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Posts from the ‘Animals’ category

    The Whale Who Took Down SeaWorld
    Egg Industry Concession Is No ‘Victory’
    For Chimps, the End of Vivisection, Almost
    Cecil Is the Least of It

    “Mom, There’s a Fox in My Bed!”

    Alexander West was stunned to see the baby fox snuggled in his duvet in his bedroom on the second floor of his home in Hemel Hempstead, Herts. The youngster had left the back door of the townhouse open when he ran outside to play and the female fox had crept inside and made herself at home.

    Captive Orcas Killed by Mosquitoes

    According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), at least two orcas held captive at SeaWorld facilities died from West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses carried by mosquitoes.

    Dolphin Society ‘Incredibly Complex’

    Just for starters, they are the only mammals known to live in an “open society.” That means they don’t patrol or defend territorial boundaries against other groups. Rather, dolphin society is characterized by multiple levels of alliances and counter-alliances.

    Gray Whale Says Thank You

    “He came right up to our boat and almost mouthed, like, a thank you,” Dave Anderson said . “It was pretty awesome.” Anderson was one of a team of rescuers from the whale-watching group DolphinSafari.com who had just spent seven hours rescuing a California gray whale from 50 feet of wire fishing net.

    Missouri Law Would Ensure No Rights to Nonhumans

    A bill working its way through the Missouri legislature would prevent any future legislation in the state from granting “human-like” rights to animals. State representative Ward Franz said his bill is prompted by “outside animal-rights organizations coming into the state trying to impose their will on Missouri’s people and businesses.”

    Utah Bans Undercover Farm Photos

    Hard on the heels of Iowa’s ban on undercover investigations of factory farms, Utah passed a bill on Wednesday that ban photographing farm animals or operations under “false pretenses.” Both houses of the Legislature overwhelmingly voted for passage, and the bill now goes to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature.

    Elephants Mourn Elephant Whisperer

    His human friends are not the only people mourning the loss of Lawrence Anthony, the man known as the elephant whisperer. At Thula Thula, the private wildlife park in South Africa where he was the director of conservation, the entire herd of elephants who knew him and loved him, came to his home to say farewell.

    PETA Euphemizes as it ‘Euthanizes’

    With the blood of tens of thousands of animals on their hands, these two Lady Macbeths are probably incapable of stopping killing homeless pets on their own. So it’s time for animal protection organizations to speak up with a single, united voice against this unconscionable travesty.

    Dolphin Party … or Rally!

    A typical dolphin pod, or family, consists of about 12 individuals. So this video is beyond astonishing: roughly 2,000 dolphins all together as they race a whale-watching boat.

    Happy to Help, but Please Ask First

    There’s more and more evidence that chimps have what scientists call a “theory of mind” – the ability to understand the minds of others. (It was once thought that only humans had this ability.)