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Drug lord's escaped hippo sighted in Colombia

Reuters - Yesterday, 06:52 pm

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 »

Dog abandoned while having puppies
Press Assoc. - Yesterday, 04:27 pm
A dog was tied to a tree and abandoned as it went into labour, the RSPCA said. More »
Ozzy 'Devastated' As Pet Dog Eaten By Coyote
SkyNews - Yesterday, 10:41 am
Kelly, 24, told her online followers that the Black Sabbath rocker was upset by its demise. More »
Polish radio station protests... with bird-song
AFP - Wednesday, July 8 07:47 pm
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 »
Meet Condi: Rice finds namesake in Lebanon snake
AFP - Monday, July 6 03:38 pm
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 »
Pygmy hippo born at Edinburgh Zoo
AFP - Friday, July 3 07:41 pm
LONDON (AFP) - A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday. More »
Police dog handler 'could face prosecution'
ITN - Friday, July 3 07:42 am
A police officer could be prosecuted after two German Shepherd dogs died when they were left in a private vehicle in hot weather. More »
Officer Could Be Charged Over Dog Deaths
SkyNews - Friday, July 3 01:52 am
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 »
Climate change shrinks Scotland's wild sheep
Reuters - Thursday, July 2 07:02 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Wild sheep on a remote Scottish island are shrinking, and scientists blame global warming. More »
More than 800 wildlife species now extinct
Reuters - Thursday, July 2 01:05 am
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 »