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A jury decided Wednesday that a convicted sex offender should get the death penalty for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 9-y
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Earlier this month, the Buffalo and Cincinnati Zoos made history when an Indian rhino was born to a father who had been dead for ten years. Is this the future of conservation Once upon a time, a male Indian rhino named Jimmy died at the Cinc
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