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An new international study finds that a parasite that can develop in cat litter boxes could lead to changes in the brain making women more prone to suicide. Women infected with T. gondii were one and a half times more likely to attempt suicide than those who were not infected. –ABC News
The most dangerous point in a horseshoe crab's life may actually be mating season, when members of the species climb all over each other in large groups to reproduce. During this time, crabs may get flipped on their backs and their tails broken, making it incapable for the crabs to right themselves. –Discovery News
Scott Smith is planning to sue his ex-girlfriend for $500,000 after she locked him out of the website they created for their pet Pomeranian, "Sammy and the City." The site attracts 40,000 visitors a month, but Smith's ex, Anna Camara, counters they've never made money off of it. –Today
Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang has been photographing pets about to be put down at the Taoyuan Animal Shelter for two years, capturing almost 400 dogs. "I hope these images will arouse the viewers to contemplate and feel for these unfortunate lives, and understand the inhumanity we the society are putting them through," he said. –Washington Post
Despite zoos' best efforts, breeding endangered species has proven difficult and costly, with many species failing to birth enough newborns to maintain a healthy replacement level. "Free of threats, they breed like rabbits in the wild," said Luke Hunter, president of Panthera, a nonprofit group that works on global conservation efforts for big cats. "They don't need supercostly assisted reproduction – they need a place to roam." –New York Times
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