Bengal tiger bites young worker at Virginia zoo (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:09:47 GMT | Link

A 16-year-old employee of a small Virginia zoo is recovering after a tiger bit her when she tried to pet it.

Biodiversity of area surveyed (Cobar Age)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:57:25 GMT | Link

An endangered mammal, 71 birds, seven amphibians and 19 reptiles are among the finds of a biodiversity survey recently conducted in Quanda Nature Reserve near Hermidale.

Cowabunga! Local firm gets Ninja Turtles site (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:57:18 GMT | Link

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 25 next year, and the sewer-dwelling reptiles will get help from a Richmond public-relations and marketing firm to celebrate -- or shell-ebrate, as organizers are calling it.

Stem cells restore hearing, vision in animals (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:24:29 GMT | Link

Stem cells from tiny embryos can be used to restore lost hearing and vision in animals, researchers said Tuesday in what they believe is a first step toward helping people.

Bug bites: Reptile store offers cooked insects to visitors (The Pantagraph)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:50:03 GMT | Link

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS -- With the sweet smell of barbecued cockroaches wafting through the air, “Chef” Dave Gracer, chopsticks in hand, poked around at a scorpion deep-frying in a pot of canola oil.

The kids list (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:14:31 GMT | Link

Barnes & Noble at The Waterfront: Story time, 11 a.m. Sat. and Tues. 100 W. Bridge St., Homestead. 412-462-5743. Borders: Story times.

Turtles Alter Nesting Dates Due To Temperature Change (Science Daily)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:16:26 GMT | Link

Researchers say turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising temperatures.

Stem cells restore hearing, vision in animals (Scientific American)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:21:18 GMT | Link

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It's 'Not The Tiger's Fault' (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:52:13 GMT | Link

LURAY - Four days after a tiger at a local zoo bit a teenage employee, owners of the zoo called the girl's decision to touch the tiger

Bengal tiger bites young worker at Virginia zoo (The Charlotte Observer)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:31:04 GMT | Link

(The Associated Press) A 16-year-old employee of a small Virginia zoo is recovering after a tiger bit her when she tried to pet it. Zoo owner Jennifer Westhoff says the girl lost her pinky and had cuts on her hand. She was showing a 5-year-old Bengal tiger named Star to visitors when it bit her through its cage. Westhoff says the tiger grabbed the girl's hand, then got spooked and bit her when a ...