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Despite all the amenities of the Olympic village, there's one thing athletes wouldn't mind being able to sneak in: their pets. "I would love to have a dog running around, be the Village mascot," said Merrill Moses, the goalkeeper for the U.S. men’s water polo team, echoing sentiments made by U.S. gymnast Jonathan Horton and wrestler Ellis Coleman, who wanted to bring his flying squirrel, Rocky, to the Games. –Today
The modern zoo is creating a new type of animal, one with wild instincts but shaped by captivity. An example is Pandora, the Pacific octopus at the National Zoo, who retains the instinct to camouflage with her surroundings but also keeps visitors happy by showing off her hunting skills when food is released into her tank. –Washington Post
When a pair of thieves couldn't break open the register of a Long Island pet store, one of the men settled for stealing a $1,000 Pomeranian instead, stuffing the small pooch into his pants. The owner of the store is offering a reward for anyone with information about the identity of the culprit, who was captured on video stealing the dog. –New York Post
113 dead kittens were found in the home of an alleged cat hoarder in San Francisco, Calif., with 51 ailing adult cats found nearby. "The cats were living in extremely horrible conditions," said SPCA Sgt. Stacy Sanders. "They were separated into two groups and locked into rooms with little to no ventilation. The floors were saturated in urine and feces." –AP
A 17-lb. lobster believed to be between 70 and 100 years old was spared from being eaten and returned to the ocean after he gained popularity with the Waterford, Conn., locals who came to visit him at the restaurant that purchased him. "This lobster has seen World War I, World War II, seen the landing on the moon and the Red Sox win the World Series. He's made it this far in life. He deserves to live," said resident Don MacKenzie. –TheDay.com
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