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Animals

Hibernating bear saved after getting stuck in melting snow near Roseau, Minn.

Hibernating bear saved after getting stuck in melting snow near Roseau, Minn.

DNR officials believe the nearly 400-pound bear was hibernating in a culvert when it was forced out by melting snow. It wound up stuck in deep snow beside a road and farm fields. Passersby apparently tried to feed and dig out the bear.
by Tim Nelson

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Hendra virus rarely spills from animals to us. Climate change makes it a bigger threat

Hendra virus rarely spills from animals to us. Climate change makes it a bigger threat

It's not often that this pathogen jumps from bats to horses, then humans. When it does, the result is brutal. New research points to a surprising way to stop spillovers.
by Ari Daniel

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How Groundhog Day came to the U.S. — and why we still celebrate it 137 years later

How Groundhog Day came to the U.S. — and why we still celebrate it 137 years later

Punxsutawney Phil predicts more winter ahead. Groundhogs may not have a great track record when it comes to weather forecasts, but experts say the tradition sheds light on our culture and environment.
by Rachel Treisman

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Dog helps family escape fire at Duluth home

Dog helps family escape fire at Duluth home

Fire officials in Duluth say the barking of a yellow Lab named Dudley woke up a 12-year-old girl — who in turn alerted her family and helped everyone to escape to safety after a fire at their home Wednesday night.
by Tim Nelson

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A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera

A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera

Photoshoots are an unintended — but amusing — use of the cameras. The Open Space and Mountain Parks department in Boulder, Colo., set up nine of them to learn about and protect local wildlife.
by Kaitlyn Radde

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What a hoot! Houston, Minn., is a national hot spot for studying owls

What a hoot! Houston, Minn., is a national hot spot for studying owls

Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Karla Bloem, executive director of the International Owl Center in Houston, Minn., where staff members teach visitors how to identify owls during small-group “owl prowls.”
by Cathy Wurzer, Britt Aamodt and Nicole Johnson

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Seals warned zoo keepers of 2012 flood, by escaping

Seals warned zoo keepers of 2012 flood, by escaping

During a flood in Duluth five years ago, two harbor seals, Vivian and Feisty, managed to escape their enclosure at the Lake Superior Zoo -- prompting a frantic search for other escaped animals.
by Sara Porter

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