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Unlucky Ducks, Lucky Penguins, and Good-Luck Ostriches

10,000 Birds

near Little Rock, Arkansas, an oil spill has polluted a lake. Students in Northwestern University’s engineering program have come to the penguins’ rescue, designing bootie-like bandages that ease the irritation without impeding the birds’ ability to walk. (Or, Insert your Peking Duck jokes here.) And here in the U.S.,

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Socks the Cat Dies

Critter News

A stray cat rescued by the Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, Socks lived in the governor’s mansion in Arkansas and later moved with the family to the White House. Former First Cat Socks, one of the world’s most famous felines, died Friday at the age of 20 after battling throat cancer since November.

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