County Fair goes wild

The North Platte Telegraph Sheep, hogs and cattle are animals commonly associated with a county fair, but kinkajous and lemurs? On Thursday, visitors to the Lincoln County Fair were treated to a walk on the wild side.

The Trouble With Tigers

There are 3,000 tigers left in the wild. But there are more than 7,000 in America. Most are not in established zoos -- they're kept as pets, or mascots, even enforcers for drug dealers. NEWSWEEK looks at America's obsession with one of the world's deadliest predators.

CFB Esquimalt, Home of the Canadian Pacific Fleet

Griffin is a two-year-old Burmese Mountain Collie Cross who has been donating to the animal blood bank at the Central Victoria Veterinary Hospital for over a year.

An Audubon Zoo Snake Celebration

A Variety of Snake Events and Encounters are Scheduled for the Day By Sarah Burnette New Orleans, LA - Audubon Zoo celebrates the snake! Audubon Zoo showcases all the reasons to love the snake! August 1, 2010, is All Snakes Day at Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans. A variety of events and encounters are scheduled for the day to help boost the snake's reputation and put a rest to old ...

Raising Lions, Tigers And Bears In Suburbia (Oh My!)

Sometimes, a dog or a cat just won't do. In Forbidden Creatures, writer Peter Laufer enters the world of animal smuggling and exotic pets. He explains who's breeding pets for home consumers -- and how raising certain species can go horribly wrong.