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Miracle Chameleon, Shoplifting Bears: Best Pet And Animal Stories
Pets and animals have provided us with some of the most uplifting stories of the year.
ACROSS AMERICA — Some of the most remarkable stories from 2020 involve our beloved pets and animal friends.
Here is a sampling of the volume of pet and animal stories you'll find on Patch's more than 1,200 community news sites across America:
‘Miracle’ Peninsula Chameleon Reunited With Owner: Meraxes, a 1½-year-old exotic lizard named after a "Game of Thrones" character, was reunited with his owner a day after news broke across the Bay Area that Peninsula Humane Society workers pulled him to safety from a power wire.
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Cat Shot In Head With Arrow Showered With Love During Recovery: Cat lovers around the country demonstrated their support for Cupid, a tabby cat who was shot in the head with an arrow in West Virginia, by flooding a shelter with emails and thousands of dollars in donations.
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Read more from Michael O’Connell / Arlington, VA Patch
Sheriff Employs Loveable Pit Bull Mix As Mental Health Therapy K-9: When he's called into action, Charlie is all business. He knows just what's expected of him as the newest member of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office Behavioral Health Intervention Team — to be a calming presence and provide comfort to mentally ill residents in a crisis.
Read more from D’Ann Lawrence White / New Port Richey, FL Patch
2 Kittens May Be Key To Baffling Disease Killing Florida Panthers: A pair of playful Florida panther kittens may help researchers determine the cause of a mysterious neurological disorder identified in 2018.
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How A Combative Bear Landed In Cabin’s Realtor Listing: "After somebody buys the cabin, neighbors are certainly going to tell them about the bear incident."
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Family Cat Brings Rare 2-Headed Snake Into Living Room: Olive, the family cat, brought a tiny snake into the house and deposited it in the living room. The baby snake has an extraordinary condition called bicephaly in which two monozygotic twins fail to separate, leaving two heads conjoined to a single body.
2 Bears In 1 Week Take Shoplifting Sprees In Safeway: Bears can't seem to stay away from a Safeway store on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
Read more from Beth Dalbey / Across California Patch
‘Beloved’ Baby Elephant Has Perfect Name: Reid Park Zoo's newborn elephant calf wiggled her way into Tucson residents' hearts, earning the name they selected for her.
Read more from Beth Dalbey / Tucson, AZ Patch
Owl Rescued From Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: A frightened owl was rescued after being found in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, days after it had been chopped down.
Read more from Nick Garber / Midtown-Hell’s Kitchen, NY Patch
Eagles Nesting In Arm Of Cactus A First In Arizona: Desert nesting bald eagles have adapted to Arizona's harsh climate, but until now, the raptors haven't been seen nesting in saguaro cacti.
Read more from Beth Dalbey / Across Arizona Patch
‘Help Me’: How A Parrot Solved The Mystery Of A Frantic Cry: A Florida guy was working on his wife's car when county deputies suddenly showed up to ask about someone screaming "help me."
Lost Dog Found Safe Just Before Long Island Snowstorm: A caring community came together to search for Cisco, a lost dog, and his owner is forever grateful.
Read more from Lisa Finn / Deer Park-North Babylon, NY Patch
I Was Teaching Dog To Drive: Man In High-Speed Crash: Troopers said a man who put his dog behind the wheel and led them on a high-speed chase claimed he was teaching the pooch to drive.
Read more from Beth Dalbey / Seattle Patch
Despite Cancer Diagnosis, Theo The Dog Is Living His Best Life: This has everything to do with his foster parents, Jenny and Scott Leach, who took in the 12-year-old golden retriever this past summer after he was abandoned in a Walmart parking lot.
Read more from Amie Schaenzer / Crystal Lake-Cary, IL Patch
Orangutan With Legal Personhood Finds A Friend: Sandra, the only orangutan in the world with legal personhood, celebrated her 34th birthday on Valentine’s Day with a new special friend.
Read more from Beth Dalbey / Lakeland, FL Patch
French Bulldog Puppies Rescued After They Were Found At Airport: The 15 French bulldog puppies that were rescued from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have been allowed to remain in the United States permanently.
100 Animals Evacuated From Children’s Nature Retreat After Due To Devastating Fire: An animal sanctuary that's home to 22 different species and 58 distinct breeds of livestock and exotic animals reopened following a valley fire in Southern California that burned more than 17,000 acres.
Read more from Kristina Houck / Santee, CA Patch
See Photos Of Seattle’s Precious New Baby Gorilla: Uzumma, a female gorilla at Woodland Park Zoo, is proving herself to be a wonderful first-time mom.
Read more from Beth Dalbey / Seattle Patch
‘Fluff Fluff’ Brought To Safety In Picture Perfect Humane Society Rescue: A 3-month-old kitten in California was among the more than dozen animals saved after a humane society purchased an inspection camera designed for tight spaces.
Read more from Gideon Rubin / Burlingame-Hillsborough, CA Patch
Sneaky Snake Saga: Police Grab Slithery Suspect At Illinois Home: Police in a Chicago suburb were called to take an unwanted sssssssuspect in a resident's garage into custody.
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