Our animal friends are always reminding us that it's their planet, too. Here's the latest on humanity's ongoing struggle with its beastly friends.
Curious Octopus Floods Aquarium
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An octopus who got all touchy-feely with a tank valve managed to flood a Santa Monica Aquarium, filling the place with 200 gallons of saltwater. Could it be this curious little fellow just wanted what he'd have in the wild? Here's animal rights guide Doris Lin's take.
Final Thoughts on Travis the Chimp
We may never know what caused Travis the Chimp to go on a rampaged and maul a neighbor, and we're left wondering about the woman who raised him from a baby -- a woman who ate, slept and bathed with her animal companion.
Woman Bathed With Chimp That Went Bananas
New details are emerging about the Connecticut woman who's pet chimp went on a rampage, seriously injured a friend, and had to be put down by police. It appears that the woman slept, bathed, ate lobster tails and shared glasses of wine with the 200-lb. simian. They also brushed each others hair.Lame Excuse for Pet Massacre
A Wisconsin man shot allegedly said he shot his girlfriend's two dogs and four cats in the "best interest" of the family because they were fighting.
Hurray for the Gay Penguin Wedding
Who says China isn't a bastion of Civil Liberties? At least their gay penguins can marry.
Leaping Needlefish Impales Man's Nose
In what is being called the first recorded needlefish injury, a 29-year-old man was hit with such force his nose was completely pierced. He was treated at an Israeli hospital.Fur Flies in Domestic Dispute
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Paul Wood, 25, faces animal cruelty and criminal mischief charges after chucking the family cat at his wife.
Orangutan Learns to Jet Ski
What would Charlton Heston say if he knew that a super-intelligent four-year-old orangutan at Maimi's Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species donned a wetsuit as she cruises on a jet ski? Take your stinking hands of that recreational waterborne vehicle you damn, dirty ape!Thrillseekers Not So Thrilled by Cougar
Miami-Dade Police Dept.
A 16 year old Fla. girl was mauled by a couger after she and her boyfriend entered the home of a man who legally owned several wild animals, including alligators, snakes and jungle cats.
