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Tonkinese
This hybrid of the Siamese and Burmese was first developed in Canada in the 1960s and the Canadian Cat Association was the first registering body in the world to accord it full recognition. The Tonkinese carries one Siamese and one Burmese gene and its physical traits reflect those two parent breeds.more
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Health Canada warns vets and pet owners about drug used to treat diabetes
Provided by: .By The Canadian PressOTTAWA - Health Canada is warning veterinarians and pet owners about possible problems with Caninsulin, a drug used to treat diabetes in dogs and cats.The problems relate to varying amounts of crystalline zinc insulin in the product, ... more »
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Toronto Zoo's Charles the gorilla to pick son's name through his snacks
Provided by: .By Allison Jones, The Canadian PressTORONTO - For some parents the process of selecting their child's name is filled with long discussions, baby name books and never-ending lists, but for Charles the gorilla it will be as easy as choosing his morning snac ... more »
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After 50 years of mistaken identity, US zoo discovers Mary the tortoise is male
Provided by: .By The Associated PressCLEVELAND - Zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they've discovered a tortoise they call "Mary" is actually male.Officials at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo say it can be tough ... more »
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Cat's demise prompts rumours of Thatcher death, causes fur to fly
Provided by: .By Joan Bryden, The Canadian PressOTTAWA - A brief message about a felled feline really caused the fur to fly this week, prompting erroneous rumours about the demise of no less than Margaret Thatcher.The brouhaha at a gala Toronto tribute to Canada's mili ... more »
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Is that a ferret in your pants? Police say US man nearly got away with shoplifting $129 pet
Provided by: .By The Associated PressJACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - Police say a homeless man stole a live ferret by stuffing it in his pants.Thirty-eight-year-old Rodney Bolton is charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonv ... more »
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Sasquatch enthusiasts camp out in US mountains in search of fabled creature
Provided by: .By The Associated PressELKINS, W.Va. - A team of Bigfoot enthusiasts is hoping to find the legendary creature in the bogs and barrens of a West Virginia wilderness area.Members of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia went camping in the rugged Allegheny Mountain h ... more »
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Not your average picnic basket: Yosemite bears prefer breaking into minivans over other cars
Provided by: .By The Associated PressYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park?A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans ... more »
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US town uses goats to clear overgrown meadow through grazing, save mowing money
Provided by: .By The Associated PressANDOVER, Mass. - A Boston suburb has some new landscapers that will work for food - a half-dozen goats clearing and maintaining an overgrown public meadow.Under a pilot program in Andover, Lucy McKain's dairy goats will rotate their ... more »
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Bear Run! black bear wanders into US grocery store, chills out in beer cooler
Provided by: .By The Associated PressHAYWARD, Wis. - Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound (58-kilogram) black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler.The bear stopped Thursday night at Marketplace Foods ... more »
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Canadian soldiers pull out the stops for unofficial monkey mascot
Provided by: .By The Canadian PressKANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A little monkey named Lucy has become the apple of the eye of a group of Canadian soldiers working out of Kandahar Airfield.Lucy, who is believed to be a Rhesus monkey which is native to Afghanistan, mysterious ... more »
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