http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 19 Nov 2008 12:02:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42072/promised-first-dog-may-be-a-mutt-like-me-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOf all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly called a “major issue,” CBS News reports.http://www.newser.com/story/42072/promised-first-dog-may-be-a-mutt-like-me-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 07 Nov 2008 15:43:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41584/why-kittys-eyes-glow-in-the-dark.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA black cat's eyes may frighten in the dark, but that glow is helping the felines see better, NPR reports. When light fails to enter their brain, cats, dogs, and other animals bounce the light back with a reflective surface on the eye. That gives the light a second chance to shine in. Why the color variety? Substances like riboflavin and zinc determine whether the eye shines schnauzer turquoise or kitty-cat green.http://www.newser.com/story/41584/why-kittys-eyes-glow-in-the-dark.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 02 Nov 2008 17:42:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41310/meet-stefanis-baby-virtually.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFoiling the paparazzi, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale have posted a snapshot of their 2-month-old second son on Stefani's band's website. "We wanted to share with you the first photo of Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale," said the post on Nodoubt.com. "Gwen, Gavin, Kingston and Zuma are all doing well and enjoying being a party of four."http://www.newser.com/story/41310/meet-stefanis-baby-virtually.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 30 Oct 2008 7:54:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39749/wrong-way-manatee-heads-home-to-fla.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAnimal experts staged a dramatic rescue in Cape Cod yesterday, pulling ashore a juvenile 1,000-pound manatee and hauling it into a moving van bound for Florida, the Cape Cod Times reports. “Things went as well as we could have hoped for,” a rescuer told the Boston Globe , noting it’s the first time a manatee has been found so far north.http://www.newser.com/story/39749/wrong-way-manatee-heads-home-to-fla.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 12 Oct 2008 9:14:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39274/one-quarter-of-mammal-species-imperiled-survey.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNearly 25% of the world’s mammal species face extinction, the Guardian reports, and 3% are critically endangered. The stark conclusion, based on research conducted over 5 years in 130 countries, paints an especially bleak picture for marine mammals, the highly regarded Red List says. "We are threatening the future of wildlife and nature and denying our children the chance to experience what we have experienced," said the WWF's chief scientist.http://www.newser.com/story/39274/one-quarter-of-mammal-species-imperiled-survey.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:40:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38419/no-farewell-for-hemingways-cats.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe bell no longer tolls for the six-toed cats of a certain writer’s home. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum has struck a deal with the federal government that will see the 50-odd descendants of the author’s unusual pet continue to roam the Florida Keys property, the AP reports. Hemingway, known for his spare prose, might have appreciated the simplicity of the solution: a fence.http://www.newser.com/story/38419/no-farewell-for-hemingways-cats.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 25 Sep 2008 16:44:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38094/missing-5-year-old-20-inches-long-big-nose.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTae the anteater is on the run—again. Dozens of humans are searching for the 5-year-old, a resident of Tokyo's Sunshine International Aquarium who engineered a jailbreak Saturday by opening a sliding door, the Asahi Shimbun reports. Tae previously enjoyed a taste of freedom in 2005, when she skipped out of the aquarium for a day.http://www.newser.com/story/38094/missing-5-year-old-20-inches-long-big-nose.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 22 Sep 2008 13:12:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36929/locals-in-fla-keys-stay-back-for-animals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAnimal lovers are staying back in the Florida Keys to make sure six-toed cats and frisky dolphins survive a brush from Hurricane Ike, the Fort Mill Times reports. While some residents flee, kennel owners and wild life managers are bunking up with extra food and medicine. "They are very, very nervous," said the director of a 25-acre wild bird center. "They know it's coming so they eat as much as they can."http://www.newser.com/story/36929/locals-in-fla-keys-stay-back-for-animals.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 08 Sep 2008 19:11:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36848/zoos-polar-bears-go-green.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPolar bears at a Japanese zoo are turning green, AP reports. Visitors to Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya are stunned by big green patches on the bears' fur, caused by algae. The algae was picked up by swimming in the bear pond and is now growing deep within the animals' fur.http://www.newser.com/story/36848/zoos-polar-bears-go-green.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 08 Sep 2008 1:05:22 CDT