Crocodile Escapes From Ukrainian Circus
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KIEV, Ukraine - An animal trainer who brought a crocodile to the beach to drum up interest in a circus got some unwelcome publicity when it broke free and made off into the Azov Sea.
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Two kangaroos escaped from a children's reform centre in France were seen bounding off in their newfound freedom near the eastern city of Lyon.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. - Chucky, the 1,000-pound alligator that slipped away from a small coastal zoo amid flooding during Hurricane Ivan, was found in a ditch and returned to zoo care...
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Tame female flees Indian circus with wild bull elephant that broke open a gate and led her into the jungle.
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A man who rescued a co-worker from the jaws of a crocodile in northern Australia also accidentally shot him in the process, police said.
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One of a pair of rare Komodo dragon lizards brought to London Zoo amid great fanfare last month has died after falling off a wall while trying to reach her mate, zoo officials confirmed.
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One person was killed and two others were seriously injured Tuesday evening after a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its cage shortly after the facility closed.
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SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian wildlife worker pulled a 7-foot python out of a septic tank Wednesday after a plumber found it hiding in a woman's toilet, officials said.
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Gone are the massive orange-clad crowds and government blockades in Kiev -- with Viktor Yushchenko elected president, the "orange revolution" tidal wave has nearly receded from Ukraine's capital.
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CAIRNS, Australia A doctor says a pair of Australian campers are &quot;pretty lucky&quot; after tangling with a big crocodile. Authorities say the 14-foot croc grabbed a man as he slept in a tent at a campsite in Queensland.
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Ukraine's leading presidential candidate recovers from what his aides say was an attempt to poison him.
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SOUTH AFRICA escaped from the Millennium Stadium with their grand slam tour dream intact after being given an almighty scare by Mike Ruddockâs new-look Wales.
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Nuremberg zoo takes four-week-old cub away from mother amid fears she could kill it
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A prominent Kyrgyz democracy campaigner has gone missing days before he was due to leave the Central Asian republic to monitor Ukraine's presidential election, Human Rights Watch says.
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CAIRNS, Australia - A 60-year-old woman jumped onto the back of a 14-foot crocodile, tackling it to free a man trapped in its jaws, rescue authorities said Monday.    The huge crocodile grabbed the 34-year-old man as he slept in a tent with his wife at a remote Camp Melville beach campsite in northern Queensland state, said Ben Mitchell from the Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR) Coordination Center...
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One person is killed and two are injured after a tiger escapes from its cage at San Francisco Zoo, reports say.
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Hundreds queued for tickets to a  farewell for "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin in the "Crocoseum"  of his Australian Zoo, with scores turned away on Friday after  all-night vigils when tickets ran out.