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He got attacked by a kitten. A rabid kitten, authorities say.

A kitten tested positive for rabies after biting a person in Wake Forest, North Carolina on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. The person is receiving treatment.

Meet Carolina Tiger Rescue's newest resident, Baxter, a kinkajou

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Looks can deceive: They're adorable, but kinkajous are really 'Satan's teddy bears'

Video and photos show a kinkajou, the newest resident of the Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The animals look cute but are not necessarily good pets.

Man has tearful reunion with dog 3 months after the pit bull was kidnapped

Prak Dara and his girlfriend Kara Hills were reunited with their dog, Titan, on June 3 after he had been kidnapped from his home in Katy, Texas, three months prior. Titan was found almost 1,000 miles away in Greenville, SC thanks to his microchip.

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Runaway dog turns minor league baseball event into a big game of fetch

It was bring your dog to the game night at the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball game, and one pup broke away from the pack when he saw all of the balls flying around just begging to be chased.

Animal activist Wayne Hsiung and goat kid, Rain.

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He was trying to rescue a sick baby goat, he said. NC cops charged him with felonies.

Animal activist and lawyer Wayne Hsiung was arrested and faces felony charges and potential jail time for stealing a goat from a meat farm. He says he was trying to rescue the sick baby goat.

See why some seniors don't have to go hungry to feed their pets

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She spent her food stamp money on her cat. Now she doesn't have to.

AniMeals, a program of the SPCA of Wake County, delivers food to homebound seniors on food stamps and fixed incomes.

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Have you seen this missing parrot?

A Cary woman is offering a $2,000 reward for the safe return of her African grey parrot, which went missing April 24, 2018, in Cary, NC.

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This NC husky got overheated. Millions are watching a video showing how he cools off.

Alice and Eric Rouse's Siberian husky Mako got a little too hot and decided to cool down. A Facebook video of Mako cooling off has millions of views and now the social media sensation has his own fan page.

Wake County

See why some seniors don't have to go hungry to feed their pets

The Wake SPCA AniMeals program brings pet supplies to lower income seniors so they don't have to choose between feeding themselves or their pet.

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NC Zoo working to save orphaned otter pups

Two North American river otter pups were orphaned after their mother was hit by a car. Now the NC Zoo, Wildlife Resources Commission and NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island are working to rehabilitate them and hopefully return them to the wild.

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A mother otter was hit and killed by a car. 3 NC groups are working to save her orphan pups.

Two North American river otter pups were orphaned after their mother was hit by a car. Now the N.C. Zoo, Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island are working to rehabilitate them and hopefully return them to the wild.

Five red wolf pups born at the North Carolina Zoo on April 15, 2018.

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2 of these red wolf pups born amid a tornado at NC zoo just died. Their dad is to blame.

Two critically endangered red wolf puppies at the North Carolina Zoo died after sustaining traumatic injuries caused by their father. The puppies were among a litter of five born during an April weekend when severe thunderstorms and a tornado swept through the Triad.

Animal Control Officer C. Kinley captured as peacock that tried to enter the Knightdale Target on May 25, 2018.

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Authorities capture a feathered fiend outside Target

A peacock was captured outside the Knightdale Target on May 25, 2018. It was captured by Wake County Animal Services and taken to an animal sanctuary.

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Cat clings to van roof at highway speeds

The Rankin family was driving down I-480 in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 18, when they spotted a cat clinging to the roof of a van driving in the lane next to them. They were able to alert the drivers of the van so they could pull over and rescue the cat.

Sneak peek at TLC's 'Our Wild Life' featuring NC zoo

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This NC family's 'Wild Life' is a real zoo, and it's on display in new reality show

The new TLC reality show "Our Wild Life," premiering May 22, 2018, follows life with Bobbie Jo Abrams' family plus 80 animals at the exotic petting zoo It's a Zoo Life near Pinetops NC. Animals include kangaroos, zebra, sloth, lemur, camel, cockatoo and more.

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