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The Shiba Inu that inspired Dogecoin crypto and countless memes has died
Emma Bowman
Red wolf raised at Washington state sanctuary joins wild pack, sires 8 pups

An endangered American red wolf born and raised in a Washington state sanctuary and released into the wild earlier this year in North Carolina has fathered a litter of eight pups, doubling the size of his adopted pack.
Stephen Howie
An old horse named Razzle Dazzle and a loaf of white bread: Inside the runaway zebra rescue
Isolde Raftery
Week in Review: protests, harassment allegations, and zebras

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Washington Policy Center’s David Boze, The Needling’s Lex Vaughn, and Seattle Times reporter Patrick Malone.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
World

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.
Bill Chappell
North Bend businesses have a lot riding on that lost zebra

The renegade zebra on the lam has brought international attention to the tiny town of North Bend, Washington. Now, local business owners are wondering if they can get a piece of the action. It all depends on the zebra's fate.
Joshua McNichols
THE ZEBRA IS A SHE-BRA. Does the North Bend ‘stallion’ just want to be free?
Isolde Raftery
I was chased by the North Bend zebra

There’s a sign when you pull into the parking lot for the South Fork restaurant in North Bend. It says “South Fork is Team Zebra. Call 911 if you see him.” People in this town are obsessed with finding the zebra that’s been on the loose now for five days. They’re looking for it in dog parks, in the pastures where wild elk graze, and on isolated backroads. For those that encounter the zebra in person, it leaves a mark.
Joshua McNichols
Bring on the dancing zorses: North Bend continues search for 'wayward zebra'

A zebra has now become embedded in North Bend pop culture after four zebras escaping from their trailer along I-90 through North Bend.
Dyer Oxley

John O'Brien
‘That’s not nice!’ Brown bear eats entire family of ducks in front of kids at Seattle zoo

Juniper is a 2-year-old brown bear at the Woodland Park Zoo, a large blonde girl described as sassy and mischievous by her keepers. Last week, Juniper became TikTok famous for being, well, a bear. Here’s what happened.
Isolde Raftery

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