Some say the public bragging of the formerly obscure governor of South Dakota ends her chances. But with Trump, who can say, writes Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2024

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals | Primatology | The Guardian

Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2024

Dog-whistle politics: pets at polling stations – in pictures | Politics | The Guardian

Voting has been taking place across England to elect local councillors, mayors and police commissioners – with residents often taking along their canine companions

Guardian Book Blog

03.05.2024

Week in wildlife – in pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachoied deer and a zebra on the run | Environment | The Guardian

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2024

Animals on the run: from a runaway racehorse to an escaped circus elephant – video | World news | The Guardian

So far, 2024 has been a busy year for animal escapes

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2024

Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’ | Mitt Romney | The Guardian

Republican senator says Noem’s story of killing her 14-month-old hunting dog makes her unlikely to be Trump’s running mate

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2024

Chimps are dying of human sniffles. Is great ape tourism to blame? | Mammals | The Guardian

Viruses that cause the common cold in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching

Guardian Book Blog

02.05.2024

Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phoneyness of today’s Republicans | Ryan Busse | The Guardian

The South Dakota governor’s proud dog murder tells a lot about how posturing Trumpists like she and Greg Gianforte think

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2024

North Carolina child’s ‘monster in the closet’ was in fact 50,000 bees in the wall | Bees | The Guardian

Family discovers ‘terrifying’ gigantic bee colony in wall of home with blood-like honey oozing down wall and $20,000 in damage

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2024

Man who allegedly kicked bison in Yellowstone park arrested for incident | National parks | The Guardian

Clarence Yoder was reportedly injured by animal in return, before police arrested him for disorderly conduct and other charges

Guardian Book Blog

01.05.2024

Kristi Noem ‘had a shot’ at Trump VP slot before dog-killing boast, sources say | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

No dog person himself, apparently even Trump sees the bad optics in having a ‘puppy killer’ as a running mate

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01.05.2024

Guide Dogs UK blames cost of living crisis as it plans 160 redundancies | Charities | The Guardian

Largest trainer of dogs in country is trying to prevent an estimated £20m funding gap opening up by 2026.

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01.05.2024

‘Incredible’ news for bears and wild horses as US shifts preservation plans | National parks | The Guardian

National Park Service will reintroduce bears to Washington’s North Cascades and won’t remove horses from North Dakota park

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Australia’s best photos of the month – April 2024 | Art and design | The Guardian

Women’s wrestling in Ballarat, Olympic breakdancers, sunflowers and a viral lawnmower man: here is Guardian Australia’s selection of some of the month’s best images

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box | Utah | The Guardian

Galena survived six days of travel with no food or water before being discovered in relatively good shape by Amazon employee

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Japan to trial AI bear warning system after record number of attacks | Japan | The Guardian

Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured in attacks by bears over the past year

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says | Animals | The Guardian

Quaker and Vida, who were among the animals who got loose, were hurt when they collided with vehicles but have now had surgery

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Giant pandas from China to visit San Diego zoo under conservation partnership | San Diego | The Guardian

Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, who are five and four, have a trip planned to southern California as part of partnership between US and China

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Photographer accidentally snaps rare bird in Oregon: ‘It’s mind-blowing’ | Birds | The Guardian

Michael Sanchez took photos of a bird at Hug Point that may be first official images in North America of the rare blue rock-thrush

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

‘Husband eaters’: the double loss of Bangladesh’s ostracised tiger widows | Global development | The Guardian

After the trauma of losing their spouse and breadwinner to the Sundarbans’ great predator, women are cast out by their superstitious communities. But they are coming together to rebuild their lives

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic | Bird flu | The Guardian

Virus has already killed other mammals including sea lions and seals, while also taking toll on farm animals

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Rodeo workers help Washington police round up runaway zebras on interstate | Washington state | The Guardian

Three of the striped African mammals recaptured but one remains at large after escaping from trailer en route to Montana

Guardian Book Blog

30.04.2024

Zebras on the loose: escapees seen running from authorities on US road – video | US news | The Guardian

The escaped Zebras ran past cars while a police car followed closely behind

Guardian Book Blog

29.04.2024

British tourist injured in shark attack is ‘aware and can communicate’ | Trinidad and Tobago | The Guardian

Peter Smith is in intensive care after suffering damage to an arm, leg and hand and puncture wounds to abdomen

Guardian Book Blog

28.04.2024

Young country diary: What’s that droning noise coming from the river? | Amphibians | The Guardian

<strong>Belfast: </strong>At first I thought it was the planes flying overhead, then I looked down and saw the most spectacular thing I’ve seen in nature

Guardian Book Blog

28.04.2024

Did five frightened horses bolting through London really mean the end was neigh? | Michael Hogan | The Guardian

It says a lot about our turbulent times that we’ve started seeking omens in random events

Guardian Book Blog

28.04.2024

Kristi Noem dogged by poor polling amid fallout from tale of killing puppy | Books | The Guardian

Public disapproval mounts for South Dakota governor and vice-presidential hopeful whose book contains gruesome account

Guardian Book Blog

28.04.2024

Briton in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | The Guardian

Peter Smith, 64, received critical care for injuries to arm, leg and stomach after attack in shallow waters

Guardian Book Blog

28.04.2024

Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog | Republicans | The Guardian

Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsion

Guardian Book Blog

28.04.2024

British army unsure if injured runaway horses will return to duties | British army | The Guardian

Vida and Quaker from the Household Cavalry are recovering from surgery after four horses broke loose in London

Guardian Book Blog

27.04.2024

Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned | Emma Brockes | The Guardian

‘Coastal elites’ feel the pinch of fast-food price hikes too. Plus: Liz Truss bars Guardian journalists from book launch. Lol

Guardian Book Blog

27.04.2024

Exotic spiders flourishing in Britain as new jumping species found in Cornwall | Spiders | The Guardian

Global warming and international trade offering increasingly hospitable environment

Guardian Book Blog

27.04.2024

Egg labels, egg-splained: from cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically | Eggs | The Guardian

Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors in the US, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shop

Guardian Book Blog

27.04.2024

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book | Books | The Guardian

South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a better politician … wouldn’t tell the story here’

Guardian Book Blog

27.04.2024

‘It was wet. It was filthy. It was aggressive. I said, I’ll take the racoon. But keeping exotic pets is cruel’ | Animals | The Guardian

Lindsay McKenna’s wildlife centre takes in exotic animals when owners can’t cope. She and other experts fear the law is failing the very animals it is designed to protect

Guardian Book Blog

26.04.2024

Week in wildlife – in pictures: a lazy leopard, a moonwalking elephant and hitchhiking ducklings | Environment | The Guardian

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Guardian Book Blog

26.04.2024

Noise from traffic stunts growth of baby birds, study finds | Birds | The Guardian

Researchers also find zebra finches 20% less likely to hatch from eggs if exposed to noise pollution

Guardian Book Blog

26.04.2024

Channel Nine ordered to pay damages over reporting of cavoodle custody battle | Nine Entertainment | The Guardian

Network will pay Oscar’s owner, barrister Gina Edwards, $150,000 after federal court defamation proceedings

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Go ape! Killer simians in cinema – ranked! | Film | The Guardian

Wally the emotional support alligator is missing, US owner says | Georgia | The Guardian

Does shooting her puppy rule out Kristi Noem as Trump’s running mate? Don’t bet on it | Emma Brockes | The Guardian

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals | Primatology | The Guardian

Dog-whistle politics: pets at polling stations – in pictures | Politics | The Guardian

Week in wildlife – in pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachoied deer and a zebra on the run | Environment | The Guardian

Animals on the run: from a runaway racehorse to an escaped circus elephant – video | World news | The Guardian

Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’ | Mitt Romney | The Guardian

Chimps are dying of human sniffles. Is great ape tourism to blame? | Mammals | The Guardian

Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phoneyness of today’s Republicans | Ryan Busse | The Guardian

North Carolina child’s ‘monster in the closet’ was in fact 50,000 bees in the wall | Bees | The Guardian

Man who allegedly kicked bison in Yellowstone park arrested for incident | National parks | The Guardian

Kristi Noem ‘had a shot’ at Trump VP slot before dog-killing boast, sources say | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

Guide Dogs UK blames cost of living crisis as it plans 160 redundancies | Charities | The Guardian

‘Incredible’ news for bears and wild horses as US shifts preservation plans | National parks | The Guardian

Australia’s best photos of the month – April 2024 | Art and design | The Guardian

Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box | Utah | The Guardian

Japan to trial AI bear warning system after record number of attacks | Japan | The Guardian

Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says | Animals | The Guardian

Giant pandas from China to visit San Diego zoo under conservation partnership | San Diego | The Guardian

Photographer accidentally snaps rare bird in Oregon: ‘It’s mind-blowing’ | Birds | The Guardian

‘Husband eaters’: the double loss of Bangladesh’s ostracised tiger widows | Global development | The Guardian

First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic | Bird flu | The Guardian

Rodeo workers help Washington police round up runaway zebras on interstate | Washington state | The Guardian

Zebras on the loose: escapees seen running from authorities on US road – video | US news | The Guardian

British tourist injured in shark attack is ‘aware and can communicate’ | Trinidad and Tobago | The Guardian

Young country diary: What’s that droning noise coming from the river? | Amphibians | The Guardian

Did five frightened horses bolting through London really mean the end was neigh? | Michael Hogan | The Guardian

Kristi Noem dogged by poor polling amid fallout from tale of killing puppy | Books | The Guardian

Briton in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | The Guardian

Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog | Republicans | The Guardian

British army unsure if injured runaway horses will return to duties | British army | The Guardian

Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned | Emma Brockes | The Guardian

Exotic spiders flourishing in Britain as new jumping species found in Cornwall | Spiders | The Guardian

Egg labels, egg-splained: from cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically | Eggs | The Guardian

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book | Books | The Guardian

‘It was wet. It was filthy. It was aggressive. I said, I’ll take the racoon. But keeping exotic pets is cruel’ | Animals | The Guardian

Week in wildlife – in pictures: a lazy leopard, a moonwalking elephant and hitchhiking ducklings | Environment | The Guardian

Noise from traffic stunts growth of baby birds, study finds | Birds | The Guardian

Channel Nine ordered to pay damages over reporting of cavoodle custody battle | Nine Entertainment | The Guardian

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