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05 Oct 2009 11:04

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U.S.: Deadlier than the average bear: A pet bear kills its owner

  • Protip: Black bears are not pets. Kelly Ann Walz was killed last night when attempting to feed her pet black bear. Walz, a 37-year-old Pennsylvania resident, had a 15-foot-by-15-foot enclosure for the bear. And it wasn’t the only bizarre animal chilling in Walz’ personal zoo: She also had a Bengal tiger and an African lion. While she routinely passed safety tests for the animals, giant bears are probably not the kind of thing one should have as a personal pet. source
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16 Apr 2009 09:28

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Culture: Well, that was quick: A book on Bo, the Obama dog, is coming

  • Bo’s thoughts on the novel? “Woof.” It must run in the family; Bo won’t be the first Obama with its own book, but “America’s Commander in Leash,” as indie publisher Mascot Books titled said book, will have a kid’s book by the end of the month. Quick advice to Mascot Books: It’s April 16 already. You’re shipping by April 30. You might want to proofread really well. source
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15 Apr 2009 04:45

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Offbeat, U.S.: Bo’s here! Let’s forget about our nation’s problems for a moment.

Isn’t it great that the Obama family has the perfect photo-opp opportunity in this cute-as-heck dog? source
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17 Feb 2009 10:10

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Offbeat: OK, this chimpanzee story is really weird.

  • A 200-pound pet chimpanzee in Stamford, Conn., Monday viciously mauled a woman he had known for years, leaving her critically injured with much of her face torn away, the authorities said.
  • Andy Newman • Reporter for The New York Times, in the lede for the story he wrote today. The chimp was shot dead, by the way, and, well … we don’t have anything else to say. • source
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