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This Week in Bird(ing) News: The Good, the Bad, and the Huh?

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Sea World San Diego just welcomed the world’s first “test-tube” penguin. The bad: Well, this one’s bad news if you’re a bird-mauling cat in England. (Penguins are also being touted as a way to gauge the health of oceans.). Still craving more penguin news? Can prairie grass curb bird strikes?

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

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Half a decade ago, in a little mountain town about 60 miles northeast of San Diego, a feral kitten dragged his front left leg uselessly. The dog-loving owners of the property in Julian where he sought refuge rushed him to the local veterinarian, who informed them that if his leg was amputated, he could live as an indoor cat.

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From the Mailbag

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Hi I have a friend who lives in San Diego, CA who has recently run into some problems with her apartment management. Not only does she have no intention whatsoever of declawing her cats, she wants to stop the management from requiring this of its tenants. My friend is horrified by this. She has written about this on her blog.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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After seeing Rhinoceros Auklets and Xantus’s Murrelets on the first half of Sunday’s San Diego Bird Festival pelagic trip, we reached Mexico’s Islas Cornado (Coronado Islands), four rocky islands off the coast of northern Baja California. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Hilary Swank joins Home 4 The Holidays

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Founded by Helen Woodward Animal Center and supported by Iams, the Iams Home 4 the Holidays campaign began in 1999 with just 14 participating animal shelters in San Diego County. 1, has helped more than 713,828 cats, dogs and other animals find homes. This year the program, which started on Oct.1, million animals between Oct.