Animals in the news
Animals make headlines almost every day -- from
silly stories to
scary tales to
heartbreakers. Here are some that got our attention in recent weeks.
Cat with thunderous purr Sound specialists at a British community college recorded the purr of a housecat named
Smokey and said it was 16 times louder than the average purr
Bronx Zoo cobra Twitter 375-pound shark jumps Raccoon head stuck A
raccoon attracted quite a crowd when he spent eight hours perched on a utility pole with his head stuck inside a peanut butter jar
Rare tortoise missing Norman scooter-riding dog Lost penguin Lima Turtle blaze New York Coyote delays jets Dog found alive burned home A Boston woman was overjoyed when she found
Lola, her beloved dachshund, living in the wreckage of her burned-out home -- a month after the fire.
Baby dolphin tsunami Abandoned deaf puppy sign language Disabled kangaroo An Oklahoma woman suffering from depression is fighting to keep a therapy pet that has city officials concerned about possible public safety risks. Christie Carr is asking for an exemption that would allow her to keep her 25-pound partially paralyzed great red kangaroo named
Irwin.
Dogs look guilty cat treatsA video "investigation" featuring
two dogs and one empty bag of cat treats became an online sensation.
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