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Over the past couple of weeks much of the nation has been dealing with the grip of an icy blast coming out of the north. It has been disrupting air travel across the country -- including the bird population. Who would have guessed that birds face the same problems with icing of the wings that jumbo jets do? A flock of ducks discovered this fact the hard way recently.

Paul Barton has been playing to the elephants at the Elephantstay program at the Royal Elephant Kraal & Village in Thailand since 1996, but it wasn't until he met Peter that one of the elephants felt compelled to join in. Peter is now a piano-playing pachyderm who totally loves to rock out to a bit of the boogie woogie blues. With his trunk he turns Paul's solo into a delightful duet.

That’s right, gamers: You can make the world a better place for our animal friends by meeting certain challenges set in the newest installment of the hit videogame franchise Zoo Tycoon recently released for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Pass the controller, it’s time to save the planet!

Nature is not gentle, but it does design creatures to survive in harsh terrain.  Here is what I suspect is a daily occurrence between the hunter and the hunted... only the hunted is quite surly.

At one time, the Florida black bear was hunted from a booming population of around 12,000, down to a few surviving hundred. With the black bear population roaring back in the Sunshine State, the crafty bears are quickly encroaching on human property…

Northerners have developed a now-familiar migratory pattern of leaving their empty nests in the North to head South during their retirement years -- or seasonally (December through the March) -- if they can't afford relocation. In the past, they used to be easily identifiable by their white hair color (or sometimes light blue or orange from a dye job gone bad) and were often witnessed driving gas-guzzling Cadillacs or Lincolns down Highway 1.

This cat knows how to stay clean.  She even knows how to dry herself--in an oddly human manner...

You and your pets are at your most comfortable at home, but if you haven’t been careful with keeping toxic common household items far away from fuzzy, feathered and scaly family members, you’re asking for trouble. Here’s some simple tips to avoid having to take Fido to get his tummy pumped:

From December 5 to December 8, 2013, Petsmart is having a Friends and Family Sale. Yo ucan get 15% off of  $60, 20% off $100 or 30% off $150 or more. Use code 12FF60. Free shipping with no minimums. Sale is over tomorrow, so make sure to go and stock up on basics here.

Lions and Tigers and Bears!  Oh, my!  Noah's Ark Sanctuary has all three--living together after being rescued from an abusive home.