Read more animal stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25877/animal.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:57:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70091/in-germany-baby-rhino-is-the-new-knut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rhinoceros born Sunday in Germany is poised to become that country’s next cute and cuddly animal sensation, Der Spiegel reports. The as yet unnamed baby rhino, already 128 pounds, will live at the zoo in the city of Münster and be raised by humans after its mother rejected it....http://www.newser.com/story/70091/in-germany-baby-rhino-is-the-new-knut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 9:19:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69939/3-year-court-case-ends-in-joint-custody-of-dog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA case that has taken up the time of the New Jersey court system since 2006 apparently ended today with a judge's ruling that the litigants will share custody of their dog. Dexter, a 6-year-old pug, will spend 5 weeks at a time with each of his owners, the Philadelphia...http://www.newser.com/story/69939/3-year-court-case-ends-in-joint-custody-of-dog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 16:34:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69713/montauk-monster-killed-in-panama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bizarre-looking creature found on a Panama beach has excited the world of cryptozoology, the Daily Telegraph reports. A group of teens said they feared for their safety and beat the hairless creature to death as it crawled from a cave and moved toward them. The animal—dubbed "Gollum" in...http://www.newser.com/story/69713/montauk-monster-killed-in-panama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 4:03:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65243/mount-washington-mascot-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMount Washington’s mascot of 12 years died last week at 19 or possibly 20, the Boston Globe reports. Nin the cat “brought a little piece of home” to the New Hampshire mountain’s observatory, says its executive director. He wasn’t much bothered by the site’s vicious weather, occupying himself by following...http://www.newser.com/story/65243/mount-washington-mascot-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 14:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64569/on-twitter-palin-sings-praises-of-grizzly-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin Tweeted her immense respect for—or perhaps envy of—the adult female grizzly bear yesterday after meeting Alaskan biologists, Politico reports. The soon-to-be ex-governor praised “mama bears’ gutteral raw instinct to protect & provide for her young” and described the animal in action. “She sees danger? She brazenly...http://www.newser.com/story/64569/on-twitter-palin-sings-praises-of-grizzly-moms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64529/unrepentant-teen-cops-to-baking-cat-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to baking her former roommate's cat to death in a 500° oven and will serve a year in jail, reports the New York Daily News . The girl and a younger accomplice trashed the woman's Bronx apartment, stole DVDs and food, and fled, leaving the...http://www.newser.com/story/64529/unrepentant-teen-cops-to-baking-cat-to-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 8:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63895/knut-will-stay-in-berlin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Berlin Zoo’s prized polar bear, Knut, isn’t going anywhere, Der Spiegel reports. Officials there will pay $600,000 to a rival zoo to settle an ownership dispute. Given Knut's bankability as a bona fide world star, it's a bargain. The bear, not yet 3 years old, is estimated to...http://www.newser.com/story/63895/knut-will-stay-in-berlin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63877/floridians-gang-up-on-new-neighbor-8-foot-gator.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResidents of a South Florida town found a surprise visitor in their pool last night: an 8-foot alligator. Someone—nobody owned up—tied the creature to a tree with an extension cord before calling for help, the Miami Herald reports. When deputies arrived, a crowd of 30 was ogling the...http://www.newser.com/story/63877/floridians-gang-up-on-new-neighbor-8-foot-gator.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 12:18:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63097/feds-showing-more-love-for-uglier-endangered-species.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen you’re an endangered species jockeying for federal funding, good looks are historically a plus. That may be changing, the Washington Post reports. In the past, researchers note, “there has been a very heavy bias toward ‘charismatic megafauna’—relatively large, well-known birds and mammals.” But in recent years, smaller, less...http://www.newser.com/story/63097/feds-showing-more-love-for-uglier-endangered-species.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 13:28:01 CDT