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In the early years of the 20th century the Western World was becoming obsessed with the idea of air travel. Before the advent of heavier-than-air craft that led to aviation as we know it today, people traveled by airship. One small gray tabby cat, named Kiddo, was included in the crew of the airship America on its attempt to be the first of its kind to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Christmas is a time when people often choose to give to charity as a part of the spirit of the holidays. One way that you can help spread hope and prosperity around the world is by giving the gift of an animal through Heifer International. With your donations the organization is able to supply small farmers in third world nations with an animal or group of animals that help these people rise above abject poverty.

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!

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.

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

A team of researchers set up a series of motion activated cameras in northwestern Australia to study crocodiles last May, but when they discovered why one of their cameras ended up 70 miles away, they couldn’t help but to share it with the entire internet!

Pit bulls have gotten a really bad reputation over the past couple of decades and it has led to numerous communities banning the breed. While some of the dogs have shown aggressive and even violent tendencies, they can also have a sweet, caring side that gets far less press. This has led to many debates over whether it is really the dogs or the owners that are at fault. Lilly is one pit bull that has challenged the bad press after saving her owner from an oncoming train.