The Water Bowl: Polar Bears First Came from Ireland

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Now Will and Kate have even more of a polar bear connection! Recently discovered fossils suggest that polar bears descended from a single female brown bear who lived in Ireland. –Telegraph

Hypoallergenic dogs don’t actually have less allergen, according to a new study. The best thing to do is expose children to dogs early so that they don’t develop allergies. –The Globe and Mail

A man who tried to go through customs at LAX with 15 live lizards strapped to his chest has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for smuggling wildlife into the U.S. –AP

The Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers will lobby Congress to create legislation regulating the treatment of farm animals. The law would increase the size of living quarters for chickens and allow for the expression of natural behaviors. –CNN.com

A chimpanzee named Panzee who can communicate with humans can also recognize distorted words spoken by a computer. It suggests that apes are able to process speech, like humans do. –BBC News