012
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Paula the penguin pooops on President Pro Tem
A penguin named Paula has poooped on the Kentucky Senate floor.
The African blackfooted penguin had been brought to the chamber Tuesday by Senate President Pro Tem Katie Stine.
The Southgate Republican was presenting her resolution to honor the Newport Aquarium for its stewardship o...
- Posted on January 25, 2012
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Goat on the lam since Christmas found safe
A goat that escaped a Minnesota Nativity scene is safe after 25 days on the loose.
Curly was found Wednesday afternoon on a farm southwest of Fergus Falls.
Tony Loomer came out to feed the horses and goats on his farm and noticed the extra goat. Curly appeared hungry, wet and cold a...
- Posted on January 19, 2012
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That's no rat ridin' the rails!
A suspicious passenger of the four-legged variety led to the evacuation of a New York City subway car.
Startled riders aboard a Manhattan-bound train spotted an opossum curled up underneath a seat near the train's heating duct around 4:30 a.m. on Friday.
The New York Times reported ...
- Posted on January 19, 2012
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Man says he has no more room for 94 hamsters
Massachusetts man has turned over 94 hamsters to a local animal shelter, telling officials he was running out of room in his apartment.
The director of the shelter says the rodents were well cared for and will make nice pets.
Shelter director Mike Keiley said that the hamsters' owne...
- Posted on January 15, 2012
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Frog can fit on the end of your finger
A frog that can perch on the tip of your pinkie with room to spare has been claimed as the world's smallest vertebrate species, out-tinying a fish that got the title in 2006. But the discoverer of another weensy fish disputes the claim.
A tempest in a thimble, some might say.
An art...
- Posted on January 11, 2012
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OK isn't OK about kangaroo
An Oklahoma woman says she and her pet kangaroo are moving because she says city workers told her they would take the animal or fine her for violating a local ordinance.
Christie Carr says she and Irwin the kangaroo are moving from Broken Arrow to McAlester to stay with her parents because...
- Posted on January 11, 2012
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