<p>Wildlife thrives in Chernobyl, harassing otters could land you in jail, an update on California's albino dolphin calf, one very rare deep-sea shark and the newly discovered hog-nosed rat! Get these stories and more in your weekly blast of wildlife news!</p>
<h4>News Sources:</h4>
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<li><a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/epepper/california_becomes_third_state.html" target="_blank">IVORY BAN</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/whales-and-dolphins/albino-rissos-dolphin-calf-spotted-in-california-video" target="_blank"> ALBINO DOLPHIN CALF</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/oceans/rare-encounter-fishermen-find-giant-squid-off-hawaiian-coast-photos"_blank">A GIANT SQUID</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2015/oct/05/what-happened-to-wildlife-when-chernobyl-drove-humans-out-it-thrived" target="_blank">CHERNOBYL WILDLIFE THRIVES</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/get-the-facts-on-scotlands-strange-sofa-shark" target="_blank">RARE SHARK CAUGHT</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPggB1pVB38" target="_blank">DON’T POKE OTTERS </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2015/black-pine-snake-10-05-2015.html" target="_blank">BLACK PINE SNAKE DECLINE</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/discoveries/new-species/new-rat-species-has-a-hog-nose-and-very-hairy-genitals" target="_blank">A NEW SPECIES!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/backyard-wildlife/fear-me-tiny-french-bulldog-takes-on-bear-intruders" target="_blank">DOG SCARES OFF BEARS</a></li>
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SeaWorld breeding ban, kiwi bird treadmills & swimming echidnas

Nature news that made headlines, plus a good helping of the cute and the quirky, all wrapped up in a weekly two-minute video roundup.