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Miami zoo tortoise turns 135 and celebrates his first Father’s Day“Goliath is my hero, and I am sure he will soon be an inspiration to many others!” Zoo Miami spokesman Ron Magill said in a statement.TrendingJun 15, 2025
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Neil Gaiman’s ex-wife denies rape, human trafficking chargesScarlett Pavlovich, the former family babysitter, alleged Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer violated laws on federal human trafficking, sexual assault and battery.EntertainmentFeb 10, 2025
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Neil Gaiman, wife sued for rape and human trafficking by former nannyScarlett Pavlovich alleges Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer violated federal human trafficking prohibitions, and she's seeking at least $7 million in damages.EntertainmentFeb 4, 2025
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Port Moody ban on mobile petting zoos meets mixed reactionPort Moody council has tasked staff to develop a policy banning mobile petting zoos and animal programs from operating in the city. Some animal groups agree, while others do not.CanadaJan 26, 2025
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Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations as more accusers come forwardNeil Gaiman said he's watched stories about him circulate on the Internet for months with "horror and dismay."EntertainmentJan 15, 2025
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Excavator, the 14-year-old missing Richmond tortoise, found safeThe 14-year-old tortoise, who walked out of his yard in Richmond on Thursday afternoon after someone left the gate open, has been reunited with his family.CanadaOct 18, 2024
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New Edmonton Chinatown mural ‘comes with responsibilities,’ artist saysArtist Branden Cha unveiled the Azure Dragon of the East at a ceremony Saturday evening. The second mural of Cha's Four Guardians project pays tribute to the Indigenous community.CanadaSep 29, 2024
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Most California wildfire evacuees allowed home as approaching storm offers hopeAbout 4,000 of the nearly 5,500 evacuees were affected when authorities reduced the size of the evacuation zone in California.WorldNov 26, 2019
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Famous Haligonian Gus the Tortoise celebrates 99th birthday with treat of grass and cloversHe made his way to Halifax in the 1940s after the museum director at the time scooped him up for $5 at a roadside attraction in the state.FeaturesAug 12, 2021
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N.S. woman burned after accidentally ordering 222 toastersThe front store manager of a pharmacy thought she ordered two toasters, but got 222 instead.CanadaAug 13, 2021
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Ned Beatty dead: ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Network’ actor dies at 83"For people like me, there’s a lot of 'I know you! I know you! What have I seen you in?'" Ned Beatty remarked, without rancour, in 1992.EntertainmentJun 14, 2021
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Reptiles found dead after southwest Edmonton house fireAt 12:01 p.m., Edmonton Fire Rescue Services was called to a fire at a single-family home in the area of 20 Avenue and 112A Street.FireNov 10, 2021
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Analysis: O’Toole’s tele-town halls seem to be paying offErin O’Toole has parked himself in his made-for-TV Ottawa studio for two days a week while NDP Leader Jagemeet Singh and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau criss-cross the country.CanadaSep 5, 2021
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Gus the tortoise celebrates 90th birthday at Halifax museumGus the tortoise celebrated his 90th birthday Sunday with almost 1,000 people at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax.Aug 13, 2012
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Missing pint-sized monkey returned to Moncton zoo after he was nabbed overnightMONCTON, N.B. - Sounding more Hollywood caper than Animal Planet, the saga of Hercules the kidnapped squirrel monkey included a risky heist, an anonymous phone call and a secret exchange on a New Brunswick country road on Wednesday.CanadaAug 29, 2012
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From a Texas rat to the American eel, hundreds of plants, animals advance toward protectionsBILLINGS, Mont. - The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark — from the melodic golden-winged warbler and slow-moving gopher tortoise, to the slimy American eel and tiny Texas kangaroo rat.Sep 29, 2011
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From a Texas rat to the American eel, hundreds of plants, animals advance toward protectionsBILLINGS, Mont. - The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark — from the melodic golden-winged warbler and slow-moving gopher tortoise, to the slimy American eel and tiny Texas kangaroo rat.WorldSep 29, 2011
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Woman claims ‘affair’ with chimpanzee after zoo bars her from contactA Belgian woman claims she is being punished for having a 'relationship' with a chimpanzee at the Antwerp Zoo.TrendingAug 25, 2021
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‘Disheartening:’ Kangaroo Creek Farm reacts to illegal dumping near animal enclosuresKangaroo Creek Farm is home to over different 200 animals, from emus to kangaroos, and turkeys to tortoises -- fortunately none of them came into contact with the garbage.EnvironmentApr 13, 2023
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‘Reptile Guy’ raising money for a new facility in AbbotsfordIt's getting a bit crowded in Mike Hopcraft's house, not only with his own family but with almost 60 reptiles taking up residence. <br /><br />Sep 25, 2012