Quick Hits: Seattle's Kitty Coworker Plan; Plus: Baboons Babysit Goats!

05/11/2009 at 10:30 AM EDT

Quick Hits: Seattle's Kitty Coworker Plan; Plus: Baboons Babysit Goats!
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The Seattle Humane Society keeps cats as office pets. The cats get socialized and the agency gets to save some more animals. -- Catster

Baboons may be better herders than dogs. They understand the relationships among goats and will pick up a crying kid and carry it to its mother. -- Discovery.com

The Obama administration won't let the Endangered Species Act regulate greenhouse gases to save the polar bear. -- LA Times LA Unleashed

Gaffe-prone Joe Biden claims in speech that his dog is smarter than Bo Obama, the President's dog.-- Christian Science Monitor

Karta, an orangutan in an Australian zoo who has frequently tried to outsmart keepers, figured out how to short-circuit the electric fence around her area and climb to the top. She hung out for a half hour, then went back home.-- Daily Telegraph

Trade in frogs for food and pets is spreading two diseases that may drive certain frog species towards extinction.-- NewScientist

Thinking of declawing your cat? Get the facts before you do. -- Petside.com

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