In the face of all the strife and hatred around the world, perhaps we should look to the animals for answers about how we should live. Debbie Canton, who lives near Seattle, Washington, has often been called upon by friends to rescue animals. Her latest efforts involve a baby squirrel that neighbors found at the base of a tree. Nearby, the mother squirrel lay dead from presumed poisoning. Knowing of Canton’s kindness toward animals, the neighbors brought the infant to her.

Although the squirrel was so young that it had not yet opened its eyes, Cantlon put it in a cage and began to care for it. She hand-fed the baby, who she named Finnegan, from a tiny bottle. It was then that the family’s pet dog, a Papillon that was about to give birth to her first litter of puppies, got involved. Twice she dragged the squirrel’s cage over to her bed. Although she was concerned, Cantlon eventually allowed the squirrel out of the cage and into the dog’s bed. Two days after giving birth to her litter, the mother dog encouraged Finnegan to nurse with the rest of the brood. The following photos
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A live webcast of the dissection of the largest colossal squid ever caught is scheduled for April 30th at the Te Papa Museum of New Zealand. Weighing nearly 1000 pounds and measuring the length of a school bus, the behemoth was caught in Antarctic waters in February of 2007 by a fishing vessel trolling for toothfish with long lines - single lines with many baited hooks. When the crew raised the lines they discovered the colossal squid, which was hooked when it tried to eat a toothfish caught on the line. Because
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