INDRAJIT—It’s strange, what pains. I can write about all the death and destruction in the world and feel one level of bad, but what really hurt was losing something so small and personal, which wasn’t really lost at all. I write about the wide world but my world is actually very small. I rarely leave my house, let alone my spot on the couch. The only thing I’d move my laptop for was that cat, and I missed him terribly when he was gone. I was walking around like my cat had died (which he could’ve) and was unable to enjoy anything. It’s only now that he’s come back that I feel anything close to normal.
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KIERAN SUCKLING—Senators Joe Manchin and Lindsey Graham share a common goal: making North Atlantic right whales extinct.
They proposed a bill that would put off slowing down boats and ships in right whale habitat. And vessel strikes are a leading cause of death for these magnificent and highly endangered animals.
The Center for Biological Diversity is fighting for them. Please help by giving to the Saving Life on Earth Fund today. NOAA Fisheries has a rule in place to try to reduce vessel strikes. But it doesn’t go far enough — and right whales are paying for that.
So we filed an emergency petition to implement new rules for vessels in the coastal waters where right whales feed, have their babies, and migrate.
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EDITORS—Daniel Bromley was visiting the Great Victoria desert in the Australian outback when he found a little spinifex hopping mouse motionless in a trench on the side of the road. Daniel knew just what to do to save the little mouse from predators and the harsh desert climate.
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THE DODO—Tiny Donkey Is Pretty Sure He’s Actually A Dog | This tiny donkey’s so small he lives in the house — he even knows how to go outside with his dog siblings to pee! For more video of Tiny Tim, check him out on YouTube: http://thedo.do/tinytim.
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“STOP! What’s that sound!”—The animals listen for the sounds of gun-toting humans. This is an iconic Muppet song.
