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Julian Edelman cast his own rendition of 'The Lion King' from the Patriots' roster

Massachusetts State Police K-9, Maximus, searches a car for drugs.

Massachusetts bill would let EMTs treat injured police dogs

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‘Highly unusual’: A humpback whale was spotted swimming through the Cape Cod canal

A dog seen on a tow truck flatbed on I-95 Wednesday.

State police, Animal Rescue League investigating after photo shows dog riding on open flatbed on I-95 July 18, 2019 | 5:21 PM

A Great White Shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, on July 13, 2019. Three Cape Cod beaches were temporarily closed to swimming on July 13, after great white sharks were spotted as close as 150 feet offshore, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Great white sharks spotted at 3 Cape Cod beaches July 14, 2019 | 3:48 PM

Watch this St. Bernard come face-to-face with a coyote in Milton July 12, 2019 | 7:13 PM

EPA restores broad use of pesticide opposed by beekeepers July 12, 2019 | 3:26 PM

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A black bear was spotted taking in the view at this luxury N.H. hotel July 11, 2019 | 4:18 PM

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David Price says support has been 'unreal' after death of his French bulldog July 11, 2019 | 1:24 PM

A whale leaping from the ocean caught on video near Gloucester.

'Wow, that was crazy!' July 11, 2019 | 12:01 PM

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'We’ve had a spotter pilot in the air for years, a decade, and he’s never seen this' July 9, 2019 | 3:12 PM

A pet rabbit was found with a rope around its neck in a N.H. river, police say July 9, 2019 | 1:48 PM

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‘FIRST FOOTAGE EVER!’: Drone video captures 2 great white sharks ‘interacting’ off Cape coast July 9, 2019 | 8:48 AM

FILE - In this June 24, 2018, file photo, iguanas gather on a seawall in the Three Islands neighborhood of Hallandale Beach, Fla. Non-native iguanas are multiplying so rapidly in South Florida that a state wildlife agency is now encouraging people to kill them. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release says people should exterminate the large green lizards on their properties as well as on 22 public lands areas across South Florida. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

A Florida agency is encouraging residents to kill green iguanas 'whenever possible' July 3, 2019 | 3:14 PM

Live updates: Here's where sharks have been spotted in Massachusetts July 3, 2019 | 1:43 PM

An arctic fox carrying a tracker walked all the way from Norway to Canada, surprising scientists.

An arctic fox walked 2,700 miles from Norway to Canada. Yes, that’s possible. July 2, 2019 | 5:36 PM

FILE- In this Sept. 11 2015, file photo, a coyote leaps through an empty field on Chad Drive in Eugene, Ore. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission on Friday, June 21, 2019, voted to ban organized contests where hunters try to kill the most coyotes or other predators for prizes like cash or hunting equipment. (Paul Carter/The Register-Guard via AP, File)

Coyotes attack and kill pet dog in Woburn July 2, 2019 | 1:58 PM

A strain of E. coli bacteria.CreditJanice Haney Carr/CDC, via Associated Press

Toddler dies from E. coli linked to contact with animals at San Diego County Fair July 2, 2019 | 9:48 AM

A “super nest” of wasps in Chilton County, Alabama, in 2006. Officials are warning residents to get professional help in removing such nests and not do it themselves.

Officials warn of wasp ‘super nests’ in Alabama July 2, 2019 | 9:30 AM

Man fatally stabs dog as it attacks his 2 dogs on leashes July 1, 2019 | 7:27 PM

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, file photo, a Labrador retriever named Shayna attends a news conference at the American Kennel Club in New York. A study released on Monday, June 17, 2019 suggests that over thousands of years of dog domestication, people preferred dogs that could pull off the ”puppy dog

FDA links 16 brands of dog food to canine heart disease June 30, 2019 | 7:51 PM

A N.H. lawmaker shot a squirrel and posted a photo of its bloody carcass on Twitter. Now, he lost his seat on a committee. June 28, 2019 | 4:26 PM

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21-year-old Californian killed in shark attack was college honor student June 28, 2019 | 11:10 AM

21-year-old American woman killed by 3 sharks in the Bahamas June 27, 2019 | 10:16 AM

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Researchers spot ‘at least’ 9 great white sharks in Cape Cod Bay in one day June 25, 2019 | 12:01 PM

Scamp the Tramp rests after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest.

World's ugliest dog, Scamp the Tramp, comes from a family of winners June 22, 2019 | 6:12 PM

The property owned by Scott Dunmore in Dighton where 14-year-old Ryan Hazel was mauled to death in May.

No criminal charges in dog mauling death of 14-year-old boy June 21, 2019 | 5:11 PM

Veterinarian: Bulldog swallows 19 baby pacifiers in Wellesley home June 20, 2019 | 6:16 PM

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Rhode Island man charged with sexually abusing dog June 20, 2019 | 3:10 PM

5-year-old girl helicoptered to hospital after dog attack in Maine June 19, 2019 | 4:46 PM

In video, Alabama man denies feeding meth to 'attack squirrel' June 19, 2019 | 1:10 PM

A shark stole bait off New Jersey. The fishermen reacted with lots of profanity. June 19, 2019 | 10:01 AM

The milk snake captured by Jenna Lees-Rolfe and her husband on Saturday after it bit their son James.

A 9-month-old Medford boy was bitten by a snake in his family's kitchen June 18, 2019 | 3:19 PM