Knut had a worldwide online following before an autoimmune disease contributed to his drowning.
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What’s not to like? Maine animal shelter makes Facebook its pet project
They use posts to find new homes for animals, connect lost animals with their owners, raise donations and stay in touch with their communities.
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Woman finds black widow in green grapes bought at Hannaford in South Portland
‘I screamed like a little girl,’ she says, after finding the poisonous arachnid in a bunch of seedless grapes from California.
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Maine piping plovers on track for best nesting season in more than 30 years
The 115 plover chicks are the most fledged on state beaches since record keeping began in 1981, and signal that protection efforts are paying off, biologists say.
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Meet the amazing, music-making, tight-rope-walking Acro-Cats
The Amazing Acro-Cats will bring their act and wandering ways to Portland’s St. Lawrence Arts Center Thursday through August 16.
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Close to bustling Old Orchard Beach, piping plovers surprisingly thrive
Seven pairs of the protected species nested there this summer and 16 chicks survived, a record for the popular tourist destination.
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Tiny pet pigs pork out, pack rescue ranches
Priced at thousands of dollars, they grow too big to handle and owners give them up.
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How 3-D printing helped a Canadian rooster strut again
After failing initially, a student assigned to the project is able to make molds from some wild turkey feet and that proves to be key.
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Beware: Holiday fireworks terrify dogs
More pets go missing over the July Fourth weekend than at any other time of year, as many bolt from the noise.
