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Pet of the Week: Valley is looking for a forever home
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (63+ words) Pet of the Week: Valley is looking for a forever home'WXXV News 25 Pet of the Week: Valley is looking for a forever home Every other Wednesday morning we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South…...
Chesney the kangaroo scales tall fence and flees petting zoo for three days on the lam
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (754+ words) How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo? It's not the opening line to a dad joke. If you're Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter) fence and'go on the lam'for three days, giving your keeper sleepless nights and…...
New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from highway ditch
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (120+ words) New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from highway ditch'WXXV News 25 New Jersey state troopers rescue bear cub from highway ditch Troopers from the Perryville station responded shortly before 1:40 p.m. Wednesday to milepost 12.2 on I-78 eastbound in Union Township. The animal was…...
Humane Society of South Mississippi spotlighting ‘Project Dogs’
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (160+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- For the entire month of April, the Humane Society of South Mississippi will be featuring their special Project Dogs. Thanks to a donation by Hill's Pet Nutrition, these project dogs are getting the extra care, training, and…...
Meet baby penguins at Mississippi Aquarium over the weekend
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (101+ words) GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Aquarium is wrapping up its limited time baby penguin experience this weekend. Four African penguin chicks, born earlier this year, have been making special appearances on weekends, but that all ends Easter Sunday. Visitors can…...
Hiker’s dog lost in a wild New Zealand forest rescued by helicopter after strangers fund search
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (433+ words) A week earlier, an emergency rescue helicopter found the woman with bruises and lacerations after a fall at a rocky spot at the waterfall on the South Island's West Coast. She was airlifted on March 24 but they were forced to…...
Pet of the Week: Isabelle is looking for a forever home!
1+ week, 1+ day ago (62+ words) Pet of the Week: Isabelle is looking for a forever home!WXXV News 25 Pet of the Week: Isabelle is looking for a forever home! Every other Tuesday we feature a pet up for adoption at the Jackson County Animal Shelter....
New studies of old dogs help scientists understand where they came from
1+ week, 3+ day ago (424+ words) Scientists think dogs descended from an ancient population of gray wolves somewhere in Europe or Asia. Tens of thousands of years ago, those wolves got used to living with people and became less aggressive. As they became domesticated, their genes…...
America’s official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country’s 250th birthday
1+ week, 4+ day ago (222+ words) Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a permanent display outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington. The pieces " which are larger than real-life bison " made their public debut in the nation's capital on Friday....
WXXV News 25’s Asia Ellis at The Crawfish Cluster Dog Shows
1+ week, 6+ day ago (82+ words) WXXV News 25s Asia Ellis at The Crawfish Cluster Dog Shows'WXXV News 25 WXXV News 25s Asia Ellis at The Crawfish Cluster Dog Shows The Greater Hattiesburg Kennel Club is hosting their Crawfish Cluster Dog Shows " starting this morning and running through Sunday....