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Illinois Bill Allows Miniature Horses as Service Animals

The Illinois Senate has passed legislation designating miniature horses as recognized service animals. The bill allows equines to accompany disabled students to school and other public venues currently open to service dogs.

Foto Friday: Underwater Polar Bear

  Gosh, they're not fat at all when you look at them underwater. They're just -- streamlined. And buoyant. The lighting in the zoo's polar bear pool makes it all look nice n blue. All these pictures are unretouched, un-enhanced. I will schedule the rest of the pictures for  …

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Dog domestication may have helped humans thrive while Neandertals declined

Foto Friday: Tiger, Tiger (part one)

  I mentioned some tiger pictures I had, some weeks ago. Maybe you have been wondering when I would put them up. Here are a couple to mull over. More in two weeks. Will alternate with some very lovely polar bear pictures, OK? The tigers normally have a great deal of space o …

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Sacred white buffalo intentionally killed, investigation under way | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Lightning Medicine Cloud, a white buffalo, was born onto Arby Little Soldier’s Lakota Ranch with great ceremony. Now, at just under one-year-old, the sacred and rare calf is dead. Authorities believe the animal and his mother were intentionally killed.

BBC Video - Tagged cuckoos complete journey

Hot pace, talented field for 138th Kentucky Derby - Yahoo! News

This brings back memories of last year's Vinemeet in Louisville, and, of course, our all-day visit to Churchill Downs.   There's a horse in today's race for Dowser, too... named "Gemologist."

Bear & Two Cubs Stuck In A Tree In Altadena, Calif. (VIDEO)

A mama bear and her two cubs have been sleeping and hanging out in a tree above a neighborhood near Altadena, Calif. Thursday, and they show no signs of tiring of their new home. Kinneloa Mesa homeowners first spotted the bears in their driveway early Thursday morning, reports …

BIRDS are BETTER than DOGS! (I have proof!!!)

  THE PROOF THAT BIRDS ARE BETTER THAN DOGS:   It is hard to argue that dogs, at least by first impressions, are better pets than birds.  Until recently, I believed that was the case… with cats being a close second for their pest control and purring attribut …

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The Most Annoyingly Cute Thing Ever: Dog Holds Owner's Hand (VIDEO)

Sometimes, you just need somebody to hold your hand—err, paw.

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