PARIS - French police were investigating Thursday the theft of a diamond-studded dog collar from a grave at the world's oldest pet cemetery, whose most famous tenant is Hollywood canine star Rin Tin Tin.
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BEIJING - A Chinese zoo is to hold a Valentine's Day wedding for a male sheep and a female deer whose unconventional relationship captured the public imagination, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.
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A New Jersey camel has correctly predicted five of the past six Super Bowl winners. Her only misstep was two years ago when she picked the Indianapolis Colts over the New Orleans Saints. Proving even camels know it’s usually risky to bet against Peyton Manning.
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THE HAGUE - An elephant in Amsterdam's zoo has made history after being fitted with a jumbo-sized contact lens following an eye injury, a statement said Monday.
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BERLIN - Police were called out last week when an alarm went off after hours at a northern German bank found the culprit was -- a small spider.
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BELGRADE - The city of Belgrade introduced an ambulance service for injured cats and dogs on Thursday, the first step towards introducing a unit devoted to fighting cruelty against animals.
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Madrid - Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain on Tuesday in search of blessing on Saint Anthony's Day, for the patron saint of animals.
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SYDNEY - An Australian family spoke of their fright Sunday after waking to find a 1.7 meter (five-foot seven-inch) crocodile lurking in their living room.
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BEIJING - Chinese netizens angrily condemned Wednesday the beating to death of a poodle at an airport in southern China because it "threatened" air safety after apparently escaping from its kennel on a plane.
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DHAKA - A dog in remote northeastern Bangladesh has become a minor celebrity by breastfeeding a baby monkey back to health after it was rescued from angry villagers, the dog's owner told AFP Wednesday.
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Taipei - An innovative scheme to keep the streets of northern Taiwan clean has seen thousands of citizens dutifully collecting bags of dog poop in the hope of winning $2,000 in gold.
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BEIJING — Staff at a wildlife park in southwest China have turned to the country's half a billion web users for advice after a male sheep and a female deer began mating -- and soon became inseparable.
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Lucknow, India - An Indian snake-charmer released dozens of snakes in a government tax office to protest against officials who had not responded to his complaints about an application for land.
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An unmarried, 68 year old man in Panjiatun, China, died earlier this month. Yet even though Lao Pan had no close family, his grave has been frequented constantly by a friend – his trusty yellow dog.
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