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Jack Hanna saves hikers from grizzly bear attack

Zookeeper Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, saved hikers from a possible grizzly bear attack Saturday. See the video below as Jack Hanna is interviewed by ABC News’ Diane Sawyer.
Jack Hanna and his wife Suzi were hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park in mid afternoon. As they came around a corner they [...]

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Bear steals car in Colorado for a short ride!

Here’s an interesting story about a black bear breaking into a car in Colorado and taking an unexpected joyride. I learned about this story in the BBC, “US bear takes short ride in car and leaves it wrecked“.
It seems the bear entered the car because it had a sandwich in the back seat. Once inside, [...]

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Mountain Lion sighting in Indiana: A Repost

A mountain lion sighting in Greene County, Indiana, east of Bloomfield, has been confirmed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The determination was made from photographs taken by motion-sensitive cameras.
Who knew that mountain lions existed in Indiana? I think this is exciting news as we’ve had mountain lion sightings in Michigan also.
To me it [...]

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Dog and deer video: “One Ball Dog vs. Deer”

This fun dog and deer video, titled “One Ball Dog vs. Deer”, was sent to us by e-mail by our friend Kathleen. It’s homemade, but awfully cute! I hope you enjoy it and share it.

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Insect Lore store is all bugs!

The Insect Lore store offers amazing items that our staff loves.
A few years ago, Carl and Jean purchased the Insect Lore Butterfly Garden from the Insect Lore store for our entire staff.
Karen McDiarmid, our art director, told me her wonderful story about her experience with the Insect Lore Butterfly Garden:
“Carl and Jean bought all of [...]

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Ohio woman finds groundhog hiding under car hood

The following is a great story, especially with our new upcoming movie, First Snow in the Woods: The Movie (watch the trailer: 2:58 minutes), featuring a groundhog, along with a variety of other wildlife.
An Ohio woman heard a thumping coming from under her car hood so she pulled over in a parking lot.
She opened her hood [...]

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Elephant seal cuddles with woman

If you love animals, I think you’ll find this video, “How to cuddle with an elephant seal”, absolutely heartwarming.

Want to learn more about elephant seals? Elephant seal facts from NationalGeographic.com.

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Insect photo gallery: Wet and amazing!

You’ve got to see this insect photo gallery. The photos of insects covered in dew were taken by amateur photographer and physiotherapist Miroslaw Swietekand.
The insects look like aliens. The photos are amazing. My favorite is the dragonfly, what’s yours?

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Barn owl nesting box video

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In San Marcos, California, a pair of barn owls, Molly and her mate McGee, have made their home in a barn owl nesting box in the backyard of Carlos and Donna Royal, who set up a webcam inside the box. The live video feed is above.
According to news sources on the [...]

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Video of a skunk with jar on head being rescued

Here’s a video of a skunk with a peanut butter jar stuck on it’s head being rescued in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Huffington Post has an informative article about it here.
I like happy endings. I’m relieved the skunk was rescued and set free.
It makes me wonder if I should be leaving the tops on jars I [...]

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