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Animals
TN Wildlife Resources Agency: 2nd unconfirmed sighting of tiger in East Knoxville
Nation World
Ivory Coast relocates elephants to save dwindling population
Experts estimate only 300 remain, living in small groups or isolation and vulnerable to poachers seeking their tusks for ivory.
Pets
Hanging out with Jack-Jack: A flurry of fur!
Sometimes you just gotta de-fluff.
Science
50-year-old snake that hasn't been with a partner in 15 years just laid eggs
She's the oldest snake documented in a zoo, and now the Saint Louis Zoo says this ball python just laid eggs, despite not being with a male companion in 15 years
Beyond Live
Sea Lions at the Blank Park Zoo with Travis Wickersham
Let's take a behind-the-scenes look at the zoo and one of its most popular animals!
Local News
Blank Park Zoo otter passes away
Moe, who lived in the otter enclosure with his brother Oliver, was just two years old.
Animals
Baby panda! 22-year-old Mei Xiang gives birth to cub at National Zoo
So maybe 2020 isn't a complete waste of a year?
Outdoors
WATCH: Wolverines return to Mount Rainier National Park after 100-year absence
Scientists say they have discovered the first reproductive female wolverine and her two offspring (kits) in the park in more than a century.
Nation World
More eggs harvested from last 2 northern white rhinos
Scientists hope to use the eggs to create viable embryos that would be transferred into surrogates. The last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died in March 2018.
Local News
Eagle attacks woman at Lake Superior resort
The Cascade Lodge and Restaurant posted several photos and videos of the bald eagle on their Facebook page.
Local News
6-month-old dog's eye condition leaves her in 'constant discomfort', ARL says
Zina, a six-month old, needs surgery and is in constant discomfort from eye problems.
Animals
WA dog owner wrongfully accused on social media speaks out
Dominique Hofmann has been cruelly criticized after people on social media misidentified her as the woman who appeared to abandon a dog in Vancouver last week.
Nation World
Ivory Coast relocates elephants to save dwindling population
Experts estimate only 300 remain, living in small groups or isolation and vulnerable to poachers seeking their tusks for ivory.
Pets
Hanging out with Jack-Jack: A flurry of fur!
Sometimes you just gotta de-fluff.
Science
50-year-old snake that hasn't been with a partner in 15 years just laid eggs
She's the oldest snake documented in a zoo, and now the Saint Louis Zoo says this ball python just laid eggs, despite not being with a male companion in 15 years
Beyond Live
Sea Lions at the Blank Park Zoo with Travis Wickersham
Let's take a behind-the-scenes look at the zoo and one of its most popular animals!
Local News
Blank Park Zoo otter passes away
Moe, who lived in the otter enclosure with his brother Oliver, was just two years old.
Animals
Baby panda! 22-year-old Mei Xiang gives birth to cub at National Zoo
So maybe 2020 isn't a complete waste of a year?
Outdoors
WATCH: Wolverines return to Mount Rainier National Park after 100-year absence
Scientists say they have discovered the first reproductive female wolverine and her two offspring (kits) in the park in more than a century.
Nation World
More eggs harvested from last 2 northern white rhinos
Scientists hope to use the eggs to create viable embryos that would be transferred into surrogates. The last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died in March 2018.
Local News
Eagle attacks woman at Lake Superior resort
The Cascade Lodge and Restaurant posted several photos and videos of the bald eagle on their Facebook page.
Local News
6-month-old dog's eye condition leaves her in 'constant discomfort', ARL says
Zina, a six-month old, needs surgery and is in constant discomfort from eye problems.
Animals
WA dog owner wrongfully accused on social media speaks out
Dominique Hofmann has been cruelly criticized after people on social media misidentified her as the woman who appeared to abandon a dog in Vancouver last week.
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