Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/science/animals-and-pets science Animals & Pets News en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:55:31 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/science/animals-and-pets http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_panda_rescue ap/20100209/as_china_panda_rescue AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:55:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_panda_rescue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.830d9e74759f4f2f872bacc070bf4c56.china_panda_xvt101.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=eRQmDJYuY8f0aA8pO0X15w--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A panda eats bamboo in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was like getting a cat out of a tree &mdash; Sichuan style.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_china_panda_rescue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.830d9e74759f4f2f872bacc070bf4c56.china_panda_xvt101.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=eRQmDJYuY8f0aA8pO0X15w--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="A panda eats bamboo in Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_antarctica_whaling ap/20100209/as_antarctica_whaling AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:53:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_antarctica_whaling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.f17c734cb05a4e4dbe4a4f3c3589c705.antarctica_whaling_tok801.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AcWEFX0cGykarNsC3ppLWg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship the Bob Barker, right, and the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.3 collide in the waters of Antarctica Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. It was the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet. (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research)" border="0" /></a>AP - Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_as/as_antarctica_whaling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100206/capt.f17c734cb05a4e4dbe4a4f3c3589c705.antarctica_whaling_tok801.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AcWEFX0cGykarNsC3ppLWg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd's ship the Bob Barker, right, and the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.3 collide in the waters of Antarctica Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. It was the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet. (AP Photo/Institute of Cetacean Research)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaanimaltiger afp/20100209/chinaanimaltiger AFP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:40:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaanimaltiger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623634556-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=DbI1ZrhIMyIBJooWewlsog--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. China said it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.(AFP/File/Str)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China said Tuesday it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/sc_afp/chinaanimaltiger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265623634556-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=DbI1ZrhIMyIBJooWewlsog--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="A tiger cools off from summer heat in a pool at a zoo in Hefei, east China's Anhui province. China said it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.(AFP/File/Str)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/australiajapanwhaling afp/20100209/australiajapanwhaling AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:48:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/australiajapanwhaling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265690824699-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9iC01fpweXyHl86P1_2nEw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Sea Shepherd ship "Bob Barker" (L) collides with Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru No. 3 (R) in Antarctic waters. Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.(AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/Glenn Lockitch)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_asia_afp/australiajapanwhaling"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265690824699-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9iC01fpweXyHl86P1_2nEw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Sea Shepherd ship "Bob Barker" (L) collides with Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru No. 3 (R) in Antarctic waters. Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.(AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/Glenn Lockitch)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_uk_afp/britainaustraliajusticeentertainmentoffbeat afp/20100208/britainaustraliajusticeentertainmentoffbeat AFP world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_uk_afp/britainaustraliajusticeentertainmentoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265636563800-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GnREVTQuHGH8HQuBaELGjQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="ITV has been fined £1,670 for cruelty to animals over an episode of "I'm A Celebrity.. " which saw contestants kill and eat a rat, a spokesman has said.(AFP/File/null)" border="0" /></a>AFP - ITV has been fined £1,670 for cruelty to animals over an episode of "I'm A Celebrity.. " which saw contestants kill and eat a rat, a spokesman said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_uk_afp/britainaustraliajusticeentertainmentoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265636563800-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GnREVTQuHGH8HQuBaELGjQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="ITV has been fined £1,670 for cruelty to animals over an episode of "I'm A Celebrity.. " which saw contestants kill and eat a rat, a spokesman has said.(AFP/File/null)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sc/us_global_warming_pika ap/20100206/us_global_warming_pika AP science Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:42:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sc/us_global_warming_pika"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.b9e4e243774c4813b0ff3e215f260f87.global_warming_pika_utms101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1umBO5mx2mNy7oNYJmYDcQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a mountain-dwelling American pika. The American pika, a small mountain-dwelling mammal in the West that can't tolerate the heat could become the first animal in the continental United States to get federal protections primarily because of climate change. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to announce Friday Feb. 5, 2010 whether the American pika will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/US Geological Survey, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The American pika isn't heading for the endangered species list, but federal scientists said there's no question it bears watching as the West warms in the coming decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sc/us_global_warming_pika"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.b9e4e243774c4813b0ff3e215f260f87.global_warming_pika_utms101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1umBO5mx2mNy7oNYJmYDcQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a mountain-dwelling American pika. The American pika, a small mountain-dwelling mammal in the West that can't tolerate the heat could become the first animal in the continental United States to get federal protections primarily because of climate change. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to announce Friday Feb. 5, 2010 whether the American pika will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. (AP Photo/US Geological Survey, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100206/ts_csm/278632 csm/20100206/278632 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:46:48 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Scientists have not yet conclusively identified the species of shark responsible for a fatal attack on a kite surfer off a Stuart, Fla., beach, but they have ruled out any involvement by a great white shark. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_us/us_fatal_shark_attack ap/20100205/us_fatal_shark_attack AP us Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:59:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_us/us_fatal_shark_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.5021ac17764d4caa9b84a8c8a09b9212.fatal_shark_attack_flstu101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=JyYtnW3CXo3y5RwE1fRCjA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A 2007 photo provided by Chris Shultz shows Stephen Schafer kiteboard surfing. Schafer, 38, was was fatally attacked by sharks off a Stuart, Fla., beach Wednesday, Feb 3, 2010. Schafer was the first person killed in a shark attack in Florida in five years, experts said. (AP Photo/The Stuart News, Chris Shultz)" border="0" /></a>AP - A shark up to 9 feet long likely intended to eat the man it fatally attacked off South Florida, a shark expert said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_us/us_fatal_shark_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.5021ac17764d4caa9b84a8c8a09b9212.fatal_shark_attack_flstu101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=JyYtnW3CXo3y5RwE1fRCjA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A 2007 photo provided by Chris Shultz shows Stephen Schafer kiteboard surfing. Schafer, 38, was was fatally attacked by sharks off a Stuart, Fla., beach Wednesday, Feb 3, 2010. Schafer was the first person killed in a shark attack in Florida in five years, experts said. (AP Photo/The Stuart News, Chris Shultz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pandas_arrive ap/20100205/as_china_pandas_arrive AP world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:09:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pandas_arrive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.ac8ca9cdbe5740578aae1f1b35becb1a.aptopix_pandas_depart_vasw111.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=5CPiai.bQHnB5hZ3qdMMcA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Nicole Meese sits with and feeds giant panda Tai Shan of Washington after being loaded onto a cargo plane to be shipped back to China, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two American-born pandas arrived in their new China home Friday, bringing a welcome dose of cuddly to the countries' currently strained relations.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pandas_arrive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.ac8ca9cdbe5740578aae1f1b35becb1a.aptopix_pandas_depart_vasw111.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=5CPiai.bQHnB5hZ3qdMMcA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="Nicole Meese sits with and feeds giant panda Tai Shan of Washington after being loaded onto a cargo plane to be shipped back to China, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100205/ts_csm/278325 csm/20100205/278325 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:49:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Lifeguard Dan Lund had no idea that the kite surfer bobbing a quarter-mile off a Florida beach Wednesday afternoon was surrounded by sharks and bleeding. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_us/us_pandas_depart ap/20100204/us_pandas_depart AP us Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:22:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_us/us_pandas_depart"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.0a6a4d867c6d4c66bf50b10ddae2c40d.pandas_depart_dcjm101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2h.DKEmti3kYF9.lNV1ONQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senior Zoo Curator Brandie Smith feeds 4 and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan a piece of pear shortly before the panda left the National Zoo for China in a steel crate in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. 'I wanted to feed him pear because it's his favorite,' says Smith, 'he's a great bear with a great personality and he did a great job today.' On Thursday, 3-year-old Mei Lan of Atlanta and 4�-year-old Tai Shan of Washington will fly to new homes in Sichuan, China, to become part of a panda breeding program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - They were treated like pop idols &mdash; except for being stuck in travel crates.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_us/us_pandas_depart"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.0a6a4d867c6d4c66bf50b10ddae2c40d.pandas_depart_dcjm101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2h.DKEmti3kYF9.lNV1ONQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senior Zoo Curator Brandie Smith feeds 4 and a half-year-old giant panda Tai Shan a piece of pear shortly before the panda left the National Zoo for China in a steel crate in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. 'I wanted to feed him pear because it's his favorite,' says Smith, 'he's a great bear with a great personality and he did a great job today.' On Thursday, 3-year-old Mei Lan of Atlanta and 4�-year-old Tai Shan of Washington will fly to new homes in Sichuan, China, to become part of a panda breeding program. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100204/ts_csm/278268 csm/20100204/278268 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:57:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Stephen Schafer, a Florida kite-surfer was killed by what some news outlets are claiming was a “swarm” of great white sharks about a quarter mile off Stuart Beach in Martin County Florida. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100204/sc_livescience/sharkattackonkitesurferextremelyrare livescience/20100204/sharkattackonkitesurferextremelyrare LiveScience.com science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:40:09 GMT LiveScience.com - Stephen Schafer, the kite surfer killed by a swarm of sharks off the coast of Florida Wednesday, was the victim of a terrifying but rare attack. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/scienceanimalsspideroffbeat afp/20100203/scienceanimalsspideroffbeat AFP science Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:34:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/scienceanimalsspideroffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265222035122-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=zsXWahDDMIS7fl9MmU9xRA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A spider clings to a rain filled web. Fog-catching nets which provide precious water in rain-starved parts of the world may be poised for a high-tech upgrade thanks to the spider.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Fog-catching nets which provide precious water in rain-starved parts of the world may be poised for a high-tech upgrade thanks to the spider.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/scienceanimalsspideroffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265222035122-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=zsXWahDDMIS7fl9MmU9xRA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="A spider clings to a rain filled web. Fog-catching nets which provide precious water in rain-starved parts of the world may be poised for a high-tech upgrade thanks to the spider.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pandas_return ap/20100203/as_china_pandas_return AP world Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:53:02 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pandas_return"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.73ab08b635664220ac5e71560825cee3.china_pandas_return_tok106.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=5MywgQSsXjswzThWm.0wSw--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="File- In this Aug. 27, 2007 file photo, Mei Lan, the only giant panda cub to be born in a U. S. zoo in 2006 is shown at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga. Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to the American-born giant panda arriving this week in her parents' homeland. The language lessons, a special diet and even blind dates are also part of the red-carpet welcome being rolled out for 3-year-old Mei Lan, or Beautiful Orchid, by Chinese caretakers ahead of her arrival Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ni hao &mdash; hello &mdash; Mei Lan! Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to an American-born giant panda arriving this week in her parents' homeland.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_pandas_return"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.73ab08b635664220ac5e71560825cee3.china_pandas_return_tok106.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=5MywgQSsXjswzThWm.0wSw--" align="left" height="130" width="117" alt="photo" title="File- In this Aug. 27, 2007 file photo, Mei Lan, the only giant panda cub to be born in a U. S. zoo in 2006 is shown at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga. Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to the American-born giant panda arriving this week in her parents' homeland. The language lessons, a special diet and even blind dates are also part of the red-carpet welcome being rolled out for 3-year-old Mei Lan, or Beautiful Orchid, by Chinese caretakers ahead of her arrival Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_pets_coats_for_cubs ap/20100202/us_fea_pets_coats_for_cubs AP us Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:38:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_pets_coats_for_cubs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100202/capt.a6a7f1f0460b46a69a89a13d5788071e.lifestyles_coats_for_cubs_nyls502.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=bwsDEwhrbXVNR72QChUfxg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This photo released by the Humane Society of the United States shows two week-old grey fox sleeping in donated fur. (AP Photo/Humane Society of the United States)" border="0" /></a>AP - Got a fur coat gathering dust? The Humane Society suggests the ultimate recycling &mdash; putting it on the backs of other animals.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_pets_coats_for_cubs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100202/capt.a6a7f1f0460b46a69a89a13d5788071e.lifestyles_coats_for_cubs_nyls502.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=bwsDEwhrbXVNR72QChUfxg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo released by the Humane Society of the United States shows two week-old grey fox sleeping in donated fur. (AP Photo/Humane Society of the United States)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_re_as/as_new_zealand_shark_attack ap/20100202/as_new_zealand_shark_attack AP world Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:21:53 GMT AP - A teenage New Zealand girl bitten by a shark bashed it over the head with her body board until it let her go, she said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100201/wl_asia_afp/nzealandanimalshark afp/20100201/nzealandanimalshark AFP world Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:43:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100201/wl_asia_afp/nzealandanimalshark"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100201/capt.photo_1265067778571-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=47XUFBOU71di9MlZIW6I2Q--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="The sun rising off the coast of New Zealand. A 14-year-old New Zealand girl escaped serious injury in a shark attack by furiously beating the creature about the head with her body board until it let go, it was reported Tuesday.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A 14-year-old New Zealand girl escaped serious injury in a shark attack by furiously beating the creature about the head with her body board until it let go, it was reported Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100201/wl_asia_afp/nzealandanimalshark"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100201/capt.photo_1265067778571-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=47XUFBOU71di9MlZIW6I2Q--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="The sun rising off the coast of New Zealand. A 14-year-old New Zealand girl escaped serious injury in a shark attack by furiously beating the creature about the head with her body board until it let go, it was reported Tuesday.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_re_us/us_midway_birds ap/20100201/us_midway_birds AP science Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:43:28 GMT AP - The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly failing to clean up toxic, lead-based paint at federal facilities on Midway Atoll. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_re_us/us_giant_squid_invasion ap/20100201/us_giant_squid_invasion AP us Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:38:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_re_us/us_giant_squid_invasion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.01bed8adf529462caf1ab570e841cf4f.giant_squid_invasion_la108.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=TaDl0SAthJu2PAR1rjqULg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="In this photo released by Newport Landing Sport Fishing taken on Sunday, Jan.31, 2010 showing Frankie Duenas, from Anaheim, Calif. holding a giant squid he caught off the coast of Newport Beach, Calif. Humboldt squid weighing up to 60 pounds have invaded the California waters off Newport Beach and are being caught by sport fishermen by the hundreds. The squid showed up last week and anglers started booking twilight fishing trips over the weekend to catch them. (AP Photo/Newport Landing Sport Fishing, Liz Garcia)" border="0" /></a>AP - Giant squid weighing up to 60 pounds have invaded the California waters off Newport Beach and are being caught by sport fishermen by the hundreds.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/pets/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_re_us/us_giant_squid_invasion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.01bed8adf529462caf1ab570e841cf4f.giant_squid_invasion_la108.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=TaDl0SAthJu2PAR1rjqULg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="In this photo released by Newport Landing Sport Fishing taken on Sunday, Jan.31, 2010 showing Frankie Duenas, from Anaheim, Calif. holding a giant squid he caught off the coast of Newport Beach, Calif. Humboldt squid weighing up to 60 pounds have invaded the California waters off Newport Beach and are being caught by sport fishermen by the hundreds. The squid showed up last week and anglers started booking twilight fishing trips over the weekend to catch them. (AP Photo/Newport Landing Sport Fishing, Liz Garcia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)