Pets and Animals
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed back home to Oregon | June 17
HELENA, Mont. — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
Oregon park rangers seek change in leash law | June 16
Oregon park rangers say a loophole in the leash rule is allowing some dog owners to let their pets run free.
Zoo's Humboldt penguin chicks get in swim of things | June 17
Five chicks that hatched this spring are now venturing out of their nest boxes
The five new Humboldt penguin chicks that hatched at the Oregon Zoo this spring have begun to emerge from their nest boxes and explore their surroundings, keepers say. The young penguins are easy to identify: they are gray all over and lack the black-and-white markings of adult Humboldts — notably the distinctive horseshoe-shaped band in the chest area.
Warm and Fuzzy
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Tacoma zoo's leopard cub now on public exhibit 2:04 p.m.
TACOMA — A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit. -
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed back home to Oregon June 17
HELENA, Mont. — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain. -
Zoo's Humboldt penguin chicks get in swim of things June 17
The five new Humboldt penguin chicks that hatched at the Oregon Zoo this spring have begun to emerge from their nest boxes and explore their surroundings, keepers say. The young penguins are easy to identify: they are gray all over and lack the black-and-white markings of adult Humboldts — notably the distinctive horseshoe-shaped band in the chest area. -
Discharge may be infection, sign of disease June 14
Annie has a thick yellowish discharge in her eyes, and the 10-year-old poodle mix's eyelids are reddened from being rubbed on the carpet. -
Girl wants more new homes for black dogs June 14
WICHITA, Kan. — Madison Bell wants to give black dogs a better shot.
Photo Galleries
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Tiger cub | June 17
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Pets of the Week, June 14 | June 14
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Daily Life: Animals edition | June 11
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Pets of the Week, June 7 | June 10
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Columbian newsroom pets | June 6
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Pets of the Week, May 15 | May 20
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The Iditarod: The Last Great Race | March 11
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'Big year' watching birds | January 11
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Reader Photos - Clark County Fair Animals | August 8
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Reader Pet Photos | August 7
Animals in the News
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Tacoma zoo's leopard cub now on public exhibit 2:04 p.m.
TACOMA — A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit. -
Drone aircraft to study rabbit habitat 1:27 p.m.
PULLMAN — A group of researchers will use an unmanned aircraft small enough to be launched by hand to study potential pygmy rabbit habitats in eastern and central Idaho. -
Two busted on suspicion of running rooster-fighting operation in George 11:37 a.m.
GEORGE — Two George men are in jail on suspicion of drug trafficking and running a rooster fighting operation. -
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed back home to Oregon June 17
HELENA, Mont. — A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain. -
One tough old bird rules the parking lot June 17
He's not exactly a wild creature, but he's too independent to be considered a farm animal or a pet.
