Critters on the Loose!
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When critters are on the loose, we have the story! News roundup of animals on the wild side.
Frozen Invasive Iguanas on the Loose? Falling From Trees in Florida.
nypost.com/2026/02/01/u...
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Floridians gather frozen iguanas by armloads as frigid temps leave them paralyzed, dropping from trees
Itâs raining reptiles!
https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/us-news/floridians-gather-frozen-iguanas-by-armload-as-frigid-temps-leave-them-paralyzed/
about 6 hours ago
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Sheep on the Loose in the Road! In Mt. Juliet, TENN.
www.wsmv.com/2026/02/05/o...
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Officers, animal control corral loose sheep near busy road in Mt. Juliet
The sheep may be in or near the roadway.
https://www.wsmv.com/2026/02/05/officers-animal-control-working-corral-loose-sheep-near-busy-road-mt-juliet/
about 7 hours ago
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Kanzi the Bonobo on the Loose! In his IMAGINATION, in this Johns Hopkins Research Study!
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party
âKanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know itâs not real.â...
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/watch-kanzi-the-bonobo-pretend-to-have-a-tea-party/
about 7 hours ago
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Kangaroo on the Loose! Corralled by Good Samaritans and Police in Cleveland, Texas!
www.kvue.com/article/news...
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A kangaroo ends up caught in barbed wire after getting loose in this Texas town
Someone nearby is missing a very bouncy escape artist.
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/kangaroo-caught-cleveland-texas/285-2c2d7785-6153-48e4-b98c-2c90036f3342
7 days ago
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Grey Fox on the Loose with Pipe Stuck Around his Neck! Residents of Corral de Tierra, CA Trap and Rescue Him! Heroes!
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
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'They are heroes': Neighbors save fox found struggling with pipe around its neck
"We don't know how this little fox got himself stuck."
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/bay-area-montery-county-fox-21320280.php
8 days ago
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San Francisco Mountain Lion no longer on the Loose! Tranquilized and captured safely by SFPD, SFFD, SF Animal Care and Control, SF Zoo, and California Fish and Widlife!
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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'Majestic' mountain lion captured after hourslong SF standoff
San Francisco Zoo officials arrived on the scene with tranquilizer darts.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/mountain-lion-san-francisco-21317850.php
9 days ago
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Kieran
10 days ago
Iâm sobbing so hard. This is what humanity is.
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Burrito Justice
9 days ago
âjust making sure youâre sorting your recycling and composting properlyâ
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Mountain Lion on the Loose! Making sure you're sorting your recycling properly! In San Francisco, CA!
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9 days ago
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Coyote on the Loose! Breaks INTO Alcatraz by Swimming Across the San Francisco Bay!
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San Francisco coyote swims to Alcatraz for first time ever
"This was the first time our park biologists observed anything like this."
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-coyote-alcatraz-21302218.php
18 days ago
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Kieran
20 days ago
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
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World's Fattest Parrots, The Flightless Kakapo, Is On the Loose - And Ready to Get Busy After Bumper Crop of Berries! In New Zealand!
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21 days ago
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Goat Joins Monkeys on the Loose! In St. Louis, MO!
www.tmj4.com/science-and-...
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Monkeys? A goat? Animals are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to find them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
https://www.tmj4.com/science-and-tech/animals-and-insects/monkeys-a-goat-animals-are-on-the-loose-in-st-louis-and-ai-is-complicating-efforts-to-find-them
21 days ago
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Emu on the Loose (Named Tina) Handcuffed by Sheriff After Hour Long Chase! In St. Johns County, Florida!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Runaway Emu Leads Florida Corporal in 45-Minute Police Chase
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/runaway-emu-florida-video.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.Et1q.lXMyjuPN46oV&smid=url-share
21 days ago
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Bears on the Loose Under New Houses in Altadena, CA! But is it the same Bear???
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Bears under California homes go from one-off to trend
Itâs unclear whether bear removed from Altadena house is same one seen under other homes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/another-bear-crawlspace-altadena
21 days ago
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Female Bottlenose Dolphins on the Loose! Evolved Clitorises for Lesbian Sex are Important News for Evolutionary Science!
www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/...
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Study: Dolphins Have Lots of Lesbian Sex Due to Evolved Clitorises
<p>"These are things that are critically important for us to understand evolutionarily. They may actually have something to teach us about our own sexuality."</p>
https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/18/study-dolphins-have-lots-lesbian-sex-due-evolved-clitorises
23 days ago
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Lizard on the Loose! (NOT A KOMODO DRAGON!) Rescued after being abandoned in Alameda, CA!
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Lizard mistaken for Komodo dragon rescued from Bay Area home
Alameda police and animal control rescued a large lizard initially reported as a Komodo dragon.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/lizard-mistaken-komodo-dragon-rescued-alameda-21291135.php?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69658b1d4ba26e000157b4e0&utm_campaign=trueanthem%2B3988&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
24 days ago
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Vervet Monkeys on the Loose, and AI is Making it Hard to Find them! In St. Louis, MO!
www.ky3.com/2026/01/12/h...
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How AI is complicating the search for monkeys in St. Louis
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
https://www.ky3.com/2026/01/12/how-ai-is-complicating-search-monkeys-st-louis/
24 days ago
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I'll make the popcorn! đż
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28 days ago
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Bear living under man's house in Altadena finally evicted! "Meantime, it's unclear where the bear went." ON THE LOOSE!
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Bear removed after living underneath Altadena home for months
The bear that's been living underneath an Altadena home for almost two months has been removed.
https://abc7.com/post/bear-removed-living-underneath-altadena-home-months/18374455/
28 days ago
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550 lb Black Bear on the Loose! Moves in under a manâs house in Altadena and wonât leave!
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about 1 month ago
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Lobsters on the Loose! Shipment Worth $400,000 of Unalive Lobsters Stolen in Illinois! đŠ
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about 1 month ago
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Bob Calhoun
about 1 month ago
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Giant millipede just dropped.
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And if you live in Australia, you can come home and find a disoriented Koala in your Christmas tree! Koala đš đ
youtu.be/ijRe4zvSFn4?...
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about 1 month ago
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Will Oremus
about 1 month ago
they donât tell you when you buy a christmas tree at the christmas tree farm that you could take it home, decorate it, and then be relaxing in your living room seven nights later when A BAT suddenly flies out and starts CRASHING AROUND YOUR HOUSE
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Michigan Police Look for the Owner of Well-Kept Wandering Pig that "Smells like Vanilla"! In Saginaw Township!
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Look: Michigan police seek owner of wandering pig
Police in Michigan are trying to find the owner of a small and friendly pig found wandering loose in a Saginaw Township mobile home park.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/look-michigan-police-seek-owner-175030941.html
about 2 months ago
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Cows on the Loose After Highway Crash! Cowboys to the Rescue! In Butler, MO.
www.kmbc.com/article/cowb...
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Cowboys called in to help after cattle get loose in I-70 crash
A crew of cowboys came to the rescue in Oak Grove after a crash on the interstate left cattle on the loose.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/cowboys-help-capture-loose-cattle-oak-grove-crash/69702727
about 2 months ago
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Exotic Serval Cat on the Loose! In Baltimore!
people.com/two-exotic-c...
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Large Exotic Cats Running Loose Around Ritzy Baltimore Neighborhood Spark Confused Calls for Help
Two exotic, serval-type cats were spotted roaming around an upscale in neighborhood in Baltimore, after which one was captured by animal control and another by its owner
https://people.com/two-exotic-cats-spotted-roaming-around-upscale-neighborhood-in-baltimore-11864180
about 2 months ago
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Rare, Giant 7-Armed Octopus on the Loose! Spotted in the Monterey Bay!
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
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Giant, rare 7-armed sea creature spotted in California's Monterey Bay
The animal can reach lengths of 13 feet and weigh up to 165 pounds.
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/seven-armed-octopus-california-monterey-21237565.php
about 2 months ago
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BREAKING NEWS -- NEW Tiny Pumpkin Toadlet Discovered On the Loose! The mini Toad-Like Frog is Only 1 CM Long! In Southern Brazil!
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New Species of Tiny Pumpkin Toadlet Discovered in Brazil's Cloud Forests
Deep in the mountains of southern Brazil, a bright orange frog, just over a centimeter long, hops into the spotlight.
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-species-of-tiny-pumpkin-toadlet-discovered-in-brazils-cloud-forests
about 2 months ago
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Dolphins and Orcas on the Loose! Found Hunting Salmon Cooperatively in British Columbia!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds
Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as âscoutsâ, in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/orca-killer-whale-dolphin-hunt-salmon-study-british-columbia-canada
about 2 months ago
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Mouse-Deer on the Loose! Back from Near Extinction after Reforestation in Singapore!
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/refo...
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Reforestation and wild pig decline spark surge in miniature deer in Singapore
Rabbit-sized, nocturnal and elusive, the greater mouse-deer hadnât been seen in Singapore for more than 80 years. Researchers long presumed it was locally extinct. In 2008, however, researchers confir...
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/reforestation-and-wild-pig-decline-spark-surge-in-miniature-deer-in-singapore/
about 2 months ago
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Tortoise on the Loose for 192 Years! Happy Birthday Jonathan!
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2 months ago
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NEW FRENCH HEIST JUST DROPPED!!! Snails on the Loose! $100,000 dollars worth of Snails Stolen from Souligné-sous-Ballon Snail Farm, in western France!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/w...
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The Heist of Its Culinary Crown Jewels Rocks a French Village
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/world/europe/france-escargot-heist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E8.wFIr._IBzVB4YfhC5&smid=url-share
2 months ago
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Black Bear on the Loose Inside California Man's Crawlspace! In Altadena, CA!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Black Bear, Uninvited, Moves Into California Manâs Crawl Space
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/california-bear-crawl-space.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.qSN2.LNO5dmzv5XdV&smid=url-share
2 months ago
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Drunk Raccoon on the Loose! Passes out on Liquor Store Bathroom Floor in Virginia!
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2 months ago
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Claude, the Iconic Albino Alligator of the California Academy of Science is Sadly on the Loose Across the Rainbow Bridge! Rest in Power, Claude!
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2 months ago
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dmercer.bsky.social
2 months ago
Finally enough snow to break out the squirrel picnic table!
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Gabe OrtĂz
2 months ago
đ¶ San Francisco Let me beat my feet Up and down Market Street I'm gonna climb Nob Hill Just to watch it get dark From the Top of the Mark đ¶
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Gay Rams on the Loose! Saving Gay Sheep to Produce Wool for the LBGTQIA+ Community in Germany!
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2 months ago
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Salmon on the Loose! Swimming upstream in Alameda Creek in Fremont, CA for the first time in 70 years!
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âEpicâ: Salmon seen far upstream in Bay Area creek for first time in 70 years
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming farther up a Bay Area creek than at anytime since the 1950s.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/alameda-creek-salmon-21199645.php?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6920e8360aed890001bff2a4&utm_campaign=article-share&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_source=marketing&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2JheWFyZWEvYXJ0aWNsZS9hbGFtZWRhLWNyZWVrLXNhbG1vbi0yMTE5OTY0NS5waHA%3D&time=MTc2NDAyODE5NTEwNQ%3D%3D&rid=MTNjMGFkN2UtNzFmYy00OWQxLWFlYWUtYWRkNjNiNWJlZTA0&sharecount=MA%3D%3D
2 months ago
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Bald Eagle on the Loose! Drops a dead cat through a driver's windshield in North Carolina!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Shocked US driver calls 911: âI just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshieldâ
Motorist told dispatcher âyou may not believe meâ and said windshield was shattered while driving on North Carolina highway
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/21/bald-eagle-cat-windshield
3 months ago
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Raccoons on the Loose! Right into our laps? Are Racoons the next domestic pet?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Cuter and closer: Raccoons may be on their way to becoming America's next pet
The rubbish raiders are showing reductions in snout length, a sign of early domestication, researchers say.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1j8j48e5z2o
3 months ago
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NEW WOLF PACK JUST DROPPED! Wolves on the Loose! In Plumas County, CA!
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New wolf pack found in California as numbers continue to rise
The pack lives in a remote valley where a different wolf pack was killed last month.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/new-california-wolf-pack-found-21195136.php
3 months ago
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Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whales on the Loose! Sighted for the first time in the wild, off Baja California, Mexico!
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These rare whales had never been seen alive. Then a team in Mexico sighted two
The search for a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/17/rare-gingko-toothed-beaked-whale-science-cetacean-research
3 months ago
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"LION" on the Loose turns out to be a Big Dog with a NEW HAIRCUT! In Ireland!
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Look: 'Lion' on the loose in Ireland was a big dog 'with a fresh haircut'
Police in Ireland investigating a viral video of a "lion" on the loose in the woods discovered the animal was in fact a Newfoundland dog "with a fresh haircut."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/look-lion-loose-ireland-big-161305612.html
3 months ago
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Owls, Snakes, and Wasps on the Loose! In the House of Dallas Cowboys head coach, Brian Schottenheimer!
www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/...
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Brian Schottenheimer's home once again struck by viral animal invasion
Dallas Cowboys' Brian Schottenheimer is preparing his team for Week 11 against the Raiders, but his family home is once again facing an animal distraction.
https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/brian-schottenheimer-home-once-again-struck-viral-animal-invasion
3 months ago
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Sheep on the Loose! In Mequon, Wisconsin!
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Mequon sheep on the loose; police, residents try to capture the animals
A pair of sheep are on the lam. For the last few weeks, those sheep have been spotted all around Mequon. Police say they have been taking a half-dozen phone calls about them every day.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mequon-sheep-loose-police-residents-233446853.html
3 months ago
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Chimpanzee "Mara" on the Loose! Inside the Indianapolis Zoo!
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https://fox59.com/indiana-news/escaped-chimp-reported-at-indianapolis-zoo-fire-crews-called-for-animal-bite/
3 months ago
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Sperm Whales on the Loose! Scientists say they use the "most complex non-human communication systems" they've seen at UC Berkeley!
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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UC Berkeley scientists hail breakthrough in decoding whale communication
The research shows overlap between whale calls and human language.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/scientists-breakthrough-decoding-whales-21184413.php
3 months ago
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