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San Francisco Living San Francisco Zoo Mourns Death of Tiger Tony, a Big Pussycat
SFGate.com
Tony the tiger, the gentle, dignified patriarch of the San Francisco Zoo's feline family since 1993, passed to the great scratching post in the sky Tuesday when zoo staff euthanized the elderly giant.
"He was such a handsome, charismatic animal," said zoo director Tanya Peterson. "We are all feeling a real sense of loss. I don't think I'll ever get used to it."
Tony, an endangered Siberian tiger, was 18 years, 3 months old, the second-oldest male Siberian tiger in North America and among o
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Washington Life Visit a swan hideaway in Skagit County
Seattle Times
Hundreds of trumpeter swans migrate each winter to the fields of the Snohomish River Valley and Skagit Valley. Crops are planted at Johnson/DeBay Swan Reserve to help feed the birds.
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Nevada Life Mustangs: Spirits of the Wild West
Smithsonian Magazine
Photographer Melissa Farlow traveled across the American West capturing the majestic beauty of wild mustangs before they become a relic of the past. (Video)
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Anchorage Living Alaska eagle survives plunge after mating dance
Bakersfield Now
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An acrobatic display of passion proved too much for a pair of eagles engaged in a mating dance over Alaska\'s Prince William Sound.
The female bird is recovering from an injured wing and other injuries sustained when the couple slammed beak-first into a hard snowbank in what her rescuers believe was an aerial courting ritual gone awry. The male eagle died in the impact, which left the birds buried upside down at least two feet in the snow in the town of Valdez.
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Colorado Life Living with Wildlife in Lion Country
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Mountain lions are generally calm, quiet, and elusive. They tend to live in remote, primitive country. Lions are most commonly found in areas with plentiful deer and adequate cover. Such conditions exist in mountain subdivisions, urban fringes, and open spaces. Consequently, the number of mountain lion/human interactions has increased.
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