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Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

Credit: AP/Phuoc Tuan

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection

Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

There’s a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool

There’s a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool

Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear

Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear

Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community

Spider lovers scurry to Colorado town in search of mating tarantulas and community

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Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?

Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?

Takeaways from The Associated Press’ report on lost shipping containers

Takeaways from The Associated Press’ report on lost shipping containers

Rescued pets out of states hit by Hurricane Helene are coming to Virginia

Rescued pets out of states hit by Hurricane Helene are coming to Virginia

Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant

Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant

Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history

Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history

WATCH: Police officer saves deer stuck in soccer net in Annapolis

WATCH: Police officer saves deer stuck in soccer net in Annapolis

Type of firefly could be first on federal endangered species list

Type of firefly could be first on federal endangered species list

Swine fever sweeps Italy’s north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods

Swine fever sweeps Italy’s north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

A man in south Lebanon cares for pets left behind as residents flee Israeli strikes

A man in south Lebanon cares for pets left behind as residents flee Israeli strikes

Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it

Montana man gets 6 months in prison for cloning giant sheep and breeding it

Pine martens are returned to southern England for the first time in a century

Pine martens are returned to southern England for the first time in a century

District Dogs agrees to pay DC $100,000 and improve safety measures following deadly flood

District Dogs agrees to pay DC $100,000 and improve safety measures following deadly flood

Virginia commission reverses decision to reopen winter crab dredging

Virginia commission reverses decision to reopen winter crab dredging

Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals

Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals

Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition

Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition

Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it

Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it

Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China

Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China

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