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• Rocker Huey Lewis baits ducks to stop hunting near his Montana property

  
  Outposts — Authority: 517
  Musician Huey Lewis is in the news. He and several of his Montana neighbors have installed duck feeding stations along a waterway near their properties to effectively stop waterfowl hunting in the area, the Associated Press reports. At issue is the Mitchell Slough, which the Montana Supreme Court ruled a public ...
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• Honorary cute sleeping pet champion

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  I mean, really, does it get cuter than this? I posted pics like this last winter, and now that the heat’s on, Stanley has resumed snoozing on her favorite seasonal perch. P.S. I’m seeing Spike later! Look for pics early next week.
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• Come down kitty, kitty…

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  I’ve never experienced this, most likely because I have indoor cats, but I can imagine how anxiety ridden people feel when their cats are up a tree and won’t, or can’t, get down. Here’s a story from a woman in Pomona, NY, Petina Cole, whose cat-in-a-tree story ended well. I wish I had a photo of the cat, but ...
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• I’m just like Glenn Close!

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  Who knew? OK, I’m not blonde, rich, or a brilliant, award-winning actress. And I’ve certainly never, nor will I ever, have a blog post that includes these words: “Two summers ago….I hosted Jane Goodall at our house in Maine for four days.” And that’s not because I don’t have a house in Maine (unless you ...
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• Do Dogs Know Death?

  
  The Playing Field — Authority: 104
  How animals perceive death has been a longstanding puzzle. That animals understand death and grieve for their losses is no longer the question. For example, in her Coming of Age With Elephants , biologist Joyce Poole describes a mother elephant grieving for a stillborn baby-crying, slumped over, days on end spent ...
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• Cute sleeping pet competition…part 3

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  P&C friend and contributor Sally has risen to the challenge, and thinks she can take on Kate’s array of cute sleeping pet photos from yesterday. I think Stanley will hold the honorary title of cutest sleeping pet ever, just because she’s mine, and I wield the totally biased power to bestow the honor But I ...
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• The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

  
  4 The Love of Animals — Authority: 422
  The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind By Carl Zimmer  { source } Brian Hare, assistant professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, holds out a dog biscuit. “Henry!” he says. Henry is a big black schnauzer-poodle mix–a schnoodle, in the words of his owner, Tracy Kivell, another Duke ...
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• Dress up your dog for a cause

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  Frequent P&C readers know how your kind host feels about dressing up pets. However, this is for a good cause, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, and we make exceptions here for that kind of thing. There’s a lengthy release to go with this, which will continue after the jump. In the meantime, let’s get started: What ...
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• Transmitters implanted in orangutans for tracking after release into the wild

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  For the first time transmitters have been implanted in orangutans to track their daily movements. The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has implanted transmitters into three orangutans that have been released back into the wild from Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of ...
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• Cute sleeping pet competition…part 2

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  Uh oh. Stanley has some serious competition here. A while back I posted a photo of ilb’s sleeping puppy and suggested we may have a race in determining who had the cutest sleeping pets. Well, new P&C contributer Kate may be giving us a serious run for the prize. Kate e-mailed me to say that she and her ...
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• Videos and Photos: over 17,000 species discovered in waters beyond the suns reach

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  Deep, deep below the oceans surface, in a world of ever-present darkness, one would expect few, if any, species would thrive. However, recent expeditions by the Census of Marine Life (CoML) have found an incredible array of strange, diverse, and amazing creatures. To date a total of 17,650 species are now known to ...
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• Even therapy dogs need a break

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  A while back I told you about the therapy dogs program at New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where P&C friend and contributor ilb works as a doctor. Well he recently sent me this update on the adorable and hard-working Tali and Monty. Tali is the 6-year-old Portuguese water dog, a rescue, and ...
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• The Amazing Bouncing Pebble Toad (video)

  
  A Blog Around The Clock — Authority: 583
  Seen on DeLenes Facebook wall.... Read the comments on this post...
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• Do Dogs Laugh?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
        For many years psychologists and behavioral biologists agreed that laughter was a unique emotional expression found only in humans. However, as the study of animal emotions expanded this idea was called into question. The Nobel Prize winning ethnologist, Konrad Lorenz suggested that dogs are capable of ...
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• We are super cute

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  Been a while since you’ve seen these babies, from brother blog friend Sally, the proud staff member of Dubinsky and Gomez. As Sally says, quoting the kitties, “We are super cute.” I’d have to concur. Here are Princess Dubi and Gomez… Dubi is quietly watching over her kingdom, as you can see, while ...
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• Nora, live Saturday from Westchester Cat Show

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  Just a reminder to tune to P&C tomorrow to watch Nora the piano-playing cat, who will be live streamed at the Westchester Cat Show in White Plains. She’s the 2009 ASPCA Cat of the Year! I’ll post again tomorrow with the link. The fun starts at 1 p.m. Here’s how the event is supposed to go down according ...
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• Gucci rules (and I don’t mean the clothes)

  
  Paws 'n' Claws — Authority: 135
  Wow, one look at this first photo tells you who rules the roost in this house! Thanks to P&C friend MAKO from the brother blog for sending these pictures of his “little son.” As MAKO reports,”I love him dearly and he’s the best fuzzy companion!!! His name is Gucci and he turned 10 years old in July. He ...
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• Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious Than Jordanian Ones

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 651
  From the University of Haifa: University of Haifa scientists in partnership with counterparts in Jordan reveal: Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones. (Image: hsdevries) A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found ...
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• Starfish Prepare for Hot Conditions by Taking a Long, Cold Drink

  
  80beats — Authority: 632
  Like humans, sea stars enjoy lounging on the shore during the hot summer months. But when they get too hot, they can’t run for shade, so they have a back-up plan—fattening themselves with cold ocean water before the tide recedes, according to new research published in the journal The American Naturalist . ...
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• Montanas inaugural wolf-hunting season closes; its deemed a success

  
  Outposts — Authority: 517
  Montanas inaugural wolf-hunting season came to an end this week and has been deemed a success by state wildlife officials. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks called for the season to close half an hour after sunset on Monday after receiving word that the statewide quota of 75 was nearly reached. "We hit 72 of the ...
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