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Fascinating @jasonhickel analysis on bad data Bill Gates likes to promote: "...as a result of colonialism, extreme poverty in 20th century Asia was significantly worse than under 13th century feudalism. Progress, it would appear, is not a one-way street."
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Conspicuously fat ravens are swooping down and stealing shoppers' groceries. huffp.st/iJIVhBj
A stray dog enchanted with a unicorn has gotten his fairytale ending. ✨ huffp.st/n6mEHEn
A herd of around 75 cows galloped several miles down an Indiana highway after escaping the farm where they were being raised as dairy cattle. huffp.st/Vq0J3BS
Cat rescued from near-death in trash plant is now a deputy minister of the environment. huffp.st/jaOGuS9
Woof -- it's been a long week. Relax and read some funny tweets about cats and dogs. huffp.st/GmAS8cl
New socially distanced winter activity: spotting monarch butterflies to help science. 🦋
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Two portions of a Texas park formerly cut in two by a six-lane road are now connected by a land bridge that both humans and wildlife can use. huffp.st/xd8Jy3c
The millions of penguins, seals and other animals who call an Antarctic island home have no idea that a massive iceberg is headed straight towards them. huffp.st/SMYyNnE
A Joe Biden presidency means his two dogs, Major and Champ, as First Pets. huffp.st/Q8VRP6v
The Danish government wants to kill all of the nation's 15 million farmed minks after COVID-19 has spread on fur farms.
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The Trump administration has stripped gray wolves across the lower 48 states of Endangered Species Act protections. huffp.st/bZCI61Y
Two penguins in a same-sex relationship are ruffling serious feathers at the zoo after an egg-napping incident. huffp.st/rcJJSbA
The "Island of the Cats" is home to hundreds of feral and abandoned cats whose food sources dried up as COVID-19 sank tourism and shut restaurants. Now animal lovers are trying to help. huffp.st/oMyQDPI
You may have already heard that "slow-blinking" is a great way to communicate with your cat. Now there's scientific evidence. huffp.st/jh3v8bU
Thousands of minks have died on U.S. fur farms from COVID-19, which experts believe they got from humans. huffp.st/2GFEpDo
Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle, a zoo owner seen on Netflix's "Tiger King," has been indicted on charges of animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking. huffp.st/RQxaYui
Congrats to Tahlequah! Two years after making headlines for grieving her dead calf, she has a playful and energetic baby boy. huffp.st/uWNWG5p
It's been a ruff few days -- take a break and enjoy the week's finest tweets about cats and dogs. huffp.st/uxQv8My