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		<title>Blue Whales Singing in a Lower Key</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/03/11/blue-whales-singing-in-a-lower-key/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue whales singing in a lower key
Pulled from the LOS ANGELES TIMES by By Jill Leovy
Blue whales have changed their songs.
It&#8217;s the same old tune, but the pitch of the blues is mysteriously lower &#8212; especially off the coast of California where, local researchers say, the whales&#8217; voices have dropped by more than half an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog washed out to sea has lucky escape!</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/02/03/dog-washed-out-to-sea-has-lucky-escape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dog washed out to sea has lucky escape!
Pulled from yahoo news 
WARSAW (Reuters) – A dog had a lucky escape when a Polish boat rescued him from an ice floe that had carried him more than 100 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea.
&#8220;My crew saw&#8230; a shape [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Facts</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/01/14/animal-facts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Animal Facts and Tidbits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOG FACTS
Dogs are pack animals by nature and enjoy companionship. 
A dog can hear sounds from 250 yards away. 
Dogs are direct descendants of wolves. 
The Basenji is the only barkless dog in the world.
There are 701 dog breeds.
HORSE FACTS
a stallion is a male horse
a mare is a female horse
a foal is a baby horse
a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rare New Year’s Eve ‘blue moon’ to ring in 2010!</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/12/30/rare-new-years-eve-blue-moon-to-ring-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/12/30/rare-new-years-eve-blue-moon-to-ring-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rare New Year&#8217;s Eve &#8216;blue moon&#8217; to ring in 2010
Pulled from Yahoo news and written by ALICIA CHANG
LOS ANGELES – Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year&#8217;s Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chihuahua Crisis…</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/12/11/chihuahua-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/?p=511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pulled from Yahoo news and written by Sue Manning
Pop culture main reason Calif has Chihuahua crisis!
LOS ANGELES – California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and it has Hollywood to blame.
There are so many Chihuahuas at shelters in Oakland, they have started shipping the dogs out of state, said Megan Webb, director of Oakland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine Flu Confirmed in Pet Cat</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/11/12/swine-flu-confirmed-in-pet-cat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/?p=508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[pulled from AOL news and written by Michael Crumb
Swine Flu Confirmed in Pet Cat
DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 4) &#8212; A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline in the United States.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for Rocky – by Lora</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/10/23/waiting-for-rocky-by-lora/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waiting For Rocky 
The past week’s temperature had been in the 40s. Finally, yesterday was warmer and the sun was shinning. It has been a long time since I have gotten on Lady and I thought that since the day was gorgeous I would go up there before I fed and ride a little. 
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding Time  – by Lora</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/10/12/feeding-time-by-lora/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeding Time 
Now that Lady is at her new place I have to go feed her and the other horse there named Rocky at night. I like to get there around 6pm but now that it is getting darker earlier I think I have to start getting up there a little sooner. 
It’s not just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7-foot-long dog could be record holder!</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/10/09/7-foot-long-dog-could-be-record-holder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ND woman&#8217;s 7-foot-long dog could be record holder
Pulled from Yahoo news 

CASSELTON, N.D. – Boomer may be a buster: Measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to destructive wagging tail, he might be the world&#8217;s tallest living dog. Owner Caryn Weber says her 3-year-old Landseer Newfoundland keeps all four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feds give sea otters habitat protection in Alaska</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/10/08/feds-give-sea-otters-habitat-protection-in-alaska/</link>
		<comments>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2009/10/08/feds-give-sea-otters-habitat-protection-in-alaska/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pulled from Yahoo news and written by Mary Pemberton

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated nearly 5,900 square miles as critical habitat for sea otters in the Aleutian [...]]]></description>
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