In this exclusive video to Yahoo News, professional formula driver Ken Gushi has an extremely close call with a wild deer who runs across the road directly into Gushi's path.Gushi was test driving the forthcoming Toyota Scion FR-S in northern California.
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A confused tiger at a zoo thought he was being visited by a big cat relative when he spotted a giant pair of paws through its compound window.


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]]> In what may be one of the most 'aww'-inducing stories of the day, two sick dogs from Corpus Christi, Texas, made their way to a human hospital and waited patiently in the lobby, KIII TV reports.
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]]> An orca that had become entangled in a crayfish pot off a New Zealand beach cried for the help of nearby orcas, but is alive thanks to a local diver who plunged in with a knife and cut the mammal loose. Part of the event was videotaped, and the orca's..
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]]> Paul James Deakin of Llanmartin, Newport received a £250 fine after pleading guilty to a Section 8 offence of the Protection of Animals Act 1911, that is to knowingly place on land edible matter which has been rendered poisonous.


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]]> A giant 40-foot whaleshark from the Arabian sea was brought to a port city in Pakistan by a group of fisherman.
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]]> A man flying a helicopter snapped the latest phenomenal photo making its rounds. The amazing shot shows low-lying clouds hugging buildings in a Panama City beach.
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]]> We're appealing for a quiet country home for Heidi where she will have the company of at least one other dog. But somewhere a little closer to Devon than the Swiss Alps!


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]]> Police in Melbourne, Australia learned firsthand this week just how frustrating such a chase can be. After four hours, officials finally captured a goat that was running through traffic near the city's zoo, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
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]]> Latest figures released by Defra show that over half of Class A eggs were laid by hens which were not cooped-up in cruel cages.


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]]> Scientists on an expedition to sample a deep-sea trench got a surprise when their traps brought back seven giant crustaceans glimpsed only a handful of times in human history. The "supergiant" amphipods are more than 20 times larger than their typical..
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]]> Here are 16 videos of different cats fighting or loving the vacuum. Some you have seen, some I don't like (cornered kitty) but some I LOVE. Especially the cats who love the vacuum. Too cute. :) Check out some videos for a smile.
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]]> I think this is kind of bizarre, and not that funny...but it is interesting. Meet breading - the latest Internet fad that's part LOLcats, part baked goods. It's simple: Cat owners poke a hole into a slice of bread and push their pet's head through it.
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]]> On Saturday, October 15, 2011 at approximately 5:00 p.m., a 45-year-old Warren resident approached a woman holding two leashed Dobermans outside the Fresh Approach market on Campbell Road in the City of Royal Oak. He asked the woman (the 26-year-old girl
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]]> In many regards, it's a different world in Alaska. For most Americans, the sight of a moose trapped and bellowing in the front lawn would be completely unheard of. But it's just another day at the office for the "Alaska State Troopers"
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]]> Pet treat labels often include BHA, BHT, Ethoxyquin, Sodium Metabisulfite, and TBHQ among the ingredients. Renz notes that Del Monte and Purina routinely use these chemical ingredients, which are known to be carcinogenic and can also cause liver and
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]]> Cassie is a 6 month old female cat who was rescued by a Good Samaritan with her Momma Aurora, and her brother Nutmeg. Cassie is a beautiful, petite, diluted calico with gorgeous creamy fur that fades almost to peach in some places.
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]]> An RSPCA rescue dog who is learning agility to relieve the boredom of an eight-month spell in kennels is hoping his new found skills will help him weave his way into someone's heart.


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]]> We came to the rescue of an exhausted fallow deer that was fighting for his life after becoming tangled in electric fence tape in Worcestershire.


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]]> Our Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Cheshire is caring for nine birds of prey which have been bred and raised as pets and then thought to have been dumped.


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]]> This Saturday, Bakehouse Art Complex is hosting "Savage," an exhibit by animals for animals. Critters and beasts from Zoo Miami used their snouts, trunks, and feet to paint one-of-a-kind artworks. Sales will benefit conservation efforts at the local zoo.
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]]> This video is just too cute. You have to watch it. Enjoy!. :)
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]]> WARNING! The music in this video is really loud and annoying so I would turn down your volume before you watch this video. But the bunny is pretty cute and worth watching. He really herds the sheep!
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]]> All creatures great and small in our ever popular animal gallery
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]]> Birds squabbling at a 'vulture restaurant' and a rescued orangutan and her baby are among the pick of this week's images from the natural world

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]]> PETA ads that were deemed too hot to air during the Super Bowl.
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]]> Now in its 126th year, the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is still going strong and even attracting a growing overseas crowd.
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]]> When 4 year-old Lucus Hembree was diagnosed with Sanfilippo syndrome, an incurable disease that causes severe neurological damage, his family searched long and hard to find him a service dog.
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]]> ELEPHANTS could be the key to controlling grasses and reduce bushfire risks in Australia, an expert says. Professor David Bowman, from the University of Tasmania, said it was crazy idea but it was a thought
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]]> Champis, the Swedish herding rabbit is now world’s famous as his video has been seen around the world this weekend. Forget sheep herding dogs and keep your eye out for sheep herding rabbits.
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]]> This is all you saw at first, or maybe this is all that your mind could take in at one time -- not a whole picture, but manageable bits and fragments. You saw a large, white shape lumped by the side of the road.
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]]> TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas legislator is trying to give the dog breed that played Toto in "The Wizard of Oz" a leg up by making it a state symbol.


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]]> Watch this adorable video of a boxer puppy greeting a pack of cows.
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]]> Not sure which critter is your spirit animal? Take our creature quiz, then forward this message to others so they can join the my wilderness herd.


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]]> A nature photographer captured this adorable video of a baby deer at Departure Bay Beach on Vancouver Island, Canada. The video was first posted online in December 2010, but has gone viral in recent weeks.
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]]> As so many C2 members enjoyed the other Canada Party video I thought I'd add this one as well. So with a little humor from our northern neighbors who also laugh at their own faults here it is.
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]]> It's easier to grow bigger in the sea with the water holding up your weight, say researchers.
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]]> A dozen prisoners shoveled snow to help clear a stray dog shelter housing 300 dogs just outside Bucharest on Monday, as temperatures plummeted to five degrees Fahrenheit. (Jan. 30)

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]]> ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2012) — Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are the top marine predator, wherever they are found, and seem to eat everything from schools of small fish to large baleen whales, over twice their own size. The increase in hunting territories
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]]> As you may or may not know, Bo, formerly 'Worthless', was the reason I started Dogs Deserve Better. I'd drive by him every day, nearly wrecking as I stared obsessively out my car window and tried simultaneously to negotiate the hairpin turn.
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]]> A bunch of tourist enjoying themselves on the Cajun Pride Swamp Tours in LaPlace, Louisiana happened upon a battle of the centuries. An alligator and an ordinary house-cat had a face off over a very yummy chicken dinner.
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]]> Thank you to the many people in Worcester who have reported their concerns about a female mallard duck who has a plastic can holder stuck in her mouth and around the back of her neck.


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]]> We're pretty sure baby sloth bath time is the best time of the day, especially when there's a tasty hibiscus flower in it as a reward.

Not, not for you, for the sloths, sorry.

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