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How Dolphins Can Help Us Meet Aliens

Before we talk to ET, let's chat with our fellow Earthlings

(Newser) - Scientists have been discovering plenty of new planets, and eventually, perhaps one will contain life—but we’d have no way to talk to the aliens. Until then, we can practice on creatures here on Earth: dolphins, who are capable of some surprisingly sophisticated thinking. We’ve tried to chat...

Watch Out: That Dog in Your Bed Could Kill You
Watch Out: That Dog
in Your Bed Could Kill You
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 23, 2011 6:24 PM CST

Watch Out: That Dog in Your Bed Could Kill You

You might even get the plague from your furry friends

(Newser) - Curling up with your dog or cat at the end of a tough day might not feel so warm and fuzzy after reading this: Allowing your pets to sleep in your bed could actually kill you, according to veterinary scientists. A new study shows that those who sleep with their...

Utah Law Would OK Shooting Homeless Animals

Animal rights organizations outraged

(Newser) - Irritated by the proliferation of stray cats and dogs? Just move to Utah, where soon you’ll be able to take care of the problem … by shooting them. The Stir points to a new law being proposed by Rep. Curt Oda, a Republican who wants to legalize the killing...

My Pet Is Psychic, Say 2/3 of US Owners

Most Americans believe pets have a sixth sense, at least about weather

(Newser) - Two-thirds of American pet owners believe their pets are psychic—about the weather, at least. And a whopping 43% say their pets have a sixth sense about bad news, a new survey shows. Pet owners relate stories of dogs and cats alerting them to thunderstorms, earthquakes, seizures, panic attacks—one...

Giant Foxes Stalking England
Giant Foxes
Stalking England
Jan 3, 2011 2:43 AM CST

Giant Foxes Stalking England

Cat-snacking vixen prowling nabes

(Newser) - Maybe it's revenge for fox hunting. Nervous Brits are reporting neighborhood stalkings by new "giant" foxes, apparently growing fat on easy pickings like garbage and pets. A 27-pound, 4-foot-long fox was recently killed in one town after killing a cat. Some 34,000 urban foxes live in Britain, reports...

Animals Face Obesity Epidemic, Too
Animals
Face Obesity Epidemic, Too
Nov 28, 2010 2:27 PM CST

Animals Face Obesity Epidemic, Too

Pets, wild animals, even research animals gaining weight

(Newser) - America is suffering from an obesity epidemic —and not just among the humans. A new study of more than 20,000 animals shows that even family pets, wild critters that live close to humans, and research animals are getting fatter, Scientific American reports. The biostatistician who published the study...

Bizarre 'Pet Hoarding' Surges in US
 Bizarre 'Pet Hoarding' Surges 
Sep 3, 2010 5:41 AM CDT

Bizarre 'Pet Hoarding' Surges

Many hoarders start as rescuers, experts say

(Newser) - You've heard of hoarding , but did you know it applies to pets, too? Experts say a growing number of Americans are hoarding large numbers of animals that become more and more difficult to take care of as they overwhelm their owners. Tragically, 25% of pet hoarders started out as rescuers...

Drunk Baboons Ravage Suburbia

Marauders plague South Africa vineyards

(Newser) - The vineyards and houses of one of South Africa's poshest suburbs are under siege—by groups of marauding Cape Baboons, who feast on sauvignon blanc grapes fermenting in the sun and terrorize locals. One troop of baboons recently broke into a family home in the Cape Town suburb and traumatized...

Two Zebras Run Through Streets Of Sacramento
Two Zebras Run Amok
Near Sacramento
Aug 15, 2010 11:40 AM CDT

Two Zebras Run Amok Near Sacramento

(Newser) - It's not uncommon for a dog or even a horse to break loose and run through a neighborhood, but residents of one Sacramento suburb were caught completely off-guard when they saw not one, but two zebras running through the streets of their neighborhood yesterday. The zebras, who are owned by...

11 Animals Celebs Fear
 11 Animals Celebs Fear 
guess who hates dogs?
Jul 15, 2010 10:54 AM CDT

11 Animals Celebs Fear

Apparently, MJ loved giraffes...but hated dogs

(Newser) - Sam Greenspan wants you to know that celebrities are, indeed, just like you. “But only if you have peculiarly irrational fears of flightless birds or farm animals,” he writes on 11points.com , where he offers up 11 strange celebrity animal phobias:
  • Adolf Hitler, et al: He is joined
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