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New Zealand government officials are investigating how an aggressive species of shrimp said to be able to “punch their way through aquarium glass” ended up in the country’s northern coastal waters, including Tauranga Harbor, pictured above.

‘Thumb splitter’ shrimp discovered in northern New Zealand

New Zealand government officials are investigating how an aggressive species of shrimp said to be able to “punch their way through aquarium glass” ended up in the country’s northern coastal waters, including Tauranga Harbor, pictured above.

December 23, 2024, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Government officials in New Zealand are investigating how an aggressive species of shrimp known as “the thumb splitter” ended up in the country’s northern coastal waters. Read story

Scrim rests in a kennel at the Metairie Small Animal Hospital in Metairie, La. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.

Fugitive pooch gains avid following

Scrim rests in a kennel at the Metairie Small Animal Hospital in Metairie, La. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.

December 20, 2024, 5:30am Life

A scruffy little fugitive is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a tenacious band of citizens armed with night-vision binoculars, nets and a tranquilizer rifle. Read story

Nine-year-old Josifina Topa Mazuch, a student at a school for disabled children, holds the reins of Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, Nov. 21 in Athens, Greece.

Mini horse therapy group teeters

Nine-year-old Josifina Topa Mazuch, a student at a school for disabled children, holds the reins of Ivi, a miniature horse used for therapy programs, Nov. 21 in Athens, Greece.

December 20, 2024, 5:30am Life

Slowly, almost imperceptibly at first, a smile spreads across the little girl’s face. Blinking behind her glasses, she inches her wheelchair forward and gently reaches out to stroke the tiny gray horse. Read story

Be cautious near strange dogs

December 20, 2024, 5:25am Life

I’ve done my share of risky reporting over the years and come out unscathed. Read story

A coho salmon leaps up Lucia Falls on Oct. 28, 2021, at Lucia Falls Regional Park.

‘These fish and these waters are our responsibility to defend,’ Inslee says in executive order on salmon recovery

A coho salmon leaps up Lucia Falls on Oct. 28, 2021, at Lucia Falls Regional Park.

December 18, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee recently released an executive order that reemphasizes his administration’s support for the state’s salmon recovery efforts as his term enters its final days. Read story

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays Sept. 19 with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.

Seeking fantasy – pop culture in 2024

Two-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng plays Sept. 19 with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.

December 14, 2024, 6:04am Entertainment

I’ll get you, my pretty! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Read story

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Department of Conservation rangers Jim Fyfe and Tumai Cassidy walk alongside what is believed to be a rare spade-toothed whale, on July 5, 2024, after its was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand.

New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world’s rarest whale died from head injuries

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Department of Conservation rangers Jim Fyfe and Tumai Cassidy walk alongside what is believed to be a rare spade-toothed whale, on July 5, 2024, after its was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand.

December 13, 2024, 8:17am Life

Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday. Read story

A team of biologists led by the University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela.

New species of miniature gecko found in Venezuela

A team of biologists led by the University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new tiny lizard species in the Paria Peninsula of northeastern Venezuela.

December 13, 2024, 5:18am Life

A new species of miniature gecko, not much longer than a match stick, has been discovered by biologists at the University of Texas at Arlington. Read story

Beekeeper Lauren Wood tends to hives at 2nd & PCH outdoor mall in Long Beach, Calif.

Businesses increasingly sweet on hosting bees

Beekeeper Lauren Wood tends to hives at 2nd & PCH outdoor mall in Long Beach, Calif.

December 13, 2024, 5:17am Life

On an afternoon in late summer, the bees that live at a Long Beach mall were flying high, winging their way back to their hives atop a parking garage. Read story

Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly

December 11, 2024, 3:13pm Life

Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western states each spring to drink flower nectar, pollinate plants and lay their eggs after wintering in forests in coastal California. Read story