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Cats are trainable — and that’s not a punchline Program teaches layabout felines to work for their food |
He’s the presidential pooches’ right-hand man Dale Haney has tended to every White House pup since Richard Nixon |
Deer gets stuck in lion’s den Nov. 9: A deer ends up inside a lion’s den at the National Zoo on Sunday. Although staff were about to rescue it, its injuries were so bad that zookeepers decided it needed to be euthanized. TODAY’s Ann Curry reports. |
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Unlikely friends A pig and a tiger, a monkey and a rabbit, a duck and a dog – these best buddy pairs make some very odd couples. more photos |
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Dogs sniff peanuts for allergic kids Nov. 10: Dogs are being trained to sniff out peanut products for kids with allergies. Sherry Mers, the founder of Angel Service Dogs, her daughter, Riley, and dog trainer Chris Jakubin explain how it works. |
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Animal Tracks A dog in dreads, two finicky sea turtles, a chilled-out chimp and monkeys and meerkats with pumpkins – find all that and more photos of creatures great and small. more photos |
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11 true ‘tails’ of survival From a ham that went on the lam to a Chihuahua that blew away, meet 11 amazing animals that survived a brush (or flush!) with death to reunite with their owners. |
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Bam-Bam Noodle Butt? Wackiest pet names From Dishwasher to Velvet Elvis, here are the most unusual dog and cat names. |
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A lion’s tale The life of Christian, the 'hugging' lion who captured the hearts of millions in a memorable web video. more photos |
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All the presidents’ pets Harry Truman said, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Plenty of presidents did, and other pets besides. more photos |
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Holy cow! 9 amazing animals From a colossal cow to a stowaway kitty, these creatures are all extraordinary in some way. |
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Orphans no more Nursed by a golden retriever after their mother rejected them, three white tiger cubs at a private zoo in Kansas are growing up fast. |
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Top 10 oddballs of the animal world From the aye-aye to the star-nosed mole, wildlife never looked so wild |
Prejean on sex tape: ‘Nothing is private anymore’ Nov. 10: Former Miss California Carrie Prejean tells TODAY’s Meredith Vieira she regrets making a sex tape as a teenager and discusses her new book, “Still Standing.” |
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