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Wildlife stranded from severe weather are turning up in storm debris

Wildlife stranded from severe weather are turning up in storm debris

The Minnesota Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is seeing an uptick in the number of injured or stranded animals being dropped off during the aftermath of severe weather, especially for baby squirrels and migratory songbirds. 
by Hannah Yang

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A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species

A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species

Researchers who led the 28-day expedition along the nearly 2-mile tall seamount hope the discoveries made will inform future policies safeguarding the understudied, high-seas region.
by Emma Bowman

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Minnesota State Fair hosts another llama-alpaca costume contest for the ages

Minnesota State Fair hosts another llama-alpaca costume contest for the ages

The Minnesota State Fair’s Lee & Rose Warner Coliseum was bursting with applause and chuckles as a herd of llamas and alpacas strutted their stuff alongside their 4-H student handlers Wednesday at the annual costume contest that saw a hungry caterpillar, plenty of wigs and lots of repurposed pants.
by Anika Besst

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High heat could be dangerous for fairgoers — and animals

High heat could be dangerous for fairgoers — and animals

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard about the heat. And she checked in with State Fair Veterinarian Scott Lang from Waseca Veterinary Clinic.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Sphen, partner in a same-sex penguin couple, dies — and a colony sings

Sphen, partner in a same-sex penguin couple, dies — and a colony sings

When Magic saw Sphen’s body, “he immediately started singing,” and other penguins joined in, Renee Howell, the aquarium’s penguin keeper, told Australia’s ABC broadcaster.
by Bill Chappell

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Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across U.S.

Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across U.S.

States have tightened restrictions on dairy cows following the bird flu outbreak that has spread to millions of poultry flocks nationwide and nearly 200 dairy herds across 13 U.S. states since March. 
by The Associated Press

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