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Moose on the loose in Stockholm subway creates havoc and is shot dead

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Moose on the loose in Stockholm subway creates havoc and is shot dead

Commander Biden bites another Secret Service employee at the White House

Commander Biden bites another Secret Service employee at the White House

Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China

Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China

Have you noticed more bugs around your home? An expert says climate change may be the cause

Have you noticed more bugs around your home? An expert says climate change may be the cause

Dolphin that shared a tank with Lolita the orca at Miami Seaquarium moves to SeaWorld San Antonio

Dolphin that shared a tank with Lolita the orca at Miami Seaquarium moves to SeaWorld San Antonio

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

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Panda Palooza kicks off at National Zoo, marking start of giant goodbye to DC’s 3 giant pandas

Panda Palooza kicks off at National Zoo, marking start of giant goodbye to DC’s 3 giant pandas

Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave

Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave

Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species

Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species

U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site

U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site

Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction

Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction

5 cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian’s Front Royal, Va., zoo campus

5 cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian’s Front Royal, Va., zoo campus

Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? Police are trying to find out

Why was a lion cub found by a roadside in northern Serbia? Police are trying to find out

Moose charges, headbutts and stomps on woman who was walking her dog on wooded trail in Colorado

Moose charges, headbutts and stomps on woman who was walking her dog on wooded trail in Colorado

Prince George’s Co. animal shelter resumes adoptions after canine flu outbreak

Prince George’s Co. animal shelter resumes adoptions after canine flu outbreak

Eighth endangered Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle this year, wildlife officials say

Eighth endangered Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle this year, wildlife officials say

Thousands of mink let loose from fur farm in Pennsylvania

Thousands of mink let loose from fur farm in Pennsylvania

Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park

Gator with missing nose and upper jaw finds new home in Florida reptile park

Private Louisiana zoo claims federal seizure of ailing giraffe wasn’t justified

Private Louisiana zoo claims federal seizure of ailing giraffe wasn’t justified

Some easy (or mostly easy) life changes that have a big impact on the world’s oceans

Some easy (or mostly easy) life changes that have a big impact on the world’s oceans

How a family-owned dog training facility in Silver Spring competes with the ‘big dogs’

How a family-owned dog training facility in Silver Spring competes with the ‘big dogs’

Sioux Falls pauses plan to ditch arsenic-contaminated taxidermy display at state’s largest zoo

Sioux Falls pauses plan to ditch arsenic-contaminated taxidermy display at state’s largest zoo

After attacks, British prime minister says American XL Bully dogs are dangerous and will be banned

After attacks, British prime minister says American XL Bully dogs are dangerous and will be banned

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