Word: pawing
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...spent 20 years standing up in court for deer, cats, bald eagles, dolphins, gray parrots, assorted primates and other beleaguered species. It is a profession that Wise, who has a gift for comedy, himself finds amusing. In his study hangs a favorite cartoon, of a dog raising his right paw to take the oath in court, and the caption: "Rover v. Wade...
...frozen winter night on russia's far eastern edge, Pavel Fomenko and a truckload of comrades are cruising slowly, headlights off, down an ice-covered riverbed. Under a full moon, Fomenko has seen the giant paw prints of the Amur tiger, more widely known as the Siberian tiger. But he is not hunting the striped cat; he's hunting the hunters. Working for the World Wildlife Fund in cooperation with Russian authorities, he is leading an anti-poaching patrol, going after criminals who try to profit from killing one of the world's most magnificent--and endangered--creatures. Telltale tire...