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Two humpback whales set records swimming between Australia and Brazil

Credit: Pacific Whale Foundation via AP

Two humpback whales set records swimming between Australia and Brazil

Red Robin: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Red Robin: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city

Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city

Meet Bentley, a joyful pup with a playful spirit

Meet Bentley, a joyful pup with a playful spirit

Meet Renesme, a soft cat ready for your cozy attention

Meet Renesme, a soft cat ready for your cozy attention

A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

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Animal welfare groups say 3 South African zoo elephants are depressed and sue to move them

Animal welfare groups say 3 South African zoo elephants are depressed and sue to move them

Unwanted lab rats find new homes and are adopted thanks to an Argentine organization

Unwanted lab rats find new homes and are adopted thanks to an Argentine organization

A look at the year of firsts at the 151st Preakness Stakes

A look at the year of firsts at the 151st Preakness Stakes

Colt making his racing debut dies after a race at Laurel, the day before the Preakness

Colt making his racing debut dies after a race at Laurel, the day before the Preakness

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

Indonesia’s first giant panda cub, Rio, is growing and healthy before his public debut

Indonesia’s first giant panda cub, Rio, is growing and healthy before his public debut

Animal welfare group finds systemic neglect at public dog shelters in Romania

Animal welfare group finds systemic neglect at public dog shelters in Romania

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th

Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation’s largest herd

Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation’s largest herd

It’s mosquito season and Capitol Hill residents are biting back

It’s mosquito season and Capitol Hill residents are biting back

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough

Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough

Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles

Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles

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