BOGOTA (Reuters) - A hippopotamus that escaped three years ago from a zoo built by the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has been spotted living in the wild near the Magdalena river, according to a local magazine. More »
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WARSAW (AFP) - A public radio station in Poland aired non-stop bird-song for 24 hours in a bizarre protest against plummeting license fee revenues that journalists say are undermining commercial-free programming. More »
BEIRUT (AFP) - Snakes and the number 13 are not usually considered good luck charms, but Condi and her 12 serpent siblings have brought happiness to a couple in Lebanon. More »
LONDON (AFP) - A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday. More »
A police officer could be prosecuted after two German Shepherd dogs died when they were left in a private vehicle in hot weather. More »
The German Shepherds baked to death in a private car belonging to their handler which was parked at Nottinghamshire Police headquarters as temperatures soared to 29.4C. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Wild sheep on a remote Scottish island are shrinking, and scientists blame global warming. More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 800 animal and plant species have gone extinct in the past five centuries with nearly 17,000 now threatened with extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported on Thursday. More »

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