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In the Texas flood zone, volunteers help reunite lost pets with their owners
Hundreds of pets have been reported missing after the devastating floods in central Texas. Volunteers have been combing through debris to help reunite them with their owners.
In pet-friendly Bend, a century-old parade celebrates all sorts of critters — almost
What was once a free-for-all animal extravaganza in the streets of the Central Oregon city now has some rules — and a kangaroo.

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng’s first birthday at a Thailand zoo
The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the birthday of the adorable social media sensation.

Man kicked and injured a CBP beagle during airport baggage search
An Egyptian traveler who kicked the 25-pound dog was ordered to pay its vet fees and turn himself in for removal from the country.

The world’s most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it’s an endangered species
U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.

Umatilla burrowing owls get banded as part of a long-running research project
At Umatilla’s former chemical depot, scientists band baby burrowing owls nesting in old juice barrels, part of a yearslong effort to track their migration and ancestry.

Ed, the runaway pet zebra, has been captured in Tennessee
Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Crime
Police arrest Coos County zoo owner after finding meth, guns and $1.6M
Bandon police arrested Brian Tenney, owner of West Coast Game Park Safari, on May 27 after officers found drugs, weapons and large amounts of cash at his property.

That zing in your teeth from a cold treat? Blame this ancient armored fish
The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ancient armored fish.
Forensic vets assist in Bandon Zoo animal welfare probe
Oregon Humane Society, which runs one of the nation’s only animal forensics centers, served one of the search warrants at the West Coast Game Park Safari on May 15.