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1 week ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle. Photo: Getty On April 17, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation opening the waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to U.S. commercial fishing. According to a fact sheet regarding the order, titled "Unleashing American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific," the monument was established by President George W. Bush in 2009. The Washington Post noted that President Barack Obama expanded the protected area in 2014.
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1 week ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
Devils Hole pupfish. Photo: Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times via Getty The Devils Hole pupfish is trying to rebound after a natural disaster. According to SF Gate, the 2-inch-long fish is one of the rarest creatures on Earth and can only be found naturally in Devils Hole, a geothermal pool connected to an unmapped underwater lake in Nevada's Death Valley National Park. Biologists started monitoring the unique creatures, named for their puppy-like movements, in the 1970s.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Kelli Bender
The Devils Hole pupfish is trying to rebound after a natural disaster. According to SF Gate, the 2-inch-long fish is one of the rarest creatures on Earth and can only be found naturally in Devils Hole, a geothermal pool connected to an unmapped underwater lake in Nevada's Death Valley National Park. Biologists started monitoring the unique creatures, named for their puppy-like movements, in the 1970s.
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1 week ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
The drama of the animal kingdom is more thrilling than anything you'll find on primetime TV. PEOPLE has an exclusive clip from National Geographic's upcoming docuseries, Secrets of the Penguins.
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1 week ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
A viewer-submitted video left news anchors in Colorado confused and a little frightened. During an April 7 newscast, three KKTV 11 News anchors looked at a video of a mystery animal sighting sent in by a resident of Pueblo, Colo. "We have something spooky," weekend anchor Grace Kraemer tells the two others during the newscast before playing a video of the "terrifying" creature.
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2 weeks ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
Bryce Dallas Howard has a menagerie of pets at home, and according to her, it has always been that way. "My mom was so strict as a parent, but the one area where she was not strict had to do with pets. She grew up with a zillion, trillion pets," Howard tells PEOPLE. So, from a young age, Howard was encouraged to embrace pet ownership and the responsibility that comes with it. "I spent every single weekend mucking out the goat barn, make no mistake.
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3 weeks ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
A cat in Egypt. Photo: Jeremy Woodhouse/PixelChrome A study from the Feline Genetics & Comparative Medicine Lab found that some domestic cats in the U.S. could be descendants of ancient Egypt's feline nobility Pet food brand Sheba is helping the lab search for cats who have this royal DNACat owners can see if their feline might fit the bill by using the Pharaoh Cat Finder tool Most cat owners joke that their felines rule over their homes like royalty, but these asides could hold some truth.
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3 weeks ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Kelli Bender
A study from the Feline Genetics & Comparative Medicine Lab found that some domestic cats in the U.S. could be descendants of ancient Egypt's feline nobility Pet food brand Sheba is helping the lab search for cats who have this royal DNACat owners can see if their feline might fit the bill by using the Pharaoh Cat Finder toolMost cat owners joke that their felines rule over their homes like royalty, but these asides could hold some truth.
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3 weeks ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
Dr. Jane Goodall in "Jane". Photo: Apple TV+ For the first time, Dr. Jane Goodall will appear in the Apple TV+ show Jane, which is inspired by the renowned primatologist's life. The appearance comes shortly after Goodall's 91st birthday on April 3Jane is returning for a third season on Apple TV+ on April 18 April 3 is the renowned primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall's 91st birthday.
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3 weeks ago | 
people.com | Kelli Bender
The animal kingdom is full of unlikely friendships. Eric Kiehn recently noticed wild deer in his Ellensburg, Washington neighborhood approaching his pet cat Pebbles with increasing curiosity. In late March, the pet owner decided to film one of the unusual interactions he witnessed between his feline and the local deer. In the clip, Pebbles sits in an outdoor planter made out of a barrel surrounded by two deer. None of the animals seem wary of each other.
