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The next time I go fishing, I'm taking this bird.  It's skills are far superior to mine.  Who needs a rod and reel when you can just use ingenuity?

Fred and Judy Clark are dog people. That must be clearly understood right from the start. Their family was complete with two grown children living with them at the time and their young hunting dog, Jake, a Yellow Labrador Retriever. Then a ginger and white tabby cat named DeBeau moved in next door. He apparently had his own agenda in mind when he arrived.

For scent hounds who are known for their larger than average 'drop ears,' it begs the question: "What's up with those dumbo-size auricles? Some say it provides their masters with an easy way to pick them up. President Lyndon B. Johnson had two beagles in the White House named Him and Her that raised the ire of the public when he lifted them by their ears while conducting a press conference on the White House lawn.

About a hundred stray and semi-feral cats roam the vermilion walkways of Beijing's 500-year-old Forbidden City. Descended from felines “employed” to keep the Chinese emperor's stomping grounds rat-free, these mainly white cats have less work to do these days and by the looks of it they're enjoying their retirement to the max.

Remember that old nonsense rhyme about The Owl and the Pussy Cat? The pair started out by going to sea together and ended with dancing by the light of the moon. In a case of life imitating art, Fum the cat and Gebra the barn owl are best friends and enjoy playing with one another as much as they can. There are times when it seems that they might be ready to attack one another, but it is all in fun.

Sure, the coconut rhinoceros beetle is a nasty-looking bug, but no one’s more prepared to keep them from invading Hawaii than the United States Navy! Will these destructive beetles get kicked out of Hawaii before it’s too late?

The Solar-Powered Frightened Grasshopper is actually a do-it-yourself kit that allows you to build your very own solar-powered robot. It can be fun for you or a great science project for your kids.

Okay, let's face it.  We're all adults here.  We've all had days in which we've done something stupid and we end out seeing (in a figurative sense) a manifestation of what's in that picture to the right.  That being said, the reactions of people in this video are hysterical.

What is a trophic cascade?  And what do wolves have to do with such a thing?  This video shows how everything in nature is intertwined--and beautiful.

The Dog Umbrella may seem ridiculous to some, and indeed it is referred to as a gag gift, but I have known quite a few dogs that were loathe to go out in the rain. Then there are the dog owners who are loathe to the smell of wet dog. Between those two there is nothing to gag on about this idea.

The mysterious 500 acre forest of Morgan Island holds a massive colony of nearly 4,000 rhesus monkeys, but strangely enough, this island is just off the coast of South Carolina! How did the monkeys get there? Why are there so many of them? Why didn’t you know about this?

Who's to really say how smart our pets are? Is there any way to measure? Truth be told, scientists have discovered that several animal species  can recall past experiences and have a distinct mental perspective,  albeit one very different from humans. Read on for some more information, and hopefully, a few laughs too.

The feline revolution has begun! Head for the hills! These kitties are armed and intelligent! 

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for our buzzing and pollinating pals, it looks like the world’s wild bumble bees are catching viruses from diseased honeybees… Uh-Oh…

I’ve owned two of the stinky slinkies, aka “ferrets,” over the years, and I can safely tell you that a healthy diet goes a very long way when it comes to the longevity, health and happiness of your pet ferret. It is way too easy to provide poor nutrition to a ferret, so here’s a handy list of tips to ensure your ferret eats well!

It was just last year that seven-year-old Raul Kutliakhmetov of Siberia discovered that his favorite stray dog -- the one he would play with on occasion -- had fallen into a service shaft. He ran home, had a bite to eat, changed  clothes, and return to try to rescue the feral mutt. Instead of playing the hero he fell 9 feet down the shaft and became a second victim of the open hole. With the temperature dipping down to just 14° Fahrenheit, he was in serious trouble, but his faithful friend kept him warm for 72 hours until help finally arrived.

If Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was alive today, he would be beaming with pride to learn how PetChatz updated his classical conditioning research from the last century. It was then his behavioral observations determined that dogs could be triggered to salivate by what he called a "conditioned reflex," where when a bell or metrodnone was sounded accompanied by a food presentation, the dog would drool.

When you’re trying to sleep in on the weekend, you might feel like that singing blue jay happily perched right outside your window is the loudest creature alive. Consider yourself lucky, as nature has plenty of much louder and more obnoxious animals that really tick off their neighbors!

The story of the unusual bond between a crow and a kitten began back in 1999 when the kitten turned up in the yard of Wallace and Ann Collito. It was so small that at first they thought it was a rat. Once they discovered it was a kitten they figured that someone had thrown it over the fence of their Massachusetts mobile home park. They were worried about the cat's welfare, right up until they noticed that she already had a caretaker -- a crow.

And we have a contender for 2014’s strangest story, and it’s only February! Remus Cernea has pushed a bill into the Romanian parliament that would give dolphins many of the same legal rights as humans do…