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Why Cute Little Liger Cubs Are So Controversial

(Aug. 17) -- The Taiwanese government recently confiscated some pretty cute contraband -- two newborn liger cubs. The hybrid offspring of a male lion named Simba and female tiger named Beauty were housed together in a private zoo, and now the zookeeper could be fined close to $1,600. It's illegal to breed rare, protected...

Bipolar Bear: Has Prolonged Captivity Driven Knut Nuts?

(June 23) -- As a cub, Knut the polar bear was known as "Knut the Cute." But now, animals rights activists say he's become "Knut the Nut" -- a bear with serious psychological problems. A study by the German arm of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals finds that most polar bears in German zoos are insane. And that...