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Beluga calf in Chicago is meeting the aquarium’s pod and will soon be named

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Beluga calf in Chicago is meeting the aquarium’s pod and will soon be named

Foster and the Texas State Bobcats visit conference foe Arkansas State

Foster and the Texas State Bobcats visit conference foe Arkansas State

Man whose wife was killed in a hippo attack in Africa sues the US company that booked the trip

Man whose wife was killed in a hippo attack in Africa sues the US company that booked the trip

Meet Olan, Palm Beach Zoo’s bold new Malayan tiger that treads the habitat’s elevated trails

Meet Olan, Palm Beach Zoo’s bold new Malayan tiger that treads the habitat’s elevated trails

Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day

Elephants trumpet, squeak and flap their ears after their complex move across an Australian city

Elephants trumpet, squeak and flap their ears after their complex move across an Australian city

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AP PHOTOS: Westminster is the Super Bowl of dog shows

AP PHOTOS: Westminster is the Super Bowl of dog shows

Oil and gas advocate named by Trump to lead agency that manages federal lands

Oil and gas advocate named by Trump to lead agency that manages federal lands

Monty the giant schnauzer wins Westminster dog show

Monty the giant schnauzer wins Westminster dog show

Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won’t cover federal share

Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won’t cover federal share

PHOTO COLLECTION: Westminster Dog Show

PHOTO COLLECTION: Westminster Dog Show

Fugitive dog recaptured in New Orleans after gaining national fame for escapades

Fugitive dog recaptured in New Orleans after gaining national fame for escapades

PHOTO COLLECTION: Westminster Dog Show

PHOTO COLLECTION: Westminster Dog Show

A giant schnauzer named Monty has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show

A giant schnauzer named Monty has won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show

Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay

Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay

What the Westminster show dogs’ names mean

What the Westminster show dogs’ names mean

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

Arizona has added an endangered bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state

Arizona has added an endangered bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state

Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers

Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers

What makes a dog a winner? A Westminster Kennel Club judge explains

What makes a dog a winner? A Westminster Kennel Club judge explains

Call it the Dog Bowl. Westminster show’s canine athletes get their piece of Super Bowl weekend

Call it the Dog Bowl. Westminster show’s canine athletes get their piece of Super Bowl weekend

Dolly, the oldest rhino in the US, has died at a Tennessee zoo at age 56

Dolly, the oldest rhino in the US, has died at a Tennessee zoo at age 56

The number of venomous snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder

The number of venomous snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club

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